2000 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2000 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Chuck Amato. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2000 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

2000 NC State Wolfpack football
MicronPC.com Bowl champion
MicronPC.com Bowl, W 38–30 vs. Minnesota
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–4 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Chuck Amato (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Norm Chow (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Buddy Green (5th season)
Home stadium	Carter–Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	Arkansas State*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 38–31 2OT	46,973
September 9	12:00 pm	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	ESPN2	W 41–38	30,151
September 16	7:00 pm	SMU*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina		W 41–0	50,034
September 21	8:00 pm	Georgia Tech		Carter-Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPN	W 30–23 OT	49,857
October 7	3:30 pm	at No. 5 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Textile Bowl)	ABC	L 27–34	79,566
October 14	3:30 pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–20	59,000
October 28	7:00 pm	No. 6 Florida State	No. 21	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ESPN	L 14–58	52,384
November 4	3:30 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland	ABC	L 28–35 2OT	28,410
November 11	1:00 pm	Duke		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)		W 35–31	51,680
November 18	2:30 pm	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia		L 17–24	55,861
November 25	12:00 pm	Wake Forest		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina (rivalry)	ESPN	W 32–14	29,821
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. Minnesota*		Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida (MicronPC.com Bowl)	TBS	W 38–30	28,359
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2000 NC State Wolfpack football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 3 Koren Robinson So QB 17 Philip Rivers Fr G 54 Sean Locklear Fr WR 82 Jerricho Cotchery Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 9 Terrence Holt So SS   Adrian Wilson Jr LB 44 Levar Fisher Jr LB   Clayton White Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Chuck Amato Coordinators/assistant coaches Norm Chow – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Doc Holliday – Asst. Head coach/Wide receivers Todd Stroud – Strength and conditioning Manny Diaz – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Maryland

See also: 2000 Maryland Terrapins football team

Duke

See also: 2000 Duke Blue Devils football team

Virginia

See also: 2000 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Wake Forest

See also: 2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry

vs. Minnesota (MicronPC.com Bowl)

Main article: 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl

See also: 2000 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Awards and honors

• Levar Fisher – ACC Defensive Player of the Year
• Philip Rivers – ACC Rookie of the Year

Team players in the 2001 NFL Draft

Main article: 2001 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Koren Robinson	Wide receiver	1	9	Seattle Seahawks
Adrian Wilson	Strong safety	3	64	Arizona Cardinals

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