The 2000 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Carl Torbush, the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina finished the season 6–5 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to tie for sixth place. Torbush was fired following the season.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | | | W 30–9 | 44,000 |
September 9 | 6:30 p.m.[1] | at Wake Forest | | | W 35–14 | 30,087 |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Florida State | | ABC | L 14–63 | 79,287 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall* | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| | W 20–15 | 53,000 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ABC | L 28–42 | 52,000 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | NC State | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
| ABC | L 20–38 | 59,000 |
October 21 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 5 Clemson | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| ESPN2 | L 24–38 | 55,000 |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia | | JPS | L 6–17 | 56,692 |
November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | | ESPN2 | W 20–17 | 43,872 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Maryland | - Kenan Memorial Stadium
- Chapel Hill, NC
| JPS | W 13–10 | 40,000 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m.[2] | at Duke | | JPS | W 59–21 | 24,673 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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More information Players, Coaches ...
2000 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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More information Name, Position ...
Name |
Position
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Seasons in Position |
Carl Torbush |
Head coach |
3rd |
Gunter Brewer |
Wide Receivers |
1st |
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Defensive tackles |
1st |
Ken Browning |
Tight Ends / |
7th |
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Strength and conditioning coordinator |
1st |
Ron Case |
Defensive Backs / special teams coordinator |
5th |
Robbie Caldwell |
Offensive Line |
1st |
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Defensive coordinator / Linebackers |
1st |
Darrell Moody |
Running backs/ recruiting coordinator |
11th |
Mike O'Cain |
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks |
1st |
NA |
Defensive ends |
1st |
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"2000 Archive". University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Department of Athletics. June 1, 2001. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2008.