2000 Air Force
9–3 (5–2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Fisher DeBerry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cal State Northridge 55–6Sep 2
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vsCal State Northridge | W 55–6 | 92% |
| Sep 9 | vs BYU | W 31–23 | 57% |
| Sep 23 | at Utah | W 23–14 | 56% |
| Sep 30 | at UNLV | L 13–34 | 75% |
| Oct 7 | vs Navy | W 27–13 | 79% |
| Oct 14 | at Wyoming | W 51–34 | 65% |
| Oct 21 | vs New Mexico | L 23–29 | 76% |
| Oct 28 | at 19Notre Dame | L 31–34 | 34% |
| Nov 4 | at Army | W 41–27 | 71% |
| Nov 11 | vs Colorado State | W 44–40 | 42% |
| Nov 18 | vs San Diego State | W 45–24 | 73% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs Fresno StateSilicon Valley Football Classic | W 37–34 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Fresno State 37–34 in the Silicon Valley Football Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mountain West Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 71 on file).
- Record
- 9–3
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 421–312
- Coach
- Fisher DeBerry
- Elo
- 1598 +44 this season
- SP+ rating
- 1.8 No. 62 of 116; offense No. 24, defense No. 85
- SRS
- 2.2 No. 57 of 116 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Richard Bell
- Captains
- Nate Beard, Matt Pommer, Mike Thiessen and Ben Miller
- Offense
- Wishbone triple option
- Defense
- 3–4
2000 Mountain West Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | 6–1 | 10–2 | 14 |
 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 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.