American college football season
The 2000 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by third-year head coach Carl Torbush , the Tar Heels played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina . North Carolina finished the season 6–5 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to tie for sixth place. Torbush was fired following the season.
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. Tulsa * W 30–944,000
September 9 6:30 p.m.[ 1] at Wake Forest W 35–1430,087
September 16 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 Florida State ABC L 14–6379,287
September 23 6:00 p.m. Marshall * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 20–1553,000
September 30 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ABC L 28–4252,000
October 14 3:30 p.m. NC State Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) ABC L 20–3859,000
October 21 5:30 p.m. No. 5 Clemson Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 L 24–3855,000
October 28 12:00 p.m. at Virginia JPS L 6–1756,692
November 4 6:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh * ESPN2 W 20–1743,872
November 11 12:00 p.m. Maryland Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC JPS W 13–1040,000
November 18 12:00 p.m.[ 2] at Duke JPS W 59–2124,673
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster
2000 North Carolina Tar Heels football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Coaching staff
Name
Position
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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
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