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2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2000
team	South Carolina Gamecocks
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	Eastern Division
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	21
APRank	19
record	8–4
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Lou Holtz
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Skip Holtz
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Spread
def_coach	Charlie Strong
dc_year	2nd
def_scheme	[3–3–5](3-3-5-defense)
stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium
champion	Outback Bowl champion
bowl	[Outback Bowl](2001-outback-bowl)
bowl_result	W 24–7 vs. [Ohio State](2000-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)

The 2000 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, 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, snapped a 21-game losing streak which dated back to 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 heavily favored No. 10 Georgia that ended the Gamecocks' SEC losing streak. South Carolina fans tore down the goalposts at Williams–Brice Stadium on both occasions in celebration. Before the program's last-ever "Orange Crush" ending the regular season, the Gamecocks were ranked No. 17, their highest ranking since 1988. On the first day of the 21st century, the Gamecocks defeated No. 19 Ohio State in the Outback Bowl, their first bowl appearance since 1994 and only the second bowl victory in school history. South Carolina finished the season ranked No. 19 in the AP poll and No. 21 in the Coaches Poll, which was only the fourth final ranking in program history.

Schedule

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Rankings

Roster

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

References

(June 6, 2012). "The Birth of the 3-3-5 Defense".
(2024-01-11). "Gamecocks End Loss Streak at 21". Washington Post.
"Georgia Georgia/South Carolina S. Carolina College Football recap on ESPN".
Kendall, Josh. (October 29, 2014). "Orange Crush not what it used to be".
"South Carolina Gamecocks Bowls".
"South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History".
(September 3, 2000). "Aggies go blank in Carolina". Albuquerque Journal.
(September 10, 2000). "So. Carolina? Not So. Carolina". The Macon Telegraph.
(September 17, 2000). "South Carolina overpowers EMU". Detroit Free Press.
(September 24, 2000). "Carolina defeats Miss. St.". Florence Morning News.
(October 1, 2000). "Bama salvages pride by stopping S.C.'s run". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
(October 8, 2000). "Cats fall short against Gamecocks". Messenger-Inquirer.
(October 15, 2000). "Gamecocks go bowling". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(October 22, 2000). "Gamecocks run wild, top Vandy". Anderson Independent-Mail.
(October 29, 2000). "Oh Henry! Vols rally past USC". The Index-Journal.
(November 12, 2000). "Gator fans thinking Orange". Pensacola News Journal.
(November 19, 2000). "Tigers win thriller". The Herald.
(January 2, 2001). "Buckeyes bashed; Snubbed Brewer gets the last laugh". The Akron Beacon Journal.
"2000 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
. ["2000 NCAA Football Statistics (South Carolina)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/218672). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.

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