The 2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented

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as member of the

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(ACC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach

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, the Yellow Jackets compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the ACC. Georgia Tech was invited to the

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, where the Yellow Jackets lost to

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]. The team played home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in

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Schedule

The Yellow Jackets were scheduled to open the season on August 27 against

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at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia in the BCA Classic, but lightning struck around the stadium as the teams were lining up for kickoff. The game eventually was canceled after a lengthy delay.

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References

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