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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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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 | |
| 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 | [1] |
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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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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Roster
2000 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: 2000-10-18
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Awards and honors
2000 team members in the NFL
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