2000 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2000 Florida State Seminoles football Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 4 5 11–2 8–0 Bobby Bowden 25th Mark Richt 7th Pro-style Mickey Andrews 17th 4–3 Brian Allen Chris Weinke Jean Jeune Doak Campbell Stadium ACC champion Orange Bowl (BCS NCG) L Lost 2–13 vs. Oklahoma The 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title. Florida was invited to the Orange Bowl, making the program's third consecutive appearance in the BCS National Championship Game. There the Seminoles lost to Oklahoma. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. Senior quarterback Chris Weinke was awarded the Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player. He was the second Florida State player to win the award, following Charlie Ward in 1993. Weinke led the nation in passing with 4,167 yards. In addition to the Heisman, Weinke won the Davey O'Brien Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. At the age of 28, he 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 Seminoles records including most career passing yards and career touchdown passes. Schedule 2000 AP Eastern August 26 8:00 p.m. w y y 2 BYU Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL Pigskin Classic ABC 29–3 54,260 September 9 8:00 p.m. w y 2 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ABC 26–21 46,381 September 16 3:30 p.m. w 2 North Carolina Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 63–14 79,287 September 23 6:00 p.m. w y 2 Louisville Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 31–0 80,741 September 28 Thursday 12:00 p.m. w y 2 Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPN 59–7 47,044 October 7 12:00 p.m. l y y 1 Miami (FL) 7 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry, College GameDay CBS 24–27 80,905 October 14 7:00 p.m. w y 7 Duke Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL PPV 63–14 80,280 October 21 3:30 p.m. w 6 Virginia Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL Jefferson–Eppes Trophy ABC 37–3 79,121 October 28 7:00 p.m. w y 6 NC State 21 Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN 58–14 52,384 November 4 7:30 p.m. w 4 Clemson 10 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ESPN 54–7 82,514 November 11 8:00 p.m. w y 3 Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC PPV 35–6 27,071 November 18 8:00 p.m. w y 3 Florida 4 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry, College GameDay ABC 30–7 83,042 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-seminoles-blast-gators/157478889/ Florida Today Seminoles blast Gators November 19, 2000 October 20, 2024 Newspapers.com January 3 8:00 p.m. l y y 3 Oklahoma 1 Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL Orange Bowl, College GameDay ABC 2–13 76,835 2000 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-state/2000-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 5, 2025 2000 Football Schedule https://seminoles.com/sports/football/schedule/2000 Florida State University September 5, 2025 Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 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 0 16 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 9 15 5 3 2 3 2 2 2 Roster 2000 Florida State Seminoles f 1 Sr Jeff Chaney RB 4 So Anquan Boldin WR y 13 Sr Marvin Minnis wR y 16 Sr Chris Weinke QB y 21 So Talman Gardner WR y 22 Jr Davy Ford RB 23 Sr Travis Minor RB y 75 Sr Char-ron Dorsey T y 78 Sr Donald Heaven OL y 80 Jr Javon Walker WR y 81 Sr Nick Franklin TE 82 Jr Patrick Hughes TE 83 Fr Devard Darling WR 85 Sr Ryan Sprague TE 3 So Malcolm Tatum CB 6 Sr Derrick Gibson DB y 10 Fr Stanford Samuels CB 27 Sr Tay Cody CB y 28 Jr Chris Hope Chris Hope (American football) FS y 29 Sr Tommy Polley LB y 55 Sr Brian Allen Brian Allen (linebacker) LB y 58 Sr Jamal Reynolds DE y 90 Fr Kevin Emanuel DT 91 Fr Jeff Womble NG 92 Fr Travis Johnson NG 93 Jr Eric Powell DT 94 So O. J. Jackson DE 95 So Rian Cason DT 96 Sr Randy Wilkins DE 97 So Tony Benford DT 98 So Chris Woods NG 99 Sr David Warren DE https://web.archive.org/web/20001018041552/http://seminoles.fansonly.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/fsu-m-footbl-mtt-num.html *Bobby Bowden 2000-10-18 Awards and honors Chris Weinke, Heisman TrophyHeisman Trophy Winners Chris Weinke, Sammy Baugh Trophyhttp://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY Awards Touchdownclubofcolumbus.com September 29, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110717080156/http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY July 17, 2011 Chris Weinke, Davey O'Brien Award Chris Weinke, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Jamal Reynolds, Lombardi Awardhttp://football.about.com/cs/history/a/vincelombardiaw.htm College Football Awards – Lombardi Award Football.about.com November 2, 2009 April 29, 2010 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053138/http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/vincelombardiaw.htm dead 2000 team members in the NFL 2 Florida State Seminoles 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 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm 2001 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference April 29, 2010 December 21, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221030113/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm dead References Florida State Category:Florida State Seminoles football seasons Category:Atlantic Coast Conference football champion seasons Florida State Seminoles football