American college football season
The2000 Oregon State Beavers football team representedOregon State University as a member of thePacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the2000 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by second-year head coachDennis Erickson , the Beavers compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title withOregon andWashington . Oregon State was invited to theFiesta Bowl , where the Beavers defeatedNotre Dame . The team played home games atReser Stadium inCorvallis, Oregon .
The 2000 season was arguably the greatest season in thehistory of Oregon State Beavers football . The Beavers' shared of the Pac-10 title was the program first conference championship since the1964 season . The Beavers also achieved their first win over theUSC Trojans since the1967 season . The three-point loss at Washington in early October kept the Beavers out of theRose Bowl and denied their first outright conference title since the1956 season . They routed tenth-ranked Notre Dame, 41–9, in the Fiesta Bowl to finish the season.[ 1] [ 2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 3:30 pm Eastern Washington * W 21–1930,782 [ 3] September 9 5:05 pm atNew Mexico * W 28–2030,830 September 23 3:30 pm San Diego State * Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR W 35–332,027 September 30 3:30 pm No. 8USC Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR W 31–2133,775 October 7 7:15 pm at No. 11Washington No. 23 FSN L 30–3373,145 October 14 3:30 pm Stanford No. 23 Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR FSN W 38–634,777 October 21 3:30 pm at No. 23UCLA No. 19 W 44–3848,293 October 28 7:15 pm Washington State No. 18 Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR FSN W 38–934,491 [ 4] November 4 12:30 pm atCalifornia No. 14 W 38–3236,000 November 11 7:15 pm atArizona No. 10 FSN W 33–944,109 November 18 12:30 pm No. 5Oregon No. 8 ABC W 23–1336,044 January 1, 2001 5:30 pm vs. No. 10Notre Dame * No. 5 ABC W 41–975,428 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inPacific time
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — — — — — 23 23 19 18 14 10 8 5 5 5 4 Coaches — — — — — — 23 20 18 17 14 10 8 6 6 6 5 BCS Not released — 11 9 9 5 6 6 Not released
Eagles(0-0) at Beavers(0-0)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Eastern Washington 0 3 9 7 19 •Oregon State 0 7 7 7 21
Scoring summary 2 7:08 EWASH Troy Griggs 44-yard field goal EWASH 3-0 4:23 OSU Ken Simonton 3-yard run (Ryan Cesca kick) OSU 7-3 3 9:49 EWASH Troy Griggs 22-yard field goal OSU 7-6 5:40 OSU Simonton 14-yard run (Cesca kick) OSU 14-6 3:48 EWASH Jesse Chatman 2-yard run (two-point attempt failed) OSU 14-12 4 4:26 OSU Simonton 14-yard run (Cesca kick) OSU 21-12 3:16 EWASH Fred Salanoa 7-yard run (Griggs kick) OSU 21-19
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Trojans(3-0) at Beavers(3-0)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total USC 7 7 0 7 21 •Oregon State 14 0 0 17 31
Beavers(4-0) at Huskies(3-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon State 14 0 7 9 30 •Washington 7 13 0 13 33
Scoring summary 1 5:29 OSU Robert Prescott 48-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Ryan Cesca kick) OSU 7–0 2:23 WASH Justin Robbins 16-yard pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (John Anderson kick) Tied 7–7 0:18 OSU Patrick McCall 43-yard run (Cesca kick) OSU 14–7 2 11:27 WASH Rich Alexis 1-yard run (Anderson kick) Tied 14-14 5:33 WASH John Anderson 27-yard field goal Wash 17-14 0:00 WASH John Anderson 23-yard field goal Wash 20-14 3 4:29 OSU T.J. Houshmandzadeh 11-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Cesca kick) OSU 21-20 4 14:01 WASH Rich Alexis 1-yard run (two point attempt failed) Wash 26-21 14:01 OSU Keith Heyward-Johnson 98-yard fumble return of two-point conversion attempt Wash 26-23 8:23 WASH Marques Tuiasosopo 4-yard run (Anderson kick) Wash 33-23 7:22 OSU Chad Johnson 80-yard pass from Jonathan Smith (Cesca kick) Wash 33-30
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 7 0 6 13 •Oregon State 14 3 6 0 23
[ edit ] Fighting Irish(9-2) vs. Beavers(10-1)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 3 0 6 9 •Oregon State 3 9 29 0 41
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Team players in the 2001 NFL draft [ edit ] [ 7]
^ Rodman, Bob (January 2, 2001)."Fiesta fireworks" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. p. 1E. ^ Baum, Bob (January 2, 2001)."Brash Beavers bash the Irish" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. C1. ^ "Ugh! OSU wins ugly" .Albany Democrat-Herald . September 3, 2000. RetrievedAugust 1, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Bachman, Rachel (October 9, 2000)."Beavers break away early, easily take care of Cougars" .The Oregonian . RetrievedNovember 9, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Eastern Washington vs. Oregon State" .USA Today . September 2, 2000. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2019 .^ "Oregon State roster" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. January 1, 2001. p. 6E.^ "Seasons: 2001: Drafted Players" .pro-football-reference.com . RetrievedNovember 20, 2021 .
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