2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team

2000 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2000 record	6–5 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni
Home stadium	Carrier Dome (Capacity: 49,550)

2000 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 Miami (FL) $		7	–	0					11	–	1
#6 Virginia Tech		6	–	1					11	–	1
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					7	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3					6	–	5
Boston College		3	–	4					7	–	5
West Virginia		3	–	4					7	–	5
Temple		1	–	6					4	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Orangemen were coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	Buffalo*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY		W 63–7	40,634
September 9	3:30 PM	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	FSN	L 10–12	17,717
September 23	12:00 PM	at East Carolina*		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN2	L 17–34	33,026
September 30	8:00 PM	BYU*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 42–14	43,090
October 7	4:30 PM	Pittsburgh		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 24–17 2OT	40,699
October 14	12:00 PM	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA (Rivalry)	ESPN+	L 13–20	44,500
October 21	7:00 PM	#2 Virginia Tech		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 14–22	49,033
November 4	12:00 PM	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)	ESPN+	W 31–27	51,422
November 11	12:00 PM	at Temple		Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 31–12	16,132
November 18	6:30 PM	#2 Miami (FL)		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN	L 0–26	49,327
November 25	12:00 PM	Rutgers		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN+	W 49–21	35,589
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.