2000 Florida State Seminoles football team

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2000 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
ACC champion
Orange Bowl (BCS NCG), L 2–13 vs. Oklahoma
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record11–2 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mark Richt (7th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (17th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Florida State $  8 –0   11 –2  
No. 17 Georgia Tech  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 16 Clemson  6 –2   9 –3  
Virginia  5 –3   6 –6  
NC State  4 –4   8 –4  
North Carolina  3 –5   6 –5  
Maryland  3 –5   5 –6  
Wake Forest  1 –7   2 –9  
Duke  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The defending national champion Seminoles reached the title game for the third straight year and quarterback Chris Weinke won the school's second Heisman Trophy.

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As a senior in 2000, Chris Weinke led the nation in passing with 4,167 yards and won the Heisman Trophy, awarded to college football's best player, as well as the Davey O'Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Award. He also led the Seminoles to the Orange Bowl for their third title game in as many years, however the team failed to defend their title and lost 13–2 to the Oklahoma Sooners. At the age of 28, Weinke was the oldest player in history to win the Heisman Trophy. He finished his Florida State career with a 32–3 record and held numerous FSU records including most passing yards in a career and most career touchdown passes.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 268:00 p.m.vs. BYU *No. 2
 ABC W 29–354,260
September 98:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech No. 2
ABCW 26–2146,381
September 163:30 p.m. North Carolina No. 2
ABCW 63–1479,287
September 236:00 p.m. Louisville *No. 2
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
 ESPN2 W 31–080,741
September 2812:00 p.m.at Maryland No. 2
 ESPN W 59–747,044
October 712:00 p.m.at No. 7 Miami (FL) *No. 1
 CBS L 24–2780,905
October 147:00 p.m. Duke Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
 PPV W 63–1480,280
October 213:30 p.m. Virginia No. 6
ABCW 37–379,121
October 287:00 p.m.at No. 21 NC State No. 6
ESPNW 58–1452,384
November 47:30 p.m.No. 10 Clemson No. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 54–782,514
November 118:00 p.m.at Wake Forest No. 3
PPVW 35–627,071
November 188:00 p.m.No. 4 Florida *No. 3
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)
ABCW 30–783,042 [1]
January 38:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Oklahoma *No. 3
ABCL 2–1376,835
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 2 (29)2 (30)2 (28)2 (26)2 (26)2 (30)1 (42)7664 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)3 (1)5
Coaches Poll 2 (21)2 (17)2 (15)2 (10)2 (14)2 (14)2 (21)7664333 (1)3 (5)3 (1)4
BCS Not released5323222Not released

Roster

2000 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1Jeff ChaneySr
WR 4 Anquan Boldin So
WR 13 Marvin Minnis Sr
QB 16 Chris Weinke Sr
WR 21 Talman Gardner So
RB 22Davy FordJr
RB 23 Travis Minor Sr
OT 75 Char-ron Dorsey Sr
WR 80 Javon Walker Jr
TE 81Nick FranklinSr
TE 82Patrick HughesJr
WR 83Devard DarlingFr
TE 85Ryan SpragueSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 3Malcolm TatumSo
DB 6 Derrick Gibson Sr
CB 10Stanford SamuelsFr
CB 27 Tay Cody Sr
FS 28 Chris Hope Jr
LB 29 Tommy Polley Sr
LB 55 Brian Allen Sr
DE 58 Jamal Reynolds Sr
DT 90Kevin EmanuelFr
NG 91Jeff WombleFr
NG 92Travis JohnsonFr
DT 93Eric PowellJr
DE 94O. J. JacksonSo
DT 95Rian CasonSo
DE 96Randy WilkinsSr
DT 97Tony BenfordSo
NG 98Chris WoodsSo
DE 99David WarrenSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-10-18

Awards and honors

2000 team members in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jamal ReynoldsDefensive End110Green Bay Packers
Derrick GibsonDefensive Back128Oakland Raiders
Tommy PolleyOutside Linebacker242St. Louis Rams
Tay CodyCornerback367San Diego Chargers
Snoop MinnisWide Receiver377Kansas City Chiefs
Brian AllenLinebacker383St. Louis Rams
Travis MinorRunning Back385Miami Dolphins
Chris WeinkeQuarterback4106Carolina Panthers
Char-ron DorseyTackle7242Dallas Cowboys

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References

  1. ↑ "Seminoles blast Gators". Florida Today. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Heisman Trophy Winners
  3. ↑ "Awards". Touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ "College Football Awards – Lombardi Award". Football.about.com. November 2, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  5. ↑ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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