2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Ohio State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 21
AP No. 19
2000 record 8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach Lou Holtz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Skip Holtz (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong (2nd season)
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
2000 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 20 Georgia  5 –3     8 –4  
No. 19 South Carolina  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
September 2 7:00 PM New Mexico State* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina W 31–0   80,814
September 9 3:30 PM No. 10 Georgia Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN2 W 21–10   83,605
September 16 7:00 PM Eastern Michigan* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina W 41–6   80,922
September 23 12:30 PM Mississippi State Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JPS W 23–19   79,949
September 30 3:00 PM at Alabama No. 23 Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama PPV L 17–27   83,818
October 7 7:00 PM at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 W 20–17   69,334
October 14 12:30 PM Arkansasdagger No. 24 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JPS W 27–7   81,935
October 21 2:00 PM at Vanderbilt No. 18 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee PPV W 30–14   33,369
October 28 12:30 PM Tennessee No. 17 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JPS L 14–17   84,200
November 11 3:30 PM at No. 4 Florida No. 21 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS L 21–41   85,718
November 18 3:30 PM at No. 14 Clemson* No. 25 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina (Battle of the Palmetto State) ABC L 14–16   85,187
January 1 11:00 AM vs. No. 18 Ohio State* Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida (Outback Bowl) ESPN W 24–7   65,229
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Andrew Pinnock So
QB 14 Phil Petty Jr
WR 15 Kevin Sides Sr
RB 16 Jamaica Jackson Fr
QB 17 Mikal Goodman So
QB 18 Josh Rogers Jr
RB 19 Andrea Gause Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 24 Sheldon Brown Jr
CB 35 Andre Goodman  Jr
DE 55 Kalimba Edwards Jr
NT 57 Langston Moore So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-11-09

Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse
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