Sugar Bowl, 2000

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000 at Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 Virginia Tech (Big East) 7 7 15 0 29
#1 Florida St. (ACC) 14 14 0 18 46
1st; 3:22; Florida St.—Peter Warrick 64-yd pass from Chris Weinke (Sebastian Janikowski kick). Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:32.
1st; 2:14; Florida St.—Jeff Chaney 6-yd blocked punt return (Janikowski kick).
1st; 00:30; Virginia Tech—Andre Davis 49-yd pass from Michael Vick (Shayne Graham kick). Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:44.
2nd; 13:45; Florida St.—Ron Dugans 34-yd pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick). Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:45.
2nd; 11:40; Florida St.—Warrick 59-yd punt return (Janikowski kick).
2nd; 00:37; Virginia Tech— Vick 3-yd run (Graham kick). Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:16.
3rd; 07:54; Virginia Tech—Graham 23-yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:44.
3rd; 05:57; Virginia Tech—Andre Kendrick 29-yd run (pass failed). Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:55.
3rd; 02:13; Virginia Tech—Kendrick 6-yd run (pass failed). Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:14.
4th; 12:59; Florida St.—Dugans 14-yd pass from Weinke (Warrick pass from Weinke). Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:14.
4th; 10:26; Florida St.— Janikowski 32-yd field goal. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:32.
4th; 07:42; Florida St.—Warrick 43-yd pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick). Drive: 1 play, 43 yards, 0:14.
Favorite: Florida St. by 51/2 Attendance: 79,280
Field: Turf Time: 3:55
Weather: Indoors
 
MVP: Peter Warrick, FSU, 6 receptions, 163 yards, 3 TDs

Team Statistics

  VT FSU
Touchdowns 4 6
Rushing 3 0
Passing 1 4
Kick/Punt returns 0 1
Interception returns 0 0
Safeties 0 0
Time of possession 36:25 23:35
First downs 24 15
Rushing 11 4
Passing 10 10
Penalties 3 1
3rd down efficiency 3 of 14 5 of 14
4th down efficiency 0 of 4 1 of 1
Total offense (net yards) 503 359
Plays 81 57
Average gain 6.2 6.3
Carries/yards (includ. sacks) 52/278 23/30
Passing yards 225 329
Completions/attempts 15/29 20/34
Times sacked/yards lost 7/37 4/31
Return yardage 222 155
Punt returns/yards 4/88 4/80
Kickoff returns/yards 4/134 4/75
Interceptions/yards 1/0 0/0
Fumbles/lost 3/3 2/0
Penalties/yards 6/65 7/59
Punts/average 6/29.3 7/44.3

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Florida State Seminoles

Passing (5 Att) Att Cmp Pct. Yds TD Int
Chris Weinke 34 20 58.8 329 4 1
Rushing Car Yds Avg Long TD
Jeff Chaney 4 43 10.8 27 0
Travis Minor 9 35 3.9 16 0
Chris Weinke 7 -41 -5.9 9 0
team 3 -7 -2.3 0 0
TOTAL 23 30 1.3 27 0
Receiving No Yds Avg Long TD
Peter Warrick 6 163 27.2 64 2
Ron Dugans 5 99 19.8 63 2
Marvin Minnis 2 25 12.5 19 0
Travis Minor 2 23 11.5 28 0
Robert Morgan 2 10 5.0 7 0
Jeff Chaney 2 5 2.5 10 0
Anquan Boldin 1 4 4.0 4 0
TOTAL 20 329 16.4 64 4
Field Goals 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Total
Sebastian Janikowski 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1
Punting No Yds Long Blk Avg
Keith Cottrell 7 310 56 0 44.3
Punt Returns Ret Yds Lg TD
Peter Warrick 2 57 59 1
Reggie Durden 1 13 13 0
Tommy Polley 1 4 4 0
Jeff Chaney 0 6 6 0
TOTAL 4 80 59 1
Kickoff Returns No Yds Long Avg TD
Talman Gardner 2 36 22 18.0 0
Nick Maddox 1 22 22 22.0 0
Germaine Stringer 1 17 17 17.0 0
TOTAL 4 75 22 18.8 0
Sacks  
Jamal Reynolds 3
Bradley Jennings 2
Corey Simon 1
Roland Seymour 1/2
Chris Woods 1/2

Virginia Tech Hokies

Passing (5 Att) Att Cmp Pct. Yds TD Int
Michael Vick 29 15 51.7 225 1 0
Rushing Car Yds Avg Long TD
Michael Vick 23 97 4.2 43 1
Andre Kendrick 12 69 5.8 29 2
Shyrone Stith 11 68 6.2 26 0
Andre Davis 1 16 16.0 16 0
Emmett Johnson 1 12 12.0 12 0
Nick Sorensen 1 7 7.0 7 0
Jarrett Ferguson 1 5 5.0 5 0
Cullen Hawkins 1 4 4.0 4 0
Shayne Graham 1 0 0.0 0 0
TOTAL 52 278 5.3 43 3
Receiving No Yds Avg Long TD
Andre Davis 7 108 15.4 49 1
Cullen Hawkins 2 49 24.5 26 0
Andre Kendrick 2 27 13.5 15 0
Emmett Johnson 1 23 23.0 23 0
Browning Wynn 1 7 7.0 7 0
Jarrett Ferguson 1 6 6.0 6 0
Derek Carter 1 5 5.0 5 0
TOTAL 15 225 15.0 49 1
Field Goals 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Total
Shayne Graham 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1
Punting No Yds Long Blk Avg
Jimmy Kibble 5 176 43 1 35.2
Team 1 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 6 176 43 1 29.3
Punt Returns Ret Yds Lg TD
Ike Charlton 4 88 46 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Long Avg TD
Andre Kendrick 2 75 63 37.5 0
Shyrone Stith 2 59 34 29.5 0
TOTAL 4 134 63 33.5 0
Sacks  
Carl Bradley 1
J. Engelberger 1
David Pugh 1
Jamel Smith 1
Interceptions
Anthony Midget 1

 

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