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1999 Florida State Seminoles football
BCS National Champions
ACC Champions
Sugar Bowl Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record12-0 (8-0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Richt
Offensive schemePro Style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews
Base defense4-3 Multiple
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium (80,000)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 (variously "Noles" or "FSU") 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.[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 marks the 17th consecutive season the Bowden lead Seminoles played in a bowl game.

Before the season[edit]

Pre-season 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 along side 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 nations 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 recruites that made USA Todays 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]

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 285:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*No. 1
ESPN2W 41-772,702
September 118:00 p.m.at No. 10 Georgia TechNo. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 41-3580,187
September 183:30 p.m.No. 20 North Carolina StateNo. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 42-1180,040
September 253:30 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 1
ABCW 42-1060,000
October 212:00 p.m.vs. DukeNo. 1
JPW 51-2337,310
October 912:00 p.m.No. 19 Miami*No. 1
ABCW 31-2180,976
October 167:00 p.m.Wake ForestNo. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
PPVW 33-1078,105
October 237:00 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 1
ESPNW 17-1486,092
November 307:00 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 1
ESPNW 35-1047,900
November 133:30 p.m.MarylandNo. 1
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 49-1080,340
November 208:00 p.m.at No. 4 Florida*No. 1
CBSW 30-2385,747
January 48:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Virginia Tech*No. 1
ABCW 46-2979,280
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

1999 Florida State Seminoles roster

Quarterbacks

  • 6 Anquan Boldin – Freshman
  • 10 Rich Maher – Junior
  • 11 Jared Jones – Sophomore
  • 14 Marcus Outzen – Redshirt Junior
  • 16 Chris Weinke – Junior

Running Backs

  • 20 Raymont Skaggs – Senior
  • 22 Davy Ford – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 23 Travis Minor – Junior
  • 20 Nick Maddox – Freshman
  • 24 Jeff Chaney – Junior
  • 36 William McCray – Junior

Fullback

  • 10 Dan Kendra – Redshirt Senior
  • 39 Chad Maeder – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 43 Randy Golightly – Freshman

Wide Receivers

  • 7 Laveranues Coles – Senior
  • 21 Talman Gardner – Redshirt Freshman
  • 80 Ron Dugans – Redshirt Senior
  • 84 Gennaro Jackson – Junior
  • 87 Robert Morgan – Sophomore
  • 9 Peter Warrick – Redshirt Senior
  • 13 Marvin Minnis – Redshirt Junior
  • 19 Greg Moore – Redshirt Freshman
  • 26 Atrews Bell – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 86 Germaine Stringer – Redshirt Senior

Tight Ends

  • 81 Nick Franklin – Senior
  • 82 Patrick Hughes – Sophomore
  • 85 Ryan Sprague – Redshirt Junior
  • 88 Carver Donaldson – Redshirt Sophomore
  

Offensive Line

  • 52 Antoine Mirambeau – Redshirt Freshman
  • 54 Jarad Moon – Redshirt Junior
  • 57 Eric Thomas – Redshirt Senior
  • 67 Josh Baggs – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 61 Montrae Holland – Redshirt Freshman
  • 28 Chris Hope – Sophomore
  • 51 Ronald Boldin – Junior
  • 64 Justin Amman – Redshirt Junior
  • 68 Jason Whitaker – Redshirt Senior
  • 70 Corey Whitaker – Freshman
  • 71 Jerry Carmichael – Redshirt Junior
  • 78 Donald Heaven – Redshirt Junior
  • 60 Tarlos Thomas – Redshirt Junior
  • 72 Brett Williams – Redshirt Freshman
  • 74 Otis Duhart – Sophomore
  • 75 Char-ron Dorsey – Junior
  • 76 Ross Brannon – Redshirt Junior
  • 79 Todd Williams – Redshirt Freshman
  • 77 Jeremy Brett – Redshirt Senior

Defensive Line

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

Linebackers

  • 6 Derrick Gibson – Junior
  • 12 Abdual Howard – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 Jean Jeune – Redshirt Junior
  • 5 Theon Rackley – Redshirt Senior
  • 5 Cornelius Collier – Freshman
  • 29 Tommy Polley – Redshirt Junior
  • 42 Jerel Hudson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 44 Bradley Jennings – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 46 Michael Hamilton – Redshirt Freshman
  • 49 Bobby Rhodes – Redshirt Senior
  • 55 Brian Allen – Redshirt Junior
  • 41 Lee Weaver – Redshirt Freshman

Defensive Backs

  • 1 Reggie Durden – Senior
  • 3 Malcolm Tatum – Redshirt Freshman
  • 8 Clevan Thomas – Junior
  • 15 Mario Edwards – Redshirt Senior
  • 27 Tay Cody – Redshirt Junior
  • 30 Stanford Samuels – Redshirt Freshman
  • 7 Rufus Brown – Freshman
  • 28 BJ Ward – Freshman

Free Safety

  • 18 Sean Key – Redshirt Senior
  • 35 Todd Frier – Redshirt Senior

Punters

  • 47 Keith Cottrell – Junior
  • 37 Chance Gwaltney – Redshirt Freshman

Kickers

  • 38 Sebastian Janikowski – Junior

Long Snapper

  • 73 Clay Ingram – Senior

Coaching staff[edit]

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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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1999 ESPN/USA Today Preseason Poll. The Seminoles start the season in first". seminoles.com. 1999-08-05. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  2. ^ a b "Florida State No. 1 in AP Preseason Poll. The run for the national title begins". seminoles.com. 1999-08-14. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  3. ^ "1999-00 College Bowl Projections". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1999-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  4. ^ "1999 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW; THE NEW YORK TIMES PRESEASON TOP 20". nytimes.com. 1999-08-29. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  5. ^ a b "Perfect Ending". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 2000-01-05. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "1999 ACC Football Tour: Day Nine". theacc.com. 1999-08-27. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  7. ^ Brian Errkin (5 January 2000). "'Noles go wire to wire". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  8. ^ Consensus All-America Selections, 1889-2010, distributed by National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
  9. ^ FWAA All-America, distributed by Football Writers Association of America
  10. ^ "ACC Leads All Conferences With Six First-Team AP All-Americans". theacc.com. 1998-12-15. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  11. ^ "College Football Preview 99". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1999-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  12. ^ "Seminoles Loaded in Annual Bid for National Title". Seminoles.com. 1999-08-14. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  13. ^ (Media guide). {{cite press release}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009). The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 648. ISBN 978-1602396777. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  15. ^ a b "Warrick wants title that eluded FSU". espn.go.com. 1999-12-31. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  16. ^ "Peter Warrick to Return for Senior Season. Winning a National Championship is one goal he has in mind". seminoles.com. 1999-01-08. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  17. ^ a b c "Seminoles Release 1999 Recruiting Class". seminoles.com. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  18. ^ a b c "Class of 1999". warchant.com. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  19. ^ "FSU Football Team Has Second Day Of Practice". seminoles.com. 1999-02-16. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  20. ^ "CHANGE OF HEART: BOLDIN NOW A WR". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  21. ^ Boldin, Maddox worth wait for 'Noles at the Wayback Machine (archived February 21, 1999)
  22. ^ "Quarterback Chris Weinke's Surgery a Complete Success". seminoles.com. 1998-11-12. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
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