2000 Mountain West Conference football season

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Sports season

2000 Mountain West Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport| Football
Number of teams| 8
2001 NFL draft
Top draft pick| Andre Dyson, cornerback, Utah
Picked by| Tennessee Titans, 60th overall
Regular season
Champion| Colorado State
Runners-up| Air Force
Football seasons

← 1999

2001 →

2000 Mountain West Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
No. 14 Colorado State $  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 2  |
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  |

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Mountain West Conference football season was the second since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. Colorado State won the conference championship in 2000, making the Rams the first to win an outright league title after the three-way tie in 1999.

## Coaching changes

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* Vic Koenning took over at Wyoming, replacing Dana Dimel.[1]

## Bowl games

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Bowl  | Date  | Stadium  | City  | Result

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Las Vegas Bowl | December 21, 2000  | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, Nevada | UNLV 31, Arkansas 14
Liberty Bowl | December 29, 2000  | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | Colorado State 22, Louisville 17
Silicon Valley Classic | December 31, 2000  | Spartan Stadium | San Jose, California | Air Force 37, Fresno State 34

## Awards

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* Co-Coaches of the Year: Sonny Lubick, Colorado State and John Robinson, UNLV
* Co-Offensive Players of the Year: QB Matt Newton, Sr, Colorado State and QB Matt Thiessen, Sr, Air Force
* Defensive Player of the Year: LB Rick Crowell, Sr, Colorado State
* Co-Freshmen of the Year: DL Jason Kaufusi, Utah and DB Brandon Ratcliff, New Mexico

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## All Conference Teams

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First-team:

Offense

Quarterback | Matt Newton, Sr, Colorado State
AND Matt Thiessen, Sr, Air Force
Running back | Jeremi Rudolph, Sr, UNLV
Cecil Sapp, So, Colorado State
Wide receiver | Ryan Flemming, Jr, Air Force
Pete Rebstock, Jr, Colorado State
Tight end | Jose Ochoa, Jr, Colorado State
Offensive Line | John Greer, Sr, UNLV
Tim Stuber, Sr, Colorado State
Doug Kaufusi, Jr, Utah
David Hildebrand, Sr, Air Force
Justin Borvansky, Sr, Colorado State
Kicker | Owen Pochman, Sr, BYU
Kick returner | Pete Rebstock, Jr, Colorado State

Defense

Defensive line | Patrick Chukwurah, Sr, Wyoming
Setema Gali, Sr, BYU
Brian Johnson, Jr, New Mexico
Anton Palepoi, Jr, UNLV
Linebacker | Rick Crowell, Sr, Colorado State
Justin Ena, Jr, BYU
Kautai Olevao, Sr, Utah
Defensive back | Andre Dyson, Sr, Utah
Kevin Thomas, Jr, UNLV
Will Demps, Jr, San Diego State
John Howell, Sr, Colorado State
Punter | Aaron Edmonds, Jr, BYU

Second-team:

Offense

Running back | Adam Tate, Jr, Utah
Luke Staley, So, BYU
Wide receiver | Steve Smith Sr., Sr, Utah
J. R. Tolver, So, San Diego State
Tight end | Tevita Ofahengaue, Sr, BYU
Offensive Line | Jon Samuelson, Sr, New Mexico
Adam Goldberg, So, Wyoming
David Moreno, Jr, San Diego State
Jason Scukanec, Jr, BYU
Matt Dayoc, Sr, Air Force
Kicker | Dave Adams, Sr, Air Force
Kick returner | Steve Smith Sr., Sr, Utah

Defense

Defensive line | Chris Hoke, Sr, BYU
Hans Olsen, Sr, BYU
Jerome Haywood, Jr, San Diego State
Pete Hogan, So, Colorado State
Linebacker | Mike Barnett, Sr, New Mexico
Jomar Butler, Jr, San Diego State
C. J. Zanotti, Sr, Air Force
Defensive back | Jared Lee, Sr, BYU
Ricky Sharpe, So, San Diego State
Justin Gallimore, Jr, Colorado State
Stephen Persley, Jr, New Mexico
Punter | Brian Simnjanovski, So, San Diego State

## References

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1. ^ Gullberg, Ron (December 14, 1999). "UW names Koenning head coach". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "All-MWC Teams". North County Times. December 2, 2000. p. 29. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Mountain West Conference football

Current teams|

* Air Force Falcons
* Boise State Broncos (leaving in 2026)
* Colorado State Rams (leaving in 2026)
* Fresno State Bulldogs (leaving in 2026)
* Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
* Nevada Wolf Pack
* New Mexico Lobos
* San Diego State Aztecs (leaving in 2026)
* San Jose State Spartans
* UNLV Rebels
* Utah State Aggies (leaving in 2026)
* Wyoming Cowboys

Future teams|

* Northern Illinois Huskies
* UTEP Miners (both joining in 2026)

Championships & awards|

* MW Championship Game
* All-time standings
* Mountain West Conference football individual awards

Seasons|

* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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2000 NCAA Division I-A football season

Conference seasons|

* ACC
* Big 12
* Big East
* Big Ten
* Big West
* Conference USA
* Mid-American
* Mountain West
* Pac-10
* SEC
* WAC

Inter-conference|

* Bowl games
* Rankings

All-Americans|

2000 College Football All-America Team
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