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2000 Maryland

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ron Vanderlinden.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2000, game by game: won vs. Temple 17–10; lost at West Virginia 17–30; won vs. Middle Tennessee 45–27; lost vs. No. 2 Florida State 7–59; lost at Virginia 23–31; lost at No. 5 Clemson 14–35; won vs. Wake Forest 37–7; won at Duke 20–9; won vs. NC State 35–28; lost at North Carolina 10–13; lost vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech 22–35+30−52Won 17–10 vs. Temple+7TempleLost 17–30 at West Virginia-13West VirginiaWon 45–27 vs. Middle Tennessee+18Middle TennesseeLost 7–59 vs. No. 2 Florida State-52No. 2 Florida StateLost 23–31 at Virginia-8VirginiaLost 14–35 at No. 5 Clemson-21No. 5 ClemsonWon 37–7 vs. Wake Forest+30Wake ForestWon 20–9 at Duke+11DukeWon 35–28 vs. NC State+7NC StateLost 10–13 at North Carolina-3North CarolinaLost 22–35 vs. No. 20 Georgia Tech-13No. 20 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsTempleW 17–⁠1063%
Sep 16atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠3034%
Sep 23vsMiddle TennesseeW 45–⁠2773%
Sep 28vs2Florida StateL 7–⁠5918%
Oct 7atVirginiaL 23–⁠3130%
Oct 14at5ClemsonL 14–⁠3519%
Oct 21vsWake ForestW 37–⁠766%
Oct 28atDukeW 20–⁠964%
Nov 4vsNC StateW 35–⁠2846%
Nov 11atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠1347%
Nov 18vs20Georgia TechL 22–⁠3533%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 35–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

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.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠284
Coach
Ron Vanderlinden
Elo
1465 +9 this season
SP+ rating
-0.5 No. 72 of 116; offense No. 79, defense No. 58
SRS
−0.1 No. 64 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 35
Offensive coordinator
Bob Heffner
Defensive coordinator
Wally Ake

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Chris Kelley PRO★★★★No. 102

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

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.965

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 2Kris Jenkins DTCarolina Panthers
Rd 2LaMont Jordan RBNew York Jets

All-ACC

2 second 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

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.