Record: 9-3, .750 W-L% (15th of 116) ▪ Rank: 15th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bob Davie (9-3)
PS/G: 29.4 (39th of 116) ▪ PA/G: 22.2 (42nd of 116)
SRS: 12.45 (13th of 116) ▪ SOS: 5.12 (16th of 116)
Bowl Game: Lost Fiesta Bowl 41-9 versus Oregon State
| 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 |
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| 23 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 2000 | Sat | Notre Dame | (25) Texas A&M | Big 12 | W | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 9, 2000 | Sat | (23) Notre Dame | (1) Nebraska | Big 12 | L | 24 | 27 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Sep 16, 2000 | Sat | (21) Notre Dame | (13) Purdue | Big Ten | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 23, 2000 | Sat | (16) Notre Dame | @ | (23) Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 21 | 27 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 7, 2000 | Sat | (25) Notre Dame | Stanford | Pac-10 | W | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 14, 2000 | Sat | (20) Notre Dame | N | Navy | Ind | W | 45 | 14 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | Orlando, FL |
| 7 | Oct 21, 2000 | Sat | (20) Notre Dame | @ | West Virginia | Big East | W | 42 | 28 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Oct 28, 2000 | Sat | (19) Notre Dame | Air Force | MWC | W | 34 | 31 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Nov 11, 2000 | Sat | (11) Notre Dame | Boston College | Big East | W | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Nov 18, 2000 | Sat | (11) Notre Dame | @ | Rutgers | Big East | W | 45 | 17 | 8 | 2 | W 6 | |
| 11 | Nov 25, 2000 | Sat | (11) Notre Dame | @ | Southern California | Pac-10 | W | 38 | 21 | 9 | 2 | W 7 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 2001 | Mon | (10) Notre Dame | N | (5) Oregon State | Pac-10 | L | 9 | 41 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |