2000 Florida State Seminoles football team

2000 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl (BCS NCG), L 2–13 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record11–2 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt (7th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (17th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Florida State $   8 0     11 2  
No. 17 Georgia Tech   6 2     9 3  
No. 16 Clemson   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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.