July 10, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Added as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference preliminary television schedule for its 2000 football season, the Maryland at West Virginia game on Sept. 16 will be played at noon (ET) in front of a national television audience on ESPN2.
The Terrapins and Mountaineers will meet for the 21st consecutive season in a non-conference game at Mountaineer Field. WVU boasts an 18-17-2 all-time series advantage including an 11-9 mark during annual meetings since 1980. The Terps, however, stunned the Mountaineers last season by winning 33-0 in College Park.
The Maryland-West Virginia contest is the Terps' first of two games on ESPN or ESPN2 in the season's first month. Maryland opens its season at home against Temple on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. before traveling to West Virginia. Middle Tennessee State visits Byrd Stadium in a final non-conference game on Sept. 23, just five days before the Terps open ACC action at home against defending national champ Florida State in an ESPN game on Thursday night, Sept. 28.
The Terps will do battle in two of the ACC's seven games scheduled for ESPN or ESPN2, as announced this week as part of the ACC's 15-game preliminary TV schedule. ABC has seven games involving ACC teams listed on its initial regular season schedule, including three prime time Saturday evening contests.
The games listed below have been selected prior to the season. The remainder of the television schedule will be selected as the season progresses with selections made either six or 12 days prior to the game. ABC will televise an additional nine ACC games while ESPN and ESPN2 will carry an additional five ACC games. Jefferson Pilot Sports will broadcast ACC games on eight consecutive Saturdays on its syndicated package beginning Sept. 30. Additional non-conference road games may be aired on other conference television packages.
2000 ACC Football Television Schedule (preliminary)
Day Date Game TV Time
Saturday August 26 Florida State vs. Brigham Young ABC 8:00
Sunday August 27 Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech ESPN2 8:00
Saturday September 2 Brigham Young at Virginia ABC 3:30
Saturday September 9 NC State at Indiana ESPN2 Noon
Saturday September 9 Missouri at Clemson ABC 3:30
Saturday September 9 Florida State at Georgia Tech ABC 8:00
Saturday September 16 Maryland at West Virginia ESPN2 Noon
Saturday September 16 North Carolina at Florida State ABC 3:30
Thursday September 21 Georgia Tech at NC State ESPN 8:00
Saturday September 23 Clemson at Virginia ABC 3:30
Saturday September 23 Louisville at Florida State ESPN2 6:00
Thursday September 28 Florida State at Maryland ESPN 8:00
Saturday October 7 Florida State at Miami CBS Noon
Thursday November 9 Virginia at Georgia Tech ESPN 8:00
Saturday November 18 Florida at Florida State ABC 8:00
