2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 2000 season was also Don Nehlen's final one in his coaching career. The Mountaineers finished the season 7–5, capped by a victory over Ole Miss in the Music City Bowl. The victory snapped the program's eight-game losing streak in bowl games.

2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 49–38 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record7–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
(Capacity: 63,500)
2000 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Miami (FL) $  7 0   11 1  
No. 6 Virginia Tech  6 1   11 1  
Pittsburgh  4 3   7 5  
Syracuse  4 3   6 5  
Boston College  3 4   7 5  
West Virginia  3 4   7 5  
Temple  1 6   4 7  
Rutgers  0 7   3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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