| Year: | 2000 |
| Team: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Glen Mason |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Cooff Coach1: | Mitch Browning |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach2: | Tony Petersen |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | David Gibbs |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Ben Hamilton, Ron Johnson |
| Captain: | Ben Hamilton, Sean Hoffman, Karon Riley |
| Stadium: | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| Bowl: | MicronPC.com Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 30–38 vs. North Carolina State |
The 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6 - 6 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 375 to 318.[1] The team made an appearance in the MicronPC.com Bowl, but was not ranked in either the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll or Associated Press poll.
See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
See also: 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
Minnesota snapped a 16-game losing streak to Ohio State and beat Glen Mason's alma mater in Columbus for the first time since 1949.[2]
See main article: 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl.
See also: 2000 NC State Wolfpack football team.