2000 San José State

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dave Baldwin.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 1 Nebraska 13–49; won at Stanford 40–27; won vs. Southern Utah 47–7; lost at No. 9 USC 24–34; won vs. Rice 29–16; won at SMU 35–10; lost vs. UTEP 30–47; won at Nevada 49–30; won at Hawai’i 57–48; won vs. No. 9 TCU 27–24; lost at Tulsa 17–28; lost vs. Fresno State 6–37+40−36Lost 13–49 at No. 1 Nebraska-36No. 1 NebraskaWon 40–27 at Stanford+13StanfordWon 47–7 vs. Southern Utah+40Southern UtahLost 24–34 at No. 9 USC-10No. 9 USCWon 29–16 vs. Rice+13RiceWon 35–10 at SMU+25SMULost 30–47 vs. UTEP-17UTEPWon 49–30 at Nevada+19NevadaWon 57–48 at Hawai’i+9Hawai’iWon 27–24 vs. No. 9 TCU+3No. 9 TCULost 17–28 at Tulsa-11TulsaLost 6–37 vs. Fresno State-31Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 37–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
374–⁠357
Coach
Dave Baldwin
Elo
1444 +57 this season
SP+ rating
-1.4 No. 74 of 116; offense No. 32, defense No. 93
SRS
−2.8 No. 75 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 3Sean Brewer TECincinnati Bengals

2000 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU7–⁠110–⁠221
UTEP7–⁠18–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠27–⁠5
San José State5–⁠37–⁠5
Tulsa4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice2–⁠63–⁠8
SMU2–⁠63–⁠9
Hawai’i2–⁠63–⁠9
Nevada1–⁠72–⁠10

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