2000 Utah
4–7 (3–4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Ron McBride. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wyoming 34–0Nov 11
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Arizona | L 3–17 | 64% |
| Sep 9 | at California | L 21–24 | 53% |
| Sep 16 | vs Washington State | L 21–38 | 73% |
| Sep 23 | vs Air Force | L 14–23 | 44% |
| Sep 30 | at Utah State | W 35–14 | 49% |
| Oct 14 | at San Diego State | W 21–7 | 44% |
| Oct 21 | vs Colorado State | L 17–24 | 44% |
| Oct 28 | at New Mexico | L 3–10 | 48% |
| Nov 4 | vs UNLV | W 38–16 | 64% |
| Nov 11 | at Wyoming | W 34–0 | 65% |
| Nov 24 | vs BYU | L 27–34 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 34–27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.
In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 234–207
- Coach
- Ron McBride
- Elo
- 1504 −71 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.1 No. 75 of 116; offense No. 99, defense No. 31
- SRS
- 1.0 No. 60 of 116 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 44
- Offensive coordinator
- Tommy Lee
- Defensive coordinator
- Kyle Whittingham
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 2001
The 2001 draft| Rd 2 | Andre Dyson DB | Tennessee Titans |
| Rd 3 | Steve Smith WR | Carolina Panthers |
2000 Mountain West Conference standings
| 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.