2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Virginia Tech competed as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hokies were led by Frank Beamer in his 14th year as head coach.

2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 41–20 vs. Clemson
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
2000 record11–1 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (6th season)
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 56,272)
2000 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Miami (FL) $  7 –0     11 –1  
No. 6 Virginia Tech  6 –1     11 –1  
Pittsburgh  4 –3     7 –5  
Syracuse  4 –3     6 –5  
Boston College  3 –4     7 –5  
West Virginia  3 –4     7 –5  
Temple  1 –6     4 –7  
Rutgers  0 –7     3 –8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

Michael Vick's 2000 season did have its share of highlights, such as his career rushing high of 210 yards against the Boston College Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Against West Virginia in the Black Diamond Trophy game, Vick accounted for 288 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in a 48–20 win. The following week, Vick led the Hokies back from a 14–0 deficit against Syracuse at the Carrier Dome—where the Hokies had not won since 1986. Vick put the game away with a 55-yard run with 1:34 left.[1]

The following game against Pittsburgh, Vick was injured and had to miss the rest of that game, the entire game against Central Florida, and was unable to start against the Miami Hurricanes—the Hokies' lone loss of the season. Vick's final game at Virginia Tech came against the Clemson Tigers in the 2001 Gator Bowl, where he was named MVP of the game.

The opening game on August 27 against Georgia Tech was postponed due to lightning and then canceled due to an unplayable field.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 278:00 p.m.Georgia Tech*No. 11
ESPN2 Postponed, then cancelled56,276
September 212:00 p.m.Akron*No. 11
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN+W 52–2356,272
September 78:00 p.m.at East Carolina*No. 10
ESPNW 45–2845,123
September 1612:00 p.m.RutgersNo. 8
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN+W 49–056,272
September 303:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 4
CBSW 48–3444,500
October 712:00 p.m.TempleNo. 3
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPN+W 35–1356,272
October 128:00 p.m.West VirginiaNo. 3
ESPNW 48–2056,272
October 217:00 p.m.at SyracuseNo. 2
ESPNW 22–1449,033
October 283:30 p.m.PittsburghNo. 2
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
CBSW 37–3456,272
November 412:00 p.m.at No. 3 Miami (FL)No. 2
CBSL 21–4177,410
November 116:00 p.m.at Central Florida*No. 8
W 44–2150,220
November 257:30 p.m.Virginia*No. 6
ESPNW 42–2156,272
January 1, 200112:30 p.m.vs. No. 16 Clemson*No. 6
NBCW 41–2068,741
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster
2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 88 Andre Davis Jr
RB 27 Jarrett Ferguson Jr
T 76 Dave Kadela Sr
G 69 Matt Lehr Sr
QB 7 Michael Vick So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 66 Chad Beasley Jr
DB 16 Cory Bird Sr
DB 14 Nick Sorensen Sr
LB 40 Ben Taylor Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
Further information: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 11 11 10 8 5 4 3 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 2 8 7 6 6 6 6 
Coaches 10 10 9 8 4 (1) 4 3 2 (3) 2 (1) 2 2 (4) 8 7 5 5 5 6 
BCS Not released 3 2 8 6 6 5 5 Not released

Games summaries

Akron
See also: 2000 Akron Zips football team

at East Carolina
See also: 2000 East Carolina Pirates football team

Rutgers
See also: 2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

at Boston College
See also: 2000 Boston College Eagles football team and Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry

Temple
See also: 2000 Temple Owls football team

West Virginia
See also: 1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry

at Syracuse
See also: 2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Pittsburgh
See also: 2000 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

at Miami (FL)
See also: 2000 Miami Hurricanes football team, Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry, and College GameDay (football)

[3]

at UCF
See also: 2000 UCF Golden Knights football team

Virginia
See also: 2000 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry

vs. Clemson (Gator Bowl)
Main article: 2001 Gator Bowl
See also: 2000 Clemson Tigers football team

[4]

2000 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Michael VickQuarterback11Atlanta Falcons
Cory BirdDefensive back391Indianapolis Colts
Matt LehrCenter5137Dallas Cowboys

[5]

References
  1. Robertson, Jimmy (October 22, 2000). "Tech Puts End to Carrier Dome Hex". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  2. "Virginia Tech Football TV History". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  3. "Vick's Pain, Miami's Gain". The Washington Post. November 5, 2000. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  4. "Vick Sends Clemson to Defeat, Then Ponders His Next Step". The New York Times. January 2, 2001. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm
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