2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
American college football season
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The 2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented Georgia Tech as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach George O'Leary, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the ACC. Georgia Tech was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Yellow Jackets lost to LSU. The team played home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.
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Peach Bowl, L 14–28 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ralph Friedgen (9th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ted Roof (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Bobby Dodd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Clemson | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 27 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Virginia Tech* | ESPN2 | Cancelled | 56,276 | [1][2] | ||
| September 2 | 7:00 pm | UCF* | W 21–17 | 40,993 | ||||
| September 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Florida State |
| ABC | L 21–26 | 46,381 | ||
| September 16 | 3:30 pm | Navy* |
| HTS | W 40–13 | 46,032 | ||
| September 21 | 8:00 pm | at NC State | ESPN | L 23–30 OT | 49,857 | |||
| September 30 | 3:30 pm | at North Carolina | ABC | W 42–28 | 52,000 | |||
| October 14 | 12:00 pm | Wake Forest |
| JPS | W 52–20 | 43,829 | ||
| October 21 | 12:00 pm | Duke |
| JPS | W 45–10 | 36,908 | ||
| October 28 | 3:30 pm | at No. 5 Clemson | ABC | W 31–28 | 81,734 | |||
| November 9 | 8:00 pm | Virginia | No. 24 |
| ESPN | W 35–0 | 41,885 | |
| November 18 | 12:00 pm | at Maryland | No. 20 | JPS | W 35–22 | 24,701 | ||
| November 25 | 12:00 pm | at No. 19 Georgia* | No. 18 | CBS | W 27–15 | 85,912 | [3] | |
| December 29 | 5:00 pm | vs. LSU* | No. 15 |
| ESPN | L 14–28 | 73,614 | [4] |
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The Yellow Jackets were scheduled to open the season on August 27 against Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia in the BCA Classic, but lightning struck around the stadium as the teams were lining up for kickoff. The game eventually was canceled after a lengthy delay.[6]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
| BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | Not released | ||||||||
Roster
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