The 2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Randy Walker, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 8âÂÂ4 with a mark of 6âÂÂ2 in conference play, sharing the Big Ten title with Michigan and Purdue. Northwestern was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Wildcats lost to Nebraska. The team played home games at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois