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2000 Clemson

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tommy Bowden, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 2000, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 38–0; won vs. Missouri 62–9; won vs. Wake Forest 55–7; won at Virginia 31–10; won at Duke 52–22; won vs. NC State 34–27; won vs. Maryland 35–14; won at North Carolina 38–24; lost vs. Georgia Tech 28–31; lost at No. 4 Florida State 7–54; won vs. No. 25 South Carolina 16–14; lost vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech 20–41+53−47Won 38–0 vs. The Citadel+38The CitadelWon 62–9 vs. Missouri+53MissouriWon 55–7 vs. Wake Forest+48Wake ForestWon 31–10 at Virginia+21VirginiaWon 52–22 at Duke+30DukeWon 34–27 vs. NC State+7NC StateWon 35–14 vs. Maryland+21MarylandWon 38–24 at North Carolina+14North CarolinaLost 28–31 vs. Georgia Tech-3Georgia TechLost 7–54 at No. 4 Florida State-47No. 4 Florida StateWon 16–14 vs. No. 25 South Carolina+2No. 25 South CarolinaLost 20–41 vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech-21No. 6 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsThe CitadelW 38–⁠085%
Sep 9vsMissouriW 62–⁠964%
Sep 16vsWake ForestW 55–⁠773%
Sep 23atVirginiaW 31–⁠1047%
Sep 30atDukeW 52–⁠2280%
Oct 7vsNC StateW 34–⁠2768%
Oct 14vsMarylandW 35–⁠1481%
Oct 21atNorth CarolinaW 38–⁠2468%
Oct 28vsGeorgia TechL 28–⁠3165%
Nov 4at4Florida StateL 7–⁠5422%
Nov 18vs25South CarolinaW 16–⁠1473%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6Virginia TechGator BowlL 20–⁠4134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 41–⁠20 in the Gator Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 17
  13. Wk 13: 16
  14. Wk 14: 15
  15. Wk 15: 15
  16. Wk 16: 16
  17. Final: 16

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2000.

Consensus All-AmericanKeith Adams, LB

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 5
Points
416–⁠253
Coach
Tommy Bowden
Elo
1622 +93 this season
SP+ rating
15.7 No. 20 of 116; offense No. 14, defense No. 50
SRS
12.9 No. 17 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 33
Offensive coordinator
Rich Rodriguez
Defensive coordinator
Reggie Herring
Captains
Chad Carson, Rod Gardner and Chad Speck
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Keith Kelly RB★★★★No. 82

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.972

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 1Rod Gardner WRWashington Redskins
Rd 7Keith Adams LBTennessee Titans
Rd 7Robert Carswell DBSan Diego Chargers

All-ACC

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠25
Clemson6–⁠29–⁠316
Georgia Tech6–⁠29–⁠317
Virginia5–⁠36–⁠6
NC State4–⁠48–⁠4
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠55–⁠6
Wake Forest1–⁠72–⁠9
Duke0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.