American college football season
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 Source August 26 8:00 p.m. vs. BYU * No. 2 ABC W 29–354,260
September 9 8:00 p.m. at Georgia Tech No. 2 ABC W 26–2146,381
September 16 3:30 p.m. North Carolina No. 2 ABC W 63–1479,287
September 23 6:00 p.m. Louisville * No. 2 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 W 31–080,741
12:00 p.m. at Maryland No. 2 ESPN W 59–747,044
October 7 12:00 p.m. at No. 7 Miami (FL) * No. 1 CBS L 24–2780,905
October 14 7:00 p.m. Duke No. 7 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL PPV W 63–1480,280
October 21 3:30 p.m. Virginia No. 6 ABC W 37–379,121
October 28 7:00 p.m. at No. 21 NC State No. 6 ESPN W 58–1452,384
November 4 7:30 p.m. No. 10 Clemson No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) ESPN W 54–782,514
November 11 8:00 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 3 PPV W 35–627,071
November 18 8:00 p.m. No. 4 Florida * No. 3 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry , College GameDay ) ABC W 30–783,042 [ 1]
January 3 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 1 Oklahoma * No. 3 ABC L 2–1376,835
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
Roster
2000 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2000-10-18
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]
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
[ 5]
References
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National championships in bold
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