2000 Idaho

5–⁠6 (3–⁠2 Big West), coached by Tom Cable.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 14 Washington 20–44; lost vs. Montana 38–45; lost at Oregon 13–42; won at Washington State 38–34; won vs. Montana State 56–7; lost at West Virginia 16–28; won vs. Arkansas State 42–25; lost at Utah State 14–31; won at North Texas 16–14; won vs. New Mexico State 44–41; lost at Boise State 24–66+49−42Lost 20–44 at No. 14 Washington-24No. 14 WashingtonLost 38–45 vs. Montana-7MontanaLost 13–42 at Oregon-29OregonWon 38–34 at Washington State+4Washington StateWon 56–7 vs. Montana State+49Montana StateLost 16–28 at West Virginia-12West VirginiaWon 42–25 vs. Arkansas State+17Arkansas StateLost 14–31 at Utah State-17Utah StateWon 16–14 at North Texas+2North TexasWon 44–41 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateLost 24–66 at Boise State-42Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 66–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big West.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠377
Coach
Tom Cable
Elo
1435 −60 this season
SP+ rating
-10.8 No. 89 of 116; offense No. 48, defense No. 107
SRS
−9.4 No. 90 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bret Ingalls
Defensive coordinator
Ed Rifilato
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 7Rick DeMulling OGIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Mike Roberg TECarolina Panthers

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.