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"1999 season" - 25 Total Result(s)
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A GRANULATED HISTORY
Before facing Virginia Tech in the 2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl, FSU boasted a 3-1 record in the iconic bowl game. The Seminoles made their first Sugar Bowl appearance in 1989, defeating Auburn to finish the ...
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A RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE
Future Heisman-winning QB Chris Weinke matched a Seminole record during the team’s final home game of the 1999 season by tossing six touchdown passes, including three to WR Peter Warrick, in a 49-10 r ...
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FILLING THE FRAME
Coach Bobby Bowden was all smiles receiving the 1999 National Championship trophy, FSU’s second title in six years. That season, Bowden led the Seminoles to the first 12-0 season in program history an ...
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FSU’S CRYSTAL BALL
No one could predict how the 2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl would play out, but Seminole fans kept the faith even when the Hokies made a comeback in the third quarter. Trailing by one, FSU dominated the fourth ...
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GRANTED ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP
The Grantland Rice National Championship trophy is a relic of college football royalty. Named after the famed sports journalist who christened Notre Dame’s “Four Horsemen,” Grantland Rice was an integ ...
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HOMETOWN SHOUTOUT
Florida Governor Jeb Bush and other state political leaders signed this resolution, which recognized coach Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles for “having a perfect season and for becoming National Champio ...
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HUNGRY FOR MORE
Ahead of the 2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl, QB Chris Weinke discussed the importance of bouncing back from the 1999 Fiesta Bowl loss that cost FSU a national title. “With all due respect to last year’s senior ...
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I’LL DRINK TO THAT
Still smarting from a devasting loss in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl, FSU was determined to win it all the next season. That’s exactly what they did, never losing in 12 games in the 1999 campaign. The Seminol ...
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IT’S ALL LOVE
Peter Warrick and coach Bobby Bowden celebrated with the 1999 National Championship trophy, ending an up-and-down season for Warrick with college football’s biggest team honor. Warrick, a star wide re ...
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KICKING IT BACK-TO-BACK
In 1999, Sebastian Janikowski became the first kicker to win the Lou Groza Award in back-to-back years. He nailed 23-of-30 field goals and 47-of-47 extra points to help the Noles win a national title ...