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2000 Big Ten Conference Year Summary

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Record*: 69-61, .531 W-L% (6th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 64-61 by NCAA.

SRS: 4.99 (5th of 12) ▪ SOS: 3.73 (3rd of 12)

Conference Champion: Michigan, Northwestern and Purdue

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 7 (Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin)

Standings

Overall Conference Pts/G SRS
School W L Pct W L Pct Own Opp SRS SOS Notes
Michigan 9 3 .750 6 2 .750 33.7 19.1 12.93 2.93
Northwestern 8 4 .667 6 2 .750 36.8 33.3 8.85 4.26
Purdue 8 4 .667 6 2 .750 31.8 22.2 9.26 2.93
Ohio State 8 4 .667 5 3 .625 27.6 18.5 10.97 4.13
Wisconsin 9 4 .692 4 4 .500 25.2 20.4 9.65 4.42
Minnesota 6 6 .500 4 4 .500 31.3 26.5 3.02 0.10
Penn State 5 7 .417 4 4 .500 22.0 24.4 -0.05 3.71 W-L-T adjusted to 0-7 by NCAA.
Iowa 3 9 .250 3 5 .375 16.9 27.5 -2.40 6.86
Illinois 5 6 .455 2 6 .250 26.7 26.0 2.59 2.31
Michigan State 5 6 .455 2 6 .250 17.9 21.2 2.79 5.52
Indiana 3 8 .273 2 6 .250 30.6 38.8 -2.67 3.88

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 8/27 9/3 9/10 9/17 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 11/26 12/3 Final
Michigan 6 6 3 3 10 9 6 18 16 15 12 20 19 16 16 17 11
Purdue 14 15 14 13 21 22   21 17 16 11 9 17 14 14 14 13
Wisconsin 4 4 5 4 7 17 24                   23
Illinois 21 21 21 19 19 24                      
Michigan State 25 24 24 22 23 18                      
Minnesota                 22                
Northwestern             22 17 25 23 21 12 23 20 19 18  
Ohio State 16 16 18 17 14 12 8 6 14 12 16 13 12 21 20 19  
Penn State 22                                

6 Bowl Games

Date Bowl Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
2001-01-01 Citrus Bowl Michigan 31 Auburn 28 Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
2001-01-01 Outback Bowl South Carolina 24 Ohio State 7 Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL)
2001-01-01 Rose Bowl Washington 34 Purdue 24 Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
2000-12-30 Alamo Bowl Nebraska 66 Northwestern 17 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX)
2000-12-29 Sun Bowl Wisconsin 21 UCLA 20 Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
2000-12-28 Micron PC Bowl North Carolina State 38 Minnesota 30 Micron PC Bowl (Miami, FL)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 286
2. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 191
3. Kurt Kittner (IL) 173
4. Rashard Casey (PAST) 163
5. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 149
6. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 133
7. Travis Cole (MN) 131
  Drew Henson (MI) 131
9. Jeff Smoker (MIST) 103
10. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 101
Pass Attempts
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 473
2. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 328
3. Rashard Casey (PAST) 309
4. Kurt Kittner (IL) 297
5. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 285
6. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 277
7. Travis Cole (MN) 223
8. Drew Henson (MI) 217
9. Jeff Smoker (MIST) 197
10. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 192
Pass Completion Percentage
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 60.5
2. Drew Henson (MI) 60.4
3. Travis Cole (MN) 58.7
4. Kurt Kittner (IL) 58.2
5. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 58.2
6. Rashard Casey (PAST) 52.8
7. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 52.6
8. Jeff Smoker (MIST) 52.3
9. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 52.3
10. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 48.0
Passing Yards
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 3393
2. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 2251
3. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 2162
4. Rashard Casey (PAST) 2001
5. Kurt Kittner (IL) 1982
6. Drew Henson (MI) 1852
7. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 1783
8. Travis Cole (MN) 1780
9. Jeff Smoker (MIST) 1365
10. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 1363
Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Drew Henson (MI) 8.5
2. Travis Cole (MN) 8.0
3. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 7.6
4. Drew Brees (PUR) 7.2
5. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 7.1
6. Jeff Smoker (MIST) 6.9
7. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 6.9
8. Kurt Kittner (IL) 6.7
9. Rashard Casey (PAST) 6.5
10. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 6.4
Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1. Drew Henson (MI) 9.2
2. Travis Cole (MN) 8.0
3. Drew Brees (PUR) 7.0
4. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 7.0
5. Kurt Kittner (IL) 6.7
6. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 6.6
7. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 6.3
8. Rashard Casey (PAST) 6.2
9. Jeff Smoker (MIST) 5.9
10. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 4.9
Passing Touchdowns
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 24
2. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 18
  Kurt Kittner (IL) 18
4. Drew Henson (MI) 16
5. Rashard Casey (PAST) 14
6. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 13
7. Travis Cole (MN) 11
8. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 10
9. John Navarre (MI) 8
  Brooks Bollinger (WI) 8
Passing Interceptions
1. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 14
2. Drew Brees (PUR) 12
  Steve Bellisari (OHST) 12
4. Ryan Van Dyke (MIST) 9
5. Kurt Kittner (IL) 8
  Rashard Casey (PAST) 8
7. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 7
  Jeff Smoker (MIST) 7
  Zak Kustok (NWEST) 7
10. Travis Cole (MN) 5
Passing Efficiency Rating
1. Drew Henson (MI) 152.7
2. Travis Cole (MN) 137.6
3. Drew Brees (PUR) 132.4
4. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 129.7
5. Kurt Kittner (IL) 128.9
6. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 122.6
7. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 118.7
8. Rashard Casey (PAST) 116.9
9. Jeff Smoker (MIST) 113.4
10. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 103.9
Rush Attempts
1. Michael Bennett (WI) 294
2. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 293
3. Anthony Thomas (MI) 287
4. Tellis Redmon (MN) 251
5. T.J. Duckett (MIST) 240
6. Ladell Betts (IA) 233
7. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 218
8. Montrell Lowe (PUR) 206
9. Antoineo Harris (IL) 192
10. Derek Combs (OHST) 167
Rushing Yards
1. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 1914
2. Michael Bennett (WI) 1598
3. Anthony Thomas (MI) 1551
4. T.J. Duckett (MIST) 1353
5. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 1270
6. Tellis Redmon (MN) 1122
7. Ladell Betts (IA) 1090
8. Montrell Lowe (PUR) 919
9. Derek Combs (OHST) 863
10. Levron Williams (IN) 821
Rushing Yards Per Attempt
1. Levron Williams (IN) 7.1
2. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 6.5
3. Drew Brees (PUR) 6.0
4. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 5.8
5. T.J. Duckett (MIST) 5.6
6. Rocky Harvey (IL) 5.6
7. Michael Bennett (WI) 5.4
8. Chris Perry (MI) 5.4
9. Anthony Thomas (MI) 5.4
10. Derek Combs (OHST) 5.2
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 22
2. Anthony Thomas (MI) 16
3. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 13
4. Michael Bennett (WI) 10
  Levron Williams (IN) 10
6. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 9
7. Steve Ennis (PUR) 8
8. T.J. Duckett (MIST) 7
  Antoineo Harris (IL) 7
10. Jonathan Wells (OHST) 6
  Tellis Redmon (MN) 6
  Montrell Lowe (PUR) 6
  Brooks Bollinger (WI) 6
Receptions
1. Kevin Kasper (IA) 82
2. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 65
3. David Terrell (MI) 63
4. John Standeford (PUR) 62
5. Ron Johnson (MN) 59
6. Kahlil Hill (IA) 58
7. Tim Stratton (PUR) 56
8. Ken-Yon Rambo (OHST) 51
9. Chris Chambers (WI) 47
10. Marquise Walker (MI) 45
Receiving Yards
1. Ron Johnson (MN) 1067
2. Kevin Kasper (IA) 1010
3. David Terrell (MI) 994
4. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 926
5. Chris Chambers (WI) 774
6. Ken-Yon Rambo (OHST) 729
7. John Standeford (PUR) 677
8. Kahlil Hill (IA) 619
9. Marquise Walker (MI) 599
10. Tim Stratton (PUR) 579
Receiving Yards Per Reception
1. Versie Gaddis (IN) 19.1
2. Jerry Dorsey (IN) 19.0
3. Teddy Johnson (NWEST) 18.7
4. Lee Evans (WI) 18.3
5. Ron Johnson (MN) 18.1
6. Aaron Moorehead (IL) 17.3
7. Chris Chambers (WI) 16.5
8. Seth Morales (PUR) 16.1
9. David Terrell (MI) 15.8
10. Herb Haygood (MIST) 15.4
Receiving Touchdowns
1. David Terrell (MI) 13
2. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 11
  Ron Johnson (MN) 11
4. Kevin Kasper (IA) 7
5. John Standeford (PUR) 6
  Greg Lewis (IL) 6
  Teddy Johnson (NWEST) 6
8. Sam Simmons (NWEST) 5
  Kahlil Hill (IA) 5
  Darnell Sanders (OHST) 5
Plays From Scrimmage
1. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 308
2. Anthony Thomas (MI) 300
3. Michael Bennett (WI) 298
4. Tellis Redmon (MN) 280
5. Ladell Betts (IA) 250
6. T.J. Duckett (MIST) 247
7. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 218
8. Montrell Lowe (PUR) 208
9. Antoineo Harris (IL) 195
10. Derek Combs (OHST) 174
Yards From Scrimmage
1. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 2034
2. Anthony Thomas (MI) 1790
3. Michael Bennett (WI) 1621
4. Tellis Redmon (MN) 1440
5. T.J. Duckett (MIST) 1384
6. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 1270
7. Ladell Betts (IA) 1201
8. Ron Johnson (MN) 1067
9. David Terrell (MI) 1006
10. Kevin Kasper (IA) 999
Touchdowns From Scrimmage
1. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 22
2. Anthony Thomas (MI) 17
3. David Terrell (MI) 13
  Antwaan Randle El (IN) 13
5. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 12
6. Ron Johnson (MN) 11
7. Levron Williams (IN) 10
  Michael Bennett (WI) 10
9. Eric McCoo (PAST) 9
  Zak Kustok (NWEST) 9
Total Plays
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 564
2. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 495
3. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 480
4. Rashard Casey (PAST) 421
5. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 382
6. Kurt Kittner (IL) 341
7. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 333
8. Michael Bennett (WI) 294
9. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 293
10. Travis Cole (MN) 288
Total Yards
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 3939
2. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 3053
3. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 2701
4. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 2340
5. Rashard Casey (PAST) 2316
6. Kurt Kittner (IL) 2043
7. Travis Cole (MN) 1964
8. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 1914
9. Drew Henson (MI) 1882
10. Brooks Bollinger (WI) 1767
Total Yards Per Play
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 7.0
2. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 6.2
Total Touchdowns
1. Drew Brees (PUR) 29
2. Zak Kustok (NWEST) 27
3. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 23
4. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 22
5. Kurt Kittner (IL) 20
6. Rashard Casey (PAST) 19
7. Drew Henson (MI) 18
8. Anthony Thomas (MI) 16
9. Travis Cole (MN) 15
10. Steve Bellisari (OHST) 14
  Brooks Bollinger (WI) 14
Touchdowns
1. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 22
2. Anthony Thomas (MI) 17
3. David Terrell (MI) 13
  Antwaan Randle El (IN) 13
5. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 12
6. Ron Johnson (MN) 11
7. Levron Williams (IN) 10
  Michael Bennett (WI) 10
9. Tellis Redmon (MN) 9
  Zak Kustok (NWEST) 9
  Eric McCoo (PAST) 9
Points
1. Damien Anderson (NWEST) 132
2. Anthony Thomas (MI) 102
3. Dan Nystrom (MN) 97
4. Dan Stultz (OHST) 90
5. Tim Long (NWEST) 84
6. Antwaan Randle El (IN) 78
  David Terrell (MI) 78
8. Travis Dorsch (PUR) 75
9. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 72
10. Vitaly Pisetsky (WI) 67
Extra Point Attempts
1. Tim Long (NWEST) 50
2. Travis Dorsch (PUR) 44
3. Andy Payne (IN) 38
4. Dan Stultz (OHST) 36
5. Dan Nystrom (MN) 33
6. Vitaly Pisetsky (WI) 29
7. Steve Fitts (IL) 25
  Ryan Primanti (PAST) 25
9. Jeff DelVerne (MI) 24
  Hayden Epstein (MI) 24
Extra Points Made
1. Tim Long (NWEST) 48
2. Travis Dorsch (PUR) 42
3. Andy Payne (IN) 37
4. Dan Stultz (OHST) 33
5. Dan Nystrom (MN) 31
6. Vitaly Pisetsky (WI) 28
7. Steve Fitts (IL) 25
8. Jeff DelVerne (MI) 24
9. Ryan Primanti (PAST) 22
  Hayden Epstein (MI) 22
Field Goal Attempts
1. Dan Nystrom (MN) 34
2. Dan Stultz (OHST) 23
3. Nate Kaeding (IA) 22
  Vitaly Pisetsky (WI) 22
5. Ryan Primanti (PAST) 20
6. Tim Long (NWEST) 16
  David Schaefer (MIST) 16
8. Travis Dorsch (PUR) 15
9. Hayden Epstein (MI) 12
10. Steve Fitts (IL) 10
Field Goals Made
1. Dan Nystrom (MN) 22
2. Dan Stultz (OHST) 19
3. Ryan Primanti (PAST) 14
  Nate Kaeding (IA) 14
5. Vitaly Pisetsky (WI) 13
6. Tim Long (NWEST) 12
7. Travis Dorsch (PUR) 11
  David Schaefer (MIST) 11
9. Hayden Epstein (MI) 7
10. Andy Payne (IN) 6
Field Goal Percentage
1. Dan Stultz (OHST) 82.6
2. Tim Long (NWEST) 75.0
3. Travis Dorsch (PUR) 73.3
4. Ryan Primanti (PAST) 70.0
5. David Schaefer (MIST) 68.8
6. Dan Nystrom (MN) 64.7
7. Nate Kaeding (IA) 63.6
8. Vitaly Pisetsky (WI) 59.1
9. Hayden Epstein (MI) 58.3
Punts
1. Jason Baker (IA) 74
2. Kevin Stemke (WI) 65
3. J.J. Standring (NWEST) 64
4. Craig Jarrett (MIST) 62
  David Royer (PAST) 62
6. Steve Fitts (IL) 52
7. Hayden Epstein (MI) 51
8. Preston Gruening (MN) 46
9. B.J. Sander (OHST) 33
10. Scott Kurz (PUR) 26
Punting Yards
1. Jason Baker (IA) 3145
2. Kevin Stemke (WI) 2915
3. J.J. Standring (NWEST) 2667
4. Craig Jarrett (MIST) 2528
5. David Royer (PAST) 2411
6. Steve Fitts (IL) 2128
7. Preston Gruening (MN) 2080
8. Hayden Epstein (MI) 2046
9. B.J. Sander (OHST) 1402
10. Scott Kurz (PUR) 927
Punting Yards Per Punt
1. Preston Gruening (MN) 45.2
2. Kevin Stemke (WI) 44.8
3. Jason Baker (IA) 42.5
4. B.J. Sander (OHST) 42.5
5. J.J. Standring (NWEST) 41.7
6. Steve Fitts (IL) 40.9
7. Craig Jarrett (MIST) 40.8
8. Hayden Epstein (MI) 40.1
9. David Royer (PAST) 38.9
Punt Returns
1. Nate Clements (OHST) 36
2. Ronald Bellamy (MI) 25
3. Tellis Redmon (MN) 22
4. Shawn Foster (MIST) 18
5. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 16
  Kahlil Hill (IA) 16
7. Nick Davis (WI) 15
  Rod Perry (PAST) 15
9. Eugene Wilson (IL) 14
10. Derin Graham (IN) 12
  Sam Simmons (NWEST) 12
Punt Return Yards
1. Nate Clements (OHST) 470
2. Tellis Redmon (MN) 297
3. Ronald Bellamy (MI) 293
4. Christian Morton (IL) 195
5. Sam Simmons (NWEST) 172
6. Shawn Foster (MIST) 164
7. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 159
8. Kahlil Hill (IA) 153
9. Josh Hunt (WI) 118
10. Derin Graham (IN) 88
Punt Return Yards Per Return
1. Sam Simmons (NWEST) 14.3
2. Tellis Redmon (MN) 13.5
3. Nate Clements (OHST) 13.1
4. Ronald Bellamy (MI) 11.7
5. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 9.9
6. Kahlil Hill (IA) 9.6
7. Shawn Foster (MIST) 9.1
8. Derin Graham (IN) 7.3
9. Nick Davis (WI) 5.5
10. Ziehl Kavanaght (MIST) 5.5
Kickoff Returns
1. Derin Graham (IN) 38
2. Christian Morton (IL) 27
3. Kahlil Hill (IA) 25
4. Jermaine Mays (MN) 21
5. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 20
6. Kenny Watson (PAST) 18
  Larry Johnson (PAST) 18
8. Ken-Yon Rambo (OHST) 17
  Nick Davis (WI) 17
10. A.C. Carter (IN) 16
  Teddy Johnson (NWEST) 16
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Derin Graham (IN) 897
2. Kahlil Hill (IA) 680
3. Christian Morton (IL) 539
4. Jermaine Mays (MN) 497
5. Ken-Yon Rambo (OHST) 478
6. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 467
7. Larry Johnson (PAST) 444
8. Teddy Johnson (NWEST) 392
9. Nick Davis (WI) 391
10. Kenny Watson (PAST) 364
Kickoff Return Yards Per Return
1. Ken-Yon Rambo (OHST) 28.1
2. Kahlil Hill (IA) 27.2
3. Tim Dodge (IA) 24.8
4. Larry Johnson (PAST) 24.7
5. Teddy Johnson (NWEST) 24.5
6. Jermaine Mays (MN) 23.7
7. Derin Graham (IN) 23.6
8. Vinny Sutherland (PUR) 23.4
9. Herb Haygood (MIST) 23.1
10. Nick Davis (WI) 23.0
Interceptions
1. Todd Howard (MI) 6
  Jamar Fletcher (WI) 6
3. Stuart Schweigert (PUR) 5
  Cedric Henry (MIST) 5
  David Mitchell (OHST) 5
  Mike Echols (WI) 5
  Harold Blackmon (NWEST) 5
8. Eugene Wilson (IL) 4
  Nate Clements (OHST) 4
10. Bhawoh Jue (PAST) 3
  Nick Griesen (WI) 3
  Ryan Hansen (IA) 3
  Renaldo Hill (MIST) 3
  Shamar Finney (PAST) 3
  Jason Doering (WI) 3
  James Boyd (PAST) 3
  Mike Doss (OHST) 3
Interception Return Yards
1. Jamar Fletcher (WI) 159
2. Cedric Henry (MIST) 118
3. David Mitchell (OHST) 113
4. Mike Echols (WI) 110
5. Mon Long (IL) 75
6. Trevis Graham (MN) 71
7. Shamar Finney (PAST) 63
8. Ryan Hansen (IA) 58
9. Nana Agyeman (IL) 55
10. Napoleon Harris (NWEST) 50
  Julius Curry (MI) 50