2000 BYU Cougars football team

2000 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–6 (4–3 MW)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (29th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Roger French (20th season) Lance Reynolds (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Ken Schmidt (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Setema Gali Margin Hooks Jared Lee Kalani Sitake
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001  →

2000 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Colorado State $		6	–	1					10	–	2
Air Force		5	–	2					9	–	3
UNLV		4	–	3					8	–	5
BYU		4	–	3					6	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	4					5	–	7
Utah		3	–	4					4	–	7
San Diego State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Wyoming		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was LaVell Edwards' final season as head coach of the program he had helped elevate to national prominence.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 26	6:00 pm	vs. No. 2 Florida State *	Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	L 3–29	54,260
September 2	1:30 pm	at Virginia *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ABC	W 38–35 OT	60,435
September 9	11:00 am	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	SWP	L 23–31	45,277
September 14	6:00 pm	Mississippi State *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 28–44	60,278	[1]
September 23	1:00 pm	UNLV	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN Plus	W 10–7	60,191
September 30	6:00 pm	at Syracuse *	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 14–42	43,090
October 6	7:00 pm	Utah State *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)	SWP	W 38–14	63,318
October 21	1:00 pm	San Diego State	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN Plus	L 15–16	61,194
October 26	6:00 pm	Wyoming	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 19–7	56,422
November 2	6:00 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN	L 21–45	27,412
November 18	4:00 pm	New Mexico	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	SWP	W 37–13	62,308
November 24	4:00 pm	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN	W 34–27	45,064
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5. BYU Sports Network carried all home games on a tape delayed basis with commentary provided by Brett Richins and Chris Twitty.

Game summaries

Vs. No. 2 Florida State

See also: 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team

2000 Pigskin Classic

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 3 0 3 •No. 2 Seminoles 15 7 0 7 29 Date: August 26 Location: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL Game start: 8:07 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 54,260 Game weather: Party Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C), winds SW 3 mph (4.8 km/h) Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, Lynn Swann

Scoring summary 1 14:08 FSU Javon Walker 19-yard pass from Chris Weinke (Matt Munyon kick failed) FSU 6-0 1 3:01 FSU Atrews Bell 3-yard pass from Chris Weinke (Matt Munyon kick) FSU 13-0 1 2:42 FSU Team Safety FSU 15-0 2 12:26 FSU Atrews Bell 6-yard run (Matt Munyon kick) FSU 22-0 3 2:19 BYU Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal FSU 22-3 4 1:11 FSU Travis Minor 5-yard run (Matt Munyon kick) FSU 29-3

Statistics	BYU	FSU
First downs	18	25
Total yards	225	376
Rushing yards	-2	58
Passing yards	227	318
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	29:54	30:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Bret Engemann	12/28, 139 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kalani Fifita Sitake	5 rushes, 20 yards
	Receiving	Tevita Ofahengaue	3 receptions, 75 yards
Florida State	Passing	Chris Weinke	32/50, 318 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Travis Minor	16 rushes, 37 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marvin Minnis	9 receptions, 137 yards

At Virginia

See also: 2000 Virginia Cavaliers football team

1 2 3 4 OT Total •Cougars 0 0 14 21 3 38 Cavaliers 7 14 7 7 0 35 Date: September 2 Location: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 60,435 Game weather: 71% Humidity w/ High Clouds, 82 °F (28 °C), winds 6 mph (9.7 km/h) Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Ed Cunningham, Leslie Gudel

Scoring summary 1 11:08 UVA Arlen Harris 28-yard run (David Greene kick) UVA 7-0 2 10:40 UVA Antwoine Womack 4-yard run (David Greene kick) UVA 14-0 2 7:44 UVA Tyree Foreman 5-yard run (David Greene kick) UVA 21-0 3 12:26 BYU Brian McDonald 6-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) UVA 21-7 3 7:39 BYU Brian McDonald 1-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) UVA 21-14 3 0:29 UVA Kevin Coffey 28-yard pass from Dan Ellis (David Greene kick) UVA 28-14 4 14:13 BYU Brian McDonald 6-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) UVA 28-21 4 12:13 UVA Antwoine Walker 67-yard run (David Greene kick) UVA 35-21 4 8:11 BYU Doug Jolley 6-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick) UVA 35-28 4 0:50 BYU Margin Hooks 6-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick) TIED 35-35 OT BYU Owen Pochman 26-yard field goal BYU 38-35

Statistics	BYU	UVA
First downs	25	19
Total yards	540	487
Rushing yards	93	270
Passing yards	447	217
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:09	27:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Bret Engemann	34/41, 447 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brian McDonald	20 rushes, 86 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Pittman	6 receptions, 161 yards
Virginia	Passing	Dan Ellis	13/23, 217 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Antwoine Womack	15 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Demetrius Dotson	4 receptions, 99 yards

At Air Force

See also: 2000 Air Force Falcons football team

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 10 10 0 3 23 •Falcons 7 14 7 3 31 Date: September 9 Location: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO Game start: 11:07 a.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 45,277 Game weather: Sunny w/ Few Clouds, 75 °F (24 °C), winds SW 15–25 mph (24–40 km/h) Referee: Clair Gausman TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Kathy Aiken

Scoring summary 1 10:07 BYU Owen Pochman 27-yard field goal BYU 3-0 1 7:36 AFA Qualario Brown 13-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick) AFA 7-3 1 5:25 BYU Luke Staley 13-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 10-7 2 14:41 AFA Ryan Fleming 53-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick) AFA 14-10 2 9:54 BYU Mike Rigell 19-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 17-14 2 4:17 BYU Owen Pochman 40-yard field goal BYU 20-14 2 0:55 AFA Ryan Fleming 20-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick) AFA 21-20 3 6:15 AFA Qualario Brown 25-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick) AFA 28-20 4 8:31 BYU Owen Pochman 43-yard field goal AFA 28-23 4 2:32 AFA Dave Adams 35-yard field goal AFA 31-23

Statistics	BYU	AFA
First downs	21	18
Total yards	360	389
Rushing yards	125	186
Passing yards	235	203
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	26:24	33:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Bret Engemann	18/40, 235 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Brian McDonald	10 rushes, 88 yards
	Receiving	Doug Jolley	2 receptions, 66 yards
Air Force	Passing	Mike Thiessen	11/16, 203 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Nate Beard	10 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Fleming	5 receptions, 145 yards, 2 TD

Mississippi State

See also: 2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1 2 3 4 Total •Bulldogs 10 21 7 6 44 Cougars 0 7 7 14 28 Date: September 14 Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 6:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 60,278 Game weather: Clear and warm, 88 °F (31 °C), winds NE 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: Steve Landis TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Dr. Jerry Punch

Scoring summary 1 11:37 MSU Dicenzo Miller 14-yard run (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 7-0 1 1:03 MSST Scott Westerfield 22-yard field goal MSU 10-0 2 14:51 BYU Jonathan Pittman 39-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) MSU 10-7 2 13:04 MSST Wayne Madkin 56-yard run (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 17-7 2 12:11 MSST Ellis Wyms fumble recovery in the end zone (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 24-7 2 9:03 MSST Dicenzo Miller 78-yard pass from Wayne Madkin (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 31-7 3 10:45 BYU Marcus Whalen 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) MSU 31-14 3 3:49 MSST Josh Morgan 97-yard fumble return (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 38-14 4 10:12 BYU Brian McDonald 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) MSU 38-21 4 6:03 MSST Conner Stephens 36-yard interception return (Dicenzo Miller rush failed) MSU 44-21 4 1:55 BYU Jonathan Pittman 19-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) MSU 44-28

Statistics	MSST	BYU
First downs	14	27
Total yards	375	333
Rushing yards	208	65
Passing yards	167	268
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	24:20	35:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	Wayne Madkin	12/19, 150 yards, TD
	Rushing	Wayne Madkin	7 rushes, 104 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dicenzo Miller	2 receptions, 87 yards, TD
BYU	Passing	Charlie Peterson	27/50, 268 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brian McDonald	16 rushes, 52 yards, TD
	Receiving	Margin Hooks	8 receptions, 68 yards

UNLV

See also: 2000 UNLV Rebels football team

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 0 0 7 7 •Cougars 10 0 0 0 10 Date: September 23 Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 1:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2:56 Game attendance: 60,191 Game weather: Overcast w/ some rain, 41 °F (5 °C), winds NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Referee: Tom Robinson TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Marlowe, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins

Scoring summary 1 10:15 BYU Brian McDonald 25-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 7-0 1 1:28 BYU Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal BYU 10-0 4 12:26 UNLV Jason Thomas 1-yard run (Ray Cheetany kick) BYU 10-7

Statistics	UNLV	BYU
First downs	10	19
Total yards	243	353
Rushing yards	41	196
Passing yards	202	157
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	24:38	35:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Jason Thomas	11/17, 202 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jason Thomas	14 rushes, 52 yards, TD
	Receiving	Troy Mason	5 receptions, 102 yards
BYU	Passing	Charlie Peterson	8/11, 95 yards, INT
	Rushing	Luke Staley	28 rushes, 167 yards
	Receiving	Margin Hooks	5 receptions, 49 yards

At Syracuse

See also: 2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 7 7 0 14 •Orangemen 21 21 0 0 42 Date: September 30 Location: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 43,090 Game weather: Indoor Stadium Referee: Ken Rivera TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Mike Golic, Holly Rowe

Scoring summary 1 7:53 SYR Troy Nunes 1-yard run (Mike Shafer kick) SYR 7-0 1 6:19 SYR James Mungro 61-yard run (Mike Shafer kick) SYR 14-0 1 3:16 SYR Maurice Jackson 18-yard run (Mike Shafer kick) SYR 21-0 2 12:12 SYR Pat Woodcock 79-yard pass from Troy Nunes (Mike Shafer kick) SYR 28-0 2 9:18 BYU Jonathan Pittman 28-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) SYR 28-7 2 3:40 SYR Pat Woodcock 65-yard pass from Troy Nunes (Mike Safer kick) SYR 35-7 2 0:31 SYR James Mungro 20-yard run (Mike Safer kick) SYR 42-7 3 4:30 BYU Jonathan Pittman 27-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) SYR 42-14

Statistics	BYU	SYR
First downs	19	16
Total yards	293	452
Rushing yards	21	224
Passing yards	272	228
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:13	31:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Charlie Peterson	18/29, 206 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brian McDonald	3 rushes, 22 yards
	Receiving	Margin Hooks	8 receptions, 68 yards
Syracuse	Passing	Troy Nunes	10/11, 228 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	James Mungro	11 rushes, 119 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Pat Woodcock	2 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

Utah State

See also: 2000 Utah State Aggies football team

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 7 7 0 14 •Cougars 3 21 7 7 38 Date: October 6 Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 7:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 63,318 Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C), winds W 10 mph (16 km/h) Referee: Glen McKuin TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Kathy Aiken

Scoring summary 1 8:06 BYU Owen Pochman 28-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 14:16 BYU Luke Staley 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 10-0 2 3:13 USU Emmett White 1-yard run (Brad Bohn kick) BYU 10-7 2 1:59 BYU Luke Staley 9-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 17-7 2 0:26 BYU Mike Rigell 21-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 24-7 3 7:09 BYU Luke Staley 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 31-7 3 0:00 USU Chris Stallworth 27-yard pass from Jose Fuentes (Brad Bohn kick) BYU 31-14 4 10:59 BYU Brian McDonald 7-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 38-14

Statistics	USU	BYU
First downs	17	29
Total yards	243	535
Rushing yards	11	200
Passing yards	232	335
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:19	32:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Jose Fuentes	25/40, 223 yards, TD
	Rushing	Emmett White	19 rushes, 61 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chris Stallworth	4 receptions, 49 yards, TD
BYU	Passing	Charlie Peterson	24/37, 324 yards, TD
	Rushing	Marcus Whalen	10 rushes, 91 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Pittman	7 receptions, 105 yards

San Diego State

See also: 2000 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1 2 3 4 Total •Aztecs 0 7 6 3 16 Cougars 0 12 0 3 15 Date: October 21 Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 1:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:44 Game attendance: 61,194 Game weather: Overcast w/ some rain, 41 °F (5 °C), winds NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) Referee: Ken Flaherty TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Marlowe, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins

Scoring summary 2 14:14 BYU Owen Pochman 24-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 7:13 BYU Owen Pochman 28-yard field goal BYU 6-0 2 3:46 SDSU Larry Ned 19-yard run (Nate Tandberg kick) SDSU 7-6 2 0:08 BYU Margin Hooks 2-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Peterson pass failed) BYU 12-7 3 7:53 SDSU Larry Ned 2-yard run (Lon Sheriff pass failed) SDSU 13-12 4 0:46 BYU Owen Pochman 50-yard field goal BYU 15-13 4 0:01 SDSU Nate Tandberg 36-yard field goal SDSU 16-15

Statistics	SDSU	BYU
First downs	14	27
Total yards	309	439
Rushing yards	70	63
Passing yards	239	376
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	22:48	37:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing	Lon Sheriff	14/29, 239 yards
	Rushing	Larry Ned	16 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Derrick Lewis	4 receptions, 129 yards
BYU	Passing	Charlie Peterson	34/58, 376 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brian McDonald	15 rushes, 43 yards
	Receiving	Margin Hooks	9 receptions, 124 yards, TD

Wyoming

See also: 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 7 0 0 7 •Cougars 0 0 9 10 19 Date: October 26 Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 6:01 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 56,422 Referee: Ken Rivera TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Dr. Jerry Punch

Scoring summary 2 0:49 WYO Malcolm Floyd 12-yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick) WYO 7-0 3 6:49 BYU Charlie Peterson 5-yard run (Owen Pochman run failed) WYO 7-6 3 1:49 BYU Owen Pochman 48-yard field goal BYU 9-7 4 11:21 BYU Marcus Whalen 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 16-7 4 4:15 BYU Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal BYU 19-7

Statistics	WYO	BYU
First downs	18	18
Total yards	237	353
Rushing yards	68	128
Passing yards	169	225
Turnovers	5	4
Time of possession	30:14	29:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing	Jay Stoner	14/22, 100 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Nate Scott	9 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	Ryan McGuffey	5 receptions, 52 yards
BYU	Passing	Charlie Peterson	22/34, 225 yards, INT
	Rushing	Luke Staley	23 rushes, 88 yards
	Receiving	Luke Staley	3 receptions, 78 yards

At Colorado State

See also: 2000 Colorado State Rams football team

1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 0 7 14 21 •Rams 21 17 7 0 45 Date: November 2 Location: Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins, CO Game start: 6:01 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 27,412 Game weather: Chance of flurries, 38 °F (3 °C), Winds W 1 mph (1.6 km/h) Referee: Gerald Wright TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Dr. Jerry Punch

Scoring summary 1 11:24 CSU Pete Rebstock 69-yard pass from Matt Newton (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 7-0 1 2:48 CSU Joey Cappari 13-yard pass from Matt Newton (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 14-0 1 0:47 CSU Cecil Sapp 39-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 21-0 2 14:13 CSU C.W. Hurst 43-yard field goal CSU 24-0 2 7:56 CSU Rahsaan Sanders 3-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 31-0 2 1:48 CSU Cecil Sapp 9-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 38-0 3 8:22 CSU Will Layne 51-yard pass from Matt Newton CSU 45-0 3 4:26 BYU Brandon Doman 8-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) CSU 45-7 4 12:53 BYU Jonathan Pittman 3-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Owen Pochman kick) CSU 45-14 4 7:00 BYU Luke Staley 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 45-21

Statistics	BYU	CSU
First downs	9	22
Total yards	177	463
Rushing yards	57	165
Passing yards	120	298
Turnovers	5	3
Time of possession	23:46	36:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Brandon Doman	7/17, 72 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brian McDonald	5 rushes, 29 yards
	Receiving	Luke Staley	7 receptions, 36 yards
Colorado State	Passing	Matt Newton	19/31, 298 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Cecil Sapp	18 rushes, 119 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Pete Rebstock	4 receptions, 110 yards, TD

New Mexico

See also: 2000 New Mexico Lobos football team

1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 10 3 0 13 •Cougars 7 10 17 3 37 Date: November 18 Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 62,308 Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), clear and cold, winds S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: Ken Flaherty TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler

Scoring summary 1 4:17 BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 7-0 2 13:46 UNM Vladimir Borombozin 24-yard field goal BYU 7-3 2 11:31 BYU Brian McDonald 1-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 14-3 2 9:00 UNM Javier Hanson 48-yard pass from Rudy Caamano (Vladimir Borombozin kick) BYU 14-10 2 0:01 BYU Owen Pochman 56-yard field goal BYU 17-10 3 10:11 BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 24-10 3 7:16 UNM Vladimir Borombozin 27-yard field goal BYU 24-13 3 4:35 BYU Brandon Doman 8-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 31-13 3 2:40 BYU Owen Pochman 32-yard field goal BYU 34-13 4 9:38 BYU Owen Pochman 33-yard field goal UNM 37-13

Statistics	UNM	BYU
First downs	14	23
Total yards	268	512
Rushing yards	90	163
Passing yards	178	349
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	27:51	32:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing	Rudy Caamano	11/26, 178 yards, TD
	Rushing	Holmon Wiggins	12 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Javier Hanson	2 receptions, 96 yards, TD
BYU	Passing	Brandon Doman	21/35, 349 yards, INT
	Rushing	Brandon Doman	9 rushes, 51 yards, TD
	Receiving	Margin Hooks	4 receptions, 69 yards

At Utah

See also: 2000 Utah Utes football team

1 2 3 4 Total •Cougars 13 6 7 8 34 Utes 7 3 0 17 27 Date: November 24 Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 45,064 Game weather: Party Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C), winds NE 4 mph (6.4 km/h) Referee: Tom Robinson TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Mike Golic, Michele Tafoya

Scoring summary 1 14:08 UTAH Andre Dyson 24-yard interception return (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) UTAH 7-0 1 7:50 BYU Owen Pochman 45-yard field goal UTAH 7-3 1 4:42 BYU Brian McDonald 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 10-7 1 0:11 BYU Owen Pochman 38-yard field goal BYU 13-7 2 14:07 BYU Owen Pochman 35-yard field goal BYU 16-7 2 4:42 BYU Owen Pochman 22-yard field goal BYU 19-7 2 1:35 UTAH Ryan Kaneshiro 40-yard field goal BYU 19-10 3 4:35 BYU Mike Rigell 35-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 26-10 4 13:53 UTAH Ryan Kaneshiro 33-yard field goal BYU 26-13 4 7:51 UTAH Thomas Fortune 2-yard run (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) BYU 26-20 4 2:16 UTAH Matt Nickel 20-yard pass from Darnell Arceneaux (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) UTAH 27-26 4 0:23 BYU Brandon Doman 4-yard run (Brandon Doman to Soren Halladay pass) BYU 34-27

Statistics	BYU	UTAH
First downs	21	14
Total yards	384	322
Rushing yards	100	70
Passing yards	284	252
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:37	28:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Brandon Doman	16/29, 284 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Brandon Doman	18 rushes, 39 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Pittman	4 receptions, 117 yards
Utah	Passing	Lance Rice	9/20, 137 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dameon Hunter	13 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Chris Christensen	7 receptions, 147 yards

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Roster

2000 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Brandon Doman Jr QB 13 Bret Engemann So QB 17 Charlie Peterson Jr RB 6 Luke Staley So WR 2 David Christensen Fr WR 20 Reno Mahe Jr WR 80 Tody Christensen Fr TE 42 Gabriel Reid So TE 88 Doug Jolley Jr TE 89 Spencer Nead So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 92 Ryan Denney Jr LB 55 Justin Ena Jr DT 58 Chris Hoke Sr DE 93 Brett Keisel Jr S 9 Jared Lee Sr DT 72 Hans Olsen Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 27 Owen Pochman Sr P 29 Aaron Edmonds Jr	Head coach LaVell Edwards (Utah State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Robbie Boscoe (BYU) Quarterbacks Mike Empey (BYU) Offensive tackles/tight ends Roger French (Minnesota) Offensive coordinator/offensive line Barry Lamb (UC Santa Barbara) Safeties Brian Mitchell (BYU) Defensive backs Chris Pella (Utah State) Kickers/wide receivers Tom Ramage (Utah State) Defensive line/special teams Lance Reynolds (BYU) Offensive coordinator/running backs Ken Schmidt Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator Paul Tidwell (BYU) Running backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Mississippi State thumps BYU". Great Falls Tribune. September 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Retrieved May 4, 2012". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012.