2000 NC State Wolfpack football team

2000 NC State Wolfpack football
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 →

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.

Quick Facts NC State Wolfpack football, MicronPC.com Bowl champion ...

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

Schedule

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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