American college football season
2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football |
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Outback Bowl champion |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | Eastern Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 21 |
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AP | No. 19 |
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Record | 8–4 (5–3 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Skip Holtz (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Charlie Strong (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Williams-Brice Stadium |
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Seasons |
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
Eastern Division |
No. 10 Florida x$ | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 10 | – | 3 | |
No. 19 South Carolina | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 8 | – | 4 | |
No. 20 Georgia | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 8 | – | 4 | |
Tennessee | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 8 | – | 4 | |
Vanderbilt | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
Kentucky | | 0 | – | 8 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
Western Division |
No. 18 Auburn x | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 9 | – | 4 | |
No. 22 LSU | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 8 | – | 4 | |
Ole Miss | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
No. 24 Mississippi State | | 4 | – | 4 | | | | | 8 | – | 4 | |
Arkansas | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 6 | – | 6 | |
Alabama | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6 |
- $ – BCS representative as conference champion
- x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his second season as head coach and played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
South Carolina made one of the biggest turnarounds in college football history, going from a winless season in 1999 to an eight-win campaign in 2000. Their first win of the season, against New Mexico State, came two years to the day after their previous win, against Ball State on September 2, 1998. South Carolina's turnaround in conference play was also one of the biggest in SEC history, going from 0–8 in 1999, to 5–3 in 2000 including a victory against a heavily favored Georgia team that ended the Gamecocks' SEC losing streak. South Carolina fans tore down the goalposts at Williams-Brice Stadium on both occasions in celebration. On New Year's Day 2001, the Gamecocks defeated Ohio State in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida. South Carolina finished the season ranked #19 in the AP Poll and #21 in the Coaches Poll.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 pm | New Mexico State* | | | PPV | W 31–0 | 80,814 |
September 9 | 3:30 pm | No. 10 Georgia | | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | W 21–10 | 83,605 |
September 16 | 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan* | | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, South Carolina
| PPV | W 41–6 | 80,922 |
September 23 | 12:30 pm | No. 25 Mississippi State | | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, South Carolina
| JPS/CSS | W 23–19 | 79,949 |
September 30 | 3:00 pm | at Alabama | No. 23 | | PPV | L 17–27 | 83,818 |
October 7 | 7:00 pm | at Kentucky | | | ESPN2 | W 20–17 | 69,334 |
October 14 | 12:30 pm | Arkansas | No. 24 | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, South Carolina
| JPS | W 27–7 | 81,935 |
October 21 | 2:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | No. 18 | | PPV | W 30–14 | 33,369 |
October 28 | 12:30 pm | Tennessee | No. 17 | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
| JPS | L 14–17 | 84,200 |
November 11 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 Florida | No. 21 | | CBS | L 21–41 | 85,718 |
November 18 | 3:30 pm | at No. 14 Clemson* | No. 25 | | ABC | L 14–16 | 85,187 |
January 1 | 11:00 am | vs. No. 18 Ohio State* | | | ESPN | W 24–7 | 65,229 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
Coaching staff
- Lou Holtz, head coach
- Skip Holtz, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks
- Charlie Strong, defensive coordinator, defensive line
- Dave DeGuglielmo, offensive line
- John Gutekunst, defensive backs
- Oliver Pough running backs
- Dave Roberts, tight ends
- Chris Cosh, linebackers
- Todd Fitch, wide receivers
- Paul Lounsberry, offensive line
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 24 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | 19 |
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Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 24 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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References
- ^ "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
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