2000 Mountain West Conference football season
College football conference season
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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.
| 2000 Mountain West Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Teams | 8 |
| 2001 NFL draft | |
| Top draft pick | Andre Dyson, cornerback, Utah |
| Picked by | Tennessee Titans, 60th overall |
| Regular season | |
| Champion | Colorado State |
| Runners-up | Air Force |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching changes
- Vic Koenning took over at Wyoming, replacing Dana Dimel.[1]
Bowl games
| Bowl | Date | Stadium | City | Result |
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| 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
- Co-Coaches of the Year: Sonny Lubick, Colorado State and John Robinson, UNLV
- Co-Offensive Players of the Year: QB Matt Newton, Sr, Colorado State and QB Matt Thiessen, Sr, Air Force
- Defensive Player of the Year: LB Rick Crowell, Sr, Colorado State
- Co-Freshmen of the Year: DL Jason Kaufusi, Utah and DB Brandon Ratcliff, New Mexico
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All-Conference teams
First-team:
| Offense | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |