2000 Mountain West Conference football season

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2000 Mountain West Conference football season
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
Number of teams8
2001 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Andre Dyson (Utah)
Picked by Tennessee Titans, 60th overall
Regular Season
Champion Colorado State
  Runners-up Air Force
Football seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 Mountain West Conference football season was the second since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. Colorado State won the conference championship in 2000, making the Rams the first to win an outright league title after the three-way tie in 1999.

Contents

Coaching changes

Bowl games

BowlDateStadiumCityResult
Las Vegas Bowl December 21, 2000 Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV 31, Arkansas 14
Liberty Bowl December 29, 2000 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Colorado State 22, Louisville 17
Silicon Valley Classic December 31, 2000 Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Air Force 37, Fresno State 34

Awards

Source: [2]

All Conference Teams

First-team:

Offense
Quarterback Matt Newton, Sr, Colorado State
AND Matt Thiessen, Sr, Air Force
Running back Jeremi Rudolph, Sr, UNLV
Cecil Sapp, So, Colorado State
Wide receiver Ryan Flemming, Jr, Air Force
Pete Rebstock, Jr, Colorado State
Tight end Jose Ochoa, Jr, Colorado State
Offensive Line John Greer, Sr, UNLV
Tim Stuber, Sr, Colorado State
Doug Kaufusi, Jr, Utah
David Hildebrand, Sr, Air Force
Justin Borvansky, Sr, Colorado State
Kicker Owen Pochman, Sr, BYU
Kick returner Pete Rebstock, Jr, Colorado State
Defense
Defensive line Patrick Chukwurah, Sr, Wyoming
Setema Gali, Sr, BYU
Brian Johnson, Jr, New Mexico
Anton Palepoi, Jr, UNLV
Linebacker Rick Crowell, Sr, Colorado State
Justin Ena, Jr, BYU
Kautai Olevao, Sr, Utah
Defensive back Andre Dyson, Sr, Utah
Kevin Thomas, Jr, UNLV
Will Demps, Jr, San Diego State
John Howell, Sr, Colorado State
Punter Aaron Edmonds, Jr, BYU

Second-team:

Offense
Running back Adam Tate, Jr, Utah
Luke Staley, So, BYU
Wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., Sr, Utah
J. R. Tolver, So, San Diego State
Tight end Tevita Ofahengaue, Sr, BYU
Offensive Line Jon Samuelson, Sr, New Mexico
Adam Goldberg, So, Wyoming
David Moreno, Jr, San Diego State
Jason Scukanec, Jr, BYU
Matt Dayoc, Sr, Air Force
Kicker Dave Adams, Sr, Air Force
Kick returner Steve Smith Sr., Sr, Utah
Defense
Defensive line Chris Hoke, Sr, BYU
Hans Olsen, Sr, BYU
Jerome Haywood, Jr, San Diego State
Pete Hogan, So, Colorado State
Linebacker Mike Barnett, Sr, New Mexico
Jomar Butler, Jr, San Diego State
C. J. Zanotti, Sr, Air Force
Defensive back Jared Lee, Sr, BYU
Ricky Sharpe, So, San Diego State
Justin Gallimore, Jr, Colorado State
Stephen Persley, Jr, New Mexico
Punter Brian Simnjanovski, So, San Diego State

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References

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