2000 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2000 Clemson Tigers football Clemson Tigers logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 14 16 9–3 6–2 Tommy Bowden 2nd Rich Rodriguez 2nd Spread option Reggie Herring 2nd 4–3 Chad Carson Rod Gardner Chad Speck Memorial Stadium Gator Bowl L Lost 20–41 vs. Virginia Tech The 2000 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Tommy Bowden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the ACC. Clemson was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Tigers lost to Virginia Tech. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. The 54-7 loss to Florida State would be Clemson's last by 40 or more points until the 2026 season opener vs. LSU. Schedule 2000 AP Eastern September 2 6:00 p.m. w y 17 The Citadel Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 38–0 75,086 September 9 3:30 p.m. w y 17 Missouri Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ABC 62–9 70,382 September 16 1:00 p.m. w 16 Wake Forest Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 55–7 72,940 September 23 3:30 p.m. w y 11 Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA ABC 31–10 60,695 September 30 12:00 p.m. w y 7 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC JPS 52–22 16,872 October 7 3:30 p.m. w 5 NC State Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC Textile Bowl ABC 34–27 79,566 October 14 6:00 p.m. w 5 Maryland Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ESPN2 35–14 83,752 October 21 5:30 p.m. w y 5 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 38–24 55,000 October 28 3:30 p.m. l 5 Georgia Tech Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry ABC 28–31 81,734 November 4 7:30 p.m. l y 10 Florida State 4 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ESPN 7–54 82,514 November 18 3:30 p.m. w y 15 South Carolina 25 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry ABC 16–14 85,187 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-tigers-win-thriller/157478285/ The Herald Tigers win thriller November 19, 2000 October 20, 2024 Newspapers.com January 1, 2001 12:30 p.m. l y y 16 Virginia Tech 6 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl NBC 20–41 68,741 https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2001/01/02/virginia-tech-gobbles-up-clemson-in-gator-bowl/26664358007/ Virginia Tech gobbles up Clemson in Gator Bowl The Ledger January 1, 2001 February 6, 2024 2000 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/clemson/2000-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 31, 2025 2000-01 Football Schedule https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/schedule/season/2000/ Clemson University August 31, 2025 Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 17 17 17 16 11 7 5 5 5 5 10 17 16 15 15 16 16 Coaches 0 16 19 18 19 16 11 8 5 4 3 4 10 15 14 12 13 13 14 BCS 9 15 7 13 NR NR 13 15 15 Roster 2000 Clemson Tigers f 1 Jr Woodrow Dantzler QB yes y 23 Sr Rod Gardner WR y 26 Sr Terry Witherspoon FB 59 Jr Kyle Young C yes 9 Sr Robert Carswell Robert Carswell (American football) FS y 40 Jr Charles Hafley SS yes 43 Jr Keith Adams Keith Adams (American football) LB y 98 So Nick Eason DE y https://web.archive.org/web/20001019032145/http://clemsontigers.fansonly.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/clem-m-footbl-mtt-num.html *Tommy Bowden 2000-10-18 References Clemson Category:Clemson Tigers football seasons Clemson Tigers football