2000 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2000 Virginia Cavaliers football
Oahu Bowl, L 14–27 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–6 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Tranquill (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (10th season)
Captains
Home stadiumScott Stadium
2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 17 Georgia Tech   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 16 Clemson   6 – 2     9 – 3  
  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 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by George Welsh in his 19th and final season as head coach, the Cavaliers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. Virginia was invited to the Oahu Bowl, where the Cavaliers lost to Georgia. The team played home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23:30 pmBYU*
ABCL 35–38 OT60,435
September 93:30 pmRichmond*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 34–650,285
September 166:00 pmat Duke
W 26–1018,776
September 233:30 pmNo. 11 Clemsondagger
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCL 10–3160,695
September 306:30 pmat Wake Forest
W 27–1020,151
October 712:00 pmMaryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
JPSW 31–2353,655
October 213:30 pmat No. 6 Florida State
ABCL 3–3779,121
October 2812:00 pmNorth Carolina
JPSW 17–656,692
November 98:00 pmat Georgia Tech
ESPNL 0–3541,885
November 182:30 pmNC State
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
W 24–1755,861
November 257:30 pmat No. 6 Virginia Tech*
ESPNL 21–4256,272
December 248:30 pmvs. No. 24 Georgia*
ESPNL 14–3724,187[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2000 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Antwoine Womack Jr
QB 3 Bryson Spinner Fr
QB 7 Matt Schaub Fr
WR 11 Billy McMullen So
FB 41 Patrick Washington Sr
TE 81 Chris Luzar Jr
TE 87 Billy Baber Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 32 Byron Thweatt Sr
LB 33 Donny Green Sr
LB 39 Angelo Crowell So
DT 98 Monsanto Pope Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Georgia vanquishes Virginia". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 25, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2000-01 Results". University of Virginia Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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