2000 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

2000 North Carolina Tar Heels football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2000 record	6–5 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Torbush
Offensive coordinator	Mike O'Cain
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,000)
Seasons

2000 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#5 Florida State †		8	–	0					11	–	2
#16 Clemson		6	–	2					9	–	3
#17 Georgia Tech		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 champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was led by head coach Carl Torbush, who would be fired at the end of the season.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons in Position
Carl Torbush	Head Coach	3rd
Gunter Brewer	Wide Receivers	1st
	Defensive tackles	1st
Ken Browning	Tight Ends /	7th
	Strength and Conditioning Coordinator	1st
Ron Case	Defensive Backs / Special Teams Coordinator	5th
Robbie Caldwell	Offensive Line	1st
	Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers	1st
Darrell Moody	Running Backs/ Recruiting Coordinator	11th
Mike O'Cain	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks	1st
NA	Defensive Ends	1st

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 30–9	44,000
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 35–14	30,087
September 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 14–63	79,287
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Marshall*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 20–15	53,000
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ABC	L 28–42	52,000
October 14	3:30 p.m.	NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Carolina–State Game)	ABC	L 20–38	59,000
October 21	5:30 p.m.	No. 5 Clemson	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 24–38	55,000
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)	JPS	L 6–17	56,692
November 4	6:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN2	W 20–17	43,872
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	JPS	W 13–10	40,000
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell Game)	JPS	W 59–21	24,673
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time