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
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkip Holtz (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Strong (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams-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 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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmNew Mexico State*
PPVW 31–080,814
September 93:30 pmNo. 10 Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
ESPN2W 21–1083,605
September 167:00 pmEastern Michigan*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
PPVW 41–680,922
September 2312:30 pmNo. 25 Mississippi State
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPS/CSSW 23–1979,949
September 303:00 pmat AlabamaNo. 23
PPVL 17–2783,818
October 77:00 pmat Kentucky
ESPN2W 20–1769,334
October 1412:30 pmArkansasdaggerNo. 24
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSW 27–781,935
October 212:00 pmat VanderbiltNo. 18
PPVW 30–1433,369
October 2812:30 pmTennesseeNo. 17
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
JPSL 14–1784,200
November 113:30 pmat No. 4 FloridaNo. 21
CBSL 21–4185,718
November 183:30 pmat No. 14 Clemson*No. 25
ABCL 14–1685,187
January 111:00 amvs. No. 18 Ohio State*
ESPNW 24–765,229
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[edit]

2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Andrew Pinnock So
QB 5 Dondrial Pinkins Fr
RB 6 Trevin Smith Fr
WR 7 Michael Ages So
WR 8 Ted Crawford  Fr
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
QB Erik Kimrey Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 24 Sheldon Brown Jr
DB 32 Dunta Robinson Fr
LB 33 Jeremiah Garrison Fr
LB 34 Rod Thomas So
CB 35 Andre Goodman  Jr
DE 55 Kalimba Edwards Jr
NT 57 Langston Moore So
DB 30 O'Rondai Cox Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-11-09

Coaching staff[edit]

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP—————23—241817222125———19
Coaches Poll—————23—2419182425————21
BCSNot released———————Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
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