2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Ohio State
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Skip Holtz (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
  1999
2001  
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 as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

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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, snapped a 21-game losing streak which dated back to 1998. [1] 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 heavily favored No. 10 Georgia that ended the Gamecocks' SEC losing streak. [2] South Carolina fans tore down the goalposts at Williams–Brice Stadium on both occasions in celebration. [1] [2] Before the program's last-ever "Orange Crush" ending the regular season, [3] the Gamecocks were ranked No. 17, their highest ranking since 1988. [4] On the first day of the 21st century, the Gamecocks defeated No. 19 Ohio State in the Outback Bowl, their first bowl appearance since 1994 and only the second bowl victory in school history. [5] South Carolina finished the season ranked No. 19 in the AP poll and No. 21 in the Coaches Poll, which was only the fourth final ranking in program history. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pm New Mexico State * PPV W 31–080,814 [6]
September 93:30 pmNo. 10 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2 W 21–1083,605 [7]
September 167:00 pm Eastern Michigan *
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVW 41–680,922 [8]
September 2312:30 pmNo. 25 Mississippi State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
JPS/CSS W 23–1979,949 [9]
September 303:00 pmat Alabama No. 23PPVL 17–2783,818 [10]
October 77:00 pmat Kentucky ESPN2 W 20–1769,334 [11]
October 1412:30 pm Arkansas Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 24
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
JPSW 27–781,935 [12]
October 212:00 pmat Vanderbilt No. 18PPVW 30–1433,369 [13]
October 2812:30 pm Tennessee No. 17
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSL 14–1784,200 [14]
November 113:30 pmat No. 4 Florida No. 21 CBS L 21–4185,718 [15]
November 183:30 pmat No. 14 Clemson *No. 25 ABC L 14–1685,187 [16]
January 111:00 amvs. No. 18 Ohio State * ESPN W 24–765,229 [17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 2324181722212519
Coaches Poll 23241918242521
BCS Not releasedNot released

Personnel

Roster

2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Andrew Pinnock So
QB 5Dondrial PinkinsFr
RB 6Trevin SmithFr
WR 7Michael AgesSo
WR 8Ted Crawford Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 14Phil PettyJr
WR 15Kevin SidesSr
RB 16Jamaica JacksonFr
QB 17Mikal GoodmanSo
QB 18Josh RogersJr
RB 19Andrea GauseFr
QB Erik Kimrey Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 24 Sheldon Brown Jr
DB 32 Dunta Robinson Fr
LB 33Jeremiah GarrisonFr
LB 34Rod ThomasSo
CB 35 Andre Goodman Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 55 Kalimba Edwards Jr
NT 57 Langston Moore So
DB 30O'Rondai CoxJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-11-09

Coaching staff

References

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  9. "Carolina defeats Miss. St". Florence Morning News. September 24, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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  12. "Gamecocks go bowling". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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  19. "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (South Carolina)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 20, 2024.