2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Peach Bowl, L, 14–28 vs. LSU
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#17
2000 record	9–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	George O'Leary
Home stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium (Capacity: 46,000)

2000 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Florida State $		8	–	0		11	–	2
#17 Georgia Tech		6	–	2		9	–	3
#16 Clemson		6	–	2		9	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3		6	–	6
NC State		4	–	4		8	–	4
North Carolina		3	–	5		6	–	5
Maryland		3	–	5		5	–	6
Wake Forest		1	–	7		2	–	9
Duke		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's coach was George O'Leary. It played its home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta.

Virginia Tech

The Yellow Jackets were scheduled to play Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia in the BCA Classic, but lightning struck around the stadium as the teams were lining up for kickoff. The game eventually was cancelled after a lengthy delay.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	UCF*		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA		W 21–17	40,993
September 9	8:00 PM	#2 Florida State		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 21–26	46,381
September 16	3:30 PM	Navy*		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	HTS	W 40–13	46,032
September 21	8:00 PM	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN	L 23–30 ^OT	49,857
September 30	3:30 PM	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	W 42–28	52,000
October 14	12:00 PM	Wake Forest		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	JPS	W 52–20	43,829
October 21	12:00 PM	Duke		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	JPS	W 45–10	36,908
October 28	3:30 PM	at #5 Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	ABC	W 31–28	81,734
November 9	8:00 PM	Virginia	#24	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	W 35–0	41,885
November 18	12:00 PM	at Maryland	#20	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	JPS	W 35–22	24,701
November 25	12:00 PM	at #19 Georgia*	#18	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	CBS	W 27–15	85,912
December 31	5:00 PM	vs. LSU*	#15	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–28	73,614
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "ACC Coach of the Year George O'Leary Steers Rambling Wreck to Fourth Straight Bowl". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. December 7, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
↑ "2000-01 Archive". Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved September 18, 2012.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football

Venues	Ponce de Leon Park (1907–1911) Bobby Dodd Stadium (1913–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Clemson Georgia: Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Tennessee Tulane Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" "Up with the White and Gold" Marching band Heisman shift 1916 Cumberland game Toe meets leather

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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

National championship seasons in bold

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