2000 Clemson Tigers football team

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2000 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 20–41 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Rodriguez (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorReggie Herring (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (c. 81,473, grass)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 17 Georgia Tech   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 16 Clemson   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Virginia   5 – 3     6 – 6  
NC State   4 – 4     8 – 4  
North Carolina   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played in the 2001 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Virginia Tech.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 p.m.The Citadel*No. 17
W 38–075,086
September 93:30 p.m.Missouri*No. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ABCW 62–970,382
September 161:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 55–772,940
September 233:30 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 11
ABCW 31–1060,695
September 3012:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 7
JPSW 52–2216,872
October 73:30 p.m.NC StateNo. 5
ABCW 34–2779,566
October 146:00 p.m.MarylandNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPN2W 35–1483,752
October 215:30 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 5
ESPN2W 38–2455,000
October 283:30 p.m.Georgia TechNo. 5
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ABCL 28–3181,734
November 47:30 p.m.at No. 4 Florida StateNo. 10
ESPNL 7–5482,514
November 183:30 p.m.No. 25 South Carolina*No. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
ABCW 16–1485,187[2]
January 1, 200112:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech*No. 16
NBCL 20–4168,741
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP17171716117555510171615151616
Coaches Poll19181916118543410151412131314
BCSNot released713——131515Not released

Roster

2000 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Woodrow Dantzler  Jr
WR 23 Rod Gardner Sr
FB 26 Terry Witherspoon Sr
C 59 Kyle Young  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 9 Robert Carswell Sr
SS 40 Charles Hafley  Jr
LB 43 Keith Adams Jr
DE 98 Nick Eason So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-10-18

References

  1. ^ "Virginia Tech gobbles up Clemson in Gator Bowl". The Ledger. January 1, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tigers win thriller". The Herald. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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