The 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team was the national champion of the 1999 college football season

1999 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl.Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason #1 and remain there through the entire season. Their 12-0 season gave them 109 victories in the...

. The team finished 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 #1 team from the preseason through the bowl season.

Schedule

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7
Seminoles	7	7	17	10	41

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	14	7	7	35
Seminoles	7	21	10	3	41

N.C. State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	3	0	8	0	11
Seminoles	3	15	14	10	42

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	28	7	7	0	42
Tar Heels	0	3	7	0	10

Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	13	10	23
Seminoles	21	23	0	7	51

Miami

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	14	7	0	0	21
Seminoles	14	7	3	7	31

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	3	0	0	7	10
Seminoles	6	3	14	10	33

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	3	0	11	3	17
Tigers	0	14	0	0	14

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	0	7	14	14	35
Cavaliers	0	10	0	0	10

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	3	0	7	10
Seminoles	7	21	14	7	49

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	7	6	10	7	30
Gators	0	6	10	7	23

Sugar Bowl vs. Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	7	7	15	0	29
Seminoles	14	14	0	18	46

Offense

Pos	Number	Name	Class
QB	16	Chris Weinke Chris Weinke Christopher Jon Weinke is a former professional American football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles...	JR
RB	23	Travis Minor Travis Minor Travis Minor was an American football running back for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft...	JR
FB	10	Dan Kendra INCORRECT	SR
WR	9	Peter Warrick Peter Warrick Peter Warrick is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals fourth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...	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	SR
RG	64	Justin Amman	JR
RT	60	Tarlos Thomas	JR

Defense

Pos	Number	Name	Class
E	58	Jamal Reynolds	JR
NT	53	Corey Simon Corey Simon Corey Jermaine Simon is a retired American football defensive tackle of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles sixth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...	SR
T	92	Jerry Johnson	SR
E	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

Pos.	Number	Name	Class
K	38	Sebastian Janikowski Sebastian Janikowski Sebastian Janikowski is a left-footed Polish placekicker who plays for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders. He is nicknamed The Polish Cannon because he is considered to have one of the strongest kicking legs in the league, and leads the NFL in kickoffs for touchbacks. He lives in...	JR
KR	28	Travis Minor	JR
P	47	Keith Cottrell	JR
PR	9	Peter Warrick	SR

Statistics

• QB Chris Weinke
  Chris Weinke
  Christopher Jon Weinke is a former professional American football and baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system, he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 26, and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles...
  
  : 232/377 (61.5%) for 3,103 yards (8.23) with 25 TD vs. 14 INT (3.71%).
• RB Travis Minor
  Travis Minor
  Travis Minor was an American football running back for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
  
  : 180 carries for 815 yards (4.53) with 7 TD. 16 catches for 102 yards and 0 TD.
• WR Peter Warrick
  Peter Warrick
  Peter Warrick is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals fourth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...
  
  : 71 catches for 934 yards (13.15) with 8 TD. 16 carries for 96 yards (6.00) and 3 TD.
• WR Ron Dugans
  Ron Dugans
  Ron Dugans is a former wide receiver who played his 4 year NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals. Dugans was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Bengals. He signed a deal with the Houston Texans but never played with the team. He is currently an assistant coach at The University...
  
  : 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
  Laveranues Coles
  Laveranues Leon Coles is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University....
  
  : 12 catches for 179 yards (14.92) with 1 TD.
• WR Anquan Boldin
  Anquan Boldin
  -Arizona Cardinals:As a rookie Boldin set an NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in his first game , tied Billy Sims for most yards from scrimmage by a rookie in his first game , and holds the NFL record for most receptions in the first 26 games of an NFL career...
  
  : 12 catches for 115 yards (9.58) with 2 TD. 4 carries for 33 yards (8.25) and 0 TD.
• K Sebastian Janikowski
  Sebastian Janikowski
  Sebastian Janikowski is a left-footed Polish placekicker who plays for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders. He is nicknamed The Polish Cannon because he is considered to have one of the strongest kicking legs in the league, and leads the NFL in kickoffs for touchbacks. He lives in...
  
  : 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.

External links

• Florida State Official Site