FOOTBALL SEMINOLE GAME 8

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1 SCHEDULES FLORIDA STATE (6-1, 4-0 ACC) 8.26 BYU* W 29-3 ABC Ga. Tech W 26-21ABC 9.16 N. CAROLINA W 63-14ABC 9.23 LOUISVILLE W 31-0 espn2 Maryland W 59-7 ESPN Miami L CBS DUKE W 63-14SUN VIRGINIA 3:30 ABC NC State 7:00 ESPN 11.4 CLEMSON 7:30 ESPN Wake Forest 12: FLORIDA 8:00 ABC *Pigskin Classic - Jacksonville, FL VIRGINIA (4-2, 3-1 ACC ) 9.2 BYU L ABC 9.9 RICHMOND W 34-6 Duke W CLEMSON L Wake Forest W MARYLAND W FLORIDA ST. 3:30 ABC MARYLAND Wake Forest NC State NORTH CAROLINA INTERVIEWS Contact Assistant SID Jeff Purinton at (850) to request player interviews. Interviews with Coach Bowden should be arranged through Staci Wilkshire at (850) Select players will speak to the media each week (call ahead to assure availability) at the following times: QB Chris Weinke Wed. 12:30 WR Marvin Minnis Wed. 11:30 RB Travis Minor Tues. 1:00 Offensive Line TBA LB Tommy Polley Tues. 11:30 CB Tay Cody Tues. 11:30 LB Brian Allen Wed. 12:30 DE Jamal Reynolds Wed. 1:00 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION THIS WEEK #6 FLORIDA STATE (6-1, 4-0 ACC) vs Virginia (4-2, 3-1 ACC) Saturday, October 21 3:30 PM ABC Doak Campbell Stadium (80,000) Tallahassee, FL SETTING THE SCENE: Florida State, ranked No. 6 in both polls, bounced back from the loss to Miami with a Homecoming victory over Duke. Heisman Trophy candidate Chris Weinke set an FSU single game record with 536 passing yards (playing in just three quarters). Weinke completed 37-of-47 passes on the night with five touchdowns. FSU leads the nation in total offense (535.0 yards per game) and passing offense (398.0 yards per game). Weinke leads the nation in passing yardage (2,510) and touchdown passes (20), while ranking second nationally in passing efficiency (165.6). Weinke, 27-2 as FSU s starting quarterback, also became the ACC s all-time leader in TD passes (66) in the win over Duke. The senior has thrown for more yards in his last two games (1,032) than 25 NCAA Division IA teams have passed for this season. Seven Seminole receivers had at least 50 yards receiving against the Blue Devils with Jeff Chaney leading the way (99 yards). Marvin Snoop Minnis ranks 12th nationally in receiving yards per game (96.7). Fellow wide receiver Atrews Bell recorded his 10th touchdown of the year against Duke and ranks third in the ACC in scoring. The Seminole defense ranks sixth nationally in rush defense (73.0 yards per game), sixth in scoring defense (12.3 points per game) and 13th in total defense (284.0 yards per game). Lombardi semifinalist Jamal Reynolds leads the ACC with 10 sacks (which does not include a sack on a two-point attempt). Reynolds has also forced four fumbles on the year and recorded two safeties. The defense has scored in six of FSU s seven games this season. FSU has won 32 straight games at Doak Campbell Stadium and has not lost at home in 49 consecutive contests (FSU tied Florida in 1994). Both home streaks currently lead the nation. TELEVISION: RADIO: ABC. Talent: TBA. SUNSHINE. (Delay - Sun. 7:00 p.m./mon. 12:00 noon) Talent: Paul Kennedy (play-by-play), Keith Jones (color) & Tom Block (sideline reporter) Seminole Radio Network. Talent: Gene Deckerhoff (play-byplay) & Peter Tom Willis (color) COVERING THE SEMINOLES FSU Sports Information Office: Phone (850) Fax (850) Florida State Athletics Official Website: GAME 8 Media Team Link: All ACC football releases and other sports information releases are now available on Media Team Link ( ACC Conference Call: (913) Each Wednesday - Bobby Bowden 12:00-12:10 p.m.; August 30-November 22. ACC Satellite Feed: ACC football video highlights and interviews will be available via satellite every Wednesday (8/30-11/22) from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST on Telstar 5, C23, 4160 MHz, Vertical 6.2/6.8 Mhz.

2 GLADDEN NAMED ASST. HEAD COACH Jim Gladden, in his 26th season at FSU (one year longer than Bobby Bowden) was named assistant head coach this summer. That role was formerly held by Chuck Amato, who took the head coaching job at NC State. Gladden has coached the defensive ends since 1996 and guided several current NFL standouts at that position, including Peter Boulware (Ravens), Reinard Wilson (Bengals) and Andre Wadsworth (Cardinals). Gladden will now also be responsible for handling many of Coach Bowden s administrative duties. COACHING CONTINUITY Along with Jim Gladden, several FSU coaches have been with the program for a number of years. Bowden s nine assistants average 19 years of collegiate experience (171 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. COACHING STAFF WELCOMES JOE KINES With Chuck Amato taking the head coaching job at NC State, FSU brought in one of the top defensive coaches in the college game to take over as linebackers coach - Joe Kines. Kines brings an impressive resume with stops at Clemson, Florida, Tampa Bay (NFL), Arkansas and Georgia. Kines served as the defensive coordinator at Georgia from and was the Bulldogs assistant head coach last year before coming to Tallahassee. NO PLACE LIKE DOAK Florida State currently owns the nation's longest home unbeaten streak (49 games) and the country's longest home winning streak (32 games). Miami, ranked No. 2 at the time, was 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 Florida in 1994 continued the home unbeaten streak. BOWDEN ONE OF FIVE TO WIN 300 GAMES Bobby Bowden became the fifth Division I-A coach to record 300 wins with the victory at Clemson last season. Bowden s 310 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 DIV. I-A COACHING VICTORIES 1. Paul Bear Bryant Glenn Pop Warner Joe Paterno Amos Alonzo Stagg Bobby Bowden 310 FSU & BOBBY BOWDEN S SUCCESS Florida State is the only team in the history of college football to finish among the Associated Press Top Four for 13 consecutive seasons. FSU also has the NCAA record for most consecutive bowl victories as the Seminoles won 11-straight from 1986 to The Seminoles are the only team in the history of the game to post a 14-game bowl unbeaten streak. Florida State has won eight straight ACC championships and has lost just twice in 64 games against conference opponents. 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. Bowden is the only coach in college football history to post 13-straight, 10-win seasons. Over the last 13 years, Florida State has won the Orange (3), Fiesta (2), Sugar (4), Blockbuster (1) and Cotton (1) Bowls. Bowden owns the nation s best all-time bowl winning percentage at.761 with a mark. His 17 victories rank second all-time (20, Paterno). At FSU, Bowden is in bowls.

3 BOWDEN PASSES BEAR BRYANT With the victory over Georgia Tech, Bobby Bowden passed Bear Bryant for fourth on the all-time wins at a single school list. Bowden has now won 237 games at FSU. Here s a list of the winningest coaches at a single school: 1. Joe Paterno, Penn St. 319* 2. Tom Osborne, Nebraska LaVell Edwards, BYU 254* 4. Bobby Bowden, FSU 237* 5. Bear Bryant, Alabama 232 *active coach ABOUT THE OPPONENT The Cavaliers are 4-2 on the 2000 season and head to Tallahassee after a week off. Virginia is 3-1 in the ACC and their last game was October 7th against Maryland with the Cavaliers defeating the Terps in Charlottesville. Virginia s only ACC defeat came at the hands of the No. 3 Clemson Tigers on September 23rd. Virginia has won five of their last six ACC games dating back to the 1999 season. VIRGINIA QUICK FACTS Coach: George Welsh (Naval Academy 56) Overall Record: (27th Season) Record at Virginia: (18th Season) Record vs. FSU: 1-7 Location: Charlottesville, VA Nickname: Cavaliers Colors: Orange and Blue Founded: 1819 by Thomas Jefferson Enrollment: 18,346 THE SERIES Florida State leads the all-time series with Virginia 7-1, which dates back to The Seminoles have won all four of the meetings at Doak Campbell Stadium by an average score of Bobby Bowden is 9-1 all-time against Virginia with a 2-0 mark at West Virginia and a 7-1 record at FSU. FSU s last win against Virginia in Tallahassee came during the 1998 season when FSU defeated the Cavaliers The Seminole offense has scored 31 points or more in their last four meetings with the Cavaliers. BOBBY BOWDEN AT A GLANCE Alma Mater: Howard (now Samford), 1953 Overall Record: (35th season) Record at FSU: (25th season) Home Record at FSU: Record vs. Virginia: 9-1 Record at FSU vs. Virginia: 7-1 Bowl Record: VIRGINIA 2000 STAT LEADERS Passing Dan Ellis Receiving Billy McMullen Demetrius Dotson Kevin Coffey James Johnson Rushing Antwoine Womack Tyree Foreman Dan Ellis , 1406 yds., 3 int. (7 TD) yds. (2 TD) yds. (1 TD) yds. (2 TD) yds. (1 TD) yds. (6 TD) yds. (5 TD) yds. (1 TD) FLORIDA STATE 2000 STAT LEADERS Passing Chris Weinke Marcus Outzen Receiving Marvin Minnis Atrews Bell Anquan Boldin Robert Morgan Travis Minor Javon Walker Jeff Chaney Rushing Travis Minor Jeff Chaney Greg Jones Davy Ford William McCray , 2510 yds. (20 TD, 6 INT) 16-24, 276 yds. (2 TD, 2 INT) yds. (3 TD) yds. (9 TD) yds. (3 TD) yds. (3 TD) yds yds. (2 TD) yds yds. (3 TD) yds. (1 TD) yds. (1 TD) yds. (2 TD) yds. (5 TD)

4 WEINKE RANKS AMONG BEST ALL-TIME Chris Weinke s streak of 25 consecutive wins, ended by Miami on Saturday, 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 currently tied for 10th all-time with a career winning percentage of.931 (27-2). The complete charts are located on the right hand column of this page. MINOR RUNNING TO BE THE FIRST Senior running back Travis Minor, who is looking to become the first player to lead the Seminoles in rushing in four consecutive seasons, currently leads FSU with 443 net rushing yards through seven games (an average of 63.3 yards per game). Three-Time Seminole Rushing Leaders Years Player (3) Fred Pickard (3) Tom Bailey 1974, (3) Larry Key (3) Warrick Dunn (3) Travis Minor WEINKE, ALLEN, JEUNE NAMED CAPTAINS Coach Bowden named the 2000 captains at the annual kickoff luncheon - QB Chris Weinke (offense), LB Brian Allen (defense) and LB Jean Jeune (special teams). Permanent captains are voted on by the team at the end of the season. 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 continue 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. CONSECUTIVE WINS AS A STARTING QB Chuck Ealey, Toledo ( ) 35 Steve Davis, Oklahoma ( ) 28 Chris Weinke, Florida St. ( ) 25 Jimmy Harris, Oklahoma ( ) 25 Gino Torretta, Miami (1989, 91-92) 24 Tony Rice, Notre Dame ( ) 23 Jay Barker, Alabama ( ) 22 Lance McIlhenny, SMU ( ) 21 Cade McNown, UCLA ( ) 20 Jamelle Holiway, Oklahoma ( ) 20 James Street, Texas ( ) 20 Michael Bishop, Kansas St. ( ) 19 Mark Barsotti, Fresno St. ( ) 17 Tommie Frazier, Nebraska ( ) 17 Jim McMahon, BYU ( ) 17 Chad Pennington, Marshall ( ) 17 John Rauch, Georgia ( ) 17 Charlie Ward, Florida St. ( ) 16 Steve Walsh, Miami ( ) 16 CAREER WINNING % AS A STARTING QB (minimum 20 games/division IA schools only) Chuck Ealey, Toledo ( ) 35-0 (1.000) Jimmy Harris, Oklahoma ( ) 25-0 (1.000) James Street, Texas ( ) 20-0 (1.000) Lloyd Nix, Auburn ( ) (.975) Steve Walsh, Miami ( ) 23-1 (.958) Steve Davis, Oklahoma ( ) (.956) Paul McDonald, USC ( ) (.938) Turner Gill, Nebraska ( ) 28-2 (.933) Jay Barker, Alabama ( ) (.932) Chris Weinke, Florida St. (1998-) 27-2 (.931) Gino Torretta, Miami (1989, 91-92) 27-2 (.931) Charlie Ward, Florida St. ( ) 22-2 (.917) Tommie Frazier, Nebraska ( (.917) Jamelle Holieway, Oklahoma ( ) 30-3 (.909) Danny Wuerffel, Florida ( ) (.905) Tony Rice, Notre Dame ( ) 28-3 (.903) Gary Hogeboom, C. Mich. ( ) (.900) Lance McIlhenny, SMU ( ) (.900) Chad Pennington, Marshall ( ) 35-4 (.897) John Lastinger, Georgia ( ) (.896) Robbie Bosco, BYU ( ) 24-3 (.889) Gil Johnson, SMU ( ) (.886) Michael Bishop, Kansas St. ( ) 22-3 (.880) Tee Martin, Tennessee ( ) 22-3 (.880) J.C. Watts, Oklahoma ( ) 22-3 (.880) Thad Busby, Florida St. ( ) 21-3 (.875) Buck Belue, Georgia ( ) 27-4 (.871) Blane Morgan, Air Force ( ) 20-3 (.870) Peyton Manning, Tennessee ( ) 39-6 (.867) Danny Kanell, Florida St. ( ) (.860)

5 FSU S ALL-TIME PASSING LEADER Chris Weinke, the first three-year starter in the Bowden era, became FSU s all-time leading passer with his 443- yard performance at Georgia Tech. Weinke passed Danny Kanell with his 58th career touchdown pass against Maryland. He became the ACC s all-time TD pass leader with his 66th against Duke. Weinke already owns the school record with 28, 200-yard passing games. The only time he did not throw for 200 yards was in the 1998 Virginia game, when he played a half before suffering a season-ending neck injury. THE CLASS OF THE SEMINOLES Florida State dominating success on the football field during the decade of the 1990's is well documented ( ,.890 winning percentage, two national championships). The Seminoles current crop of redshirt seniors (players in their fifth year in the program) have helped FSU win 51 of its 56 games played (.911 winning percentage) since the beginning of the 1996 season. In addition, fourth-year players (true seniors and redshirt juniors) have won 40 of 44 (.910 winning percentage), the third year-players (true juniors and redshirt sophomore) have won 29 of 32 games (.906 winning percentage) while the second-year players (true sophomore and redshirt freshmen) are 18-1 (.947). Current Seminoles Record By Class Class (Yrs. in program) Record Pct. 5th Year Players th Year Players rd Year Players nd Year Players 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, Weinke went 4- of-5 for 37 yards, but FSU failed on a fourth down try from the Yellow Jacket 26. On FSU s next drive, however, Weinke was 2-for-2 for 53 yards and connected with Robert Morgan on a 30-yard touchdown. Weinke went 19-for-32 for 299 yards (three TDs) in the second half against Miami as FSU s comeback fell short. NOLES MOVING UP IN THE RECORD BOOK FSU Career Rushing Yardage 1. Warrick Dunn 3, Greg Allen 3, Larry Key 2, Travis Minor 2, Sammie Smith 2,539 FSU Career Rushing Touchdowns 1. Greg Allen Warrick Dunn Amp Lee Travis Minor Dayne Williams 24 FSU Career Passing Yardage 1. Chris Weinke 8, Gary Huff 6, Danny Kanell 6, Thad Busby 5, Charlie Ward 5,747 FSU Career Touchdown Passes 1. Chris Weinke Danny Kanell Gary Huff Charlie Ward Thad Busby 46 FSU Career 300-yard Games 1. Chris Weinke Danny Kanell Thad Busby 8 4. Gary Huff 7 5. Charlie Ward 6 ACC Career Passing Yardage 1. Ben Bennett, Duke 9, Jamie Barnette, NCS 9, Spence Fisher, Duke 9, Joe Hamilton, GT 8, Shawn Jones, GT 8, Chris Weinke, FSU 8,182 ACC Career Touchdown Passes 1. Chris Weinke, FSU Joe Hamilton, GT Jamie Barnette, NCS Danny Kanell, FSU Ben Bennett, Duke Shawn Moore, Virginia 55

6 AGAINST THE RUSH IN 2000 Florida State opponents are averaging only 73.0 yards per game on the ground, a total of only 511 total yards in seven games. The Seminoles have allowed less than 100 yards rushing per game in each of the last four seasons and are allowing 73.0 yards per game this year. 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 last season. Rush Defense In The Last Five Seasons Year Att. Total Yds. Yds./carry Yds./gm , Totals 1,813 3, SCORING ON OPENING DRIVES FSU has scored on five of their seven opening drives this season. 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 oneyard line) and against Miami when FSU failed on a fourth and one rush attempt. The Seminoles have been equally as successful on their second possessions, scoring points in five of those drives as well. DEFENSIVE SCORING The FSU defense has put points on the scoreboard in six of the Seminoles seven games this season. Rufus Brown returned an interception for a score against Duke to push the total to six, and seven of the last eight (including the Sugar Bowl). The only game in which the defense did not score was Miami. 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, and Tommy Polley brought an interception back for a score against Louisville. The defense also scored in the Seminoles' national championship victory over Virginia Tech as Jeff Chaney returned a blocked punt six yards for a touchdown. Polley was credited with the block on the play. IN THE RANKINGS (10/1) Team AP ESPN/USA Nebraska 1 1 Virginia Tech 2 2 Oklahoma 3 4 Miami 4 5 Clemson 5 3 Florida State 6 6 Oregon 7 11 Florida 8 7 Washington 9 9 Kansas State 10 8 TCU Georgia Mississippi St Ohio State So Mississippi Michigan Purdue South Carolina Oregon State Notre Dame Arizona Minnesota UCLA No Carolina St Northwestern 25 NR Texas NR 21 FSU IN THE WEEKLY AP POLL The Seminoles have been ranked in every AP poll since the fifth week of the 1989 season spanning 189 consecutive polls. Of the last 159 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 after moving to the top spot this week. 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 20-1 mark with the only loss coming at No. 24 Virginia, 33-28, in The Seminoles have won 17 of their last 19 regular season games against ranked teams.

7 DEFENSE CONSISTENTLY AT THE TOP The Seminoles have ranked among the nation s top 10 in total defense in six of the last nine years, including a No. 1 national ranking in FSU has been in the nation s top 10 in rushing defense in eight of the last nine years (No. 1 in 1996, 1997, No. 2 in 1998 & No. 10 in 1999). In pass efficiency, the Tribe ranked first nationally in 1998 and has been among the 10 best in five of the last seven years. FSU has also ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense in five of the last seven seasons. The Seminoles currently rank sixth nationally in rush defense 73.0 yards per game) and sixth in scoring defense (12.3 points per game). HELPING THE SEMINOLES GET OFFENSIVE Florida State is the only team in the ACC to have at least one member of the offensive line earn All-ACC first-team honors in each of the last eight years. Senior offensive tackle Tarlos Thomas and offensive guard Jason Whitaker (exhausted eligibility following the 1999 season) were All-ACC first-team selections last season. The Seminoles have won six outright ACC titles and shared two more during that period. Protectors Of The Pocket - All-ACC Since Robert Stevenson (OT) 1993 Clay Shiver (C) 1994 Lewis Tyre (OG), Clay Shiver (C) 1995 Jesus Hernandez (OT), Lewis Tyre (OG) Clay Shiver (C) 1996 Chad Bates (OG) 1997 Tra Thomas (OT) 1998 Ross Brannon(OT), Jason Whitaker (OG) 1999 Tarlos Thomas (OT), Jason Whitaker (OG) FSU LEADS ACC IN GRADUATES The Seminoles have always performed both well in the classroom and this year s team is no different. Florida State and Virginia lead the ACC with five graduates on the current 2000 roster. Brian Allen, Tay Cody, Jean Jeune, Jarad Moon and Ryan Sprague have already received their diplomas. According to a recent article, Boston College leads the nation in that category with eight while four other football programs checked in with six. Here are some other academics notes: 19 of 28 scholarship football players are on schedule to graduate by the Bowl game 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 PICKS SINCE Florida State Tennessee Miami 15 MOST PLAYERS ON 2000 NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERS 1. Florida State Notre Dame Ohio State 35 FLORIDA STATE AND THE NFL Over the last six years, FSU has had 12 players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. Three Seminoles were taken in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft - Peter Warrick, Corey Simon & Sebastian Janikowski. During that time, 41 Seminoles have been drafted. Here s a look at Mel Kiper, Jr. s rankings: Chris Weinke No. 2 senior QB Jeff Chaney No. 8 senior RB Travis Minor No. 10 senior RB Marvin Minnis No. 22 senior WR Ryan Sprague No. 11 senior TE Nick Franklin No. 35 senior TE Tarlos Thomas No. 4 senior OT Ross Brannon No. 13 senior OT Char-ron Dorsey No. 28 senior OT Justin Amman No. 13 senior OG Donald Heaven No. 15 senior OG Jarad Moon No. 14 senior C Jamal Reynolds No. 2 senior DE Roland Seymour No. 3 senior DE David Warren No. 4 senior DE Tommy Polley No. 1 senior OLB Brian Allen No. 6 senior OLB Tay Cody No. 18 senior CB Clevan Thomas No. 21 senior CB Derrick Gibson No. 1 senior S Keith Cottrell No. 5 senior P HOME RECORDS IN THE 1990s 1. Florida State (.974) 2. Nebraska 62-3 (.954) 3. Florida 57-4 (.934) 4. Texas A&M (.925) 5. Kansas State (.913)

8 POLLEY LED BLOCK PARTY IN 1999 After blocking just one kick in 1998, FSU blocked a total of seven last year. Linebacker Tommy Polley led the way with blocks in three of the Seminoles biggest games. Polley blocked a field goal against Miami and punts that led to scores against Florida and Virginia Tech. Cornerback Tay Cody sealed FSU s win over Clemson when he partially blocked a 41-yard field goal attempt with less than two minutes left in the game. Against Virginia, noseguard Corey Simon blocked a punt in one of the best all-around games of his career. David Warren and Malcolm Tatum got into the action as each blocked a punt vs. Maryland. FSU has blocked 72 punts in the Bowden era (since 1976) and 20 in the 1990s. ALLEN & POLLEY UP FOR BUTKUS AWARD Senior outside linebackers Tommy Polley and Brian Allen are two of 70 candidates listed on the 2000 Butkus Award Watch List. The list will be trimmed to 10 semifinalists on October 19th. FSU has had two players win the Butkus - Paul McGowan (1987) and Marvin Jones (1992). Allen is the Seminoles defensive captain while Polley led FSU in tackles with 109 a year ago. MINOR RUSHES FOR 12TH 100-YARD GAME Senior Travis Minor, one of 35 preseason candidates for the Doak Walker Award, ran for 120 yards and one touchdown in the Seminoles' 31-0 victory over Louisville on September 23rd. That game marked Minor s 12th career 100-yard game. Florida State is 11-1 when Minor rushes for 100 or more yards in a single game. Minor's Career 100-Yard Rushing Games Year/Opponent Yards TDs Outcome 2000/North Carolina W, /Louisville W, /Clemson W, /Miami W, /Georgia Tech W, /Florida W, /Wake Forest W, /Virginia W, /Texas A&M W, /Florida L, /North Carolina W, /Virginia W, TEAMS WITH 100 WINS IN THE 1990s Team W-L-T 1. FSU Nebraska Florida AVERAGE FINAL POLL RANKING IN 1990s Team Poll Avg. 1. FSU Florida Nebraska Tennessee Michigan 10.4 BLOCKED KICKS IN THE BOWDEN ERA /4/00 Va. 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 Mid Tenn St Blocked Punt /29 Penn State Blocked FG 10/27 LSU Blocked Punt 9/15 Ga. South. Blocked Punt TOTAL BLOCKED KICKS Blocked Punts, 20 Blocked Kicks Blocked Punts, 14 Blocked Kicks Blocked Punts, 6 Blocked Kicks

9 WEINKE MAKES TD PASSES COUNT Chris Weinke has thrown a nation s best 20 touchdown passes (2.9 per game) in the first seven games of the season. Of his 20 touchdown passes, 11 have been 30 yards or more. For the season, Weinke s average touchdown pass is 29.8 yards and 595 of his 2,510 yards have come on scoring strikes. He has found five different receivers for touchdowns this year (Minnis, Bell, Boldin, Walker & Morgan). WEINKE THROWS FIVE TDS All-America candidate Chris Weinke threw for a careerhigh 536 yards and a season-high five touchdowns in Florida State's victory over Duke. It marked the fifth time he had thrown for at least four touchdowns in a single game. The Seminoles are 5-0 in games that Weinke throws for four or more scores. Weinke's Four+ Touchdown Games Opponent (Year) TDs Yards Outcome Clemson (1998) W, 48-0 Duke (1999) W, Maryland (1999) W, UNC (2000) W, Duke (2000) W, VICTORIES A PLENTY Florida State enters Saturday's game having won 19 consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference games, 34 consecutive ACC games at home in Doak Campbell Stadium, 32 consecutive overall games in Doak and 18 of its last 19 overall games. The Seminoles have a (88.9 winning percentage) since the beginning of the 1990 season. AT HOME IN THE ACC Florida State is 34-0 in ACC games in Doak Campbell Stadium since joining the league in The Seminoles won a school-record five conference games (against zero defeats) in winning the ACC and national championships in 1993 and have won at least three conference games at home every year since joining the conference. Florida State won its 2000 ACC home opener, 63-14, against North Carolina on September 23rd. AWARD CHECKLIST Here s a list of Seminoles who have been been recognized as early candidates for national awards: Brian Allen Butkus Tay Cody Jim Thorpe Bronko Nagurski Keith Cottrell Ray Guy Derrick Gibson Jim Thorpe Marvin Minnis Biletnikoff Travis Minor Doak Walker Tommy Polley Butkus Bronko Nagurski Jamal Reynolds Lombardi Roland Seymour Chris Weinke Lombardi Davey O Brien Johnny Unitas REYNOLDS HAS 13 SACKS IN LAST 8 GAMES Senior All-America candidate Jamal Reynolds has totaled 10 sacks this year to bring his career total to Unfortunately for Reynolds, stats from bowl games do not count toward career totals. He sacked Michal Vick three times as the Seminoles wrapped up the national championship. The FSU single season sack record is 19, held by Peter Boulware. Season Sacks Season High, Opponent, Date , BYU, Aug. 26, , Georgia Tech, Sept. 11, , Wake Forest, Nov. 14, 1998 Totals , Wake Forest, Nov. 14, 1998 RECEIVERS CONTINUE FSU TRADITION Florida State's talented receiving corps is averaging 25.7 receptions and yards per game. Senior flanker Marvin "Snoop" Minnis is the Seminoles' leading receiver with 38 catches for 677 yards. When the numbers are compared, this year's group is actually out-performing Florida State's highly-touted group from a year ago that had three members taken in the NFL Draft, including the first round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals - Peter Warrick. Seminole Receivers - A Comparison Year CP/G YP/G YP/R TD/G Improvement

10 RUNNING ON THE NATION S BEST Florida State faced the nation's No. 1 team in rushing defense during weeks three (North Carolina) and four (Louisville). North Carolina, which limited Wake Forest to minus two yards rushing on Sept. 9, gave up 194 yards on 41 carries to FSU. The Tar Heels had allowed one rushing touchdown in their first two games; the Seminoles rushed for three in their win. Louisville, which held Grambling to minus 56 yards rushing, allowed the Seminoles to gain a season-high 235 yards on the ground. The Cardinals had allowed only one rushing touchdown; the Seminoles ran for two scores in their 31-0 victory. Seminoles Against Nation's Top Run Defenses Opp. (Avg. Entering Game) FSU total (diff.) UNC (8.0 yards per game) 194 (+186.0) L ville (19.5 yards per game) 235 ( ) WEINKE SETS FSU SINGLE GAME RECORD All-America candidate Chris Weinke threw an FSU alltime 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 two of the top three single game passing yardage efforts in FSU history. Top 8 Single Passing Games in Seminole History Opponent/Year Player, Yards Duke/2000 Chris Weinke, 536 Memphis St./1969 Bill Cappleman, 508 Miami/2000 Chris Weinke, 496 Memphis St./1989 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 WEINKE ON SCHOOL RECORD PACE Chris Weinke threw for 496 yards against Miami and followed that with 536 yards against Duke. He enters Florida State's game against Virginia averaging yards per game in the first seven games of the season. Weinke is looking to not only establish the school record for passing yards per game in a season, but also to become only the second quarterback in school history to average more than 300 yards passing per game. Thad Busby averaged yards per game in PRESEASON NO. 1 TO NATIONAL TITLE? Florida State became just the ninth team in the last 50 seasons to win the national title after being ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll. Here is a list of the teams to accomplish the feat: Year Team Record 1999 Florida State (12-0) 1993 Florida State (12-1) 1985 Oklahoma (11-1) 1978 Alabama (11-1) 1975 Oklahoma (11-1) 1974 Oklahoma (11-0) 1956 Oklahoma (10-0) 1952 Michigan State (9-0) 1951 Tennessee (10-1) MINNIS ENJOYING BEST SEASON Marvin "Snoop" Minnis is enjoying the best season of his collegiate career. The Miami native enters the Seminoles' game against Miami averaging a careerhigh 5.4 receptions and a career-high 96.7 yards per game. His 677 yards through the first seven games is a career-high (previous best was 338 during the 1998 season) while his 38 receptions are also a career-best (22 in 1998). Minnis - A Year-By-Year Look Year Rec./Game Yards/Game TD RECEIVERS, RECEIVERS, RECEIVERS Chris Weinke found three different receivers for more than 100 yards each against Miami. It marked the first time in school history that three players totaled at least 100 yards receiving in a regular season game. Player Receptions Yards Marvin Minnis Atrews Bell Anquan Boldin MINOR CATCHES ON Senior tailback Travis Minor, who is Florida State's leading rusher with 443 yards, caught seven passes for 54 yards in the Seminoles' victory over Duke. In addition to his status as the Seminoles' leading rusher, he ranks second on the team in receiving with a careerhigh 30 catches for a career-high 243 yards. Minor also leads FSU in all-purpose yardage with per game.

11 SEMINOLES TOUGH TO BEAT AT NIGHT FSU has won 21 straight regular season night games, dating back to a Thursday night ESPN loss at Virginia on November 2, In those 21 games, the Seminoles have outscored their opponents by 626 points ( ) for an average margin of 41.1 to CODY & POLLEY UP FOR NAGURSKI Senior linebacker Tommy Polley and senior cornerback Tay Cody, who are roommates, are two of 36 players named to the 2000 Bronko Nagurski watch list, the award is given annually to the top defensive player in the country. FSU is one of two schools to have two players named to the list. DEFENSIVE ENDS ON LOMBARDI LIST Senior defensive ends Jamal Reynolds and Roland Seymour were announced as semifinalists for the Lombardi Award. Corey Simon, a first round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, was a Lombardi finalist last year. BELL IN THE ENDZONE Junior flanker Atrews Bell has 22 receptions and one rushing attempt for 23 touches through the first seven games of the 2000 season. He has scored one rushing touchdown on his one attempt and has nine receiving touchdowns on his 22 receptions. He has scored a touchdown on 43 percent (10 of 23) of his touches and leads the Seminoles in scoring with 60 points. BOLDIN BREAKS OUT AGAINST MIAMI Sophomore wide receiver Anquan Boldin caught a career-high six passes for a career-high 108 yards and a career-high tying two touchdowns against Miami on Oct. 7th. It marked the second time this season (and second time in his career) that Boldin had reach the 100- yard mark in receiving yards in a single game. He hit the century mark with 100 yards against Georgia Tech on Sept. 9 as the Seminoles defeated the Yellow Jackets, FSU INJURY REPORT (10/15/00) OT Char-ron Dorsey Right groin strain (re-injured) LB Lee Weaver Left knee sprain TE Carver Donaldson Left hamstring strain OT Tarlos Thomas Left knee MCL sprain (grade one) LB Bradley Jennings Right thumb sprain DE Alonzo Jackson Mild right ankle sprain WEINKE RECORDS 10TH 300-YARD GAME Chris Weinke s career-high 536-yard performance against Duke marked the 10th time during his career that he had thrown for 300 yards in a regular season game. FSU is 9-1 when Weinke throws for 300+ yards. Weinke's Top Single Game Efforts Rank Yards Opp., Date Comp.-Atts.-Pct Duke, 10/14/ Miami, 10/7/ GT, 9/9/ Wake, 10/16/ UNC, 10/31/ Miami, 10/9/ BYU, 8/26/ Miami, 10/10/ Maryland, 11/13/ Clemson, 10/17/ COTTELL HELPING OUT THE DEFENSE Senior punter Keith Cottrell is averaging 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 is averaging 41.2 yards per punt on 32 punts through the first six games of the 2000 season. He has dropped 12 of his 32 punts (.375) inside the opponents' 20-yard line. He has had only one kick blocked in 196 kicks during his four-year career. Cottrell enters enters the Virginia game without a blocked kick in 20 consecutive games and 97 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 Totals CHANEY LEADS RECEIVERS AGAINST DUKE Senior tailback Jeff Chaney led all receivers with eight catches for 99 yards against Duke. He nearly matched his career receiving totals against the Blue Devils. The Chaney Receiving Chart Games Catches Yards Long vs. Duke Previous 29 Games

12 THE BELL TOLLS FOR ATREWS Junior flanker Atrews Bell caught two touchdown passes against Duke to bring his season to bring his season touchdown reception total to nine and his overall touchdown total to 10. His nine touchdown receptions tied him for eighth all-time in the Florida State record book. He is looking to become only the eighth player in school history to have 10 or more scoring receptions in a single season. Bell needs six touchdown receptions in the final five regular season games to tie Andre Cooper's single-season school record of 15. Season Touchdown Receptions Rank Name, Year TD 1. Andre Cooper, Barry Smith, Ron Sellers, Peter Warrick, E.G. Green, Fred Biletnikoff, E.G. Green, Atrews Bell, Lawrence Dawsey, Jessie Hester, BELL LEADS TEAM IN SCORING Junior flanker Atrews Bell enters Saturday's game against Virginia as the Seminoles' leader in scoring with 60 points on ten touchdowns. He is looking to become the first receiver since Ron Sellers in 1968 to lead FSU in scoring. Sellers led the 1968 Seminoles with 12 touchdown receptions. Prior to Sellers, All-American wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff led Florida State in scoring with 11 touchdown receptions in Bell is the first nonkicker since Zack Crockett in 1994 to lead the Seminoles in scoring. CHRIS WEINKE......Has thrown for more yards in six games this season (2,510) than he did in 10 games as a redshirt sophomore (2,487) in 1998;...Threw for more yards against Duke than FSU s leading passer in four seasons. Lee Corso threw for 369 yards in 1956, Bobby Renn threw for 263 in 1957, Vic Prinzi threw for 480 in 1958 and Eddie Feely threw for 471 in Has thrown for 1,032 yards in the past two weeks (school record 536 against Duke and 496 against Miami on Oct. 7). Weinke has thrown for more yards in the last two weeks than 25 Division I-A teams have thrown for this season. BOBBY BOWDEN QUOTES On Performance of Chris Weinke I ve not seen too many back-to-back performances like he s had. If you wanted to really set some records you could have left him in. I never heard him complain one time about his foot (injured left foot). Watch and you see there is really the professional side of things in that in the pros you ve got to go out there even if you play hurt. He made some unbelievable throws. Chris is not likely to make a bad mistake. With a young quarterback you have got to be careful throwing from close to your own goal line. You worry about your quarterback making some bad plays. We don t have to worry about that too much. Charlie (Ward) could get out of trouble by running the ball. Weinke gets out of trouble by dumping to the backs and letting them do the running for him. The other piece of the puzzle is if (your opponent) only rush three and drop eight into coverage, our offensive line is pretty good and they ve held the rush out long enough for someone to break open. On Offense We have the capability of both running and passing the football. It looks like we re better in the shotgun right now. We might be better at spreading everything out and going from there. Now, Duke blitzed more than anyone else we ll face. If you say a team is going to get 75 defensive plays, the normal is about 10 blitzes. With Duke, at least 50% of the plays are blitzes. The blitz is either you get us or we get you. Duke is young and inexperienced so they ve got to gamble. But, we have been seeing a lot of threeman fronts this year. We ve always been a kind of in the Top 10 list (for national passing leaders) team. Now we re at the top. We have a lot of good receivers, a lot of choices for the quarterback. We don t have Peter Warrick, but we ve got all those receivers out there. On FSU s Chances at a National Title We ve got to keep winning and if we do there is just too much football out there. There is so much left that I don t know what s going to happen. We ve been in worse shape before and made it (to the title game). Now, if we don t make it, I might have to change my stance and push for a playoff (laughs). On Virginia I have not had a chance to study Virginia at all yet. I was surprised about a month ago when I read about a program or something for who will follow George. I don t know enough about what s going on, but I ve always had great regard for him as a coach. I get the same feeling playing George Welsh and Virginia that I do when I coached against Joe Paterno. You are playing a team, number one, that is sound and is not going to beat itself. Now, how much material he has changes of course. I know that you had better execute because heíll have a good scheme for you.

13 FSU IN THE ACC & NCAA RANKINGS INDIVIDUAL Category Player Per Game Avg. ACC Rank NCAA Rank Rushing Travis Minor Receiving Yds P/G Marvin Minnis Receptions P/G Marvin Minnis Passing Efficiency Chris Weinke Total Offense Chris Weinke Scoring Atrews Bell All-Purpose Yds. Travis Minor Interceptions N/A Punting Keith Cottrell Per Return Avg. ACC NCAA Punt Returns Anquan Boldin TEAM Category Per Game Avg. ACC Rank NCAA Rank Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Scoring Offense Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Efficiency Defense Scoring Defense Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Net Punting st Downs Per Game(Off.) st Downs Per Game (Def.) rd Down Conversion % (Off.) 42.2% rd Down Conversion % (Def.) 26.6% 2 -- Turnover Margin Sacks Per Game (Def.)