1999 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

1999 Florida State Seminoles football

Consensus national champion
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl champion

Sugar Bowl (BCS NCG), W 46–29 vs. Virginia Tech

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 1
AP| No. 1
Record| 12–0 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach|

* Bobby Bowden (24th season)

Offensive coordinator| Mark Richt (6th season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Mickey Andrews (16th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Doak Campbell Stadium

Seasons

<- 1998

2000 ->

1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 Florida State $#  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 0  |
No. 17 Georgia Tech |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Virginia |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Clemson |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Wake Forest |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
NC State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Duke |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Maryland |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
North Carolina |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* # - BCS National Champion
* $ - BCS representative as conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the college football season of 1999. Winning the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship and winning the 2000 Sugar Bowl BCS National Championship game, the team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. The team entered the season with high expectations after losing to Tennessee in the inaugural BCS Championship game. FSU entered the 1999 pre-season ranked No. 1 in all national pre-season polls,[1][2] picked unanimously to win the ACC and expected to contend for a national championship.[3][4] The Seminoles finished 11–2 in 1998, extending their NCAA record to 13 straight seasons with at least 10 victories and ranked among the nation's top four teams.[5][6]

The Seminoles finished the 1999 season with a perfect 12–0 record and was the first in NCAA history to go "wire-to-wire" being ranked continuously as the nation's No. 1 team from the preseason through the bowl season. The 1999 Seminoles are considered to be one of the greatest college football teams of all time. [7] This marked the 13th consecutive season that the Seminoles will have finished in the Top 5 rankings of both the AP and coaches poll.[5] The 2000 Sugar Bowl BCS National Championship game also marked the 17th consecutive season Bowden lead the Seminoles to a bowl game.

## Before the season[edit]

### Preseason outlook[edit]

The Seminoles ended the 1998 season with a defeat in the inaugural BCS Championship game to Tennessee and finished with a No. 3 ranking in both the AP and Coaches polls and winning their seventh consecutive ACC title. Bowden had two returning Consensus All-Americans[8] and two other All-Americans [9][10] among his 16 starters[11][6] along with 19 fifth-year seniors. "This time a year ago, I said we had a talented football team, but it's the least experience we've had in a long time", Bowden said. "Now we've got most of the same guys back. Most of those guys started. That's the reason for so much preseason optimism."[12] As expected, FSU was at the top of the first Coaches Poll of the season, released August 5, 1999 with 36 of a possible 59 first-place votes; other teams receiving first-place votes were No.2 Tennessee with 13 votes, No. 3 Arizona with 2 votes, and No. 4 Penn State with 8 votes.[1] FSU was also atop the AP poll, released August 14, 1999 with 48 of a possible 70 first-place votes; other teams receiving first-place votes were No. 2 Tennessee with 15 votes, No. 3 Penn State with 4 votes, No. 4 Arizona, No. 5 Florida, and No. 13 Virginia Tech with 1 vote each.[2] Seminoles came into pre-season camp with a healthy Chris Weinke who had to miss the 1999 Fiesta Bowl BCS National championship game due to a season-ending cervical herniated disc sustained during a sack against Virginia.[13][6]

Despite being touted as a top NFL draft pick, Consensus All-American Peter Warrick stated his desire to earn his undergraduate degree and to win a national championship after the Seminoles shared a sad result in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl BCS National Championship game.[14][15][16][6] Warrick would enter the 1999 season as a Heisman front runner alongside Drew Brees, Ron Dayne, and Joe Hamilton. On top of being a Heisman favorite, Warrick was considered the front-runner for the Fred Biletnikoff award for the nation's top wide receiver.[15] The Weinke led offense that scored 31 points a game in 1998 would find himself with a senior talented corp of wide receivers with Warrick, Laveranues Coles, and Ron Dugans.

### Recruiting class[edit]

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

Due to FSU having 74 scholarship players on the roster and the maximum per NCAA is 85, FSU was only able to sign 13 players on National Signing Day.[17][18] Despite only signing 13 players, this stellar recruiting class was highlighted by four highly touted recruits that made USA Today's All-USA high school football team: Nick Maddox (RB), Kendyll Pope (LB), Darnell Dockett (DL), and the top prospect in the country, Anquan Boldin (QB) who selected FSU over Florida and Miami.[17][18] During preseason football practice, Anquan Boldin would move from QB to WR at his request, a move that would eventually pay big career dividends.[19] The move surprised Bowden who stated ``I told him he'd be a great quarterback, (His decision) surprised all of us. He is an excellent prospect wherever he lines up.[20]

The recruiting class of 13[17][18][21]

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Anquan Boldin | QB  | Pahokee, Florida  | Pahokee HS  | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)  | 205 lb (93 kg)
Rufus Brown | DB  | El Paso, Texas  | Austin HS  | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)  | 185 lb (84 kg)
Cornelius Collier  | LB  | Miami, Florida  | Palmetto HS  | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)  | 220 lb (100 kg)
Darnell Dockett | DL  | Burtonsville, Maryland  | Paint Branch HS  | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)  | 260 lb (120 kg)
Kevin Emanuel  | DL  | Waco, Texas  | Waco HS  | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)  | 240 lb (110 kg)
Randy Golightly  | FB/LB  | Tallahassee, Florida  | North Florida Christian  | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)  | 237 lb (108 kg)
Alonzo Jackson | DL  | Americus, Georgia  | Americus HS  | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)  | 245 lb (111 kg)
Nick Maddox  | RB  | Kannapolis, North Carolina  | A.L. Brown HS  | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)  | 190 lb (86 kg)
Kendyll Pope | LB  | Lake City, Florida  | Columbia HS  | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)  | 212 lb (96 kg)
Fabian Walker  | QB  | Americus, Georgia  | Americus HS  | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)  | 205 lb (93 kg)
B.J. Ward | DB  | Dallas, Texas  | Kimball HS  | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)  | 200 lb (91 kg)
Corey Whitaker  | OL  | Pace, Florida  | Pace HS  | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)  | 290 lb (130 kg)
Jeff Womble  | DL  | Dunwoody, Georgia  | Dunwoody HS  | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)  | 295 lb (134 kg)

### Offseason news[edit]

On November 12, 1998, Chris Weinke underwent surgery at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital to repair damage to his C6 vertebrae.[22] The surgery repaired ligament damage, corrected a ruptured disc and removed a bone chip which was lodged against a nerve in his neck.[6] There was much uncertainty as to whether or not Weinke would be fully healthy for the 1999 season as there was a 6-month recovery period and much weight loss.[6]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 28| 5:00 p.m.| Louisiana Tech*| No. 1|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| ESPN2| W 41–7| 72,702| [23]
September 11| 8:00 p.m.| No. 10 Georgia Tech| No. 1|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| ABC| W 41–35| 80,187|
September 18| 3:30 p.m.| No. 20 North Carolina State| No. 1|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| ABC| W 42–11| 80,040|
September 25| 3:30 p.m.| at North Carolina| No. 1|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| ABC| W 42–10| 60,000|
October 2| 12:00 p.m.| vs. Duke| No. 1|

* Alltel Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL

| JP| W 51–23| 37,310|
October 9| 12:00 p.m.| No. 19 Miami*| No. 1|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)

| ABC| W 31–21| 80,976|
October 16| 7:00 p.m.| Wake Forest| No. 1|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| PPV| W 33–10| 78,105|
October 23| 7:00 p.m.| at Clemson| No. 1|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 17–14| 86,092|
October 30| 7:00 p.m.| at Virginia| No. 1|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlettesville, VA (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)

| ESPN| W 35–10| 47,900|
November 13| 3:30 p.m.| Maryland| No. 1|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| ABC| W 49–10| 80,340|
November 20| 8:00 p.m.| at No. 3 Florida*| No. 1|

* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
* Gainesville, FL (rivalry) (College GameDay)

| CBS| W 30–23| 85,747|
January 4| 8:00 p.m.| vs. No. 2 Virginia Tech*| No. 1|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) (College GameDay)

| ABC| W 46–29| 79,280|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Rankings[edit]

Further information: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = 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
AP| 1 (48)| 1 (28)| 1 (31)| 1 (49)| 1 (59)| 1 (61)| 1 (64)| 1 (63)| 1 (62)| 1 (55)| 1 (55)| 1 (66)| 1 (63)| 1 (66)| 1 (66)| 1 (64)| 1 (70)
Coaches| 1 (36)| 1*| 1 (29)| 1 (44)| 1 (50)| 1 (52)| 1 (53)| 1 (53)| 1 (52)| 1 (41)| 1 (44)| 1 (57)| 1 (58)| 1 (57)| 1 (56)| 1 (56)| 1 (59)
BCS| Not released| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| Not released

## Season recap[edit]

### Louisiana Tech[edit]

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Bulldogs  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7
No. 1 Seminoles | 7  | 7  | 17  | 10  | 41

### Georgia Tech[edit]

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No. 10 Yellow Jackets  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7  | 35
No. 1 Seminoles | 7  | 21  | 10  | 3  | 41

### N.C. State[edit]

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No. 20 Wolfpack  | 3  | 0  | 8  | 0  | 11
No. 1 Seminoles | 3  | 15  | 14  | 10  | 42

### North Carolina[edit]

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No. 1 Seminoles | 28  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 42
Tar Heels  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 10

### Duke[edit]

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Blue Devils  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 10  | 23
No. 1 Seminoles | 21  | 23  | 0  | 7  | 51

### Miami[edit]

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No. 19 Hurricanes  | 14  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 21
No. 1 Seminoles | 14  | 7  | 3  | 7  | 31

### Wake Forest[edit]

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Demon Deacons  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 10
No. 1 Seminoles | 6  | 3  | 14  | 10  | 33

### Clemson[edit]

See also: Bowden Bowl

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No. 1 Seminoles | 3  | 0  | 11  | 3  | 17
Tigers  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 14

### Virginia[edit]

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No. 1 Seminoles | 0  | 7  | 14  | 14  | 35
Cavaliers  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 10

### Maryland[edit]

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Terrapins  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 10
No. 1 Seminoles | 7  | 21  | 14  | 7  | 49

### Florida[edit]

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No. 1 Seminoles | 7  | 6  | 10  | 7  | 30
No. 3 Gators  | 0  | 6  | 10  | 7  | 23

### Sugar Bowl vs. Virginia Tech[edit]

Virginia Tech vs. Florida State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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No. 2 Virginia Tech | 7 | 7| 15| 0 | 29
• No. 1 Florida State | 14 | 14| 0| 18 | 46

* Date: January 4, 2000
* Location:
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans
* Game attendance: 79,280
* Referee: Steve Shaw
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson

| Scoring summary

Q1| 3:22| FSU| Warrick 64-yard pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick)| FSU 7–0
Q1| 2:14| FSU| Chaney 6-yard blocked punt return (Janikowski kick)| FSU 14–0
Q1| 0:30| VT| André Davis 49-yard pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick)| FSU 14–7
Q2| 13:45| FSU| Dugans 63-yard pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick)| FSU 21–7
Q2| 11:40| FSU| Warrick 59-yard punt return (Janikowski kick)| FSU 28–7
Q2| 0:37| VT| Michael Vick 3-yard run (Shayne Graham kick)| FSU 28–14
Q3| 7:54| VT| Shayne Graham 23-yard field goal| FSU 28–17
Q3| 5:57| VT| Andre Kendrick 29-yard run (2-point pass failed)| FSU 28–23
Q3| 2:13| VT| Andre Kendrick 6-yard run (2-point pass failed)| VT 29–28
Q4| 12:59| FSU| Dugans 14-yard pass from Weinke (Warrick pass from Weinke)| FSU 36–29
Q4| 10:26| FSU| Janikowski 32-yard field goal| FSU 39–29
Q4| 7:42| FSU| Warrick 43-yard pass from Chris Weinke (Janikowski kick)| FSU 46–29

Main article: 2000 Sugar Bowl

See also: 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and BCS National Championship Game

## Coaching staff[edit]

Name | Position | Seasons at
Florida State | Alma Mater

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Bobby Bowden | Head coach | 24 | Howard College (1953)
Chuck Amato | Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers | 19 | NC State (1968)
Mickey Andrews | Defensive coordinator, Defensive backs | 16 | Alabama (1964)
Jeff Bowden | Receivers | 6 | Florida State (1983)
Chris Demarest | Graduate assistant, Defensive backs | 1 | Northeastern (1988)
Steve Gabbard | Graduate assistant | 2 | Florida State (1988)
Jim Gladden | Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Ends | 25 | William Jewell College (1962)
Odell Haggins | Defensive Line | 6 | Florida State (1993)
Jimmy Heggins | Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line | 14 | Florida State (1978)
John Lilly | Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator | 4 | Guilford College (1990)
Mark Richt | Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks | 10 | Miami (1982)
Billy Sexton | Running Backs | 22 | Florida State (1974)
Dave Van Halanger | Strength and Conditioning | 17 | West Virginia (1976)
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## Roster[edit]

1999 Florida State Seminoles roster

Quarterbacks

* 6 Anquan Boldin – freshman
* 10 Rich Maher – junior
* 11 Jared Jones – sophomore
* 14 Marcus Outzen –  junior
* 16 Chris Weinke – junior

Running backs

* 20 Raymont Skaggs – senior
* 20 Nick Maddox – freshman
* 22 Davy Ford –  sophomore
* 23 Travis Minor – junior
* 24 Jeff Chaney – junior

Fullback

* 10 Dan Kendra –  senior
* 36 William McCray – junior
* 39 Chad Maeder –  sophomore
* 43 Randy Golightly – freshman

Wide receivers

* 7 Laveranues Coles – senior
* 9 Peter Warrick –  senior
* 13 Marvin Minnis –  junior
* 19 Greg Moore –  freshman
* 21 Talman Gardner –  freshman
* 26 Atrews Bell –  sophomore
* 80 Ron Dugans –  senior
* 83 Jarret Gardner –  junior
* 84 Gennaro Jackson – junior
* 86 Germaine Stringer –  senior
* 87 Robert Morgan – sophomore

Tight ends

* 81 Nick Franklin – senior
* 82 Patrick Hughes – sophomore
* 85 Ryan Sprague –  junior
* 88 Carver Donaldson –  sophomore

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Offensive line

* 51 Ronald Boldin – junior
* 52 Antoine Mirambeau –  freshman
* 54 Jarad Moon –  junior
* 57 Eric Thomas –  senior
* 60 Tarlos Thomas –  junior
* 61 Montrae Holland –  freshman
* 64 Justin Amman –  junior
* 67 Josh Baggs –  sophomore
* 68 Jason Whitaker –  senior
* 70 Corey Whitaker – freshman
* 71 Jerry Carmichael –  junior
* 72 Brett Williams –  freshman
* 74 Otis Duhart – sophomore
* 75 Char-ron Dorsey – junior
* 76 Ross Brannon –  junior
* 77 Jeremy Brett –  senior
* 78 Donald Heaven –  junior
* 79 Todd Williams –  freshman

Defensive line

* 45 Darnell Dockett – freshman
* 53 Corey Simon –  senior
* 56 Roland Seymour –  junior
* 58 Jamal Reynolds – junior
* 69 WD Rodeffer – junior
* 89 Alonzo Jackson – freshman
* 90 Kevin Emanual – freshman
* 91 Jeff Womble – freshman
* 92 Jerry Johnson –  senior
* 93 Chris Walker –  senior
* 94 Octavis Jackson –  freshman
* 95 Rian Cason –  freshman
* 96 Randy Wilkins –  junior
* 97 Tony Benford –  freshman
* 98 Chris Woods –  freshman
* 99 David Warren – junior

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Linebackers

* 5 Theon Rackley –  senior
* 5 Cornelius Collier – freshman
* 29 Tommy Polley –  junior
* 32 James Lewis –  freshman
* 42 Jerel Hudson –  freshman
* 44 Bradley Jennings –  sophomore
* 46 Michael Hamilton –  freshman
* 49 Bobby Rhodes –  senior
* 55 Brian Allen –  junior

Defensive backs

* 1 Reggie Durden – senior
* 3 Malcolm Tatum –  freshman
* 6 Derrick Gibson – junior
* 7 Rufus Brown – freshman
* 8 Clevan Thomas – junior
* 12 Abdual Howard –  sophomore
* 15 Mario Edwards –  senior
* 18 Sean Key –  senior
* 29 Andrew Howard II - Senior
* 27 Tay Cody –  junior
* 28 Chris Hope – sophomore
* 28 BJ Ward – freshman
* 30 Stanford Samuels –  freshman
* 32 Jean Jeune –  junior
* 35 Todd Frier –  senior

Punters

* 47 Keith Cottrell – junior
* 37 Chance Gwaltney –  freshman

Kickers

* 38 Sebastian Janikowski – junior

Long snapper

* 73 Clay Ingram – senior

## Starting lineup[edit]

### Offense[edit]

Pos  | Number  | Name  | Class

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QB  | 16  | Chris Weinke | SR
RB  | 23  | Travis Minor | JR
FB  | 10  | Dan Kendra | SR
WR  | 9  | Peter Warrick | SR
WR  | 80  | Ron Dugans | SR
TE  | 85  | Ryan Sprague  | JR
LT  | 72  | Brett Williams | FR
LG  | 68  | Jason Whitaker  | SR
C  | 57  | Eric Thomas  | JR
RG  | 64  | Justin Amman  | JR
RT  | 60  | Tarlos Thomas | JR

### Defense[edit]

Pos  | Number  | Name  | Class

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DE  | 58  | Jamal Reynolds | JR
NT  | 53  | Corey Simon | SR
DT  | 92  | Jerry Johnson | SR
DE  | 56  | Roland Seymour  | JR
WLB  | 29  | Tommy Polley | JR
MLB  | 44  | Bradley Jennings | SO
SLB  | 55  | Brian Allen | JR
CB  | 27  | Tay Cody | JR
ROV  | 6  | Derrick Gibson | JR
FS  | 18  | Sean Key  | SR
CB  | 15  | Mario Edwards | SR

### Special teams[edit]

Pos.  | Number  | Name  | Class

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K  | 38  | Sebastian Janikowski | JR
P  | 47  | Keith Cottrell | JR
KR  | 28  | Travis Minor | JR
PR  | 9  | Peter Warrick | SR

## Statistics[edit]

* QB Chris Weinke: 232/377 (61.5%) for 3,103 yards (8.23) with 25 TD vs. 14 INT (3.71%).
* RB Travis Minor: 180 carries for 815 yards (4.53) with 7 TD. 16 catches for 102 yards and 0 TD.
* WR Peter Warrick: 71 catches for 934 yards (13.15) with 8 TD. 16 carries for 96 yards (6.00) and 3 TD.
* WR Ron Dugans: 43 catches for 644 yards (14.98) with 3 TD.
* WR Marvin Minnis: 19 catches for 257 yards (13.53) with 3 TD.
* WR Laveranues Coles: 12 catches for 179 yards (14.92) with 1 TD.
* WR Anquan Boldin: 12 catches for 115 yards (9.58) with 2 TD. 4 carries for 33 yards (8.25) and 0 TD.
* DB Andrew Howard: 3 INTs (1 TD); 2 PR TDs; 1 Kickoff TD
* K Sebastian Janikowski: 23 FGM and 47 XPM.
* P Austin Haywood: 1 punt for 73 yards
* First team in history to go wire to wire #1 in all three major polls.

## Awards and honors[edit]

### First Team All-Americans[edit]

### Individual Award Winners[edit]

* Lou Groza Award – Sebastian Janikowski,[24] K

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* v
* t
* e

1999 Florida State Seminoles football—consensus national champions

* Brian Allen
* Anquan Boldin
* Rufus Brown
* Tay Cody
* Laveranues Coles
* Darnell Dockett
* Char-ron Dorsey
* Ron Dugans
* Reggie Durden
* Mario Edwards
* Talman Gardner
* Derrick Gibson
* Andrew Howard
* Montrae Holland
* Chris Hope
* Clay Ingram
* Alonzo Jackson
* Sebastian Janikowski
* Bradley Jennings
* Jerry Johnson
* Dan Kendra
* Marvin Minnis
* Travis Minor
* Tommy Polley
* Jamal Reynolds
* Stanford Samuels
* Corey Simon
* Clevan Thomas
* Tarlos Thomas
* David Warren
* Peter Warrick
* Chris Weinke
* Brett Williams
* Todd Williams
* Jason Whitaker

* Head coach: Bobby Bowden

* Assistant coaches: Chuck Amato
* Mickey Andrews
* Jeff Bowden
* Manny Diaz
* Odell Haggins
* Mark Richt

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Florida State Seminoles football

Venues|

* Centennial Field (1947–1949)
* Doak Campbell Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Florida Cup
* Clemson
* Florida
* Miami
* Virginia

Culture & lore|

* Osceola and Renegade
* The War Chant
* Marching Chiefs
* FSU Hymns
* Sod Cemetery
* Wide Right I
* Wide Right II
* 1993 'Game of the Century'
* Choke at Doak
* Bob Crenshaw Award
* Tomahawk chop

People|

* Alumni
* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders
* Annual awards

Seasons|

* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905–1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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College football national champions (championship game era)

Bowl Coalition|

* 1992: Alabama
* 1993: Florida State
* 1994: Nebraska

Bowl Alliance|

* 1995: Nebraska
* 1996: Florida
* 1997: Michigan (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Nebraska (Bowl Alliance, Coaches)

Bowl Championship Series|

* 1998: Tennessee
* 1999: Florida State
* 2000: Oklahoma
* 2001: Miami (FL)
* 2002: Ohio State
* 2003: LSU (BCS, Coaches, NFF) / USC (AP, FWAA)
* 2004: USC (AP)(BCS vacated)
* 2005: Texas
* 2006: Florida
* 2007: LSU
* 2008: Florida
* 2009: Alabama
* 2010: Auburn
* 2011: Alabama
* 2012: Alabama
* 2013: Florida State

College Football Playoff|

* 2014: Ohio State
* 2015: Alabama
* 2016: Clemson
* 2017: Alabama
* 2018: Clemson
* 2019: LSU
* 2020: Alabama
* 2021: Georgia
* 2022: Georgia
* 2023: Michigan

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Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

* Duke & Maryland (1953)
* Duke (1954)
* Duke & Maryland (1955)
* Clemson (1956)
* NC State (1957)
* Clemson (1958)
* Clemson (1959)
* Duke (1960)
* Duke (1961)
* Duke (1962)
* North Carolina & NC State (1963)
* NC State (1964)
* Clemson & NC State (1965)
* Clemson (1966)
* Clemson (1967)
* NC State (1968)
* South Carolina (1969)
* Wake Forest (1970)
* North Carolina (1971)
* North Carolina (1972)
* NC State (1973)
* Maryland (1974)
* Maryland (1975)
* Maryland (1976)
* North Carolina (1977)
* Clemson (1978)
* NC State (1979)
* North Carolina (1980)
* Clemson (1981)
* Clemson (1982)
* Maryland (1983)
* Maryland (1984)
* Maryland (1985)
* Clemson (1986)
* Clemson (1987)
* Clemson (1988)
* Duke & Virginia (1989)
* Georgia Tech (1990)
* Clemson (1991)
* Florida State (1992)
* Florida State (1993)
* Florida State (1994)
* Florida State & Virginia (1995)
* Florida State (1996)
* Florida State (1997)
* Florida State & Georgia Tech (1998)
* Florida State (1999)
* Florida State (2000)
* Maryland (2001)
* Florida State (2002)
* Florida State (2003)
* Virginia Tech (2004)
* Florida State (2005)
* Wake Forest (2006)
* Virginia Tech (2007)
* Virginia Tech (2008)
* Georgia Tech (2009) vacated
* Virginia Tech (2010)
* Clemson (2011)
* Florida State (2012)
* Florida State (2013)
* Florida State (2014)
* Clemson (2015)
* Clemson (2016)
* Clemson (2017)
* Clemson (2018)
* Clemson (2019)
* Clemson (2020)
* Pittsburgh (2021)
* Clemson (2022)
* Florida State (2023)

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