2000 Clemson Tigers football team

2000 Clemson Tigers football
2000 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 20–41 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Tommy Bowden (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Rich Rodriguez (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Herring (2nd season)
Captains	Chad Carson; Rod Gardner; Chad Speck;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Tommy Bowden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the ACC. Clemson was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Virginia Tech. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Quick facts Clemson Tigers football, Gator Bowl, L 20–41 vs. Virginia Tech ...

More information Conf., Overall ...

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel*	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 38–0	75,086
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Missouri*	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	W 62–9	70,382
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 55–7	72,940
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia	No. 11	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 31–10	60,695
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	No. 7	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 52–22	16,872
October 7	3:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	ABC	W 34–27	79,566
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 35–14	83,752
October 21	5:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 5	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	W 38–24	55,000
October 28	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	L 28–31	81,734
November 4	7:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Florida State	No. 10	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–54	82,514
November 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 25 South Carolina*	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	W 16–14	85,187	^[1]
January 1, 2001	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech*	No. 16	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	L 20–41	68,741	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
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