2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football
2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 19
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Skip Holtz (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Strong (2nd season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

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.

2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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

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	PPV	W 31–0	80,814
September 9	3:30 pm	No. 10 Georgia		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 21–10	83,605
September 16	7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	PPV	W 41–6	80,922
September 23	12:30 pm	No. 25 Mississippi State		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS/CSS	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	Arkansas	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 (rivalry)	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 (Palmetto Bowl)	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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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

Lou Holtz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Oliver Pough
(Running backs coach)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-11-09

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	24	18	17	22	21	25	—	—	—	19
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	24	19	18	24	25	—	—	—	—	21
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

References

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