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1999 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1999
team	Florida State Seminoles
sport	football
image	Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
image_size	150
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	12–0
conf_record	8–0
head_coach	Bobby Bowden
hc_year	24th
off_coach	Mark Richt
oc_year	6th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Mickey Andrews
dc_year	16th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Corey Simon
captain2	Todd Frier
captain3	Peter Warrick
stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
champion	Consensus national champion
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](2000-sugar-bowl) (BCS NCG)
bowl_result
W 46–29 vs. [Virginia Tech](1999-virginia-tech-hokies-football-team)

ACC champion Sugar Bowl champion W 46–29 vs. Virginia Tech The 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 12–0 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title. Florida State was invited to the Sugar Bowl, the BCS National Championship Game, where they defeated Virginia Tech to capture the program's second consensus College football national championship. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Florida State entered the season with high expectations after losing to Tennessee in the inaugural BCS Championship game. The Seminoles were ranked No. 1 in all national preseason polls, picked unanimously to win the ACC and expected to contend for a national championship. 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.

The Seminoles were first team in NCAA history to go "wire-to-wire" 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. This marked the 13th consecutive season that the Seminoles finished in the top 5 of both the AP and Coaches poll. 1999 was also the 17th consecutive season in which Bowden led the Seminoles to a bowl game.

Schedule

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Rankings

Before the season

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

Preseason outlook

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 and two other All-Americans among his 16 starters 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." 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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

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. 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. During preseason football practice, Anquan Boldin would move from QB to WR at his request, a move that would eventually pay big career dividends. 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."

The recruiting class of 13

Name	Position	Hometown	High School	Height	Weight
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)

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	0
No. 1 Seminoles	7	7	17	10

Georgia Tech

1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Yellow Jackets	7	14	7	7
No. 1 Seminoles	7	21	10	3

N.C. State

1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Wolfpack	3	0	8	0
No. 1 Seminoles	3	15	14	10

North Carolina

1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Seminoles	28	7	7	0
Tar Heels	0	3	7	0

Duke

1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	13	10
No. 1 Seminoles	21	23	0	7

Miami (FL)

1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Hurricanes	14	7	0	0
No. 1 Seminoles	14	7	3	7

Wake Forest

1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	3	0	0	7
No. 1 Seminoles	6	3	14	10

Clemson

1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Seminoles	3	0	11	3
Tigers	0	14	0	0

Virginia

1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Seminoles	0	7	14	14
Cavaliers	0	10	0	0

Maryland

1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	3	0	7
No. 1 Seminoles	7	21	14	7

Florida

1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Seminoles	7	6	10	7
No. 3 Gators	0	6	10	7

Virginia Tech—Sugar Bowl

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Main article: 2000 Sugar Bowl

1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	7	7	15	0
Seminoles	14	14	0	18

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at
Florida State	Alma mater
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

Depth chart

Jeff Chaney Patrick Hughes

Awards and honors

Lou Groza Award – Sebastian Janikowski, K

Statistics

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.
K Sebastian Janikowski: 23 FGM and 47 XPM.
P Austin Haywood: 1 punt for 73 yards

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