| 2000 Florida State Seminoles football | |
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ACC champion | |
Orange Bowl (BCS NCG), L 2–13 vs. Oklahoma | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 11–2 (8–0 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mark Richt (7th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (17th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
Seasons
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2001 →
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| No.5Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.17Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.16Clemson | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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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. | atGeorgia 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 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–0 | 80,741 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | atMaryland | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 59–7 | 47,044 |
| October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7Miami (FL)* | No. 1 |
| CBS | L 24–27 | 80,905 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | No. 7 |
| 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. 21NC State | No. 6 |
| ESPN | W 58–14 | 52,384 |
| November 4 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 10Clemson | No. 4 |
| ESPN | W 54–7 | 82,514 |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | atWake Forest | No. 3 |
| PPV | W 35–6 | 27,071 |
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 4Florida* | No. 3 |
| ABC | W 30–7 | 83,042 |
| January 3 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1Oklahoma* | No. 3 |
| ABC | L 2–13 | 76,835 |
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| 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 | ||||||||
| 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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