2000 California Golden Bears football team

2000 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tom Holmoe (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Hagen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Setencich (4th season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium

2000 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Washington $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 4 Oregon State  %+		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 7 Oregon +		7	–	1					10	–	2
Stanford		4	–	4					5	–	6
UCLA		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arizona State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arizona		3	–	5					5	–	6
USC		2	–	6					5	–	7
Washington State		2	–	6					4	–	7
California		2	–	6					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Holmoe, the Golden Bears compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined score of 295 to 246.

The team's statistical leaders included Kyle Boller with 2,121 passing yards, Joe Igber with 901 rushing yards, and Geoff McArthur with 336 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	3:15 p.m.	Utah*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSNBA	W 24–21	44,500
September 16	9:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN2	L 15–17	50,181
September 23	7:15 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	FSN	L 3–17	42,285
September 30	2:30 p.m.	Washington State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 17–21	30,500
October 7	3:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 10–30	41,113
October 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 13 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)		W 46–38 3OT	53,000
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSNBA	L 24–36	70,113
October 28	3:30 p.m.	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSNBA	W 28–16	54,393
November 4	12:30 p.m.	No. 14 Oregon State	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 32–38	36,000
November 11	12:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSN	L 17–25	45,845
November 18	12:30 p.m.	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		L 30–36 OT	67,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time