2000 Florida Gators football team
The 2000 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were coached by Steve Spurrier, who led the Gators to their sixth SEC championship, a Sugar Bowl berth, and an overall win-loss record of 10–3 (.769). The season was the team's eleventh of twelve under Spurrier.
| 2000 Florida Gators football | |
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SEC champions SEC Eastern Division champions | |
SEC Championship Game, W 28–6 vs. Auburn | |
Sugar Bowl, L 20–37 vs. Miami (FL) | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Eastern Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| 2000 record | 10–3 (7–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Steve Spurrier (11th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jon Hoke (2nd season) |
| Captain | Alex Brown Derrick Chambers Jesse Palmer Gerard Warren Alex Willis |
| Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Capacity: 83,000)[1] |
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| No. 10 Florida x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 South Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 18 Auburn x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | Ball State* | No. 9 | PPV | W 40–19 | 85,095 | |
| September 9 | Middle Tennessee* | No. 8 |
| PPV | W 55–0 | 84,311 |
| September 16 | at No. 11 Tennessee | No. 6 | CBS | W 27–23 | 108,768 | |
| September 23 | Kentucky | No. 3 |
| CBS | W 59–31 | 85,319 |
| September 30 | at Mississippi State | No. 3 | CBS | L 35–47 | 43,816 | |
| October 7 | LSU | No. 12 |
| JPS | W 41–9 | 85,365 |
| October 14 | No. 19 Auburn | No. 10 |
| CBS | W 38–7 | 85,710 |
| October 28 | vs. No. 13 Georgia | No. 8 | CBS | W 34–23 | 84,404 | |
| November 4 | at Vanderbilt | No. 6 | JPS | W 43–21 | 32,714 | |
| November 11 | No. 21 South Carolina | No. 5 |
| CBS | W 41–21 | 85,718 |
| November 18 | at No. 3 Florida State* | No. 4 | ABC | L 7–30 | 83,042 | |
| December 2 | vs. No. 18 Auburn | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 28–6 | 73,427 |
| January 2, 2001 | vs. No. 2 Miami (FL)* | No. 7 | ABC | L 20–37 | 64,407 | |
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Sources: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide,[2] and GatorZone.com.[3]
Game summaries
Ball State
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Middle Tennessee St.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Middle Tennessee State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 21 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Florida | 10 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida | 0 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| Mississippi State | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 |
September 30, 2000
The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback Wayne Madkin also ran for two touchdowns. The Bulldogs compiled 517 total yards of offense.
A frustrated Steve Spurrier rotated three quarterbacks including Rex Grossman. Grossman went 13 for 16 with 231 yards and two touchdowns. All together, the Gators had 494 yards and four touchdowns through the air.
Mississippi State won the game 47–35, breaking Florida's 72-game winning streak against unranked teams in front of a crowd of 43,816. After the game, the Mississippi State fans stormed the field and tore down the goal posts, parts of which ended up all over campus.
| Florida | Mississippi State | |
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| First Downs | 26 | 25 |
| Rushed-Yards | 22-M78 | 57-351 |
| Passing Yards | 494 | 166 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-23 | 6-58 |
| Return Yards | 73 | 54 |
| Passes | 34-57-1 | 14-27-2 |
| Punts | 1-45.0 | 7-42.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-46 | 10-85 |
| Time of Possession | 25:16 | 34:44 |
LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| LSU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Florida | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
Auburn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Auburn | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Florida | 14 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
Georgia
Florida Gators (6–1) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (6–1)
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| Florida | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Georgia | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind N 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h; 2.6 kn)
- Game attendance: 84,404
- Referee: Rogers Redding
- TV: CBS
- Automated ScoreBook
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Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida | 10 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 43 |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
South Carolina
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| South Carolina | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Florida | 3 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
Florida State
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| Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Florida State | 14 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
SEC Championship Game
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Miami (Sugar Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Miami | 10 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| Florida | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 (1) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches Poll | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable players
- 07 QB Jesse Palmer (Sr.)
- 08 QB Rex Grossman (Fr.)
- 09 QB Brock Berlin (Fr.)
- 05 RB Earnest Graham (So.)
- 33 RB Ran Carthon (Fr.)
- 06 WR Taylor Jacobs (So.)
- 10 WR Jabar Gaffney (Fr.)
- 17 WR Reche Caldwell (So.)
- 78 T Kenyatta Walker (Jr.)
- 91 DE Derrick Chambers (Sr.)
- 57 DE Bobby McCray (Fr.)
- 61 DT Gerard Warren (Jr.)
- 45 LB Andra Davis (Jr.)
- 03 CB Lito Sheppard (So.)
- 04 S Marquand Manuel (Jr.)
Season links
- Schedule/Results – https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102835/http://gatorzone.com/sched.php?sport=footb&curyearb=2000&submita=1
- Roster – https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102757/http://gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000
- Rankings – https://web.archive.org/web/20070823054659/http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/polls_1936_present.html
- Statistics – http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/stats/2000/ffateamstats.html
See also
References
- University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2000 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 112 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2000 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- USA Today
Bibliography
- 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
- 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida (2015).
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
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