2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Cornhusker's 2000 Red-White spring game featured Nebraska's first female player: KaLena "Beanie" Barnes, a senior sprinter for Nebraska's women's track-and-field teams, played in spring practice as a punter and recorded one 35-yard punt. She would not stay with the team for the regular season.
Schedule
Roster and coaching staff
Game summaries
San José State
Notre Dame
Iowa
Missouri
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Baylor
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas State
Colorado
Northwestern
Rankings
After the season
Nebraska finished in a tie for 1st place in the Big 12 North Division, and tied for 3rd conference-wide, with a final record of 10–2.The season was concluded by #9 Nebraska blowing out #18 Northwestern by 66–17, the largest margin of victory in Alamo Bowl history.
Head Coach Frank Solich's career record improved to 31–7.
Awards
| Award | Name |
| Rimington Trophy | Dominic Raiola |
| Draddy Trophy | Kyle Vanden Bosch |
| Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team | Russ Hochstein |
| All-American 1st Team | Dominic Raiola, Carlos Polk, Russ Hochstein |
| All-American 2nd Team | Eric Crouch, Tracey Wistrom |
| All-Big 12 1st team | Dan Alexander, Keyuo Craver, Toniu Fonoti, Dan Hadenfeldt, Russ Hochstein, Carlos Polk, Dominic Raiola, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Tracey Wistrom |
| All-Big 12 2nd team | Eric Crouch |
| All-Big 12 3rd team | Troy Watchorn |
| All-Big 12 Honorable Mention | Correll Buckhalter, Matt Davison, Bobby Newcombe, Dave Volk |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 2000 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.| Name | Team |
| Demoine Adams | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Dan Alexander | Tennessee Titans |
| Ryon Bingham | San Diego Chargers |
| Josh Brown | Seattle Seahawks |
| Correll Buckhalter | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Eric Crouch | St. Louis Rams |
| Keyuo Craver | New Orleans Saints |
| Josh Davis | New York Jets |
| Clint Finley | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Toniu Fonoti | San Diego Chargers |
| Aaron Golliday | Scottish Claymores |
| DeJuan Groce | St. Louis Rams |
| Russ Hochstein | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| T. J. Hollowell | New York Giants |
| Trevor Johnson | New York Jets |
| Patrick Kabongo | Detroit Lions |
| Chris Kelsay | Buffalo Bills |
| Kyle Larson | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Jammal Lord | Houston Texans |
| Bobby Newcombe | Montreal Alouettes |
| Jerrell Pippens | Chicago Bears |
| Carlos Polk | San Diego Chargers |
| Dominic Raiola | Detroit Lions |
| Scott Shanle | St. Louis Rams |
| Jeremy Slechta | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Erwin Swiney | Green Bay Packers |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | Arizona Cardinals |
| Joe Walker | Tennessee Titans |