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1999 Florida State

12–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 1999, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 41–7; won vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech 41–35; won vs. No. 20 NC State 42–11; won at North Carolina 42–10; won vs. Duke 51–23; won vs. No. 19 Miami 31–21; won vs. Wake Forest 33–10; won at Clemson 17–14; won at Virginia 35–10; won vs. Maryland 49–10; won at No. 3 Florida 30–23; won vs. No. 2 Virginia Tech 46–29+39Won 41–7 vs. Louisiana Tech+34Louisiana TechWon 41–35 vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech+6No. 10 Georgia TechWon 42–11 vs. No. 20 NC State+31No. 20 NC StateWon 42–10 at North Carolina+32North CarolinaWon 51–23 vs. Duke+28DukeWon 31–21 vs. No. 19 Miami+10No. 19 MiamiWon 33–10 vs. Wake Forest+23Wake ForestWon 17–14 at Clemson+3ClemsonWon 35–10 at Virginia+25VirginiaWon 49–10 vs. Maryland+39MarylandWon 30–23 at No. 3 Florida+7No. 3 FloridaWon 46–29 vs. No. 2 Virginia Tech+17No. 2 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsLouisiana TechW 41–⁠781%
Sep 11vs10Georgia TechW 41–⁠3570%
Sep 18vs20NC StateW 42–⁠1178%
Sep 25atNorth CarolinaW 42–⁠1064%
Oct 2vsDukeW 51–⁠2392%
Oct 9vs19MiamiW 31–⁠2179%
Oct 16vsWake ForestW 33–⁠1089%
Oct 23atClemsonW 17–⁠1477%
Oct 30atVirginiaW 35–⁠1071%
Nov 13vsMarylandW 49–⁠1092%
Nov 20at3FloridaW 30–⁠2346%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs2Virginia TechSugar BowlW 46–⁠2959%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 46–⁠29 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Wk 8: 1
  9. Wk 9: 1
  10. Wk 10: 1
  11. Wk 11: 1
  12. Wk 12: 1
  13. Wk 13: 1
  14. Wk 14: 1
  15. Wk 15: 1
  16. Wk 16: 1
  17. Final: 1

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Atlantic Coast Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Lou Groza AwardSebastian Janikowski, K

4 consensus All-AmericansPeter Warrick, WR; Jason Whitaker, OG; Corey Simon, DT; Sebastian Janikowski, K

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
458–⁠203
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1863 +155 this season
SP+ rating
32.6 No. 1 of 114; offense No. 1, defense No. 7
SRS
28.6 No. 1 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mark Richt
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Corey Simon, Todd Frier and Peter Warrick
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 1Peter Warrick WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 1Corey Simon DTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 1Sebastian Janikowski KOakland Raiders
Rd 3Ron Dugans WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Laveranues Coles WRNew York Jets
Rd 4Jerry Johnson DTDenver Broncos
Rd 6Mario Edwards DBDallas Cowboys

All-ACC

9 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠012–⁠01
Georgia Tech5–⁠38–⁠420
Virginia5–⁠37–⁠5
Clemson5–⁠36–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠57–⁠5
NC State3–⁠56–⁠6
Duke3–⁠53–⁠8
Maryland2–⁠65–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.