2000 Florida Gators football team

















































2000 Florida Gators football
Florida Gators script logo.svg
SEC champion
SEC Eastern Division champion

SEC Championship Game, W 28–6 vs. Auburn

Sugar Bowl, L 20–37 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division 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]

Seasons


← 1999


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2000 SEC football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$
   7
 – 1
         10
 – 3
  
No. 20 Georgia
   5
 – 3
         8
 – 4
  
No. 19 South Carolina
   5
 – 3
         8
 – 4
  

Tennessee
   5
 – 3
         8
 – 4
  

Vanderbilt
   1
 – 7
         3
 – 8
  

Kentucky
   0
 – 8
         2
 – 9
  

Western Division
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


  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion

  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

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.


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Contents






  • 1 Schedule


  • 2 Game summaries


    • 2.1 Ball State


    • 2.2 Middle Tennessee St.


    • 2.3 Tennessee


    • 2.4 Kentucky


    • 2.5 Mississippi State


    • 2.6 LSU


    • 2.7 Auburn


    • 2.8 Georgia


    • 2.9 Vanderbilt


    • 2.10 South Carolina


    • 2.11 Florida State


    • 2.12 SEC Championship Game


    • 2.13 Miami (Sugar Bowl)




  • 3 Notable players


  • 4 Season links


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 Bibliography





Schedule


































































































































Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 2
Ball State*
 No. 9

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 PPV
W 40–19		 85,095
September 9
Middle Tennessee*
 No. 8

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 PPV
W 55–0		 84,311
September 16 at No. 11 Tennessee
 No. 6

  • Neyland Stadium

  • Knoxville, Tennessee

 CBS
W 27–23		 108,768
September 23 Kentucky No. 3

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 CBS
W 59–31		 85,319
September 30 at Mississippi State
 No. 3

  • Scott Field

  • Starkville, Mississippi

 CBS
L 35–47		 43,816
October 7 LSU No. 12

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 JPS
W 41–9		 85,365
October 14 No. 19 Auburn
 No. 10

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 CBS
W 38–7		 85,710
October 28 vs. No. 13 Georgia
 No. 8

  • Alltel Stadium

  • Jacksonville, Florida

 CBS
W 34–23		 84,404
November 4 at Vanderbilt
 No. 6

  • Vanderbilt Stadium

  • Nashville, Tennessee

 JPS
W 43–21		 32,714
November 11 No. 21 South Carolinadagger
 No. 5

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

  • Gainesville, Florida

 CBS
W 41–21		 85,718
November 18 at No. 3 Florida State*
 No. 4

  • Doak Campbell Stadium

  • Tallahassee, Florida

 ABC
L 7–30		 83,042
December 2 vs. No. 18 Auburn
 No. 7

  • Georgia Dome


  • Atlanta, Georgia (SEC Championship)

 ABC
W 28–6		 73,427
January 2 vs. No. 2 Miami (FL)*
 No. 7

  • Louisiana Superdome


  • New Orleans, Louisiana (Sugar Bowl)

 ABC
L 20–37		 64,407

  • *Non-conference game


  • daggerHomecoming

  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


Sources: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide,[2] and GatorZone.com.[3]



Game summaries



Ball State


























1 2 3 4 Total
Ball St 7 3 9 0 19
• Florida 12 14 7 7 40



  • Date: September 2


  • Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida


  • Game attendance: 85,095


  • TV announcers (PPV): David Steele (Play-by-play), Nat Moore (Color) & Larry Vettel (Sideline)

[4]




Middle Tennessee St.




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Middle Tennessee State
 0
 0
 0
 0 0

Florida
 21
 17
 10
 7 55



Tennessee




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Florida
 0
 7
 10
 10 27
Tennessee
 3
 9
 8
 3 23



Kentucky




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Kentucky
 3
 14
 7
 7 31

Florida
 10
 28
 14
 7 59



Mississippi State




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
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
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
LSU
 0
 3
 0
 6 9

Florida
 7
 10
 10
 14 41



Auburn




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Auburn
 0
 7
 0
 0 7

Florida
 14
 21
 0
 3 38



Georgia


See also: 2000 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry



Florida Gators (6–1) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (6–1)


























1 2 3 4 Total
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














Vanderbilt




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Florida
 10
 7
 19
 7 43
Vanderbilt
 7
 6
 0
 7 20



South Carolina




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
South Carolina
 21
 0
 0
 0 21

Florida
 3
 28
 10
 0 41



Florida State




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Florida
 7
 0
 0
 0 7

Florida State
 14
 0
 13
 3 30



SEC Championship Game









SEC Championship Game
#18 Auburn vs. #7 Florida


























1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 0 3 3 0 6
• Florida
 14 7 7 0 28



  • Date: December 2


  • Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta


  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)



  • Source: [1]



Miami (Sugar Bowl)




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Miami
 10
 3
 14
 10 37
Florida
 7
 3
 7
 3 20



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



  1. Schedule/Results – http://gatorzone.com/sched.php?sport=footb&curyearb=2000&submita=1

  2. Roster – http://gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2000

  3. Rankings – https://web.archive.org/web/20070823054659/http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/polls_1936_present.html

  4. Statistics – http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/stats/2000/ffateamstats.html



See also




  • Auburn–Florida football rivalry

  • Florida–Florida State football rivalry

  • Florida Gators

  • Florida–Georgia football rivalry

  • Florida–LSU football rivalry

  • Florida–Miami football rivalry

  • Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

  • History of the University of Florida



References





  1. ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2000 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ 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.


  3. ^ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2000. Retrieved August 14, 2015.


  4. ^ 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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