2000 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
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
[1] |
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 PM |
Tulsa* |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
|
W 30–9 |
44,000 |
September 9 |
7:00 PM |
at Wake Forest |
Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC |
|
W 35–14 |
30,087 |
September 16 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 2 Florida State |
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
ABC |
L 14–63 |
79,287 |
September 23 |
6:00 PM |
Marshall* |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
|
W 20–15 |
53,000 |
September 30 |
3:30 PM |
Georgia Tech |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ABC |
L 28–42 |
52,000 |
October 14 |
3:30 PM |
NC State |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Carolina–State Game) |
ABC |
L 20–38 |
59,000 |
October 21 |
5:30 PM |
No. 5 Clemson |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ESPN2 |
L 24–38 |
55,000 |
October 28 |
12:00 PM |
at Virginia |
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry) |
JPS |
L 6–17 |
56,692 |
November 4 |
6:30 PM |
at Pittsburgh* |
Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA |
ESPN2 |
W 20–17 |
43,872 |
November 11 |
12:00 PM |
Maryland |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
JPS |
W 13–10 |
40,000 |
November 17 |
12:00 PM |
at Duke |
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell Game) |
JPS |
W 59–21 |
24,673 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time[2]. |
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