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2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 19
Record	8–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Skip Holtz (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Strong (2nd season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No.10Florida x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
No.19South Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	4
No.20Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	4
Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	4
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	3	–	8
Kentucky	0	–	8	2	–	9
Western Division
No.18Auburnx	6	–	2	9	–	4
No.22LSU	5	–	3	8	–	4
Ole Miss	4	–	4	7	–	5
No. 24 Mississippi State	4	–	4	8	–	4
Arkansas	3	–	5	6	–	6
Alabama	3	–	5	3	–	8
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his second season as head coach and played their home games at Williams-Brice StadiuminColumbia, South Carolina.

South Carolina made one of the biggest turnarounds in college football history, going from a winless season in 1999 to an eight-win campaign in 2000. Their first win of the season, against New Mexico State, came two years to the day after their previous win, against Ball State on September 2, 1998. South Carolina's turnaround in conference play was also one of the biggest in SEC history, going from 0–8 in 1999, to 5–3 in 2000 including a victory against a heavily favored Georgia team that ended the Gamecocks' SEC losing streak. South Carolina fans tore down the goalposts at Williams-Brice Stadium on both occasions in celebration. On New Year's Day 2001, the Gamecocks defeated Ohio State in the Outback BowlinTampa, Florida. South Carolina finished the season ranked #19 in the AP Poll and #21 in the Coaches Poll.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	New Mexico State*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	PPV	W 31–0	80,814
September 9	3:30 pm	No. 10Georgia		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 21–10	83,605
September 16	7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	PPV	W 41–6	80,922
September 23	12:30 pm	No. 25Mississippi State		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS/CSS	W 23–19	79,949
September 30	3:00 pm	atAlabama	No. 23	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	PPV	L 17–27	83,818
October 7	7:00 pm	atKentucky		Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	W 20–17	69,334
October 14	12:30 pm	Arkansas	No. 24	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	W 27–7	81,935
October 21	2:00 pm	atVanderbilt	No. 18	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	PPV	W 30–14	33,369
October 28	12:30 pm	Tennessee	No. 17	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)	JPS	L 14–17	84,200
November 11	3:30 pm	at No. 4Florida	No. 21	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	CBS	L 21–41	85,718
November 18	3:30 pm	at No. 14Clemson*	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl)	ABC	L 14–16	85,187
January 1	11:00 am	vs. No. 18Ohio State*		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–7	65,229
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[edit]

2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`4`	Andrew Pinnock	So
QB	`5`	Dondrial Pinkins	Fr
RB	`6`	Trevin Smith	Fr
WR	`7`	Michael Ages	So
WR	`8`	Ted Crawford	Fr
QB	`14`	Phil Petty	Jr
WR	`15`	Kevin Sides	Sr
RB	`16`	Jamaica Jackson	Fr
QB	`17`	Mikal Goodman	So
QB	`18`	Josh Rogers	Jr
RB	`19`	Andrea Gause	Fr
QB		Erik Kimrey	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`24`	Sheldon Brown	Jr
DB	`32`	Dunta Robinson	Fr
LB	`33`	Jeremiah Garrison	Fr
LB	`34`	Rod Thomas	So
CB	`35`	Andre Goodman	Jr
DE	`55`	Kalimba Edwards	Jr
NT	`57`	Langston Moore	So
DB	`30`	O'Rondai Cox	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Lou Holtz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Oliver Pough
(Running backs coach)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-11-09

Coaching staff[edit]

Lou Holtz, head coach
Skip Holtz, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks
Charlie Strong, defensive coordinator, defensive line
Dave DeGuglielmo, offensive line
John Gutekunst, defensive backs
Oliver Pough running backs
Dave Roberts, tight ends
Chris Cosh, linebackers
Todd Fitch, wide receivers
Paul Lounsberry, offensive line

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	24	18	17	22	21	25	—	—	—	19
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	24	19	18	24	25	—	—	—	—	21
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

References[edit]

^ "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina Tennessee
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl University of South Carolina steroid scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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