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2000 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl (BCS NCG), L 2–13 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record11–2 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (7th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (17th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak 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.

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 268:00 p.m.vs. BYU*No. 2
ABCW 29–354,260
September 98:00 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 2
ABCW 26–2146,381
September 163:30 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 2
ABCW 63–1479,287
September 236:00 p.m.Louisville*No. 2
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN2W 31–080,741
September 2812:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 2
ESPNW 59–747,044
October 712:00 p.m.at No. 7 Miami (FL)*No. 1
CBSL 24–2780,905
October 147:00 p.m.DukedaggerNo. 7
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 63–1480,280
October 213:30 p.m.VirginiaNo. 6
ABCW 37–379,121
October 287:00 p.m.at No. 21 NC StateNo. 6
ESPNW 58–1452,384
November 47:30 p.m.No. 10 ClemsonNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 54–782,514
November 118:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

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See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP2 (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 Poll2 (21)2 (17)2 (15)2 (10)2 (14)2 (14)2 (21)7664333 (1)3 (5)3 (1)4
BCSNot released5323222Not released

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-10-18

Depth chart

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Awards and honors

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  • 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]

2000 team members in the NFL

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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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References

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  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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