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2000 Boise State

10–⁠2 (5–⁠0 Big West), coached by Dirk Koetter.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2000, game by game: won at New Mexico 31–14; won vs. Northern Iowa 42–17; lost at Arkansas 31–38; won at Central Michigan 47–10; lost at Washington State 35–42; won vs. Eastern Washington 41–23; won vs. North Texas 59–0; won at New Mexico State 34–31; won at Arkansas State 42–14; won vs. Utah State 66–38; won vs. Idaho 66–24; won vs. UTEP 38–23+59−7Won 31–14 at New Mexico+17New MexicoWon 42–17 vs. Northern Iowa+25Northern IowaLost 31–38 at Arkansas-7ArkansasWon 47–10 at Central Michigan+37Central MichiganLost 35–42 at Washington State-7Washington StateWon 41–23 vs. Eastern Washington+18Eastern Washing…Won 59–0 vs. North Texas+59North TexasWon 34–31 at New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateWon 42–14 at Arkansas State+28Arkansas StateWon 66–38 vs. Utah State+28Utah StateWon 66–24 vs. Idaho+42IdahoWon 38–23 vs. UTEP+15UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atNew MexicoW 31–⁠1461%
Sep 9vsNorthern IowaW 42–⁠1783%
Sep 16atArkansasL 31–⁠3841%
Sep 23atCentral MichiganW 47–⁠1064%
Oct 7atWashington StateL 35–⁠4260%
Oct 14vsEastern WashingtonW 41–⁠2387%
Oct 21vsNorth TexasW 59–⁠087%
Oct 28atNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠3163%
Nov 4atArkansas StateW 42–⁠1481%
Nov 11vsUtah StateW 66–⁠3876%
Nov 18vsIdahoW 66–⁠2477%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsUTEPHumanitarian BowlW 38–⁠2360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 38–⁠23 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2000.

Big West champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationBart Hendricks: passing touchdowns (35 TD), passer rating (170.6)

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
532–⁠274
Coach
Dirk Koetter
Elo
1644 +103 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 43 of 116; offense No. 9, defense No. 95
SRS
11.1 No. 23 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dan Hawkins
Defensive coordinator
Brent Guy

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 7Shaunard Harts DBKansas City Chiefs

2000 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State5–⁠010–⁠2
Utah State4–⁠15–⁠6
Idaho3–⁠25–⁠6
North Texas1–⁠43–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠43–⁠8
Arkansas State1–⁠41–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.