American college football season
2000 Florida State Seminoles football |
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ACC champion |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 4 |
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AP | No. 5 |
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Record | 11–2 (8–0 ACC) |
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Head coach | - Bobby Bowden (25th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Mark Richt (7th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (17th season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. BYU* | No. 2 | | ABC | W 29–3 | 54,260 |
September 9 | 8:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | No. 2 | | ABC | W 26–21 | 46,381 |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 2 | | 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 | | ESPN | W 59–7 | 47,044 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Miami (FL)* | No. 1 | | 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 | | ABC | W 37–3 | 79,121 |
October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 NC State | No. 6 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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
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Roster
2000 Florida State Seminoles football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | 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 | - 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
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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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 |
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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 |
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BCS | Not released | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Not released |
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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
- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^ Heisman Trophy Winners
- ^ "Awards". Touchdownclubofcolumbus.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ "College Football Awards – Lombardi Award". Football.about.com. November 2, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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