2000 BYU Cougars football team

Summary

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.

2000 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–6 (4–3 MW)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRoger French (20th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLance Reynolds (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 266:00 pmvs. No. 2 Florida State*ABCL 3–2954,260
September 21:30 pmat Virginia*ABCW 38–35 OT60,435
September 911:00 amat Air ForceSWPL 23–3145,277
September 146:00 pmMississippi State*ESPNL 28–4460,278
September 231:00 pmUNLV
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
ESPN+W 10–760,191
September 306:00 pmat Syracuse*ESPN2L 14–4243,090
October 67:00 pmUtah State*
SWPW 38–1463,318
October 211:00 pmSan Diego State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
ESPN+L 15–1661,194
October 266:00 pmWyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
ESPNW 19–756,422
November 26:00 pmat Colorado StateESPNL 21–4527,412
November 184:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
SWPW 37–1362,308
November 244:00 pmat UtahESPNW 34–2745,064

[1]

•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 edit

Florida State edit

2000 Pigskin Classic
1 234Total
BYU 0 030 3
#2/2 Florida State 15 707 29

Virginia edit

1 234OTTotal
BYU 0 014213 38
Virginia 7 14770 35

Air Force edit

1 234Total
BYU 10 1003 23
Air Force 7 1473 31
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, 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

Mississippi State edit

1 234Total
Mississippi State 10 2176 44
BYU 0 7714 28

UNLV edit

1 234Total
UNLV 0 007 7
BYU 10 000 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

Syracuse edit

1 234Total
BYU 0 770 14
Syracuse 21 2100 42

Utah State edit

1 234Total
Utah State 0 770 14
BYU 3 2177 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

San Diego State edit

1 234Total
San Diego State 0 763 16
BYU 0 1203 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

Wyoming edit

1 234Total
Wyoming 0 700 7
BYU 0 0910 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

Colorado State edit

1 234Total
BYU 0 0714 21
#RV/21 Colorado State 21 1770 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

New Mexico edit

1 234Total
New Mexico 0 1030 13
BYU 7 10173 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

Utah edit

1 234Total
BYU 13 678 34
Utah 7 3017 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

[2]

Roster edit

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
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 edit

  1. ^ CougarStats.com - 2000 season
  2. ^ "Retrieved May 4, 2012". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012.