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 year)
Offensive coordinator	Skip Holtz (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Strong (2nd year)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)

2000 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#10 Florida x$		7	–	1		10	–	3
#20 Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	4
#19 South Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	4
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		3	–	8
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#18 Auburn x		6	–	2		9	–	4
#22 LSU		5	–	3		8	–	4
Ole Miss		4	–	4		7	–	5
#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, SC		W 31–0	80,814
September 9	3:30 PM	No. 10 Georgia		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN2	W 21–10	83,605
September 16	7:00 PM	Eastern Michigan*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 41–6	80,922
September 23	12:30 PM	Mississippi State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 23–19	79,949
September 30	3:00 PM	at Alabama	No. 23	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 17–27	83,818
October 7	7:00 PM	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN2	W 20–17	69,334
October 14	12:30 PM	Arkansas	No. 24	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 27–7	81,935
October 21	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	No. 18	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	PPV	W 30–14	33,369
October 28	12:30 PM	Tennessee	No. 17	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	L 14–17	84,200
November 11	3:30 PM	at No. 4 Florida	No. 21	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 21–41	85,718
November 18	3:30 PM	at No. 14 Clemson*	No. 25	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (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, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–7	65,229
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

Lou Holtz, head coach
Skip Holtz, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks
Charlie Strong, defensive coordinator, defensive line
Dave DeGuglielmo, offensive line
John Gutekunst, defensive backs
Oliver Pough running backs
Dave Roberts, tight ends
Chris Cosh, linebackers
Todd Fitch, wide receivers
Paul Lounsberry, offensive line

References

↑ College Football Data Warehouse

South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues	Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina

Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Sandstorm Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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