2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

	2000 Big East football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion ; Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia Tech Hokies football
	2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 41–20 vs. Clemson
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
2000 record	11–1 (6–1 Big East)
Head coach	Frank Beamer (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster (6th season)
Home stadium	Lane Stadium; (Capacity: 56,272)
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

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.

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 cancelled due to an unplayable field.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	8:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	No. 11	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (BCA Classic)	ESPN2	Postponed, then cancelled	56,276
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Akron*	No. 11	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	W 52–23	56,272
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	No. 10	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	W 45–28	45,123
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 8	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	W 49–0	56,272
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 4	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA (rivalry)	CBS	W 48–34	44,500
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Temple	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	W 35–13	56,272
October 12	8:00 p.m.	West Virginia	No. 3	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Black Diamond Trophy)	ESPN	W 48–20	56,272
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 22–14	49,033
October 28	3:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 2	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	CBS	W 37–34	56,272
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Miami (FL)	No. 2	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry) (College GameDay)	CBS	L 21–41	77,410
November 11	6:00 p.m.	at Central Florida*	No. 8	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		W 44–21	50,220
November 25	7:30 p.m.	Virginia*	No. 6	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ESPN	W 42–21	56,272
January 1, 2001	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Clemson*	No. 6	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	NBC	W 41–20	68,741
*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.	#	Name	Class
WR	`88`	Davis, AndreAndre Davis	5.0 !Jr
RB	`27`	Ferguson, JarrettJarrett Ferguson	5.0 !Jr
T	`76`	Kadela, DaveDave Kadela	7.0 !Sr
G	`69`	Lehr, MattMatt Lehr	7.0 !Sr
QB	`7`	Vick, MichaelMichael Vick	3.0 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`66`	Beasley, ChadChad Beasley	5.0 !Jr
DB	`16`	Bird, CoryCory Bird	7.0 !Sr
DB	`14`	Sorensen, NickNick Sorensen	7.0 !Sr
LB	`40`	Taylor, BenBen Taylor	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Frank Beamer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

2000 team players in the NFL[]

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Michael Vick	Quarterback	1	1	Atlanta Falcons
Cory Bird	Defensive back	3	91	Indianapolis Colts
Matt Lehr	Center	5	137	Dallas Cowboys

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References[]

↑ 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225555/http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/10222000aaa.html. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
↑ "Virginia Tech Football TV History". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Athletics. http://www.hokiesports.com/football/tv.html. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm

[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. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225555/http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/10222000aaa.html. Retrieved August 29, 2007.

[2] "Virginia Tech Football TV History". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Athletics. http://www.hokiesports.com/football/tv.html. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[3] ttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm

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