2000 Boise State Broncos football team
American college football season
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The 2000 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University as a member of the Big West Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Dirk Koetter in his third and final year as head coach, the Broncos compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Big West title for the second consecutive season. Boise State was invited to the Humanitarian Bowl, where the Broncos defeated UTEP. The team played home games on campus, at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
- Dirk Koetter (3rd season)
| 2000 Boise State Broncos football | |
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Big West champion Humanitarian Bowl champion | |
Humanitarian Bowl, W 38–23 vs. UTEP | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 10–2 (5–0 Big West) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dan Hawkins (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Brent Guy (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Bronco Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State $ | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000 was Boise State's final season in the Big West, which ceased to sponsor football. The Broncos as they joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2001. At the end of the regular season, Koetter resigned to become the head coach at Arizona State University, but stayed on to coach in the Broncos' bowl game. Koetter was succeeded as head coach by the team's offensive coordinator, Dan Hawkins.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico* | W 31–14 | 22,090 | |||
| September 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 (FCS) Northern Iowa* | W 42–17 | 26,490 | |||
| September 16 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas* | L 31–38 | 54,286 | [2] | ||
| September 23 | 1:00 pm | at Central Michigan* | W 47–10 | 21,837 | [3] | ||
| October 7 | 2:00 pm | at Washington State* | L 35–42 | 25,129 | [4] | ||
| October 14 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Washington* |
| W 41–23 | 25,493 | [5] | |
| October 21 | 3:00 pm | North Texas |
| W 59–0 | 22,418 | ||
| October 28 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State | W 34–31 | 11,323 | |||
| November 4 | 4:00 pm | at Arkansas State | W 42–14 | 8,254 | |||
| November 11 | 1:00 pm | Utah State |
| W 66–38 | 27,206 | ||
| November 18 | 1:00 pm | Idaho |
| W 66–24 | 30,856 | ||
| December 28 | 11:30 am | UTEP* |
| ESPN2 | W 38–23 | 26,203 | |
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