2000 Florida State Seminoles football team

2000 Florida State Seminoles football
2000 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl (BCS NCG), L 2–13 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
Record	11–2 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (25th season);
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 →

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.

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	8:00 p.m.	vs. BYU*	No. 2	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	W 29–3	54,260
September 9	8:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 2	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 26–21	46,381
September 16	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 63–14	79,287
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Louisville*	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	W 31–0	80,741
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 2	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	W 59–7	47,044
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Miami (FL)*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 24–27	80,905
October 14	7:00 p.m.	Duke	No. 7	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	PPV	W 63–14	80,280
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Virginia	No. 6	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ABC	W 37–3	79,121
October 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 NC State	No. 6	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	W 58–14	52,384
November 4	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 Clemson	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 54–7	82,514
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 3	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	PPV	W 35–6	27,071
November 18	8:00 p.m.	No. 4 Florida*	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	W 30–7	83,042
January 3	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*	No. 3	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl, College GameDay)	ABC	L 2–13	76,835
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 Florida State Seminoles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Jeff Chaney	Sr
WR	`4`	Anquan Boldin	So
WR	`13`	Marvin Minnis	Sr
QB	`16`	Chris Weinke	Sr
WR	`21`	Talman Gardner	So
RB	`22`	Davy Ford	Jr
RB	`23`	Travis Minor	Sr
OT	`75`	Char-ron Dorsey	Sr
WR	`80`	Javon Walker	Jr
TE	`81`	Nick Franklin	Sr
TE	`82`	Patrick Hughes	Jr
WR	`83`	Devard Darling	Fr
TE	`85`	Ryan Sprague	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`3`	Malcolm Tatum	So
DB	`6`	Derrick Gibson	Sr
CB	`10`	Stanford Samuels	Fr
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	`90`	Kevin Emanuel	Fr
NG	`91`	Jeff Womble	Fr
NG	`92`	Travis Johnson	Fr
DT	`93`	Eric Powell	Jr
DE	`94`	O. J. Jackson	So
DT	`95`	Rian Cason	So
DE	`96`	Randy Wilkins	Sr
DT	`97`	Tony Benford	So
NG	`98`	Chris Woods	So
DE	`99`	David Warren	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bobby Bowden

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-10-18

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	2 (29)	2 (30)	2 (28)	2 (26)	2 (26)	2 (30)	1 (42)	7	6	6	4 (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)	7	6	6	4	3	3	3 (1)	3 (5)	3 (1)	4
BCS	Not released									5	3	2	3	2	2	2	Not released

2000 team members in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Jamal Reynolds	Defensive End	1	10	Green Bay Packers
Derrick Gibson	Defensive Back	1	28	Oakland Raiders
Tommy Polley	Outside Linebacker	2	42	St. Louis Rams
Tay Cody	Cornerback	3	67	San Diego Chargers
Snoop Minnis	Wide Receiver	3	77	Kansas City Chiefs
Brian Allen	Linebacker	3	83	St. Louis Rams
Travis Minor	Running Back	3	85	Miami Dolphins
Chris Weinke	Quarterback	4	106	Carolina Panthers
Char-ron Dorsey	Tackle	7	242	Dallas Cowboys

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Awards and honors

Chris Weinke, Heisman Trophy^[2]
Chris Weinke, Sammy Baugh Trophy^[3]
Chris Weinke, Davey O'Brien Award
Chris Weinke, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Jamal Reynolds, Defensive End, Lombardi Award^[4]

References

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