2000 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2000 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was George Welsh, who retired from coaching after the season. They played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
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  
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

Schedule

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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 DukeW 26–1018,776
September 233:30 pmNo. 11 Clemson 
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ABCL 10–3160,695
September 306:30 pmat Wake ForestW 27–1020,151
October 712:00 pmMaryland
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)
JPSW 31–2353,655
October 213:30 pmat No. 6 Florida StateABCL 3–3779,121
October 2812:00 pmNorth Carolina
JPSW 17–656,692
November 98:00 pmat Georgia TechESPNL 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  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.