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1 ORANGE BOWL GAME INFORMATION DATE: Wednesday, January 3, 2001 SITE: Pro Player Stadium (capacity 72,704), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida KICKOFF: 8:08 EST THE TEAMS: No. 3 ranked Florida State (11-1, 8-0), champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, meet top-ranked Oklahoma, champions of the Big 12 (12-0, 9-0) and the nation s only undefeated team in the 67th annual FedEx Orange Bowl. Florida State s defense is ranked number six in the country overall yielding just yards per game. The Seminole defense is second against the run and second against the score. FSU defeated Florida in the regular season finale to give them their NCAA record 12th consecutive 10-win season. The Florida State offense is led by Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner Chris Weinke, who is both FSU and the ACCís alltime leading passer. Wide receiver Marvin Snoop Minnis has made a number of All- America teams and is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award. Running back Travis Minor came just 77 yards short of 1,000 yards on the season and has led FSU in rushing in each of the last four seasons. Seven of FSU s 12 opponents in 2000 will be playing in a bowl game during the 2000 post-season and two (Miami and Florida) will be playing in a BCS bowl. These seven opponents (Louisville, Virginia, NC State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida and Miami) have a combined record of and FSU went 6-1 against this group. The Sooners played six games against bowl teams (they faced Kansas State twice) with a combined record of Oklahoma went 6-0 against UTEP, Kansas State, Texas, Nebraska and Texas A&M. FSU set an NCAA record for consecutive bowl wins with 11 in a row that started with a win over Oklahoma State in the 1985 Gator. The 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl will be FSU s 16th New Year s Day bowl game and the Tribe has posted a 10-4 record in those games. The Seminoles will be playing in their sixth Orange Bowl, but their first since defeating Notre Dame in the 1995 game. THE COACH: Florida State s Bobby Bowden, the only coach in college football history to achieve 14 consecutive 10- win seasons, and he ranks second among active coaches with 315 career wins. He brings a career mark of into his 24th career bowl game in 34 years as a head coach. The winningest bowl coach ever at.761 percent, Bowden has compiled a mark in postseason play over his career and has taken Florida State to 22 bowl games in 25 seasons ( ). Only Joe Paterno has more bowl wins than Bobby Bowden. The 71-year-old Alabama native has led Florida State to win seasons on his way to a record at FSU. BOWL HISTORY: Florida State, which set an NCAA record with 11 consecutive bowl wins from , returns to the FedEx Orange Bowl for the first time since defeating Notre Dame in the 1996 game (following the 1995 season). FSU broke UCLAís record of seven straight bowl games with a win over Nebraska in the 1993 Orange Bowl. The Seminoles are playing in their third straight BCS unified national championship game and in a bowl that determines the national title for the fifth time in the last eight years. FSU teams are in 29 previous bowl appearances, including a record under Bowden. FSU is playing in a bowl game for the 19th consecutive year and is appearing in itís 16th major bowl since TICKETS: By bowl alliance agreement each team in the FedEx Orange Bowl receives 16,000 tickets for the game. FSU students received 10 percent of the tickets and the 1,600 tickets were distributed by lottery. TELEVISION COVERAGE: The FedEx Orange Bowl will be nationally televised by ABC. Brad Nessler will be calling the play-by-play with Bob Griese providing color commentary. Lynn Swann and Jack Arute will report from the sidelines. RADIO COVERAGE: ESPN Radio will broadcast the game nationally with Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried calling the action from the booth and Adrien Karsten on the sidelines. The Seminole Radio Network will also broadcast the game with Gene Deckerhoff on play-byplay and former FSU quarterback Peter Tom Willis handling the color. Florida State University 1

2 SEMINOLE ORANGE HAS BEEN SWEET AND BITTER FOR FSU The Orange Bowl has been the setting for some tremendous wins and devastating losses for Florida State. The Seminoles won their first national championship at the Orange Bowl following the 1993 season when Scott Bentley drilled a 22-yard field goal with 21 second left to defeat Nebraska. The Orange Bowl was also host to an undefeated (11-0) FSU team in 1980 (1979 season) that squared off against Oklahoma and Heisman Trophy winner Billy Simms. The Sooners J.C. Watts and Simms led OU to a 24-7 win. Florida State will be making it s sixth trip to the Orange Bowl making it the most frequent bowl visited by FSU. However, it is FSU s first invitation to the game since the 1995 match-up against Notre Dame. The Noles played in the Orange Bowl game in 1979 (losing to Oklahoma 24-7), 1980 (losing to Oklahoma again 18-17), 1993 (defeating Nebraska 27-14) and 1994 (defeating Nebraska for the national title) and in 1995 when they defeated Notre Dame Florida, 31-31, in 1994 continued the home BOWL SEASON HAS SEEN SEMINOLES AT THEIR BEST Florida State is playing in it s third consecutive BCS national title game and for the national championship for the fifth time in the last eight seasons. The bad news for opponents is that the Seminoles are 13-2 over the last 15 bowl games. The only losses came against Tennessee in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl and Florida in the 1997 Sugar Bowl. While FSU is one of the youngest Div. 1A football programs at just 54-years-old, the Seminoles have established themselves as one of college football s all-time great programs. The 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl is the 30 th bowl in the Noles history, and FSU has posted an record over those games. COACHING CONTINUITY IS A KEY Along with Jim Gladden (26 years), several FSU coaches have been with the program for a more than a decade. Including the 2000 season, Bowden s nine assistants average 20 years of collegiate experience (180 years total). Only two coaches have departed since the 1994 season. Billy Sexton (25th season) and Mickey Andrews (17th season) are next in line behind Gladden in tenure at FSU. IT ALL BEGINS AT HOME Florida State currently owns the nation s longest home unbeaten streak (52 games) and the country s longest home winning streak (35 games). Miami, ranked No. 2 at the time, was Travis Minor is the only player in FSU history to lead the team in rushing for four years, and he came just 78-yards short of gaining 1,000 yards on the season. NOTES the last team to win at Doak Campbell Stadium as the Hurricanes defeated top-ranked FSU, 17-16, on Nov. 16, Seminole placekicker Gerry Thomas 34-yard field goal with less than 30 seconds to play sailed wide right, allowing the Canes to win that game. FSU s 28-point fourth quarter rally to tie unbeaten streak. ORANGE BOWL HOME TURF FOR 16 SEMINOLES The Seminoles have 11 players on their roster from the city of Miami including start- 11+ WINS SEASONS The Seminoles have recorded 11+ wins in a season 10 times in the program s history and Bobby Bowden was the head coach in each of those campaigns. The 2000 season marks the fifth straight season with at least 11 wins for the Seminoles. YEAR RECORD BOWL GAME RESULT FINAL AP RANK Orange Bowl Oklahoma 7-24 Sixth Fiesta Bowl Nebraska Second Sugar Bowl Auburn13-7 Third Cotton Bowl Texas A&M 10-2 Fourth Orange Bowl Nebraska Second Orange Bowl Nebraska First Sugar Bowl Florida Third Sugar Bowl Ohio State Third Fiesta Bowl Tennessee Third Sugar Bowl Virginia Tech First Orange Bowl Media Guide

3 ers Derrick Gibson, Marvin Minnis, Bradley Jennings and Clevan Thomas. When you add in players from the Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach areas (near Joe Robbie Stadium) the Seminoles have 16 Seminoles who will be going home for the holidays. STOOPS HAS DEFENDED THE TRIBE BEFORE Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops is no stranger to the Seminoles. Stoops served as the defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators from FSU and Florida faced each other four times while Stoops was in control of the Gators defense. The Seminoles averaged 24 points per game and went 2-2 against the Stoop s led defense. In the five years before Stoops took control of the UF defense, the Seminoles averaged more than 31 points per game against the Gators and went SEVEN FSU FOES ARE BOWLING Seven of FSU s 12 opponents in 2000 will be playing in a bowl game during the 2000 post-season and two (Miami and Florida) will be playing in a BCS bowl. These seven opponents (Louisville, Virginia, NC State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Florida and Miami) have a combined record of and FSU went 6-1 against this group. The Sooners played six games against bowl teams (they faced Kansas State twice) with a combined record of Oklahoma went 6-0 against UTEP, Kansas State, Texas, Nebraska and Texas A&M. Senior offensive tackle Char-ron Dorsey began the season expecting to redshirt and finished the year as an All-ACC selection. FSU AND THE BIG 12 Florida State has a all-time record versus teams that now make up the Big FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS POS vs BYU at GTech UNC L VILLE at MD at UM DUKE UVA at NC St CLEM at WAKE UF SE Boldin Boldin Morgan Morgan Boldin Morgan Boldin Morgan Morgan Boldin Boldin Boldin ST B Williams T Thomas T Thomas T Thomas T Thomas B Williams T Thomas B Williams B Williams B Williams B Williams B Williams SG Amman Amman Amman Amman Amman Amman Amman Amman Amman Amman Amman Amman C Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon Moon TG Duhart Duhart Duhart Duhart Duhart Duhart Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland Holland TT T T Thomas Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey TE/SLOT Morgan* Morgan* Franklin Franklin Morgan* Franklin Morgan* Franklin Sprague Sprague Sprague Sprague QB Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke Weinke FB McCray McCray McCray McCray Maddox* McCray Walker McCray McCray Golightly Golightly Maeder TB Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor Minor FL Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis Minnis DE Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds DT Emanuel Emanuel Dockett Dockett Dockett Dockett Dockett Dockett Dockett Dockett Dockett Dockett NG Woods Womble Womble Womble Womble Womble Womble Womble Womble Womble Womble Womble DE A Jackson A Jackson A Jackson A Jackson Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren WLB Pope Polley Polley Polley Polley Polley Polley Polley Polley Polley Polley Polley MLB Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings SAM Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Juene Allen LC C Thomas C Thomas C Thomas C Thomas C Thomas C Thomas C Thomas C Thomas C Thomas C Thomas Samuels C Thomas ROV Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson Gibson FS Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope RC Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody Cody K O Munyon Munyon Munyon Munyon Munyon Gwaltney Gwaltney Gwaltney Gwaltney Cimorelli Cimorelli Cimorelli PK Munyon Gwaltney Gwaltney Munyon Munyon Munyon Gwaltney Gwaltney Gwaltney Gwaltney Munyon Munyon P Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell Cottrell *Florida State started in three or four receiver set. **FSU started with two tight ends/no fullback. Florida State University 3

4 FSU has played nine of the 12 members of the conference and the Seminoles have faced five Big 12 teams in bowl games. FSU is 8-3 against the conference in post-season play and has won six straight bowl games against the Big 12. The Seminoles last loss came at the hands of the Sooners in the 1981 Orange Bowl BOWDEN CLIMBS TO FOURTH ON ALL-TIME WINS LIST Bobby Bowden passed Amos Alonzo Stagg for fourth all-time with his 315th career victory against Florida. Bowden became the fifth Division I-A coach to record 300 wins with the victory at Clemson last season. Bowden s 315 wins rank second among active coaches behind only Penn State s Joe Paterno. Paterno (380 games) is the only coach to reach the 300-win mark quicker than Bowden (389 games). ALL-TIME DIVISION I-A COACHING VICTORIES 1. Paul Bear Bryant Glenn Pop Warner Joe Paterno Bobby Bowden Amos Alonzo Stagg STRAIGHT 500-YARD GAMES Florida State recorded at least 500 yards of total offense in a school-record 10 straight games this season. The only two games in which the Seminoles did not record at least 500 yards were the season-opener vs. BYU (375) and the season finale against Florida (443). The 1993 national championship had the previous best with a total of nine 500- yard games. TOUGH AGAINST THE RUSH IN 2000 Florida State opponents averaged only 73.9 yards per game on the ground this season, a total of only 887 total yards in 12 games. The Seminoles have allowed less than 100 yards rushing per game in each of the last five seasons. During the last five seasons, the Seminoles have limited their opponents to just over two yards per carry. Florida State led the ACC and ranked 10th in the nation in rush defense in 1999, and again led the league and ranked second nationally against the run this season. RUSH DEFENSE IN THE LAST FIVE SEASONS YEAR ATT TOTAL YDS YDS/CARRY YDS/GM , TOTALS 1,983 4, SOONERS HOLD RARE HAND AGAINST BOWDEN Bobby Bowden has played 60 different schools over his 25 years as head coach of the Seminoles. Among that group are just 4 five schools against whom he has a losing record, and four of those were single games that the Seminoles lost. The only team that Bowden has played more than once and has a losing record against is Oklahoma who FSU has played three times over the last 25 years and lost all three FSU VS. OU GAME MAY HAVE BEEN THE TURNAROUND Some Florida State fans consider the Seminoles trip to Norman, Oklahoma on September 26 of 1976 as one of the most important games in FSU history. While the Noles lost 24-9 to the Sooners in the third game of the season, the game is important in that it represented the complete change in Florida State football. After losing the season-opener to Memphis State and getting blistered at Miami 47-0, first year head coach Bobby Bowden decided to put his younger players in the lineup and build for the future. The Seminoles started seven true freshmen against the Sooners that day (FB Mark Lyle, WR s Kurt Unglaub and Mike Flowers, DT Walter Carter, DE Scott Warren, OG Mike Goode and kicker Dave Cappelen). After the loss to Oklahoma, FSU won five of it s last eight games with the only losses coming to powerhouses Clemson and Auburn, and rival Florida. FSU & OKLAHOMA PROMINENT ON NATIONAL LEVEL The Florida State Seminoles currently rank in the top-10 in seven of the 13 statistical categories kept by the NCAA, including two first-place rankings in total passing offense and total defense. The Oklahoma Sooners rank in the top-10 in six of the 13 categories, with their highest national ranking coming in pass efficiency defense where they are ranked second in Division I football. The Noles lead the Sooners in eight of the teamstatistic categories, including every offensive category. FSU s offensive edge continues in the individual rankings, as the Seminoles have the edge over the Sooners in all four offensive categories. EFFECT ON THAT ALL IMPORTANT THIRD DOWN The Florida State defense has been particularly stingy on third downs this season, allowing opponents to convert just 25% of third down attempts (48/191). While the FSU defense is holding teams on third down, the FSU offense has been impressive, converting on 74 of 169 attempts for a 44% conversion percentage. Oklahoma has had much the same result on offense and defense this season, converting on 45% of their third down tries and holding opponents to a 26% conversion. BOWDEN PASSES BEAR BRYANT With the victory over Georgia Tech on September 9th this season, Bobby Bowden passed Bear Bryant for fourth on the all-time wins at a single school list. Bowden has now won 242 games at FSU. Here s a list of the 2001 Orange Bowl Media Guide WEINKE RANKS AMONG BEST ALL-TIME Chris Weinke s streak of 25 consecutive wins, ended by Miami, ranks as the third (tie) best run by a starting quarterback in college football history. Weinke s streak began in the third game of the 1998 season and lasted through the fifth game of the 2000 campaign. The senior is seventh all-time with a career winning percentage of.941 (32-2). The top ten in each category are listed below: Consecutive Wins as a Starting QB Chuck Ealey, Toledo ( ) Steve Davis, Oklahoma ( ) Chris Weinke, Florida St. ( ) Jimmy Harris, Oklahoma ( ) Gino Torretta, Miami (1989, 91-92) Tony Rice, Notre Dame ( ) Jay Barker, Alabama ( ) Lance McIlhenny, SMU ( ) Cade McNown, UCLA ( ) Jamelle Holiway, Oklahoma ( ) James Street, Texas ( ) Career Winning % as a Starting QB (minimum 20 games/division IA schools only) Chuck Ealey, Toledo ( ) (1.000) Jimmy Harris, Oklahoma ( ) (1.000) James Street, Texas ( ) (1.000) Lloyd Nix, Auburn ( ) (.975) Steve Walsh, Miami ( ) (.958) Steve Davis, Oklahoma ( ) (.956) Chris Weinke, Florida St. (1998-) (.941) Paul McDonald, USC ( ) (.938) Turner Gill, Nebraska ( ) (.933) Jay Barker, Alabama ( ) (.932) winningest coaches at a single school: 1. Joe Paterno, Penn State* Tom Osborne, Nebraska LaVell Edwards, BYU* BOBBY BOWDEN, FSU* Bear Bryant, Alabama *active coach MINOR LEADS FSU IN RUSHING FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR Senior running back Travis Minor became the first player to lead the Seminoles in rushing in four consecutive seasons ( ). Minor finished the regular season with 923 net rushing yards (an average of 76.9 yards per game). Three-Time Seminole Rushing Leaders YEARS PLAYER (3)... Fred Pickard (3)... Tom Bailey 1974, (3)... Larry Key (3)... Warrick Dunn

5 FSU & BOBBY BOWDEN S SUCCESS v Florida State is the only team in the history of college football to finish among the Associated Press Top Four for 13 consecutive seasons. v FSU also has the NCAA record for most consecutive bowl victories as the Seminoles won 11-straight from 1986 to v The Seminoles are the only team in the history of the game to post a 14-game bowl unbeaten streak. v Florida State has won nine straight ACC championships and has lost just twice in 72 games against conference opponents. v FSU players have won the Heisman, Thorpe (twice), Butkus (twice), Unitas (twice), Groza (twice), O Brien, Maxwell, and Lombardi Awards, all in the last 13 years. v Bowden is the only coach in college football history to post 14- straight, 10-win seasons. v Over the last 13 years, Florida State has won the Orange (3), Fiesta (2), Sugar (4), Blockbuster (1) and Cotton (1) Bowls. v Bowden owns the nation s best alltime bowl winning percentage at.761 with a mark. His 17 victories rank second all-time (20, Paterno). At FSU, Bowden is in bowls. 11 SEMINOLES BENCH PRESS 500 POUNDS It seems every year, FSU strength coach Dave Van Halanger is able to improve on what is labeled the strongest team in school history. The 2000 Seminoles continued that tradition with a record 11 players bench pressing 500 pounds or more. OG Montrae Holland recorded the top bench press at 555 pounds. OG Justin Amman, OL Donald Heaven, C Antoine Mirambeau, LB Brian Allen, DE Jamal Reynolds, OT Todd Williams, TE Carver Donaldson, FB Chad Maeder, TE Nick Franklin and OT Brett Williams were the other 10 to reach the 500-lb. plateau. Thirty-eight Noles benched at least 400 pounds. Best Records By Senior Class (Five-year totals) Senior Class Record Pct WEINKE IN THE CLUTCH, PART TWO Last season, quarterback Chris Weinke s passing numbers were significantly better on FSU drives following opponent scores that tied the game or put FSU behind. Weinke finished the season 42-of-54 (77.8%) for 461 yards and five TDs (leading FSU to seven total TDs and two FGs in 14 drives) in those situations. Included in those figures was the go-ahead drive against Virginia Tech in which he went 6-for-7 for 58 yards and a TD. When FSU fell behind at Georgia Tech this season, Weinke went 7-for-7 for 156 yards in the fourth quarter (two TD drives) to lead FSU to a come-from-behind victory. Weinke went 19-for-32 for 299 yards (three TDs) in the second half against Miami to put FSU up with 1:37 remaining, before Miami drove down the field for the winning touchdown. SCORING EARLY FSU has scored on nine of their 12 opening drives this season (seven TDs, two FGs). The only drives the Seminoles did not score on were against Louisville (when an FSU receiver dropped a TD pass on fourth and goal from the one-yard line), Miami (when FSU failed on a fourth and one rush attempt) and TEAMS WITH 100 WINS IN THE 1990s TEAM W-L-T 1. FSU * Nebraska Florida *NCAA Record AVERAGE FINAL POLL RANKING IN 1990s TEAM POLL AVG 1. FSU Florida Nebraska Tennessee Michigan NC State (punt). The Seminoles have have scored seven times in their second drive of the game this season. DEFENSIVE SCORING The FSU defense has put points on the scoreboard in seven of the Seminoles 12 games this season. Cornerback Tay Cody returned an interception for a score against NC State to push the season total to seven, and eight of the last 13 (including the Sugar Bowl). The only games in which the defense did not score were Miami, Virginia, Clemson, Wake Forest and Florida. The defense accounted for a safety against Brigham Young, Georgia Tech and Maryland. Chris Hope returned a fumble for a touchdown against North Carolina in game three, Tommy Polley brought an interception back for a score against Louisville and Rufus Brown returned MOST SUCCESSFUL SENIOR CLASS EVER Florida State s 2000 senior class has been talked about as one of the best to ever play for the garnet and gold. Entering the Florida game, this year s seniors have compiled a 56-5 overall record over the last five years. Their winning percentage (.918) ranks as best in FSU history. The 2000 senior class has never lost at Doak Campbell Stadium, played in three national championship games and won five ACC titles. Each of FSU s starting linebackers (Brian Allen, Bradley Jennings and Tommy Polley) totaled more than 100 tackles on the season. Florida State University 5

6 BLOCKED KICKS SINCE /28... NC State... Blocked Punt* /4/00... Virginia Tech... Blocked Punt 11/20... Florida... Blocked Punt 11/13... Maryland... 2 Blocked Punts 10/30... Virginia... Blocked Punt 10/23... Clemson... Blocked FG 10/9... Miami... Blocked FG /3... Maryland... Blocked FG /8... UNC... Blocked Punt 11/1... NC State... Blocked Punt /30... Florida... Blocked Punt 9/28... UNC... 2 Blocked Punts, Blocked FG 9/19... NC State... Blocked Punt /25... Florida... Blocked Punt 11/11... UNC... 2 Blocked Punts, Blocked Extra Pt. 11/23... UCF... Blocked FG 11/9... Clemson... Blocked Punt /10... Maryland... Blocked Punt /5... Duke... Blocked Punt /19... Middle Tennessee State... Blocked Punt /29... Penn State... Blocked FG 10/27... LSU... Blocked Punt 9/15... Georgia Southern... Blocked Punt *Stanford Samuels recorded FSU s only block of the 2000 season at NC State TOTAL BLOCKED KICKS Blocked Punts, 20 Blocked Kicks Blocked Punts, 14 Blocked Kicks Blocked Punts, 6 Blocked Kicks Weinke, who graduated in just three and a half years. 23 scholarship players had at least a 3.0 GPA this summer 13 scholarship players had at least a 3.5 GPA this summer 4 scholarship players had a 4.0 GPA this summer COLLEGES PRODUCING THE MOST FIRST-ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS SINCE Florida State Tennessee Miami MOST PLAYERS ON 2000 NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERS 1. Florida State Notre Dame Ohio State ALLEN & POLLEY BUTKUS SEMIFINALISTS Senior outside linebackers Tommy Polley and Brian Allen were named two of 11 semifinalists for the 2000 Butkus Award. Florida State was the only school to have two players listed as semifinalists. FSU has had two players win the Butkus Paul McGowan (1987) and Marvin Jones (1992). Allen and Polley currently rank second and third in total tackles for the Tribe this season. a pick for a TD against Duke. The defense scored in the Seminoles national championship victory over Virginia Tech in 1999 as Jeff Chaney returned a blocked punt six yards for a touchdown. Polley was credited with the block on the play. FSU IN THE WEEKLY AP POLL The Seminoles have been ranked in every AP poll since the fifth week of the 1989 season spanning 196 consecutive polls. Of the last 166 polls (11/12/90), the Seminoles have been out of the AP Top 10 just twice. Additionally, FSU has been at No. 1 for a total of 58 weeks (once this year following the Maryland game). AGAINST THE TOP 25 The Seminoles have been tough on Associated Press Top 25 teams since joining the ACC in Over that span, FSU is against ranked foes. Against ACC teams that are ranked, Florida State has posted a 22-1 mark with the only loss coming at No. 24 Virginia, 33-28, in The Seminoles have won 19 of their last 21 regular season games against ranked teams. DEFENSE CONSISTENTLY AT THE TOP The Seminoles have ranked among the nation s top 10 in total defense in seven of the last 10 years, including a No. 1 national ranking in 1998 and a No. 6 ranking this season. FSU has been in the nation s top 10 in rushing defense in nine of the last 10 years (No. 1 in 1996, 1997, No. 2 in 1998, No in 1999 & No. 2 in 2000). In pass efficiency defense, the Tribe ranked first nationally in 1998 and has been among the 10 best in six of the last eight years. FSU has also ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense in six of the last eight seasons. The Seminoles finished the 2000 season ranked second nationally in rush defense (73.9 yards per game), fifth in pass efficiency defense (91.7), second in scoring defense (10.3 points per game) and sixth in total defense (277.0 yards per game). SENIORS MOVING ON WITH DEGREES IN HAND The Seminoles have always performed well both on the field and in the classroom and this year s team is no different. Of the 25 scholarship seniors on the FSU roster for the Orange Bowl, 16 have already received their degree. Five players received their degrees prior to the 2000 season and 11 graduated in December, including quarterback Chris QUARTERBACK COMPARISON BY THE NUMBERS CHRIS WEINKE CATEGORY JOSH HEUPEL (National Rank/stats) (National Rank/stats) 2/ Passing Efficiency 14/ / Total Offense 6/ NA/ Att-Comp.-Int NA/ NA/61.7% Percentage NA/64.7% NA/33 Touchdowns NA/20 NA/4167 Passing Yards NA/3392 NA/98 Long Pass NA/ Orange Bowl Media Guide MINOR S 100-YARD GAMES Senior Travis Minor, one of 35 preseason candidates for the Doak Walker Award, ran for 102 yards in the Seminoles 54-7 victory over Clemson. That game marked Minor s 14th career 100-yard game. Florida State is 13-1 when Minor rushes for 100 or more yards in a single game. Nine of Minor s 100- yard games have come against AP Top 25 teams. Minor s Career 100-Yard Rushing Games Year/Opponent Yards TDs Outcome 2000/Clemson W, /NC State W, /N. Carolina W, /Louisville W, /Clemson W, /Miami W, /Georgia Tech W, /Florida W, /Wake Forest W, /Virginia W, 45-14

7 FLORIDA STATE FOLLOWING AN OPPONENT S TURNOVER GAME RESULTS OPPORTUNITIES Brigham Young end of half, 3 punts 4 Possessions Georgia Tech end of game 1 Possession North Carolina 3 TDs, punt, downs 5 Possessions Louisville 2 TDs, fumble, downs 4 Possessions Maryland TD, punt 2 Possessions Miami downs, INT, punt, TD 4 Possessions Duke 2TDs, 2 punts 4 Possessions Virginia 2 TDs, 2 FGs, punt, fumble, end of game 7 Possessions NC State 2 TDs, FG, MFGA, end of half 5 Possessions Clemson 3TDs, FG, end of half, fumble, end of game 7 Possessions Wake Forest MFGA, INT 2 Possessions Florida FG, 2 punts, INT 4 Possession OPPONENT S FOLLOWING A FLORIDA STATE TURNOVER Brigham Young 2 punts 2 Possessions Georgia Tech 2 TDs, punt 3 Possessions North Carolina end of half 1 Possessions Louisville fumble, MFGA, 3 punts, downs, INT, end of game 8 Possessions Maryland INT, punt 2 Possessions Miami 2TD s, 2 punts, end of half, end of game 6 Possessions Duke 2 punts 2 Possessions Virginia MFGA, 2 punts, INT 4 Possessions NC State punt 1 Possession Clemson INT, punt 2 Possessions Wake Forest FG, end of half, punt, end of game 4 Possessions Florida 3 punts 3 Possessions 1998/Texas A&M W, /Florida L, /N. Carolina W, /Virginia W, RUNNING AWAY FROM THE PACK FSU s 324 rushing yards at NC State were the most since the Tribe racked up 401 yards on the ground against Wake Forest in In that game against the Demon Deacons, Warrick Dunn (112) and Khalid Abdullah (101) each had 100-yard games, and FSU finished with five rushing touchdowns. The Seminoles five rushing TDs at NC State were the most since 1998 (Virginia). FLORIDA STATE IN THE RED ZONE OPPONENT TIMES IN 20 TIMES SCORED TDs FGs vs. BYU at Georgia Tech North Carolina Louisville at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia at NC State Clemson at Wake Forest Florida OPPONENTS INSIDE FLORIDA STATE S RED ZONE vs. BYU at Georgia Tech North Carolina Louisville at Maryland at Miami Duke Virginia at NC State Clemson at Wake Forest Florida CODY TOP TACKLING CORNERBACK IN A DECADE Senior All-America candidate Tay Cody is regarded as one of the best open-field tacklers on the Seminole defense, as well as one of the top cover corners in the country. He currently leads the team with 61 solo tackles and is fifth on the team with 82 total tackles. Cody s 82 are the most for an FSU cornerback since LeRoy Butler recorded 94 tackles in Free Safety Chris Hope is one tackle ahead of Cody with 83 on the year. In addition, Cody leads the team and ranks 16th nationally with six interceptions and has returned one of those for a TD. SCORING WITH THE LONG BALL In addition to leading the country in passing yardage, Chris Weinke finished the season second nationally with 33 touchdown passes. Of his 33 TD passes, 18 have been 30 yards or more. For the season, Weinke s average touchdown pass is 31.5 yards and 1,039 of his 4,167 yards have come on scoring strikes. He has found six different receivers for touchdowns this year (Marvin Minnis, Atrews Bell, Anquan Boldin, Javon Walker, Robert Morgan & Jeff Chaney). THREE RECEIVERS REACH CENTURY MARK IN TWO GAMES A feat that had occurred just once in FSU history prior to this season, happened twice in 2000 as Chris Weinke found three different receivers for 100 or more yards each in two separate games. Marvin Minnis (163), Atrews Bell (111) and Javon Walker (109) reached the century mark against Clemson, while Bell (146), Minnis (145) and Anquan Boldin (108) did it against Miami earlier in the year. REYNOLDS HAS 15 SACKS IN LAST 13 GAMES Senior All-American Jamal Reynolds totaled 12 sacks this year to bring his career total to Unfortunately for Reynolds, stats from bowl games do not count toward career totals. He sacked Michael Vick three times in last year s Sugar Bowl as the Seminoles wrapped up the 1999 national championship. Reynolds 23.5 career sacks rank fourth all-time at FSU. Season Sacks Season High Opponent Date BYU 8/26/ GaTech 9/11/ Wake 11/14/98 Totals Wake 11/14/98 WEINKE SETS FSU SINGLE GAME RECORD All-American Chris Weinke threw for an FSU all-time best 536 yards against Duke on Oct. 14th. His total broke the single game record of 508 formerly held by Bill Cappleman (against Memphis State on Nov. 15, 1969). Weinke has three of the top four single game passing yardage efforts in FSU history. Florida State University 7

8 Top 9 Single Passing Games in Seminole History Opponent Year Player Yards Duke 2000 Chris Weinke 536 Clemson 2000 Chris Weinke 521 Memphis St Bill Cappleman 508 Miami 2000 Chris Weinke 496 Memphis St Peter Tom Willis 482 NC State 1997 Thad Busby 463 Virginia 1995 Danny Kanell 454 Florida 1993 Charlie Ward 446 Ga. Tech 2000 Chris Weinke 443 MINNIS ON THE MOVE Senior All-America candidate Marvin Minnis has recorded a career-high 1,340 yards this season. That total ranks fifth on the FSU all-time single season receiving yardage list. Minnis has been on the receiving end of 32.2 percent of Chris Weinke s total passing yards this season. Rank/Name Year Yards 1. Ron Sellers , Marvin Minnis , Barry Smith , Peter Warrick , Ron Sellers ,228 BELL USUALLY ENDS UP IN THE ENDZONE Junior flanker Atrews Bell recorded 37 receptions and one rushing attempt for 38 touches during the 2000 season. He scored a rushing touchdown on his only attempt and has 10 receiving touchdowns on his 37 receptions. He has scored a touchdown on 28.9 percent (11 of 38) of his touches and is tied for the team lead in scoring with 66 points. Bell and Marvin Minnis (11 touchdown catches) are the first non-kickers since Zack Crockett in 1994 to lead FSU in scoring. 18 TOUCHDOWNS BETWEEN MINNIS AND BELL Marvin Minnis recorded 11 touchdown receptions this season while Atrews Bell followed with 10 TD catches. Prior to Minnis and Bell, only seven players in FSU history had caught 10 or more TD passes in a single season. Single-Season Touchdown Receptions Rank Name Year TD 1. Andre Cooper Barry Smith Ron Sellers Peter Warrick Marvin Minnis E.G. Green Fred Biletnikoff Atrews Bell E.G. Green COTTRELL HELPING OUT THE DEFENSE Senior punter Keith Cottrell, one of 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award, averaged more than 40 yards per punt for the third consecutive season. He averaged a career-high 42.8 yards per punt as a junior and averaged 41.3 yards per punt this season. He has dropped 14 of his 48 punts (.292) inside the opponents 20- yard line. He has had only one kick blocked in 212 kicks during his four-year career. Cottrell enters the Orange Bowl without a blocked kick in 25 consecutive contests and 113 consecutive kicks. The last time Cottrell had a punt blocked was Oct. 31, 1998 against UNC. Cottrell Kicking Deep Into Opponents Territory Opponent No. Average Inside 20 BYU Ga. Tech UNC Louisville Maryland Miami Duke Virginia NC State Clemson Wake Forest Florida Totals Orange Bowl Media Guide

9 FORCING A LONG FIELD ON OPPONENTS Senior punter Keith Cottrell has averaged 39 or more yards per punt in eight of Florida State s 12 games this season. He has dropped nine punts inside the 10-yard line, allowed one or less net return yardage in five games and pinned the Seminoles opponent to an average starting position inside the 25- yard line in six games. In addition, FSU s 12 opponents have scored a total of only four touchdowns on the offensive series that directly followed a Cottrell punt. The Seminoles are holding their opponents to a total of 260 return yards on 48 Cottrell punts (5.42 yards per return) this season. RED ZONE DOMINANCE The Florida State defense has allowed just 13 total touchdowns this season with six of those coming on plays of more than 20 yards. In 18 trips into the red zone, Seminole opponents have scored just seven touchdowns (four field goals). FSU s top-rated offense has scored 40 touchdowns (10 field goals) in 65 red zone possessions. More than a third (23 of 63) of FSU s total touchdowns have come on plays of 20+ yards. OPPONENTS TOP RECEIVERS DON T SCORE ON FSU Florida State s secondary has not allowed a touchdown pass to the top receivers they have faced this year. Santana Moss, Jabar Gaffney, Koren Robinson, Rod Gardner plus five more of the nation s elite receivers failed to reach the endzone this year against FSU. Moss is the only player among those nine to record more than 100 yards receiving. Here s an individual breakdown: Santana Moss, Miami yards, 0 TD Jabar Gaffney, Florida* yards, 0 TD Rod Gardner, Clemson* yards, 0 TD Margin Hooks, BYU yards, 0 TD Arnold Jackson, L ville yards, 0 TD Reggie Wayne, Miami yards, 0 TD Kelly Campbell, Ga. Tech* yards, 0 TD Koren Robinson, NC St.* yards, 0 TD Deion Branch, L ville* yards, 0 TD *Ranked among the NCAA top 25 in receiving yards per game BIG PLAY SEMINOLES Florida State s offense has scored on 21 plays 25 or more yards this season. Chris Weinke has been involved in 19 of those big play scoring strikes with Marvin Minnis leading all receives with seven TD catches of 25+ yards. Jeff Chaney (29 yards) and Davy Ford (82 yards) were responsible for the two big play scores on the ground. The defense has added two more scoring plays of 25+ yards with Tay Cody returning an interception 52 yards for a touchdown and Rufus Brown brining a pick back 28 yards for a score. WEINKE TAKES HIS PLACE IN NCAA RECORD BOOK Here s where Chris Weinke s career totals ( ) and 2000 single season totals stack up in the NCAA all-time record book: Category Total NCAA Rank Career Yards per Attempt 8.88 T6th Career Pass Efficiency th Career TD Passes 79 11th Career Yards Per Game th Career Yards 9,839 18th Season Pass Efficiency th Season Yards 4,167 11th Season Yards Per Game th Season TD Passes 33 T24th FAMILY FEUD AT THE ORANGE BOWL Florida State Director of Athletics Dave Hart, Jr., will have no reservations in cheering his Seminoles in their attempt to repeat as National Champions. However, it will be a split Hart household as his son Rick is the Director of Marketing and Licensing at Oklahoma. The plot thickens considerably when one considers that Dave Hart, Sr. (father of Dave, grandfather of Rick) hired current Oklahoma athletics director Joe Castiglione when he was Director of Athletics at Missouri. The arrival of Rick Hart s first child just over a year ago means there will be four generations of the Hart family at the Orange Bowl. SEMINOLES TAKE ON THREE CONFERENCE CHAMPS IN 2000 Of Florida State s four non-conference opponents in 2000, three won their conference championships. FSU played Miami (Big East Champions), Florida (SEC Champs) and Louisville (Conference USA Champs). The only opponent who did not win their league was BYU who the Seminoles played in the season-opener. Ironically, the Noles could have played both teams that vied for the SEC Championship but Auburn ran out on a homeand-home series just months before last year s scheduled opener when Tommy Tuberville took over as coach. Louisiana Tech replaced Auburn at the last minute (literally) last year and Louisville was scheduled to take the spot this year. FSU defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews has said that he has never had a defensive back have a better season than All-American Tay Cody had this year. NO OVERTIME FOR SEMINOLES Florida State is one of only 15 Division 1A schools who have never played in an overtime game since the new rule was put in. The schools are: Akron, Colorado State, East Carolina, Marshall, Navy, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, South Carolina, Temple, Texas Tech, Tulane, Tulsa, Wake Forest. Florida State has finished a game tied only four times in Bobby Bowden s 25 seasons. The last came in 1994 and the famous tie with Florida that came about after a 27-point FSU comeback in the fourth quarter. FSU tied North Carolina in Two games finished deadlocked in 1984 with a finish against Memphis State and a score in the Citrus Bowl against Georgia. Florida State University 9

10 DEPTH OFFENSE SE 4 Anquan Boldin So. 80 Javon Walker Jr. 83 Devard Darling Fr. ST 72 BRETT WILLIAMS So. 79 Todd Williams So. SEMINOLE (as of 12/1/00) CHART DEFENSE RE 58 JAMAL REYNOLDS Sr. 96 Randy Wilkins Sr. 94 O.J. Jackson So. DT 45 Darnell Dockett Fr. 90 Kevin Emanuel Fr. 93 Eric Powell Jr. SG 64 JUSTIN AMMAN Sr. 51 Ron Boldin Jr. C 54 Jarad Moon Sr. 52 Antoine Mirambeau So. TG 61 Montrae Holland So. 74 Otis Duhart So. TT 75 Char-ron Dorsey Sr. 78 Donald Heaven Sr. TE 84 Ryan Sprague Sr. 88 Carver Donaldson Jr. SLOT 26 Atrews Bell Jr. 87 Robert Morgan Jr. QB 16 CHRIS WEINKE Sr. 14 Marcus Outzen Sr. NG 91 Jeff Womble Fr. 98 Chris Woods So. 97 Tony Benford So. LE 99 David Warren Sr. 48 Alonzo Jackson So. 59 Charles Howard Fr. WLB 29 TOMMY POLLEY Sr. 9 Kendyll Pope Fr. 57 Michael Boulware Fr. MLB 44 BRADLEY JENNINGS Jr. 42 Jerel Hudson So. SLB 55 BRIAN ALLEN Sr. 32 Jean Jeune Sr. 53 Devaughn Darling Fr. LC 8 CLEVAN THOMAS Sr. 3 Malcolm Tatum So. FS 28 Chris Hope Jr. 46 Gennaro Jackson Jr. FB 36 WILLIAM McCRAY* Jr. 43 Randy Golightly Fr. or 39 Chad Maeder Jr. TB 23 TRAVIS MINOR Sr. 22 Davy Ford Jr. 38 Greg Jones Fr. FL 13 Marvin Minnis Sr. 21 Talman Gardner So. 20 Nick Maddox So. Injured players not listed on roster: OT ROSS BRANNON, OG JERRY CARMICHAEL, DE ROLAND SEYMOUR, OT TARLOS THOMAS, TE Nick Franklin, TE Patrick Hughes, NG Travis Johnson, WR Greg Moore, WR Robert Morgan. *FB William McCray was the starter leading into 1999 but missed 11 games after an injury following the first game Orange Bowl Media Guide RV 6 DERRICK GIBSON Sr. 12 Abdual Howard Jr. RC 27 TAY CODY Sr. 10 Stanford Samuels Fr. SPECIALISTS PK 49 Brett Cimorelli Fr. KO 86 Matt Munyon So. P 47 KEITH COTTRELL Sr. LSN 89 Brian Sawyer Fr. HO 47 Keith Cottrell Sr. PR 8 Clevan Thomas Sr. 20 Nick Maddox So. KR 4 Anquan Boldin So. 21 Talman Gardner So. (Returning starters in all caps)

11 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HGT WGT CLASS HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/CC) 55 Brian Allen... LB SR... Lake City, FL (Columbia) 64 Justin Amman... OG SR... Eustis, FL (Eustis) 40 Allen Augustin... LB FR... Miami, FL (Miami Senior) 67 Josh Baggs... C SO... Camilla, GA (Mitchell-Baker) 70 Alex Barron... OL FR... Orangeburg, SC (Wilkinson) 26 Atrews Bell... FLK JR... Jacksonville, FL (Lee) 97 Tony Benford... DT SO... Denver, CO (Jefferson) 4 Anquan Boldin... WR SO... Pahokee, FL (Pahokee) 51 Ronald Boldin... OG JR... Pahokee, FL (Pahokee) 57 Michael Boulware... LB FR... Columbia, SC (Spring Valley) 76 Ross Brannon... OT JR... Marietta, GA (Lassiter) 7 Rufus Brown... CB FR... El Paso, TX (Austin) 18 Yohance Buchanan... DB FR...Atlanta, GA (Douglass) 71 Jerry Carmichael... OG SR... Plantation, FL(Plantation) 95 Rian Cason... DT SO... College Park, GA (Woodward) 63 David Castillo... OL FR... Palm Beach, FL (Palm Bch. Gardens) 1 Jeff Chaney... RB SR... Lake Wales, FL (Lake Wales) 49 Brett Cimorelli... PK FR... Zephyrhills, FL (Zephyrhills) 27 Tay Cody... CB SR... Blakely, GA (Early County) 5 Cornelius Collier... LB FR... Miami, FL (Palmetto) 47 Keith Cottrell... P SR... Orlando, FL (Boone) 83 Devard Darling... WR FR... Houston, TX (Austin) 53 Devaughn Darling... LB FR... Houston, TX (Austin) 45 Darnell Dockett... DT FR... Burtonsville, MD (Paint Branch) 88 Carver Donaldson... TE JR... Lakeland, FL (Kathleen) 75 Char-ron Dorsey... OT SR... Jacksonville, FL (Bolles) 74 Otis Duhart... OT SO... Belle Glade, FL (Central) 90 Kevin Emanuel... DT FR... Waco, TX (Waco) 22 Davy Ford... TB JR... W. Palm Beach, FL (Cardinal Newman) 81 Nick Franklin... TE SR... St. Petersburg, FL (SW Miss. JC) 21 Talman Gardner... SE SO... New Orleans, LA (McDonough 35) 6 Derrick Gibson... RV SR...Miami, FL (Killian) 43 Randy Golightly... FB FR... Tallahassee, FL (N. Fla. Christian) 43 Chance Gwaltney... K/P SO... Cairo, GA (Cairo) 78 Donald Heaven... OL SR... Miami, FL (Carol City) 61 Montrae Holland... OG SO... Ore City, TX (Jefferson) 28 Chris Hope... FS JR... Rock Hill, SC (Rock Hill) 12 Abdual Howard... RV JR... Quincy, FL (Shanks) 59 Charles Howard... DE FR... Lake Butler, FL (Union Co.) 42 Jerel Hudson... LB SO... Homestead, FL (South Dade) 82 Patrick Hughes... TE JR... Nacogdoches, TX (Nacogdoches) 48 Alonzo Jackson... DE SO... Americus, GA (Americus) 84 Gennaro Jackson... FS JR... Jacksonville, FL (Raines) 94 O.J. Jackson... DE SO... Miami, FL (Carol City) 44 Bradley Jennings... LB JR... Miami, FL (Carol City) 32 Jean Jeune... LB SR... Boynton Beach, FL (Atlantic) 92 Travis Johnson... NG FR... Sherman Oaks, CA (Notre Dame) 38 Greg Jones... TB FR... Beaufort, SC (Battery Creek) 11 Jared Jones... QB JR... Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla) 20 Nick Maddox... WR SO... Kannapolis, NC (A.L. Brown) 39 Chad Maeder... FB JR... Brooksville, FL (Central) 36 William McCray... RB JR... Jacksonville, FL (Bolles) 31 Bryant McFadden... DB FR... Hollywood, FL (McArthur) 73 Bobby Meeks... OL FR... Aldine, TX (Nimitz) 13 Marvin Minnis... FLK SR... Miami, FL (Northwestern) 23 Travis Minor... TB SR... Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic) 52 Antoine Mirambeau... C SO... Miami, FL (Miami Beach) 54 Jarad Moon... C SR...Panama City, FL (Bay) Florida State University 11

12 19 Greg Moore... FLK SO... Bartow, FL (Bartow) 87 Robert Morgan... SE JR... Atlanta, GA (Tri-Cities) 86 Matt Munyon... PK FR... Panama City, FL (Rutherford) 35 Brandon Myers... LB SO... Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln) 30 Patrick Newton... DB SO... St. Petersburg, FL (Shorecrest) 35 Claudius Osei... DB FR... Tallahassee, FL (N. Fla. Christian) 14 Marcus Outzen... QB SR... Ft. Walton Beach, FL (Ft. Walton) 33 Lemar Parrish... RB SO... Miami, FL (N. Miami Beach) 29 Tommy Polley... LB SR... Baltimore, MD (Dunbar) 9 Kendyll Pope... LB FR... Lake City, FL (Columbia) 93 Eric Powell... DT JR... Orlando, FL (SW Miss. JC) 58 Jamal Reynolds... DE SR... Aiken, SC (Aiken) 15 Chris Rix... QB FR... Santa Margarita, CA (Rancho) 10 Stanford Samuels... CB FR... Miami, FL (Carol City) 89 Brian Sawyer... DS SO... Cordele, GA (Crisp Co.) 56 Roland Seymour... DE SR... New Orleans, LA (St. Augustine) 30 Leroy Smith... DB FR... Quincy, FL (Shanks) 84 Travis Smith... WR SR... Miami, FL 85 Ryan Sprague... TE SR... Augusta, GA (Lakeside) 3 Malcolm Tatum... CB SO...Miami, FL (Killian) 8 Clevan Thomas... CB SR... Miami, FL (Miami Senior) 60 Tarlos Thomas... OT SR... Monticello, FL (Jefferson Co.) 80 Javon Walker... WR JR... Lafayette, LA (Jones J.C.) 99 David Warren... DE SR... Tyler, TX (John Tyler) 24 B.J. Ward... DB FR... Dallas, TX (Kimball) 41 Lee Weaver... LB SO... Live Oak, FL (Suwannee) 16 Chris Weinke... QB SR... St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham) 31 Kentrill White... FB JR... Summerville, SC (Summerville) 96 Randy Wilkins... DE SR...Jacksonville, FL (Nease) 77 Ray Willis... OL FR... Angleton, TX (Angleton) 72 Brett Williams... OT SO... Kissimmee, FL (Osceola) 79 Todd Williams... OT SO... Bradenton, FL (Southeast) 91 Jeff Womble... NG FR... Dunwoody, GA (Dunwoody) 98 Chris Woods... NG SO... Orlando, FL (Jones) NO NAME 1... Jeff Chaney 3... Malcolm Tatum 4... Anquan Boldin 5... Cornelius Collier 6... Derrick Gibson 7... Rufus Brown 8...Clevan Thomas 9... Kendyll Pope Stanford Samuels Jared Jones Abdual Howard Marvin Minnis Marcus Outzen Chris Rix Chris Weinke Yohance Buchanan Greg Moore Nick Maddox Talman Gardner Davy Ford Travis Minor B.J. Ward 26...Atrews Bell Tay Cody Chris Hope Tommy Polley Patrick Newton Brandon Myers Leroy Smith Bryant McFadden 12 NUMERCIAL ROSTER 31...Kentrill White 32...Jean Jeune Lemar Parrish Claudius Osei William McCray Chance Gwaltney Greg Jones Chad Maeder Allen Augustin Lee Weaver Jerel Hudson Randy Golightly Bradley Jennings Darnell Dockett Gennaro Jackson 47...Keith Cottrell Alonzo Jackson Brett Cimorelli Ronald Boldin Antoine Mirambeau Devaughn Darling Jarad Moon Brian Allen Roland Seymour Michael Boulware Jamal Reynolds 59...Charles Howard Tarlos Thomas Montrae Holland David Castillo Justin Amman 2001 Orange Bowl Media Guide Josh Baggs Alex Barron Jerry Carmichael Brett Williams Bobby Meeks Otis Duhart Char-ron Dorsey Ross Brannon Ray Willis Donald Heaven Todd Williams Javon Walker Nick Franklin Patrick Hughes Devard Darling Travis Smith Ryan Sprague Matt Munyon Robert Morgan Carver Donaldson Brian Sawyer Kevin Emanuel Jeff Womble Travis Johnson Eric Powell O.J. Jackson Rian Cason Randy Wilkins Tony Benford Chris Woods David Warren

13 HEAD COACH BOBBY BOWDEN BOWDEN RECORD SAMFORD W L T PCT Total (4 years) WEST VIRGINIA W L T PCT (Peach) (Peach) Total (6 years) FLORIDA STATE W L T PCT (Tangerine) (Orange) (Orange) (Gator) (Peach) (Citrus) (Gator) (All-American) (Fiesta) (Sugar) (Fiesta) (Blockbuster) (Cotton) (Orange) (Orange) (Sugar) (Orange) (Sugar) (Sugar) (Fiesta) (Sugar) Total (25 years) CAREER TOTAL Legendary Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden prepares his Semi noles for their third straight BCS national title game and he has a chance to make all the accomplishments of last season just another day at the office seemed like a charmed year for the 71- year-old Bowden after all he celebrated his first-ever perfect season, college football s historic first-ever wire-to-wire AP run, his 50th wedding anniversary, a second national championship, his 300th career victory and the first-ever coaching showdown between a father and son. While the Seminoles lost the chance to repeat the perfect season with a wide right field goal at the Orange Bowl, the 2000 season sees Bowden celebrating his 25th year at Florida State, his 51st year of marriage to Ann, a chance at a third national title, a chance at 317 career wins and he s 2-0 against Tommy and the Clemson Tigers. It has indeed been another great year. To put into perspective what Florida State s football program has done one must almost use another sport for analogy. Imagine a college basketball program advancing to the Final Four for the last 13 years in a row (with a chance at 14). Even more startling is the thought of a team playing in the national title game for it s fifth time in the last eight seasons. That s just what the Seminoles have done. FSU is on an NCAA record pace of 13 straight Top 14 finishes and the Orange Bowl will be the Tribe s third straight national title game and fifth in the last eight years. The Seminoles are at their best during bowl season the record books will show. The Noles are 13-2 over the last 15 years in bowl games and that stretch includes an NCAA record 11 straight wins. The Seminoles were the winningest college football program in the 1990 s, and won more games in the decade (108) than any team has over any previous decade in NCAA history. Bobby Bowden is a man so closely tied with the phenomenal success of his program that he, as much as Renegade and the war chant, is Florida State football. Gracious in both victory and defeat, Bowden is a man at peace with himself, a man with rock-solid character and firm coaching principles that date back more than 46 years. It s not enough that his coaching numbers have reached legendary proportions. Bowden also gives Florida State Uni- Florida State University 13

14 versity a proud moral leader, a family man of the first order, a caring disciplinarian, and a calming voice in the face of the turbulence surrounding college football. Perhaps the best tribute to the man is that he is not afraid to change with the times adapting brilliantly to new ways of winning games, as well as dealing with young student-athletes. From a sense of discipline and control, to a bold switch to the Fast Break offense, Bowden proves you re only as old as you feel. Like few other coaches before him, Bowden has created something of a monster which sits squarely on his shoulders. He has coached his Florida State teams so very close to perfection that the fans expect the moon. He has won 152 games over the last 14 seasons, including monumental wins over Miami, Notre Dame, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, North Carolina, Florida and others. In the fickle world of bigtime college sports, some forget what it is all about. Sure, Bobby Bowden is proud of his national championships, his place among the all-time greats, and a chance at a third national title. But as Bowden well understands at this stage of his career, there are things more important in life. He has time for charity and to give to his church. He has never walked past an admiring child without a wink and a smile. He greets total strangers, he listens and he cares. He is a father figure in the traditional sense. One of Bowden s greatest coaching achievements revolves around bowl games and his team s success in them. Bowden s record and.761 bowl winning percentage rank first all-time. Only Joe Paterno (20) has won more bowl games. Just three names remain ahead of Bowden on the all-time Division 1-A coaching list Bryant, Warner, and Paterno. Indeed, Florida State s eighth head coach has inked his name on the list of legends over 35 seasons at Samford, West Virginia and FSU. When Bowden first arrived in Tallahassee in 1976, he described his relationship with the school as a marriage and was determined to let no man put it asunder. True to his word, he completes his 25th season at FSU in the Orange Bowl. What Bobby Bowden means to Florida State University off the playing field cannot be measured. Respect, sincerity, class, honesty, charisma, charm and humor. Those are the words that describe and define this man not wins, losses, or coaching records. As if his character isn t enough, his NCAA ALL-TIME BOWL WINS COACH NO RECORD 1. Joe Paterno* BOBBY BOWDEN* Paul Bear Bryant Tom Osborne Don James John Vaught Lou Holtz Bobby Dodd Johnny Majors Terry Donahue Barry Switzer Darrell Royal Vince Dooley MOST VICTORIES BY ACTIVE COACHES (Minimum 150 wins) COACH SCHOOL WINS 1. Joe Paterno Penn State BOBBY BOWDEN FSU LaVell Edwards BYU Don Nehlen W. Virginia John Cooper Ohio State 190 George Welsh Virginia 189 ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES # COACH WINS 1. Paul Bear Bryant Joe Paterno* Glenn Pop Warner BOBBY BOWDEN* Amos Alonzo Stagg LaVell Edwards* Tom Osborne Woody Hayes Bo Schembechler Hayden Fry #Division 1-A only; *Active coaching style draws admirers nationwide. A wide-open, gambling style makes Bowden teams a treat to watch, a pleasure to play on and a delight to cover. Reverses, flea-flickers, laterals you name it, here it comes. A look at the record shows he s done it both ways. The flashy wins may get all the attention, but for every one of those, there are dozens of others spawned from sound fundamental football. By now it s been wellchronicled how the Birmingham native left the snow of West Virginia to come to Florida State and save the program. Three seasons after he walked on campus, he had taken one of the worst football teams in the country to within one game of a national championship. Bowden s record at Florida State is That includes a record in Tallahassee and a mark away from home. He has built those numbers against some of the nation s toughest schedules, earning respect for his team, attracting top players to his program and establishing his reputation as a competitor in the process. Bowden achieved impressive numbers in his previous coaching stops (31-6 at Samford University in Birmingham between 1959 and 1962, and at West Virginia from ), but what he has done at FSU is simply phenomenal. 17 times in 25 years, his Seminoles have won 10 or more games in a season. Florida State had been to just eight bowls in the 29 years before him. This year, the Seminoles play their 22nd bowl game since his arrival, including a string of 19 in a row and 15 New Year s Day trips. He is, by far, the winningest coach ever at Florida State as his win total is greater than the previous seven Seminole head coaches combined. Over his 25-year career at Florida State, Bowden has made the Seminoles a mainstay in the Associated Press polls. FSU has been ranked in the Top 25 in each of the last 215 polls dating back to the second week of the 1989 season. The Seminoles have been among the Top 10 for 98 consecutive polls and have spent 53 weeks at No. 1 since 1991, including one week this season. Florida State is the only school to finish among the Associated Press Top Four for 13 consecutive seasons. The Seminoles have finished first twice (1993, 1999), second twice (1987, 92), third four times (1988, 89, 97, 99), and fourth five times (1990, 91, 94, 95, 96). No team in college football history can match the run Orange Bowl Media Guide

15 NCAA ALL-TIME BOWL WINNING PERCENTAGE COACH APP W L T PCT 1. BOBBY BOWDEN* Bobby Dodd Joe Paterno* Don James Terry Donahue Barry Switzer Bill Yeoman Earle Bruce Johnny Majors John Vaught *Active BOWDEN IN THE BOWLS (17-5-1) YEAR TEAM BOWL OPPONENT SCORE 1972 West Virginia Peach N.C. State West Virginia Peach N.C. State Florida State Tangerine Texas Tech Florida State Orange Oklahoma Florida State Orange Oklahoma Florida State Gator West Virginia Florida State Peach North Carolina Florida State Citrus Georgia Florida State Gator Oklahoma State Florida State All-American Indiana Florida State Fiesta Nebraska Florida State Sugar Auburn Florida State Fiesta Nebraska Florida State Blockbuster Penn State Florida State Cotton Texas A&M Florida State Orange Nebraska Florida State Orange* Nebraska Florida State Sugar Florida Florida State Orange Notre Dame Florida State Sugar* Florida Florida State Sugar Ohio State Florida State Fiesta* Tennessee Florida State Sugar* Virginia Tech *National Championship Game Over the past nine years, Florida State has played in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Since joining the league in football, FSU is 70-2 and has claimed (either outright or shared) nine ACC championships and set the league record for consecutive victories. Bowden picked up ACC Coach of the Year titles in 1993 and Rising above Bowden s coaching accomplishments, though, are his credentials as a man. Friendly and outgoing, he is a devoted Christian and family man. He loves people. His personality and charm are bigger than life. He has become somewhat of a folk hero in the south. A polished speaker, Bowden is constantly in demand. His busy coaching schedule curtails many speaking engagements, but any free evening will find him on the speaking circuit. His off-season travel schedule would exhaust anyone. Every free Sunday morning will find him in the pulpit of a church somewhere in the south. Outside of football, Bowden has an intense interest in World War II history and reads countless books and articles on the subject. He traced his ancestry to parts of Germany and has visited the country several times. Bowden was an outstanding football player at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Ala., and went on to Alabama as a freshman quarterback, fulfilling a lifelong dream to play for the Crimson Tide. After just one semester in Tuscaloosa, his childhood sweetheart, Ann Estock, lured him back to Birmingham. They soon married and Bobby transferred to Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham. Bowden s family has always been most important to him. The nation can follow Tommy s career as head coach at Clemson as well as Terry who is ABC s top college football studio analyst. The Bowden s oldest son, Steve, is in private business in Birmingham and youngest son, Jeff, is in his sixth season on the FSU staff. The four boys, daughters Robyn Hines and Ginger Madden, and 21 grandchildren make up the Bowden clan. Florida State University 15

16 ASSISTANT COACHES Jim Gladden ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/DEFENSIVE ENDS 26th Season at FSU Mickey Andrews DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ DEFENSIVE BACKS 17th Season at FSU Jeff Bowden WIDE RECEIVERS 7th Season at FSU Odell Haggins DEFENSIVE TACKLES 6th Season at FSU Jimmy Heggins OFFENSIVE LINE 15th Season at FSU Joe Kines LINEBACKERS 1st Season at FSU John Lilly TIGHT ENDS/ RECRUITING COORDINATOR 6th Season at FSU Mark Richt OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ QUARTERBACKS 15th Season at FSU 16 Billy Sexton RUNNING BACKS 24th Season at FSU GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Jody Allen...Defensive Backs Kyle Wilson... Offensive Line SUPPORT STAFF Randy Oravetz...Head Trainer David Walls... Assistant Trainer Duane Brooks... Assistant Trainer Dave Delegal... Equipment Manager Keith Graham... Assistant Equipment Manager Mark Rodin... General Manager, Seminole Productions Billy Vizzini... Video Coordinator Bill Long... Videographer Dan Nagy... Videographer 2001 Orange Bowl Media Guide Dave Van Halanger STRENGTH & CONDITIONING 18th Season at FSU

17 SEMINOLE PLAYER #55 BRIAN ALLEN Linebacker, 6-2, 225, Sr. Lake City, FL (Columbia) A semifinalist, along with classmate Tommy Polley, for the Butkus Award named second team All- ACC this season one of the captains for the Seminoles this season tied for the team lead with 102 tackles had 44 unassisted tackles and 58 assisted tackles this year broke up 10 passes on the year and had one interception had a sack and one tackle for loss recovered two fumbles on the season and forced one has his best game against Florida with seven solo stops and four assists also had seven solo tackles along with three assists against Miami totaled 10 or more tackles in seven of 12 games. YEAR TACKLES ASST TOT TFL QS PBU INT FC FR TOTALS #64 JUSTIN AMMAN Offensive Guard, 6-4, 305, Sr. Eustis, FL (Eustis) The starter at split guard who enters the bowl game with 22 consecutive starts (including last year s national championship game at the Sugar Bowl) earned first team All-ACC honors this season Florida State s offense leads the nation in total offense and passing offense opened holes for Seminole running backs who gained yards per game on the ground team leader in intimidations (56) and banks (76.5) two-time ACC Player of the Week selection singled-out in the ACC for his outstanding performances in victories over NC State and Clemson averaged more than five intimidations per game and had five or more in nine of the Seminoles 12 games strong outing against No. 21 NC State (Oct. 28) with a season-high seven intimidation blocks which helped Florida State rush for a season-high 324 yards the Seminole offensive line helped team score eight touchdowns against the Tar Heels, eight against Duke and four against Virginia allowed only two sacks during the Seminoles 12-game schedule one of 16 seniors who has already earned his undergraduate degree. BIOS #26 ATREWS BELL Flanker, 5-11, 201, Jr. Jacksonville, FL (Lee) Had a breakout year with 10 touchdown catches which was second best on the team and is tied for eighth on the FSU single season touchdowns list played in all 12 games this season had just four touchdown catches coming into the season recorded 675 receiving yards which ranked second on the team and more than tripled his total yardage from the two previous years combined (222) ranked fourth on the team with 37 receptions and averaged 18.2 yards per catch recorded two games of 100+ yards best performance was a career-high and team-leading 146 yards at Miami on six catches also had six receptions for 111 yards in the Clemson game had three catches for 96 yards and two touchdowns vs. North Carolina also had two scores in the Maryland and Duke games had at least one catch in all 12 games and scored touchdowns in seven of them averaged 56.2 yards per game, good for second on the team and sixth in the ACC season-long was a 48-yard catch in the Duke game also had a rushing touchdown. YEAR REC YARDS AVG TD LONG TOTALS #97 TONY BENFORD Defensive Tackle, 6-4, 270, So. Denver, CO (Jefferson) Appeared in nine games for Florida State this season...recorded two tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries credited with 24 tackles on the season including 15 unassisted tackles most productive game of the season came against Duke when he recorded an individual game-high seven total tackles and two tackles for loss member of an interior defensive front that was a big question mark coming into the season with no seniors among the group and no returning starters. YEAR TACKLES ASST TOTAL TFL QS PBU INT TOTALS #4 ANQUAN BOLDIN Wide Receiver, 6-2, 205, So. Pahokee, FL (Pahokee) Ranked third on the team with 41 catches and six touchdowns was also third on the team with 664 receiving yards which was nearly six times the yardage he had in his freshman campaign played in all 12 games this season had his first career 100-yard game on three catches against Georgia Tech had six catches for a career-high 108 yards and two touchdowns at Miami had a career-high seven receptions for 69 yards in the Florida game had at least two receptions in all 12 games averaged 16.2 yards per catch and 55.3 yards receiving per Florida State University 17

18 game scored touchdowns in four games season-long reception was a 60-yarder in the Virginia game. YEAR REC YARDS AVG TD LONG TOTALS #51 RONALD BOLDIN Offensive Guard, 6-5, 291, Jr. Pahokee, FL (Pahokee) Back-up to Justin Amman at the split guard position as a junior this season first year with fulltime duty on the offensive line after playing mostly special teams as a sophomore moved over from the defensive line following his freshman season and provided much needed depth on the offensive line did not allow a quarterback sack season-high three intimidations against Clemson (Nov. 4) as Florida State won at home 54-7 had at least one intimidation in each game for a season total of 18 cousin of FSU wide receiver Anquan Boldin one of 16 seniors who have already earned their degrees. #57 MICHAEL BOULWARE Linebacker, 6-3, 200, Fr. Columbia, SC (Spring Valley) A true freshman who proved to be an exceptional special teams player and has coaches excited about his future at Florida State was FSU s top tackler on kickoff teams, but suffered an ankle injury early in the season that cut into his playing time listed at third team at weakside linebacker behind senior Tommy Polley and freshman Kendyll Pope 21 st on the team with 21 tackles, including 15 solo forced two fumbles on the season had two solo tackles and an assist in his season-high performance against Florida has speed to cover the backs out of the backfield if needed brother of former FSU consensus All-American defensive end Peter Boulware, now with the Baltimore Ravens. YEAR TACKLES ASST TOT TFL QS PBU INT FC FR #76 ROSS BRANNON Offensive Tackle, 6-8, 310, Sr. Marietta, GA (Lassiter) Missed the entire season after undergoing knee surgery during the 1999 season started the first two games of his junior season (1999) before his injured right knee would not allow him to play any further had started 25 consecutive games before the injury earned All-ACC honors following 1998 season underwent miniscal replacement surgery and continues to rehabilitate from the procedure doctors took cartilage from a cadaver and placed into his knee the surgery was likened to the Tommy John surgery which is now commonplace on baseball pitchers arms has applied (and is awaiting word) to the NCAA for a medical redshirt and a sixth-year of eligibility had started 25 consecutive games before the injury. 18 #7 RUFUS BROWN Cornerback, 5-10, 185, Fr. El Paso, TX (Austin) Backed up Clevan Thomas at cornerback for most of the season before the return of Malcolm Tatum to the lineup saw action in all 12 games both at cornerback and special teams earned Victor s Club honors as well as taking home the Tomahawk Player accolades for the Duke game, in which he 2001 Orange Bowl Media Guide returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown had 17 tackles this season, including a season-high three against both North Carolina and Duke outstanding student who was freshman academic award winner #18 YOHANCE BUCHANAN Defensive Back, 6-1, 210, Fr. Atlanta, GA (Douglass) Entered FSU as one of the most highly-recruited defensive backs in the country appeared in seven games this season seeing most of his action on special teams, collecting six total tackles earned Victor s Club accolades for his performance against Duke, in which he had four tackles for his season and career high in tackles added a tackle against Virginia plays on FSU kickoff team and punt teams #71 JERRY CARMICHAEL Offensive Guard, 6-4, 310, Sr. Plantation, FL (Plantation) Missed the entire season after undergoing surgery on his knee suffered a torn ACL in his right knee at the 1999 Fiesta Bowl (national championship game in 1998) bounced back from that and was back to his starting position before suffering another knee injury in preseason practice a starter on both the 1998 Fiesta Bowl (national championship) and 1999 Sugar Bowl (national championship) teams for the Seminoles. #95 RIAN CASON Defensive Tackle, 6-5, 285, So. College Park, GA (Woodward) Appeared in five games for a defense that led the ACC in rushing defense (73.9 yds/gm) registered 17 total tackles on the season including six unassisted tackles had his best game of the season against North Carolina recording four tackles and two tackles for loss five total tackles against Louisville marked an individual game high hampered some by nagging injuries early in the season. YEAR TACKLES ASST TOT TFL QS PBU INT #1 JEFF CHANEY Tailback, 6-0, 200, Sr. Lake Wales, FL (Lake Wales) Senior who will not play in the bowl game after tearing his ACL and MCL against Wake Forest in week 11 backed up Travis Minor all season and was FSU s second leading rusher in 2000 with 346 yards on 71 carries added three touchdown carries caught 17 passes for 196 yards and one TD rushed for a season-high 71 yards on 10 carries against Louisville was also a valuable special teams performer during his FSU career actually led FSU in rushing in last year s Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech with 43 yards on four carries also scored a touchdown off a blocked punt in the national title game of last season.

19 YEAR CARRIES YARDS AVG TD LONG CAREER #49 BRETT CIMORELLI 6-4, 220, Placekicker Zephyrhills, FL (Zephyrhills) Will handle field goal and extra point duties in the Orange Bowl...will be the second true freshman (other was Scott Bentley in 1993) to handle kicking chores for the Seminoles in an Orange Bowl National Championship game...slowed by a groin injury during the first half of the season...took over as the starting placekicker prior to the Clemson game and immediately responded by hitting on all four field goal attempts and all six extra point attempts...tied an FSU record for points by a kicker (18) against the Tigers...went seven-for-seven on extra point attempts and made his only field goal attempt from 38 yards out at NC State...only missed extra point of the season was against North Carolina in the third game of the year. YEAR XPM-XPA FGM-FGA LONG POINTS #27 TAY CODY Cornerback, 5-11, 180, Sr. Blakely, GA (Early County) FSU coaches feel that he has had as good a senior season as any defensive back in Florida State history played exceptionally well all year and emerged as one of the strongest leaders on the team covered so well that teams stayed away from his side of the field over the last half of the season outstanding open-field tackler and great fundamental man-to-man defender named to College Football News All-America first team and was a first team All-ACC selection has started at right corner the past four seasons, after redshirting in 1996 has doubled his career interceptions with six this season, averaging.50 interceptions per game currently tied for sixth all-time in career interceptions at Florida State with 12 ranks fourth at Florida State in single season interceptions with six leads the Atlantic Coast Conference this season in interception return yards for a single game with 93 on two interceptions against Florida named second-team All-American by Football News has 81 tackles for the season, averaging 6.7 tackles per game for the season, second among all defensive backs at Florida State (Chris Hope) has 200 return yards off his six interceptions, averaging 16.7 all-purpose yards per game had a season-long interception return against NC State when he picked off Phillip Rivers and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown added four pass deflections in that game, as well as six tackles including one for a loss of eight yards added a single interception against North Carolina, Clemson and Wake Forest closed out the season with four-straight games with at least one interception had one sack on the season knocking back Clemson quarterback Woody Dantzler for a nine yard loss named to the Victor s Club five times this season, including his last four-straight games named Tomahawk Player in his final two games against Wake Forest and Florida, as he combined for three interceptions with 113- yards in returns REDSHIRTED TOTALS #47 KEITH COTTRELL Punter, 6-4, 205, Sr. Orlando, FL (Boone) Finalist for the Ray Guy Award as the nation s top punter averaged 41.3 yards per punt, second-best single-season average during his four-year career as Florida State s starting punter his 41.3 yards per punt average ranked him 34th in the nation marked the third consecutive season that he had averaged more than 40 yards per punt averaged 43.1 yards (1,207 yards on 28 punts) in eight games against ACC competition averaged 39 or more yards per punt in eight of Florida State s 12 games and 40 or more yards in six games dropped 10 punts inside the 10 yard line, allowed one or less net return yards in five games and pinned the Seminoles opponent to an average starting position below the 25 yard line in six games the 12 Seminole opponents have scored a total of only four touchdowns on the offensive series directly following a Cottrell punt Florida State held its opponents to a total of 230 return yards on 48 Cottrell punts (4.79 yards per return) 24 of his 48 punts were not returned (fair catch, touchback or no return) and six more were returned for a total of five yards only six of his 48 punts were returned for 10 or more yards zero return yards by Louisville (Sept. 23), Virginia (Oct. 21) and NC State (Oct. 28) the average starting opponent starting position after a Cottrell punt was the 26.6 yard line another member of the senior class who has already earned his degree. YEAR PUNTS YARDS AVG BLK LONG , , , , TOTALS 212 8, #83 DEVARD DARLING Wide Receiver, 6-3, 195, Fr. Houston, TX (Austin) Played in four games as a true freshman this year made two catches for 36 yards and had one touchdown season-long was a 21-yard reception in the North Carolina game had a 15-yard touchdown catch in the Maryland game twin brother Devaughn is a linebacker with the Seminoles. YEAR REC YARDS AVG TD LONG #53 DEVAUGHN DARLING Linebacker, 6-2, 220, Fr. Houston, TX (Austin) An outstanding player on FSU special teams as a true freshman has also seen playing time at strongside linebacker behind seniors Brian Allen and Jean Jeune 27 th on the team with 11 tackles including six unassisted recorded one quarterback hurry during rookie season had a season-high two solo tackles and an assist in the win over Clemson twin brother of wide receiver Devard Darling. YEAR TACKLES ASST TOT TFL QS PBU INT FC FR #45 DARNELL DOCKETT Defensive Tackle, 6-4, 260, Fr. Burtonsville, MD (Paint Branch) Earned second team All-ACC as a freshman this season after starting the last 10 games of the year at defensive tackle won Victor s Club honors af- Florida State University 19

20 ter Louisville and Florida games tied for the team lead in tackles for loss (19), leading the team in quarterback hurries (18) and third on the team in sacks (7) recorded 66 total tackles and 32 unassisted tackles in 2000 set individual high for total tackles (7) in games against Louisville, Maryland, Virginia and NC State recorded at least two tackles in every game this season recorded sacks against BYU, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Duke, Clemson and NC State (2). YEAR TACKLES ASST TOTAL TFL QS PBU INT #88 CARVER DONALDSON Tight End, 6-6, 245, Jr. Lakeland, FL (Kathleen) Played in nine games this season had one catch for nine yards in the NC State game saw playing time on short yardage unit as well as on special teams saw increased playing time over the second half of the year when starting tight end Nick Franklin was lost with a knee injury backed up Ryan Sprague for most of the season. YEAR REC YARDS AVG TD LONG #75 CHAR-RON DORSEY Offensive Tackle, 6-7, 325, Sr. Jacksonville, FL (Bolles) Earned first team All-ACC honors after beginning the season slated to redshirt injuries and limited depth forced him into the lineup did not play in the season opener against Brigham Young (Aug. 26) but decided to come back after injuries began to slow the line started the final 11 games of the season at tight tackle and will start in the Orange Bowl came back in a big way in his first game with a season-high seven intimidations against Georgia Tech (Sept. 9) as the offensive line allowed Chris Weinke to throw for 463 yards and two touchdowns nearly repeated that effort with a six intimidation game against North Carolina (Sept 16) and the Seminoles scored eight touchdowns in winning had six more intimidations against Maryland as the Seminoles won in a nationally televised Thursday night game, 59-7 had 21 intimidations (4.2 per game) against the five teams on the Seminole s schedule which appeared in the nation s top-25 during the season among the team leaders with 43 intimidations allowed only one sack in 11 starts his pass protection has been a key to Florida State having the top passing game in the nation. #74 OTIS DUHART Offensive Guard, 6-4, 290, So. Belle Glade, FL (Central) Started the first six games of the season at tight guard before giving way to Montrae Holland who started the final six games of the regular season graded out above 83 percent in all 12 games enjoyed his best game of the season with five intimidations against North Carolina as he helped pave the way for 540 offensive yards and an impressive 7.9 yard per play average had four intimidations each in victories over NC State and Wake Forest as the Seminoles punched up 519 yards of offense against NC State and 546 against Wake averaged just over three intimidations per game for the entire season averaged nearly three intimidations in the Seminoles four games against teams in the final Associated Press Top 20 (Georgia Tech, Miami, Clemson and Florida) did not allow a sack in 12 games outstanding student who was the academic achievement winner for the sophomore class at the awards banquet in December. #90 KEVIN EMANUEL Defensive Tackle, 6-4, 250, Fr. Waco, TX (Waco) Started two games and played in 11 games as a sophomore this season earned Victor s Club honors against BYU, Louisville and Florida was fifth on the team with nine tackles for loss and tied for fifth in sacks (3) broke up one pass and recorded nine quarterback hurries finished regular season with 43 total tackles and 21 unassisted tackles had his most productive game of the season against Virginia with seven total tackles and three tackles for loss recorded sacks against Virginia, Clemson and Florida. YEAR TACKLES ASST TOTAL TFL QS PBU INT #22 DAVY FORD Tailback, 5-11, 188, Jr. West Palm Beach, FL (Cardinal Newman) Status is uncertain after fracturing his clavicle against Wake Forest team s fourth leading rusher with 239 yards rushing on 38 carries this season scored three touchdowns, including a career-long 82-yard run against Clemson also returned two kickoffs for 27 yards and caught one pass for six yards carried 12 times for 57 yards and one TD at Maryland one of the fastest players on the FSU roster (4.25 in the 40 this spring) has bounced back from knee surgery after tearing his ACL in 1998 was also a kick return specialist for the Seminoles with two returns on the year. YEAR CARRIES YARDS AVG TD LONG REDSHIRTED CAREER #81 NICK FRANKLIN Tight End, 6-3, 255, Sr. St. Petersburg, FL (SW Miss JC) FSU s starting tight end over the first seven games before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the Virginia game had three catches for 40 yards averaged 13.3 yards per catch had a career-long 22 yard reception in the North Carolina game. YEAR REC YARDS AVG TD LONG #21 TALMAN GARDNER Wide Receiver, 6-2, 195, So. New Orleans, LA (McDonough 35) Saw action in 11 games recorded 12 catches and had 198 yards receiving season-long was a 52- yard reception in the Virginia game had a season-high three catches for 44 yards at Wake Forest averaged 16.5 yards per catch and 18.0 yards per game FSU s top kick return specialist with a team-high eight returns for 175 yards for an average of 21.9 per game. YEAR REC YARDS AVG TD LONG TOTALS Orange Bowl Media Guide

21 #6 DERRICK GIBSON Rover, 6-2, 207, Sr. Miami, FL (Killian) FSU s starting rover for every game over the last three seasons entered the season as a Playboy All-American and was named first team All-ACC in December averaging 5.8 tackles per game which ranks third among defensive backs this season (Chris Hope, Tay Cody) has totaled 72 tackles this season, with his season-high (13) coming against the Miami Hurricanes notched two interceptions this season, including a pick against BYU which he returned 24 yards had his second interception of the season against Clemson in the Seminoles 54-7 win has three fumble recoveries, with two coming against Virginia, and seven pass deflections ended the regular season with four tackles for loss named to the Victor s Club four times, as well as being named kicking game player, against Louisville TOTALS #43 RANDY GOLIGHTLY Fullback, 6-2, 237, Fr. Tallahassee, FL (N. Florida Christian) Started two of the last three games of the season after regular starter William McCray injured an ankle against Clemson carried 16 times for 49 yards on the season was third on the team with four rushing touchdowns showed exceptional hands for a fullback with six receptions for 42 yards carried five times for 19 yards and one TD at NC State scored a career-high two touchowns in FSU s 54-7 win over Clemson redshirted in 1999 played linebacker in high school. YEAR CARRIES YARDS AVG TD LONG 1999 RESHIRTED #37 CHANCE GWALTNEY Kicker, 5-10, 175, So. Cairo, GA (Cairo) Played in seven games for the Seminoles this season, kicking field goals in six of those games knocked 18 points after touchdowns through the uprights on 20 attempts saw his first action of the season at Georgia Tech when he went 3-for-3 on extra-points and 1-for-1 in field goal attempts, accounting for six of the Seminoles points had a season and career high scoring day when he went 4-for-4 against Virginia in extra points as well as going 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, as he accounted for 13 of the Seminoles points went 9-for-9 in extra points against the Duke Blue Devils had a career-long field goal of 39-yards against North Carolina also had a 21- and 36-yard field goal against Georgia Tech and Virginia, respectively. YEAR PUNTS YARDS AVG BLK LONG XPM-XPA FGM-FGA POINTS TOTALS #78 DONALD HEAVEN Offensive Guard, 6-5, 305, Sr. Miami, FL (Carol City) Took on an increased role on the offensive line when Tarlos Thomas was lost for the season during the Duke game on Oct. 14 immediately moved into a backup position at the tight tackle spot played in all 12 games and graded out at 80 percent or better in each outing top game of the season came against Virginia (Oct. 21) as he recorded a career-high six intimidations Florida State rushed for two touchdowns and amassed 554 yards against the Cavaliers performed well over a three-week span against Virginia, NC State (Oct. 28) and Clemson (Nov. 4) with 16 total intimidations and three grades above 85 percent the Seminole offense collected 1,844 yards of total offense (614.6 yards per game) and scored 17 touchdowns in three victories Clemson (No. 10) and NC State (No. 21) were nationally ranked at kickoff allowed only one sack in 12 games and was among the team leaders in total intimidations earned Football News Freshman All-American honors in #61 MONTRAE HOLLAND Offensive Guard, 6-3, 325, So. Ore City, TX (Jefferson) Became the starter at tight guard against Duke (Oct. 14) and started the final six games of the season among the team leaders in intimidations and back cuts top game of six intimidations came against then No. 10 Clemson as the Seminoles won in Tallahassee 54-7 Florida State rushed for a season-high 250 yards and totaled 521 yards of total offense in winning Bowden Bowl II added five intimidations in victories against Duke and Wake Forest (Nov. 11) graded out at a season high 91 percent at Duke (Oct. 14) and 90 percent against Georgia Tech (Sept. 9) earned grades of 81 percent or better in all 12 games did not allow a sack in 12 games played one of the big reasons that FSU s offense led the nation in passing and scoring. #28 CHRIS HOPE Free Safety, 6-2, 195, Jr. Rock Hill, SC (Rock Hill) Started all 12 games for the Seminoles at free safety first team Academic All-American in 2000 named to All-ACC second team closed out the season with two interceptions, including one against Florida picked off his first pass of the season against Maryland and returned it 11 yards totaled 83 tackles for the season including 51 unassisted tackles leads all FSU defensive backs with 6.8 tackles per game had five tackles for loss and eight pass deflections had his best performance of the season with 11 tackles, including two for loss against Miami added two pass deflections against the Canes as well had a strong performance against North Carolina when he had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown named to the Victor s club five times, including earning Tomahawk Player honors against North Carolina top academic performer among the junior class TOTALS Florida State University 21

22 #12 ABDUAL HOWARD Rover, 6-1, 190, Jr. Quincy, FL (Shanks) Saw action in all but the Florida game this season all at rover totaled 33 tackles for a career high, bettering his career totals to 57 had two tacklesfor-loss collecting one against BYU and one against North Carolina collected his only sack of the season against North Carolina had his best game of the season against BYU to open the season when he notched five unassisted tackles and one assist, as well as one tackle for loss and a pass deflection named to Victor s Club four times this season for his performances against BYU, UNC, Louisville and Duke TOTALS #48 ALONZO JACKSON Defensive End, 6-4, 245, So. Americus, GA (Americus) Sophomore who has appeared in every game for the Seminoles over the last two seasons and started four games for FSU in 2000 earned Victor s Club honors after Georgia Tech, Louisville, Duke and Florida games ranked fourth in sacks for the FSU defense with five this season registered sacks in five of 12 games this season recorded six tackles for loss, two pass break ups, seven quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery finished the regular season with 37 total tackles including 16 unassisted tackles six tackles against Virginia marked individual game-high for the season recorded sacks against BYU, Georgia Tech, Duke, Virginia and Wake Forest TOTALS #59 CHARLES HOWARD Defensive End, 6-3, 215, Fr. Lake Butler, FL (Union Co.) Freshman appeared in 10 games for a unit that leads the ACC in four defensive categories recovered a fumble off of the opening kick-off against the Hurricanes had 17 total tackles this season including seven unassisted tackles individual game-high tackles against the Tar Heels (5) earned considerable playing time on FSU special teams. YEAR TACKLES ASST TOTAL TFL QS PBU INT #42 JEREL HUDSON Linebacker, 6-3, 240, So. Homestead, FL (South Dade) Emerged as an excellent backup to Bradley Jennings right in the middle of the FSU defense coaches have moved him to the defensive line, but his speed and agility make him more effective at linebacker had an excellent preseason and gained confidence as the season went on excellent run stopper who has been effective dropping into coverage 36 tackles on the season ranks 15 th on the team and second only to Kendyll Pope among non-starters had 12 solo tackles and 24 assists on the year had season high nine tackles against Maryland, including three unassisted followed that up with five assists against Virginia had an interception against BYU which he returned 30 yards also credited with a pass broken up and three quarterback hurries. YEAR TACKLES ASST TOT TFL QS PBU INT FC FR #82 PATRICK HUGHES 6-5, 245, Junior Nacogdoches, TX (Nacogdoches) Suffered a season ending groin injury during preseason drills and did not play this season and won t be available for the Orange Bowl game was competing with Nick Franklin for the starting tight end position before suffering the injury played in all 12 games during FSU s undefeated 1999 campaign caught one pass for 13 yards last year Orange Bowl Media Guide #46 GENNARO JACKSON Defensive Back, 6-1, 190, Jr. Jacksonville, FL (Raines) After walking on in 1997, Jackson moved from the split end position to the defensive backfield this year saw action in all 12 games, including the Florida game in which he collected a season and career-high eight tackles ended the season with 28 total tackles including 22 solo tackles as well as one quarterback hurry and one pass deflection had a strong performance earlier in the season when he tallied five tackles against Duke earned Victor s Club honors with his performance against Florida #94 O.J. JACKSON Defensive End, 6-2, 255, So. Miami, FL (Carol City) Appeared in nine games for the nation s secondranked rushing defense has played in 21 games over the past two seasons posted multiple tackles in three games this year (BYU, North Carolina and Duke) finished the regular season with nine total tackles and six unassisted tackles TOTALS #44 BRADLEY JENNINGS Middle Linebacker, 6-3, 230, Jr. Miami, FL (Carol City) The prototype middle linebacker very tough, physical player who concentrates on stopping the run tied for the team lead in tackles with 102 on the season had 38 unassisted and 64 assists on the season also credited with three passes broken up and eight quarterback hurries recovered two fumbles on the year teammates call him Monster had his best game against Florida in the season finale with seven solo stops and four assists had a total of 12 tackles, six solo, in the win over Georgia Tech totaled 10 or more tackles in seven games had five solo and nine assists against Louisville.

23 TOTALS #32 JEAN JEUNE Linebacker, 5-10, 195, Sr. Boynton Beach, FL (Atlantic) Former walk-on who earned a scholarship and served as special teams captain for the Seminoles this year ranked 17 th on the team with 28 tackles on the season had 14 solo and 14 assists recorded a tackle for loss on the year had four tackles, including three unassisted in four games this year got his first career start against Clemson as Brian Allen was slowed by a calf injury had four tackles in the win over Florida, two were solo served as FSU s rep-resentative to the NCAA council last year excellent student who won a special award for academic excellence at the awards banquet in December TOTALS #38 GREG JONES Tailback, 6-1, 225, Fr. Beaufort, SC (Battery Creek) True freshman who made an immediate impact at tailback and on special teams a big, bruising back who also has excellent speed ranks third on the team with 266 rushing yards on 41 carries has scored two touchdowns on the ground and caught two passes for 16 yards top game was a seven carry, 78-yard performance at NC State had at least 30 yards rushing in five of FSU s 12 games will be in the battle for the starting tailback job next season. YEAR CARRIES YARDS AVG TD LONG #11 JARED JONES Quarterback, 6-5, 235, Jr. Walla Walla, WA (Walla Walla) Junior who took a redshirt this season will compete with Chris Rix for the starting quarterback job next season has backed up Chris Weinke and Marcus Outzen the last two years forced into action as a true freshman after moving to the No. 2 quarterback spot following Weinke s injury in 1998 played in just one game against Wake Forest saw action in four games that season as a sophomore. YEAR ATT-COM-INT PCT YARDS TDS LONG no attempts TOTALS #20 NICK MADDOX WR/RB, 6-0, 190, So. Kannapolis, NC (A.L. Brown) Versatile player who saw action in all 12 games at receiver, tailback or as a kickoff and punt return man started his career as highly-touted tailback but asked to move to wide receiver in the preseason moved back to running back when FSU lost four tailbacks to injury during the Wake Forest game will work at both running back and wide receiver during bowl preparation recorded one touchdown, seven catches and 135 yards receiving averaged 19.3 yards per catch and 11.2 yards receiving per game season-long reception was a 39-yarder in the North Carolina game had two catches for 63 yards and a touchdown vs. North Carolina also had seven carries for 70 yards had a career-long rush of 41 yards in the Wake Forest game averaged 5.8 yards per carry led the team with 18 punt returns, including one for 24 yards, and recorded 190 yards averaged 10.6 yards per punt return also returned three kickoffs for 61 yards including one for 28 yards. RUSHING YEAR CARRIES YARDS AVG TD LONG TOTALS RECEIVING YEAR REC YDS AVG. TD LONG #39 CHAD MAEDER Fullback, 6-3, 240, Jr. Brooksville, FL (Central) Former walk-on who is one of the best blockers on the roster was slated for considerable playing time until a knee injury which required surgery sidelined him in the preseason should be close to full speed by the time the Orange Bowl is played made his first career start at fullback in the 30-7 win over Florida will see action in all goal line and short yardage situations carried just once for two yards this season and caught one pass for five yards lone carry came at NC State with only catch coming against Florida also contributes on special teams. RUSHING YEAR CARRIES YARDS AVG TD LONG RECEIVING YEAR REC YDS AVG TD LONG #36 WILLIAM McCRAY Fullback, 6-0, 225, Jr. Jacksonville, FL (Bolles) Started the first nine games of the season at fullback before spraining an ankle prior the Clemson game versatile player who spent some practice time at tailback following series of injuries to the position in the Wake Forest game led the team with eight rushing touchdowns this season and ranked fifth with 131 rushing yards added four catches for 22 yards scored two touchdowns against Maryland and Virginia scored in four other games (Georgia Tech, UNC, Duke and Florida) ran for 25 yards on five carries against BYU and 30 yards on 10 carries against Maryland took a medical redshirt in 1999 following an ankle injury. YEAR CARRIES YARDS AVG TD LONG CAREER Florida State University 23

24 #13 MARVIN SNOOP MINNIS Flanker, 6-1, 185, Sr. Miami, FL (Northwestern) FSU s leading receiver who capped off a stellar senior season with eight catches for a careerhigh 187 yards and two touchdowns in FSU s win over Florida a finalist for the 2000 Biletnikoff Award named to Football Writers and Football News All-America teams named first team All-ACC had a team-high 63 receptions which ranks ninth on the FSU single season receptions list enjoyed his first career 1,000-yard season with 1,340 yards which ranks second on the FSU single season receiving yardage chart had 2,098 career receiving yards which ranks ninth all time at FSU his team-leading 11 touchdowns this season ranked tied for fifth on the FSU single season touchdown catches list recorded 17 career touchdowns which ranks tied for ninth all time at FSU had more receptions this season than he has recorded the previous three seasons combined (52) his 115 career receptions ranks 12th on the FSU career receptions chart leads the ACC and is third in the nation with a receiving yards per game average was on the receiving end of FSU s longest pass in history when he caught a 98-yard touchdown pass from Chris Weinke in the Clemson game which also tied the ACC record averaged 5.25 catches per game this season which ranks third in the ACC and ranks 13th best on the FSU all-time single season chart...had seven, 100+ yard games this season, including 163 yards off of four catches in the Clemson game snagged a career-high nine receptions for 137 yards in the season-opener vs. BYU had five catches for 132 yards and two scores vs. North Carolina caught seven passes for 145 yards in Miami game recorded four catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns against Virginia had six catches for 122 yards and a personal single-game career-high three touchdowns at Wake Forest had at least three catches in all 12 games and scored touchdowns in six contests scored multiple touchdowns in four games was FSU s reception leader in eight games and led FSU in receiving yards in eight games. YEAR REC YDS AVG TD LONG TOTALS #23 TRAVIS MINOR Tailback, 6-1, 190, Sr. Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic) The only player in FSU history to lead the team in rushing for four straight years recorded a team-high 923 yards on 181 carries and scored five touchdowns this season finished second on the team with 42 total catches (333 yards) rushed for 100 or more yards in four games this season (North Carolina, Louisville, NC State and Clemson) top game this year was a 129-yard, two-touchdown effort at NC State despite a slightly sprained ankle, rushed for 88 yards in FSU s 30-7 win over Florida has more career carries than any back in school history and ranks third all-time at FSU with 3,218 career rushing yards fourth at FSU with 28 career rushing TDs has 14 career 100-yard rushing games with nine of those coming against AP Top 25 teams equally effective in passing situations as a receiver out of the backfield and as a blocker named second team All-ACC this season. RUSHING YEAR CARRIES YARDS AVG TD LONG CAREER RECEIVING YEAR RECEPTIONS YARDS AVG TD LONG CAREER #52 ANTOINE MIRAMBEAU Center, 6-4, 280, So. Miami, FL (Miami Beach) The backup to Jarad Moon at center who has played in all 12 games played on the defensive line early in his career but has been earning repetitions at the center position since the middle of the 1999 national championship season graded out well throughout the season with his top performance of 88 percent coming against Maryland (Sept. 28) and Wake Forest (Nov. 11). #54 JARAD MOON Center, 6-4, 300, Sr. Panama City, FL (Bay) Earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors twice during the season and was named second team All-ACC this year talented artist who illustrated the front cover of this postseason guide earned ACC honors following his performances in victories over North Carolina and Virginia started all 12 games this season and has 16 career starts to his credit among the team leaders in intimidation blocks and banks an offensive general who calls the blocking schemes for the offensive line consistently graded out in the 80s and earned a season-high grade of 91 percent against NC State a leader on the offensive line which allowed quarterbacks Chris Weinke and Marcus Outzen to throw for a single-season school record 4,608 yards and a single-season school-record 36 touchdowns Florida State also rushed for nearly 2,000 yards and averaged 4.4 yards per rush in 12 regular season games helped the Seminole signal callers complete.618 percent of their passes a season high seven intimidation blocks against North Carolina (Sept. 16) and Clemson (Nov. 4) Florida State totaled 117 points against the Tar Heels and the Tigers allowed only one sack in 12 games and cemented the line with allowed less than two sacks per game for the entire regular season. #19 GREG MOORE WR, 6-1, 185, So. Bartow, FL (Bartow) Status for the Orange Bowl game is questionable as a knee injury has prevented him from playing this season underwent surgery on the knee, but has not been able to play over the second half of the season very talented player with great speed nagging injuries have slowed his progress. #87 ROBERT MORGAN Split End, 6-0, 180, Jr. East Point, GA (Tri-Cities) Appeared in nine games before injuring his toe in practice which sidelined him for the last three regular-season games should be back for the Orange Bowl game had 19 catches for 366 yards and three touchdowns, the first scores of his FSU career very tough receiver who was FSU s best at catching in traffic over the middle recorded a career-high 103 yards Orange Bowl Media Guide

25 on three catches and had a score at Maryland had another strong outing with four catches for 98 yards and a touchdown in the Duke game snagged four catches for 71 yards and a touchdown at Georgia Tech had at least two receptions in six games averaged 19.3 yards per reception and 40.7 yards per game recorded a career-long catch of 71 yards in the Duke game had more receiving yards this season than the two previous seasons combined. YEAR REC YDS AVG TD LONG TOTALS #86 MATT MUNYON 5-10, 185, Placekicker Panama City, FL (Rutherford) Sophomore placekicker spent the first seven games as the Seminoles primary field goal kicker..kicked the longest field goal of the season for FSU when he connected on a 44 yarder against Maryland...earned Victors Club honors for kicking against North Carolina and Clemson..he is the only Seminole kicker to connect from beyond 40 yards this season..seminole seighth leading scorer this season with 27 points Took over as FSU s regular on kickoffs in game three probably has the strongest leg on the team. YEAR XPM-XPA FGM-FGA LONG POINTS #35 BRANDON MYERS Linebacker, 5-11, 190, So. Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln) A mainstay on FSU special teams who has been slowed by injuries this season should be full speed by the Orange Bowl a walk-on who has seen a lot of playing time on special teams over the last two years totaled four tackles on the season #30 PATRICK NEWTON Defensive Back, 5-11, 185, So. St. Petersburg, FL (Shorecrest) Played in 11 games this season for the Seminoles, playing on the special teams unit notched 20 tackles this season, including 16 unassisted had a season- and career-high five tackles against Maryland and Florida ended the season with an impressive five unassisted tackles against a strong Florida special teams unit #14 MARCUS OUTZEN Quarterback, 6-2, 220, Sr. Ft. Walton Beach, FL (Ft. Walton) Senior who will back up Chris Weinke at quarterback completed 24-of-35 passes for 441 yards and threw for three touchdowns this season saw action in seven games this year completed 7-of- 12 passes for 119 yards and a TD at Maryland and threw for 152 yards on 6-of-7 passing against Virginia has also played in short yardage situations member of the most successful 2000 senior class in school history that owns a record of 56-5 and has played in three straight national championship games stepped in for an injured Chris Weinke in 1998 and led the Seminoles to wins over Virginia, Wake Forest and Florida, and a berth in the Fiesta Bowl played for former FSU graduate assistant coach Mike Owens at Ft. Walton Beach High. YEAR ATT-COM-INT PCT YARDS TDS LONG 1997 no attempts CAREER #29 TOMMY POLLEY Linebacker, 6-5, 233, Sr. Baltimore, MD (Dunbar) Joined teammate Brian Allen as a semifinalist for the Butkus Award first team All-ACC selection named to Football News All-America third team candidate for ACC s Brian Piccolo Award after returning from reconstructive knee surgery after an injury suffered in the Sugar Bowl win last year remarkable athlete who is always around the football totaled 100 tackles on the season giving the Seminoles starting linebacker trio all over 100 tackles had 53 solo tackles and 47 assists had seven tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks broke up seven passes, intercepted one and had eight quarterback hurries recovered a team-high three fumbles and forced one posted a season high nine solo tackles and six assists against Miami also had nine solo (three assists) against Wake Forest had 12 tackles (eight solo) in the win at Georgia Tech had 10 or more tackles in five games this year Totals #9 KENDYLL POPE Linebacker, 6-2, 212, Fr. Lake City, FL (Columbia) Spent his rookie season backing up Tommy Polley at weakside linebacker proved a quick study as he picked up the FSU system quickly and plays a great deal in regular rotation system also a standout on FSU special teams the top non-starter in tackles with 52 on the season 20 unassisted and 32 assists on the year had two tackles for loss and two passes broken up also had an interception on the season had eight tackles (four solo, four assists) against Virginia and four solo tackles and three assists against Clemson Clemson. #93 ERIC POWELL Defensive Tackle, 6-4, 275, Jr. Orlando, FL (SW Miss JC) Appeared in 10 games for Florida State this season recorded 21 total tackles and six unassisted tackles individual game-high tackles against Georgia Tech (4) registered a sack and three tackles in win over Duke had four quarterback hurries on the season including two against Florida State University 25

26 #58 JAMAL REYNOLDS Defensive End, 6-4, 254, Sr. Aiken, SC (Aiken) Winner of the Lombardi Award and a finalist for Football News Defensive Player of the Year award Walter Camp All-American named first team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America only Seminole defensive lineman to garner ACC Player of the Week honors after recording three sacks and five tackles for loss in a victory over Louisville named Tomahawk Player after BYU and Georgia Tech games earned Victor s Club honors following BYU, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Duke and Florida wins team leader in sacks (12) and forced fumbles (4) his 12 sacks is tied for the fourth most sacks in a season by a Seminole ranks third in the Atlantic Coast Conference in sacks recorded 15 tackles for loss, 11 quarterback hurries and a pass break up tied for most sacks in a game this season with three against Louisville finished the regular season with 58 tackles including 28 unassisted tackles recorded safeties against Georgia Tech and Maryland set an individual game high for total tackles against Virginia with eight recorded two tackles for loss and two sacks against BYU in the season-opener multi-sack games against BYU (2), Georgia Tech (2) and Louisville (2) should be a consensus All-America this season currently considered one of the top five picks for the NFL draft according to the experts TOTALS #10 STANFORD SAMUELS Cornerback, 5-10, 180, Fr. Miami, FL (Carol City) Has come on strong, playing in 11 of the Seminoles 12 games this season, after rebounding from a season-ending knee-injury last season backed up Tay Cody at right corner and saw action on special teams also FSU s nickel back in certain coverages notched 22 tackles for the season, along with four pass deflections blocked a kick against North Carolina State in the Seminoles win closed out the season with Victor s Club honors in three of his last four games TOTALS #89 BRIAN SAWYER Deep Snapper 6-2, 245, So. Cordell, GA (Crisp Co.) Has done an outstanding job as the snapper on all FSU special teams in his first season entered the year with a great deal of pressure as he was replacing a four-year starter (Clay Ingram) at the position very strong delivery and very reliable played in every game this season and made every special teams snap managed four tackles on the season including two unassisted Orange Bowl Media Guide #56 ROLAND SEYMOUR Defensive End, 6-4, 264, Sr. New Orleans, LA (St. Augustine) Appeared in only one game during the 2000 campaign after off-season reconstructive knee surgery he battled back from his knee injury and returned to the field for the Miami game entered the season second among returning linemen in total tackles earned honorable mention All-ACC in 1999 considered an excellent NFL prospect injured his knee in the Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech last year TOTALS #85 RYAN SPRAGUE Tight End, 6-5, 260, Sr. Augusta, GA (Lakeside) Had an excellent senior season playing in 10 games moved into the starting role at tight end when Nick Franklin suffered a season-ending knee injury against Virginia started the last five games of the season more than doubled his previous totals with 12 catches for 212 yards had a careerbest 29-yard catch in the Virginia game had his best game against the Cavaliers connecting with Chris Weinke on four passes for a career-high 87 yards had three receptions for 50 yards against NC State averaged 17.7 yards per catch and 21.2 yards per game. YEAR REC YDS AVG TD LONG TOTALS #3 MALCOLM TATUM Cornerback, 6-1, 170, So. Miami, FL (Killian) Saw action in the Seminoles opening two games against BYU and Georgia Tech before suffering a mid-season injury which kept him out of action until his return against Duke an exceptional special teams player who is currently second on the depth chart behind Clevan Thomas at left cornerback ended the season playing in both the Wake Forest and Florida games collected two tackles on the season, both coming against BYU in the opening game of the season could work back into considerable playing time with extensive pre-bowl practices should contend for playing time at nickel back in the Orange Bowl TOTALS #8 CLEVAN THOMAS Cornerback, 6-0, 175, Sr. Miami, FL (Miami Senior) Excellent cover corner who played in all 12 games for the Seminoles this season one of the Seminoles seven returning starters on defense closed out the season with 42 tackles including 28 unassisted had two interceptions on the season, including a pick against BYU to open the season,

27 which he returned 13 yards added a pick and two pass deflections against North Carolina State in the Seminoles win totaled nine pass deflections on the season earned Victor s Club accolades four times this season, including the season opener against BYU and the final regular season game against Florida teamed with Tay Cody and other secondary mates to not allow opposing teams top receiver to score a touchdown all season long TOTALS victories surpassed his career sack total (6) with nine this season tied for most sacks in a game this season with three against NC State tied for the team lead in tackles for loss (19 for 71 yards) and second in quarterback hurries (13) third most tackles for a loss by a Seminole in a season credited with two pass break-ups and also returned an interception for 34 yards recorded an individual season high in unassisted tackles with six against NC State TOTALS #60 TARLOS THOMAS Offensive Tackle, 6-5, 320, Sr. Monticello, FL (Jefferson Co.) Could return for the Bowl Game after injuring his right knee against Duke on Oct. 14 original thought was he had completely damaged the ACL and the MCL as he was hit while run blocking against the Blue Devils damage was found to be minimal during surgery clearing the way for his potential return in a bowl game named ACC s Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner signifying the league s top blocker earned Walter Camp All-America honors this season started every game at tackle as a sophomore and junior started the first game of the year against Brigham Young (Aug. 26) at tight tackle earned five starts at the split tackle position (Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Louisville, Maryland and Duke) before being injured became one of the most valuable Seminoles following game one as the starter split and tight tackle position his value to the team was immense, allowing the coaching staff to insert a fresh, knowledgeable player at both positions at any time graded out at a seasonhigh 92 percent against Duke in the game an All-ACC first-team selection as a junior at the tight tackle position has 26 career starts to his credit including a pair of national championship games (Fiesta in 1998 and Sugar in 1999) season-high five intimidation blocks against Louisville in helping the Seminoles score 31 points and 509 yards of total offense. #80 JAVON WALKER Wide Receiver, 6-3, 190, Jr. Lafayette, LA (Jones Miss JC) Played in the first two games of the season but suffered an ankle injury in the Georgia Tech game and missed the next three games appeared in nine games total had three touchdowns, 20 receptions and 313 yards made a solid Seminole debut with eight catches for 70 yards and a touchdown in the season-opener vs. BYU season-long was a 63-yarder for a score in the Georgia Tech game and it was on that play that he injured the ankle reached the 100-yard mark with a career-high 109 yards off of six receptions against Clemson averaged 15.6 yards per catch and 34.8 yards per game. YEAR REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/GM #99 DAVID WARREN Defensive End, 6-5, 250, Sr. Tyler, TX (John Tyler) The senior from Texas posted his third straight season with 30 or more tackles (41) after appearing in all 12 games in 2000 earned Victor s Club honors after Louisville, Duke and Florida #41 LEE WEAVER Linebacker, 6-3, 220, So. Live Oak, FL (Suwannee) Another walk-on who has made his mark on the special teams totaled three tackles on the season and is one of the top performers on the kickoff team #16 CHRIS WEINKE Quarterback, 6-5, 228, Sr. St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham) The 2000 Heisman Trophy winner...the first threeyear starter at quarterback for the Seminoles under Bobby Bowden the nation s top passer (4,167 yards/347.3 yards per game) this season winner of the 2000 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given to the top senior quarterback in college football winner of the Davey O Brien trophy and Football News Offensive Player of the Year will enter the bowl game with a career record of 32-2 as a starter, the seventh best winning percentage in NCAA Division IA history has the Seminoles ranked No. 1 nationally in total offense and passing offense only the second QB in NCAA history to pass for more than 9,500 career yards and win a national championship pass efficiency rating of is the best in FSU history, ranked second in the country and is the third best single season rating in ACC history leads the nation with an average of 8.83 yards per play and is second nationally with an average of 9.67 yards per pass attempt ranks sixth all-time in the NCAA record books with a career average of 8.89 yards per attempt finished 12 th in NCAA history with 79 TD passes and 18 th in career passing yardage 2000 season passing total ranks 11 th in NCAA Division IA history has averaged yards passing in three games against Top 10 opponents (Miami, Clemson & Florida) with eight touchdowns a first team Football News All-American and one of five finalists for that publication s Offensive Player of the Year Award recorded seven 300-yard passing games this season and has 13 in his career ACC and FSU career record holder for career passing yardage (9,839) and career touchdown passes (79) named one of six NCAA Division IA Scholar-Athletes ($18,000 postgraduate scholarship) and is an All-District Academic All-American graduated in December (in just three and a half years) with a degree in sports management and carried a 3.5 GPA over the last year offensive team captain and a six-time ACC Player of the Week this season owns the first, second and fourth best passing games in FSU history (536 yards vs. Duke, 521 yards vs. Clemson and 496 yards vs. Miami) established a new FSU record and tied the ACC mark with a 98-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Snoop Minnis on a well-executed play action pass from the endzone against Clemson during 12-0 national championship season in 1999, was 42-of-54 (77.8 %) for 461 yards and five TDs (leading FSU to seven TDs, two FGs) in drives following opponent scores that tied the game or put FSU behind, including the Sugar Bowl with FSU trailing at Georgia Tech earlier this year, Weinke went 7-of-7 for 156 yards in the fourth quarter (two TD drives) to lead FSU to a come-from-behind victory went 19-of-32 for 299 yards and Florida State University 27

28 three TDs in the second half at Miami and actually put the Seminoles ahead with 1:37 remaining before the Hurricanes drove down the field for the winning touchdown did bring FSU back down the field for a long field goal attempt that slipped wide right at the end of the game. YEAR ATT-COM-INT PCT YARDS TDS LONG CAREER #96 RANDY WILKINS Defensive End, 6-3, 245, Sr. Jacksonville, FL (Nease) Appeared in eight games for the ACCs No. 1 defensive unit registered eight tackles on the season individual game high tackles with four against Duke also recorded tackles against BYU, Georgia Tech, Louisville and NC State former walk-on who earned a scholarship part of the most successful senior class in FSU history with a record of 56-5 and playing in their third straight national title game TOTALS #72 BRETT WILLIAMS Offensive Tackle, 6-6, 315, So. Kissimmee, FL (Osceola) Has started 14 career games at the split tackle position developed a stranglehold on the position after earning All-ACC and freshmen All- American honors as in his first season began this season as the starter and started the final five games of the regular season battled an ankle injury over the first half of the season earned second team All-ACC honors this year proved to be among the Seminoles steadiest players throughout the 2000 season best outing coming against NC State when he accumulated five intimidation blocks among the team leaders in backs had four intimidations against Clemson and three each against Brigham Young (Aug. 26), Virginia (Oct. 21) and Clemson (Nov. 4) as a starter graded out at an offensive line high 92 percent against Maryland (Sept. 28). #79 TODD WILLIAMS Offensive Tackle, 6-6, 300, So. Bradenton, FL (Southeast) Moved into a backup spot to Brett Williams at the split tackle position following the injury to Tarlos Thomas was moved to split tackle from split guard when injuries cut down the depth at the position earned playing time in all 12 games during the regular season and will see action in the Bowl Game played well in the season opener against Brigham Young (Aug. 26) with three intimidation blocks also earned three intimidation blocks against Duke (Oct. 14), Virginia (Oct. 21), NC State (Oct. 28) and Wake Forest (Nov. 11). #91 JEFF WOMBLE Noseguard, 6-3, 295, Fr. Dunwoody, GA (Dunwoody) Started 11 straight games at noseguard for the Seminoles this season earned Victor s Club honors against UNC, Louisville and Florida fourth on the team in tackles for loss (10) tied for fifth in sacks (3), tied for third in forced fumbles (2) and ranks fourth in quarterback hurries (10) totaled 49 tackles during the 2000 regular season including 23 unassisted tackles had individual game high tackles (6) against Georgia Tech and Virginiasacks against Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Virginia #98 CHRIS WOODS Noseguard, 6-3, 250, So. Orlando, FL (Jones) Slowed by an ankle injury all season started the season-opener against BYU in Jacksonville and appeared in a total of seven games all year had his best game of the season against BYU registered four tackles, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries against the Cougars over the season he totaled 10 tackles, five unassisted. YEAR SOLO ASST TOT TFL QS PBU INT TOTALS ROSTERED PLAYERS EXPECTED TO REDSHIRT NO NAME POS HGT WGT CLASS HOMETOWN 67 Josh Baggs OG So. Camilla, GA 70 Alex Barron OL Fr. Orangeburg, SC 63 David Castillo OL Fr. Palm Beach, FL 40 Cornelius Collier LB Fr. Miami, FL 92 Travis Johnson OL Fr. Sherman Oaks, CA 31 Bryant McFadden DB Fr. Hollywood, FL 73 Bobby Meeks OL Fr. Aldine, TX 35 Claudius Osei DB Fr. Tallahassee, FL 33 Lemar Parrish RB So. Miami, FL 15 Chris Rix QB Fr. Santa Margarita, CA 30 Leroy Smith DB Fr. Quincy, FL 24 B.J. Ward DB Fr. Dallas, TX 77 Ray Willis OL Fr. Angleton, TX Orange Bowl Media Guide