The 2000 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record, including a 38–26 loss to rival Michigan in Columbus in the regular season finale and a 24–7 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2001 Outback Bowl. The losses dropped head coach John Cooper's record to 2–10–1 in Michigan–Ohio State games and 3–8 in bowl games, contributing to his dismissal from the team on January 2, 2001.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Fresno State

Arizona

Miami (OH)

Penn State

Wisconsin

Minnesota

Iowa

Purdue

Michigan State

Illinois

Michigan

Outback Bowl

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

2001 NFL draftees