2000 Colorado State Rams football team

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2000 Colorado State Rams football
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Mountain West champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W, 22–17 vs. Louisville
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
2000 record10–2 (6–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Fairchild (4th as OC, 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (8th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played its home games at Hughes Stadium. They finished the regular season with a 9–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in Mountain West Conference games, making them conference champions. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which they defeated Louisville.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25:00 pmvs. No. 23 Colorado*
W 28–24
September 92:00 pmEast Tennessee State*
W 41–7
September 168:00 pmat Arizona State*
L 10–13
September 302:00 pmat Nevada*
W 45–14
October 71:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 17–14
October 147:30 pmUNLV
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–19
October 215:00 pmat Utah
W 24–17
October 287:05 pmat San Diego State
  • Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
W 34–22
November 26:00 pmBYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 45–21
November 114:00 pmat Air Force
L 40–44
November 166:00 pmWyoming
W 37–13
December 2911:30 amvs. No. 22 Louisville*No. 23
W 22–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Rankings[]

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 23 NR 14 
Coaches Poll NR NR NR 25 NR NR NR NR NR 24 21 20 NR 23 22 22 15 
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Schedule: 2000-2001". Colorado State University. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Colorado State Yearly Results: 2000-2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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