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2000 Virginia Tech

11–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Big East), coached by Frank Beamer, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2000, game by game: won vs. Akron 52–23; won at East Carolina 45–28; won vs. Rutgers 49–0; won at Boston College 48–34; won vs. Temple 35–13; won vs. West Virginia 48–20; won at Syracuse 22–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 37–34; lost at No. 3 Miami 21–41; won at UCF 44–21; won vs. Virginia 42–21; won vs. No. 16 Clemson 41–20+49−20Won 52–23 vs. Akron+29AkronWon 45–28 at East Carolina+17East CarolinaWon 49–0 vs. Rutgers+49RutgersWon 48–34 at Boston College+14Boston CollegeWon 35–13 vs. Temple+22TempleWon 48–20 vs. West Virginia+28West VirginiaWon 22–14 at Syracuse+8SyracuseWon 37–34 vs. Pittsburgh+3PittsburghLost 21–41 at No. 3 Miami-20No. 3 MiamiWon 44–21 at UCF+23UCFWon 42–21 vs. Virginia+21VirginiaWon 41–20 vs. No. 16 Clemson+21No. 16 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsAkronW 52–⁠2381%
Sep 7atEast CarolinaW 45–⁠2858%
Sep 16vsRutgersW 49–⁠090%
Sep 30atBoston CollegeW 48–⁠3469%
Oct 7vsTempleW 35–⁠1388%
Oct 12vsWest VirginiaW 48–⁠2080%
Oct 21atSyracuseW 22–⁠1468%
Oct 28vsPittsburghW 37–⁠3482%
Nov 4at3MiamiL 21–⁠4151%
Nov 11atUCFW 44–⁠2171%
Nov 25vsVirginiaW 42–⁠2181%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16ClemsonGator BowlW 41–⁠2066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 41–⁠20 in the Gator Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big East.

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

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Led the nationLee Suggs: rushing touchdowns (27 TD), points (168 pts), points per game (15.27)

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Big East
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 2
Points
484–⁠269
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1779 +111 this season
SP+ rating
28.2 No. 4 of 116; offense No. 1, defense No. 29
SRS
20.9 No. 6 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 37
Offensive coordinator
Rickey Bustle
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Richard Johnson WR★★★★No. 107

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

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers14.00.963

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 1Michael Vick QBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Cory Bird DBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Matt Lehr CDallas Cowboys

All-Big East

4 first team, 8 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 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami7–⁠011–⁠12
Virginia Tech6–⁠111–⁠16
Pittsburgh4–⁠37–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠36–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠47–⁠5
Boston College3–⁠47–⁠5
Temple1–⁠64–⁠7
Rutgers0–⁠73–⁠8

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