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Florida State Seminoles © |
Duke Blue Devils |
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Played October 2, 1999 at Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, Florida |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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L |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Florida State © | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Duke | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Florida State |
21 |
23 |
0 |
7 |
51 |
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Duke |
0 |
0 |
13 |
10 |
23 |
The top-ranked, 4-0 Florida State Seminoles of coach Bobby Bowden met the 0-3 Duke Blue Devils & first-year coach Carl Franks in a game moved to Jacksonville after Florida State paid Duke $800,000 to better accommodate the Seminoles' fans. Florida State showcased QB Chris Weinke & All-American WR Peter Warrick against the undermanned Blue Devils in a 51-23 blowout. Weinke & Warrick connected for touchdowns 3 times in the 1st quarter as the Seminoles raced to a 21-0 lead. The Weinke to Warrick connection scored from 3, 39, & 2 yards. The 2nd quarter showed little difference as Florida State continued the offensive on-slaught. All-American PK Sebastian Janikowski hit 3 field goals, WR Laveranues Coles caught a 35-yard touchdown from Warrick, & Weinke hit FB Dan Kendra from 7 yards as the Seminoles led 44-0 at the intermission. The Seminoles’ offense scored on all 8 of their 1st half possessions. Duke did little to help themselves in the 1st half with 9 penalties & 2 interceptions. The Blue Devils did rally in the 2nd half getting 3 field goals from PK Sims Lenhardt, a 15-yard touchdown run from QB Kevin Thompson, & a 13-yard touchdown pass from Thompson to WR Richmond Flowers. The Seminoles only points of the 2nd half came on an 84-yard touchdown pass from Weinke to WR Ron Dugans after Weinke returned to the game in the 4th quarter since both of the Seminoles' back-up quarterbacks proved ineffective. Florida State’s defense held the Blue Devils to 53 yards rushing & 198 yards passing. Weinke finished with 290 yards with 5 touchdowns but an interception while Warrick had 6 cataches for 67 yards with his 3 touchdown receptions & Dugans had 5 catches for 141 yards with his touchdown. Duke's starting QB Bobby Campbell threw for 136 yards with 2 interceptions while Thompson threw for 62 yards with a touchdown as well as an interception while playing the 2nd half. Florida State finished the season 12-0; ACC Champions, & National Champions while the Blue Devils finished 3-8. Duke would play for The Belt again in 2010.
