The 2000 NC State Wolfpack football team represented

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during the

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. The team's head coach was

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. NC State has been a member of the

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(ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 2000 at

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, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Maryland

Duke

Virginia

Wake Forest

MicronPC.com Bowl

Rankings

Awards and honors

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–

ACC Defensive Player of the Year The Atlantic Coast Conference honors players and coaches upon the conclusion of each college football season with the following individual honors as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Coach of the Year *1953: Jim Tatum, Mary ...

Philip Rivers Philip Michael Rivers (born December 8, 1981) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Chargers franchise. He played college football at NC State and was sele ...

– ACC Rookie of the Year

Team players in the 2001 NFL Draft

References

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NC State Wolfpack football seasons Cheez-It Bowl champion seasons

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