2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Simmons (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Del Miller (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Cassity (1st season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 25 Iowa State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Colorado		3	–	5					3	–	8
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					3	–	8
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 12 Texas		7	–	1					9	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas Tech		3	–	5					7	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7					3	–	8
Baylor		0	–	8					2	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Bob Simmons in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 12's South Division. Oklahoma State played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Simmons resigned head coach of the Cowboys on November 6, effective at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)		W 36–26	40,385
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Southwest Texas State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 23–0	40,050
September 23	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Southern Miss*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 6–28	41,205
September 30	11:00 a.m.	at No. 13 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 7–42	81,692
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 10–24	51,449
October 14	7:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 26–33	41,310
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 21–37	49,140
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Texas A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 16–21	36,310
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 0–58	44,710
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 50–22	31,500
November 25	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	FSN	L 7–12	48,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time