The 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team was the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team finished with a 11–2 record, and lost in the 2001 BCS National Title Game to the Oklahoma Sooners. They reached the Title game despite finishing 3rd in both the Coaches and AP polls.
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 [ ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank #
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
August 26*
8:00 PM
vs. BYU
#2
Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Pigskin Classic )
ABC
W 29–3 54,260
September 9
8:00 PM
at Georgia Tech
#2
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ABC
W 26–21 46,381
September 16
3:30 PM
North Carolina
#2
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ABC
W 63–14 79,287
September 23*
6:00 PM
Louisville
#2
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN2
W 31–0 80,741
October 7*
12:00 PM
at #7 Miami
#1
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Florida State–Miami rivalry )
CBS
L 24–27 80,905
October 14†
7:00 PM
Duke
#7
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
PPV
W 63–14 80,280
October 21
3:30 PM
Virginia
#6
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy )
ABC
W 37–3 79,121
October 28
7:00 PM
at #20 NC State
#6
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ESPN
W 58–14 52,384
November 4
7:30 PM
#10 Clemson
#4
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry /Bowden Bowl )
ESPN
W 54–7 82,514
November 11
8:00 PM
at Wake Forest
#3
Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
PPV
W 35–6 27,071
November 18*
8:00 PM
#4 Florida
#3
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup )
ABC
W 30–7 83,042
January 3*
8:00 PM
vs. #1 Oklahoma
#2
Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl )
ABC
L 2–13 76,835
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Game notes [ ] Florida [ ]
Florida at Florida State
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Florida
7
0
0
0
7
• Florida St
14
0
13
3
30
Date: Saturday, November 18 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FloridaGame attendance: 83,042
Scoring summary 1
9:19
Florida St Atrews Bell 17 yard pass from Chris Weinke (Brett Cimorelli kick) Florida St 7-0 1
4:43
Florida Aaron Walker 5 yard pass from Jesse Palmer (Jeff Chandler kick)Tie 7-7 1
3:47
Florida St Snoop Minnis 34 yard pass from Chris Weinke (Brett Cimorelli kick)Florida St 14-7 3
8:07
Florida St William McCray 1 yard run (Brett Cimorelli kick) Florida St 21-7 3
1:08
Florida St Snoop Minnis 51 yard pass from Chris Weinke (two-point conversion failed) Florida St 27-7 4
10:42
Florida St Brett Cimorelli 33 yard field goal Florida St 30-7
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[3]
Chris Weinke, Sammy Baugh Trophy[4]
Chris Weinke, Davey O'Brien Award
Chris Weinke, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Jamal Reynolds, Defensive End, Lombardi Award[5] References [ ] 