2000 Texas Longhorns football team

2000 Texas Longhorns football
Holiday Bowl, L 30–35 vs. Oregon
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Davis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (3rd season)
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
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 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Mack Brown, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 12's South Division. Texas was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Longhorns lost to Oregon. The team played home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Texas's only conference loss came at the hands of the Oklahoma Sooners, who went on to win the national championship