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2000 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results

Record: 5-7 (74th of 116) (Schedule & Results)

Conference: Big Ten

Conference Record: 4-4

Coach: Joe Paterno (5-7)

Points For: 264

Points/G: 22.0 (81st of 116)

Points Against: 293

Opp Pts/G: 24.4 (60th of 116)

SRS: -0.04 (62nd of 116)

SOS: 3.71 (33rd of 116)

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
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12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak
1	Aug 27, 2000	Sun	(22) Penn State	N	(15) USC	Pac-10	L	5	29	0	1	L 1
2	Sep 2, 2000	Sat	Penn State		Toledo	MAC	L	6	24	0	2	L 2
3	Sep 9, 2000	Sat	Penn State		Louisiana Tech	Ind	W	67	7	1	2	W 1
4	Sep 16, 2000	Sat	Penn State	@	Pitt	Big East	L	0	12	1	3	L 1
5	Sep 23, 2000	Sat	Penn State	@	(14) Ohio State	Big Ten	L	6	45	1	4	L 2
6	Sep 30, 2000	Sat	Penn State		(22) Purdue	Big Ten	W	22	20	2	4	W 1
7	Oct 7, 2000	Sat	Penn State	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	L	16	25	2	5	L 1
8	Oct 21, 2000	Sat	Penn State		Illinois	Big Ten	W	39	25	3	5	W 1
9	Oct 28, 2000	Sat	Penn State	@	Indiana	Big Ten	W	27	24	4	5	W 2
10	Nov 4, 2000	Sat	Penn State		Iowa	Big Ten	L	23	26	4	6	L 1
11	Nov 11, 2000	Sat	Penn State	@	(20) Michigan	Big Ten	L	11	33	4	7	L 2
12	Nov 18, 2000	Sat	Penn State		Michigan State	Big Ten	W	42	23	5	7	W 1