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2000 Colorado State

10–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Sonny Lubick, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2000, game by game: won vs. No. 23 Colorado 28–24; won vs. East Tennessee State 41–7; lost at Arizona State 10–13; won at Nevada 45–14; won vs. New Mexico 17–14; won vs. UNLV 20–19; won at Utah 24–17; won at San Diego State 34–22; won vs. BYU 45–21; lost at Air Force 40–44; won vs. Wyoming 37–13; won vs. No. 22 Louisville 22–17+34−4Won 28–24 vs. No. 23 Colorado+4No. 23 ColoradoWon 41–7 vs. East Tennessee State+34East Tennessee …Lost 10–13 at Arizona State-3Arizona StateWon 45–14 at Nevada+31NevadaWon 17–14 vs. New Mexico+3New MexicoWon 20–19 vs. UNLV+1UNLVWon 24–17 at Utah+7UtahWon 34–22 at San Diego State+12San Diego StateWon 45–21 vs. BYU+24BYULost 40–44 at Air Force-4Air ForceWon 37–13 vs. Wyoming+24WyomingWon 22–17 vs. No. 22 Louisville+5No. 22 Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs23ColoradoW 28–⁠2451%
Sep 9vsEast Tennessee StateW 41–⁠790%
Sep 16atArizona StateL 10–⁠1352%
Sep 30atNevadaW 45–⁠1468%
Oct 7vsNew MexicoW 17–⁠1479%
Oct 14vsUNLVW 20–⁠1980%
Oct 21atUtahW 24–⁠1756%
Oct 28atSan Diego StateW 34–⁠2267%
Nov 2vsBYUW 45–⁠2175%
Nov 11atAir ForceL 40–⁠4458%
Nov 16vsWyomingW 37–⁠1390%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs22LouisvilleLiberty BowlW 22–⁠1752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 22–⁠17 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 23
  2. Wk 16: 23
  3. Final: 14

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.

Mountain West Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
363–⁠225
Coach
Sonny Lubick
Elo
1668 +89 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 46 of 116; offense No. 50, defense No. 39
SRS
6.8 No. 35 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinator
Steve Fairchild
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 4John Howell DBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 6Rick Crowell LBMiami Dolphins

2000 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠110–⁠214
Air Force5–⁠29–⁠3
UNLV4–⁠38–⁠5
BYU4–⁠36–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠45–⁠7
Utah3–⁠44–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠43–⁠8
Wyoming0–⁠71–⁠10

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