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2000 South Carolina

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Lou Holtz, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2000, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 31–0; won vs. No. 9 Georgia 21–10; won vs. Eastern Michigan 41–6; won vs. No. 25 Mississippi State 23–19; lost at Alabama 17–27; won at Kentucky 20–17; won vs. Arkansas 27–7; won at Vanderbilt 30–14; lost vs. Tennessee 14–17; lost at No. 5 Florida 21–41; lost at No. 16 Clemson 14–16; won vs. No. 19 Ohio State 24–7+35−20Won 31–0 vs. New Mexico State+31New Mexico StateWon 21–10 vs. No. 9 Georgia+11No. 9 GeorgiaWon 41–6 vs. Eastern Michigan+35Eastern MichiganWon 23–19 vs. No. 25 Mississippi State+4No. 25 Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–27 at Alabama-10AlabamaWon 20–17 at Kentucky+3KentuckyWon 27–7 vs. Arkansas+20ArkansasWon 30–14 at Vanderbilt+16VanderbiltLost 14–17 vs. Tennessee-3TennesseeLost 21–41 at No. 5 Florida-20No. 5 FloridaLost 14–16 at No. 16 Clemson-2No. 16 ClemsonWon 24–7 vs. No. 19 Ohio State+17No. 19 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠045%
Sep 9vs9GeorgiaW 21–⁠1032%
Sep 16vsEastern MichiganW 41–⁠663%
Sep 23vs25Mississippi StateW 23–⁠1933%
Sep 30atAlabamaL 17–⁠2731%
Oct 7atKentuckyW 20–⁠1740%
Oct 14vsArkansasW 27–⁠745%
Oct 21atVanderbiltW 30–⁠1456%
Oct 28vsTennesseeL 14–⁠1744%
Nov 11at5FloridaL 21–⁠4119%
Nov 18at16ClemsonL 14–⁠1627%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs19Ohio StateOutback BowlW 24–⁠733%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 24–⁠7 in the Outback Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 23
  2. Wk 8: 24
  3. Wk 9: 18
  4. Wk 10: 17
  5. Wk 11: 22
  6. Wk 12: 21
  7. Wk 13: 25
  8. Final: 19

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
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 17
Points
283–⁠181
Coach
Lou Holtz
Elo
1558 +197 this season
SP+ rating
16.6 No. 14 of 116; offense No. 70, defense No. 2
SRS
11.6 No. 21 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Skip Holtz
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Strong
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Derek WatsonRBAP-2
  • Cedric WilliamsOGAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠110–⁠310
Auburn6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠38–⁠419
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠4
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠420
LSU5–⁠38–⁠422
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠424
Ole Miss4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas3–⁠56–⁠6
Alabama3–⁠53–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠8
Kentucky0–⁠82–⁠9

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