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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:2000 SEC football standings The 2000 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were coached by Steve Spurrier, who led the Gators to their sixth SEC championship, a Sugar Bowl berth, and an overall win–loss record of 10–3 (.769). The season was the team's eleventh of twelve under Spurrier.

Game summaries

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Mississippi State

September 30, 2000

The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback Wayne Madkin also ran for two touchdowns. The Bulldogs compiled 517 total yards of offense.

A frustrated Steve Spurrier rotated three quarterbacks including Rex Grossman. Grossman went 13 for 16 with 231 yards and two touchdowns. All together, the Gators had 494 yards and four touchdowns through the air.

Mississippi State won the game 47–35, breaking Florida's 72-game winning streak against unranked teams in front of a crowd of 43,816. After the game, the Mississippi State fans stormed the field and tore down the goal posts, parts of which ended up all over campus.

	Florida	Mississippi State
First downs	26	25
Rushed–yards	22-M78	57–351
Passing yards	494	166
Sacked–yards lost	3–23	6–58
Return yards	73	54
Passes	34–57–1	14–27–2
Punts	1–45.0	7–42.0
Fumbles–lost	2–2	2–1
Penalties–yards	7–46	10–85
Time of possession	25:16	34:44

SEC Championship Game

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Notable players

• 07 QB Jesse Palmer (Sr.)
• 08 QB Rex Grossman (Fr.)
• 09 QB Brock Berlin (Fr.)
• 05 RB Earnest Graham (So.)
• 33 RB Ran Carthon (Fr.)
• 06 WR Taylor Jacobs (So.)
• 10 WR Jabar Gaffney (Fr.)
• 17 WR Reche Caldwell (So.)
• 78 T Kenyatta Walker (Jr.)
• 91 DE Derrick Chambers (Sr.)
• 57 DE Bobby McCray (Fr.)
• 61 DT Gerard Warren (Jr.)
• 45 LB Andra Davis (Jr.)
• 03 CB Lito Sheppard (So.)
• 04 S Marquand Manuel (Jr.)

Bibliography

• 2009 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2009).
• Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). Шаблон:ISBN.
• Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). Шаблон:ISBN.
• Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). Шаблон:ISBN.
• McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). Шаблон:ISBN.