2000 Florida State Seminoles football team

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 Seminoles reached the title game for the third straight year and quarterback Chris Weinke won the school's second Heisman Trophy.

2000 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl (BCS NCG), L 2–13 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
2000 record11–2 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (7th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (17th season)
Base defense4–3 multiple
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 80,000)
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

Regular season

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, where they 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 268:00 p.m.vs. BYU*No. 2ABCW 29–354,260
September 98:00 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 2ABCW 26–2146,381
September 163:30 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 2ABCW 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. 2ESPNW 59–747,044
October 712:00 p.m.at No. 7 Miami (FL)*No. 1CBSL 24–2780,905
October 147:00 p.m.DukeNo. 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. 6ESPNW 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. 3PPVW 35–627,071
November 188:00 p.m.No. 4 Florida*No. 3
ABCW 30–783,042
January 38:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*No. 3ABCL 2–1376,835
  • *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.#NameClass
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
T 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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 7 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 
Coaches Poll 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 
BCS Not released 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 Not released

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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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

  1. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  2. Heisman Trophy Winners
  3. "Awards". Touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
  4. "College Football Awards – Lombardi Award". Football.about.com. November 2, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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