2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Turner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Kish (4th season)
MVPKurt Kittner
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Purdue $+  6 2   8 4  
Northwestern +  6 2   8 4  
No. 11 Michigan +  6 2   9 3  
Ohio State  5 3   8 4  
No. 23 Wisconsin  4 4   9 4  
Minnesota  4 4   6 6  
Penn State  4 4   5 7  
Iowa  3 5   3 9  
Michigan State  2 6   5 6  
Illinois  2 6   5 6  
Indiana  2 6   3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ron Turner, the Fighting Illini compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth at the bottom of the Big Ten standings. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.