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2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Peach Bowl, L, 14–28 vs. LSU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Ted Roof (2nd season)
Home stadium Bobby Dodd Stadium
(Capacity: 46,000)
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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Virginia Tech

The Yellow Jackets were scheduled to play Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia in the BCA Classic, but lightning struck around the stadium as the teams were lining up for kickoff. The game eventually was canceled after a lengthy delay. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pm UCF*
W 21–1740,993
September 98:00 pmNo. 2 Florida State
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
 ABCL 21–2646,381
September 163:30 pm Navy*
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, Georgia
 HTSW 40–1346,032
September 218:00 pmat NC State
 ESPNL 23–30 OT49,857
September 303:30 pmat North Carolina
ABCW 42–2852,000
October 1412:00 pm Wake Forestdagger
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta, Georgia
 JPSW 52–2043,829
October 2112:00 pm Duke
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
JPSW 45–1036,908
October 283:30 pmat No. 5 Clemson
ABCW 31–2881,734
November 98:00 pm VirginiaNo. 24
  • Bobby Dodd Stadium
  • Atlanta
ESPNW 35–041,885
November 1812:00 pmat MarylandNo. 20
JPSW 35–2224,701
November 2512:00 pmat No. 19 Georgia*No. 18
 CBSW 27–1585,912
December 295:00 pmvs. LSU*No. 15
ESPNL 14–2873,614
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Roster

2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 35 Joe Burns Jr
WR 6 Kelly Campbell Jr
QB 11 George Godsey Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 96 Gary Johnson So
FS 21 Marty O'Leary Jr
DE 38 Nick Rogers Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP——————————25222018171517
Coaches Poll————————————2219181719
BCSNot released—————1313Not released

References

  1. ^ "ACC Coach of the Year George O'Leary Steers Rambling Wreck to Fourth Straight Bowl". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. December 7, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "2000-01 Archive". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2012.


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