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2000 Georgia Tech

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by George O’Leary, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2000, game by game: won vs. UCF 21–17; lost vs. No. 2 Florida State 21–26; won vs. Navy 40–13; lost at NC State 23–30; won at North Carolina 42–28; won vs. Wake Forest 52–20; won vs. Duke 45–10; won at No. 5 Clemson 31–28; won vs. Virginia 35–0; won at Maryland 35–22; won at No. 19 Georgia 27–15; lost vs. LSU 14–28+35−14Won 21–17 vs. UCF+4UCFLost 21–26 vs. No. 2 Florida State-5No. 2 Florida StateWon 40–13 vs. Navy+27NavyLost 23–30 at NC State-7NC StateWon 42–28 at North Carolina+14North CarolinaWon 52–20 vs. Wake Forest+32Wake ForestWon 45–10 vs. Duke+35DukeWon 31–28 at No. 5 Clemson+3No. 5 ClemsonWon 35–0 vs. Virginia+35VirginiaWon 35–22 at Maryland+13MarylandWon 27–15 at No. 19 Georgia+12No. 19 GeorgiaLost 14–28 vs. LSU-14LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsUCFW 21–⁠1772%
Sep 9vs2Florida StateL 21–⁠2635%
Sep 16vsNavyW 40–⁠1377%
Sep 21atNC StateL 23–⁠3051%
Sep 30atNorth CarolinaW 42–⁠2849%
Oct 14vsWake ForestW 52–⁠2083%
Oct 21vsDukeW 45–⁠1089%
Oct 28at5ClemsonW 31–⁠2835%
Nov 9vsVirginiaW 35–⁠068%
Nov 18atMarylandW 35–⁠2267%
Nov 25at19GeorgiaW 27–⁠1548%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsLSUPeach BowlL 14–⁠2869%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 28–⁠14 in the Peach Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 25
  2. Wk 12: 24
  3. Wk 13: 20
  4. Wk 14: 18
  5. Wk 15: 17
  6. Wk 16: 15
  7. Final: 17

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-AmericanChris Brown, OT

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearGeorge O’Leary, coach

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 15
Points
386–⁠237
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1663 +78 this season
SP+ rating
13.4 No. 26 of 116; offense No. 26, defense No. 34
SRS
13.0 No. 16 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 19
Offensive coordinator
Ralph Friedgen
Defensive coordinator
Ted Roof

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Hobie Holiday OLB★★★★No. 52
Brandon Sumner PRO★★★★No. 93

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

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.967
Linebackers14.00.979
Whole class24.00.973

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.

All-ACC

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Chris BrownOTAP-1
  • Brent KeyOGAP-1
  • Greg GathersDLAP-1
  • Luke MangetKAP-1

Second team

  • Kelly CampbellWRAP-2
  • George GodseyQBAP-2
  • Nick RogersDLAP-2
  • Jeremy MuyresDBAP-2

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.