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Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
2000 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Miami (FL) $   7 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 6 Virginia Tech   6 – 1     11 – 1  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Syracuse   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Boston College   3 – 4     7 – 5  
West Virginia   3 – 4     7 – 5  
Temple   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Rutgers   0 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

September 212:00 PMAkron*No. 11

ESPN+W 52-23 56,272 September 78:00 PMat East Carolina*No. 10

ESPNW 45-28 45,123 September 1612:00 PMRutgersNo. 8

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA

ESPN+W 49-0 56,272 September 303:30 PMat Boston CollegeNo. 4

CBSW 48-34 44,500 October 712:00 PMTempleNo. 3

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA

W 35-13 56,272 October 128:00 PMWest VirginiaNo. 3

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA

ESPNW 48-20 56,272 October 217:00 PMat SyracuseNo. 2

ESPNW 22-14 49,033 October 283:30 PMPittsburghNo. 2

  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA

CBSW 37-34 56,272 November 412:00 PMat No. 3 Miami (FL)No. 2

CBSL 41-21 77,410 November 116:00 PMat Central Florida*No. 8

W 44-21 50,220 November 257:30 PMVirginia*No. 6

ESPNW 42-21 56,272 January 112:30 PMvs. No. 16 Clemson*No. 6

NBCW 41-20 68,741

Template:CFB Schedule End[3]

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

[4]

Awards and honors

Notes

  1. ^ Robertson, Jimmy (October 22, 2000). "Tech puts end to Carrier Dome hex". hokiesports.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech Football TV History". Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  3. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=343&season=2000
  4. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm
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