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2000 Florida State

11–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2000, game by game: won vs. BYU 29–3; won at Georgia Tech 26–21; won vs. North Carolina 63–14; won vs. Louisville 31–0; won at Maryland 59–7; lost at No. 7 Miami 24–27; won vs. Duke 63–14; won vs. Virginia 37–3; won at No. 21 NC State 58–14; won vs. No. 10 Clemson 54–7; won at Wake Forest 35–6; won vs. No. 4 Florida 30–7; lost vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 2–13+52−11Won 29–3 vs. BYU+26BYUWon 26–21 at Georgia Tech+5Georgia TechWon 63–14 vs. North Carolina+49North CarolinaWon 31–0 vs. Louisville+31LouisvilleWon 59–7 at Maryland+52MarylandLost 24–27 at No. 7 Miami-3No. 7 MiamiWon 63–14 vs. Duke+49DukeWon 37–3 vs. Virginia+34VirginiaWon 58–14 at No. 21 NC State+44No. 21 NC StateWon 54–7 vs. No. 10 Clemson+47No. 10 ClemsonWon 35–6 at Wake Forest+29Wake ForestWon 30–7 vs. No. 4 Florida+23No. 4 FloridaLost 2–13 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma-11No. 1 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vsBYUW 29–⁠373%
Sep 9atGeorgia TechW 26–⁠2165%
Sep 16vsNorth CarolinaW 63–⁠1486%
Sep 23vsLouisvilleW 31–⁠085%
Sep 28atMarylandW 59–⁠782%
Oct 7at7MiamiL 24–⁠2762%
Oct 14vsDukeW 63–⁠1495%
Oct 21vsVirginiaW 37–⁠384%
Oct 28at21NC StateW 58–⁠1473%
Nov 4vs10ClemsonW 54–⁠778%
Nov 11atWake ForestW 35–⁠692%
Nov 18vs4FloridaW 30–⁠771%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs1OklahomaOrange BowlL 2–⁠1362%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 13–⁠2 in the Orange Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 2000.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationChris Weinke: passing yards (4,167 yds); Snoop Minnis: receiving yards (1,340 yds)

Heisman TrophyChris Weinke, QB; also the Davey O’Brien and Unitas Golden Arm

Lombardi AwardJamal Reynolds, DT

3 consensus All-AmericansMarvin Minnis, WR; Jamal Reynolds, DT; Tay Cody, CB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 1
Points
511–⁠136
Coach
Bobby Bowden
Elo
1822 +80 this season
SP+ rating
32.9 No. 2 of 116; offense No. 6, defense No. 1
SRS
29.2 No. 1 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 3
Offensive coordinator
Mark Richt
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Brian Allen, Chris Weinke and Jean Jeune
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2000 class

Travis Johnson SDE★★★★★No. 4
Bryant McFadden CB★★★★★No. 8
Yohance Buchanan S★★★★★No. 20
Eric Moore OLB★★★★★No. 26
Greg Jones RB★★★★★No. 37
Chris Rix PRO★★★★No. 42
Chad Mascoe ILB★★★★No. 63
Michael Boulware OLB★★★★No. 76

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2000 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.983
Running backs15.00.984
Offensive line14.00.966
Defensive line15.00.998
Linebackers34.30.979
Defensive backs25.00.994
Whole class94.60.984

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 1Jamal Reynolds DEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 1Derrick Gibson DBOakland Raiders
Rd 2Tommy Polley LBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3Tay Cody DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Marvin Minnis WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 3Brian Allen LBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3Travis Minor RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 4Chris Weinke QBCarolina Panthers
Rd 7Char-ron Dorsey OTDallas Cowboys

All-ACC

8 first team, 10 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠25
Clemson6–⁠29–⁠316
Georgia Tech6–⁠29–⁠317
Virginia5–⁠36–⁠6
NC State4–⁠48–⁠4
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠55–⁠6
Wake Forest1–⁠72–⁠9
Duke0–⁠80–⁠11

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