2000 Utah Utes football team

American college football season

2000 Utah Utes football

Conference| Mountain West Conference
Record| 4–7 (3–4 MW)
Head coach|

* Ron McBride (11th season)

Offensive coordinator| Tommy Lee (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Kyle Whittingham (6th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Rice–Eccles Stadium]

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 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the MW. Utah's record was the program's worst since McBride's first season, in 1990. The team played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 2| 7:00 pm| Arizona*|

* Rice–Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| ESPN2| L 3–17| 41,352
September 9| 4:00 pm| at California*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| KJZZ| L 21–24| 43,500
September 16| 6:00 pm| Washington State*|

* Rice–Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| KJZZ| L 21–38| 38,814
September 23| 5:00 pm| Air Force|

* Rice–Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| ABC| L 14–23| 37,151
September 30| 3:05 pm| at Utah State*|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)

| KSL| W 35–14| 29,814
October 14| 1:05 pm| at San Diego State|

* Qualcomm Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| ESPN Plus| W 21–7| 17,498
October 21| 5:00 pm| Colorado State|

* Rice–Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| KJZZ| L 17–24| 37,505
October 28| 1:00 pm| at New Mexico|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| ESPN Plus| L 3–10| 21,366
November 4| 1:00 pm| UNLV|

* Rice–Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| ESPN Plus| W 38–16| 34,842
November 11| 4:00 pm| at Wyoming|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| KJZZ| W 34–0| 10,195
November 24| 4:00 pm| BYU|

* Rice–Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)

| ESPN| L 27–34| 45,064

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Roster

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2000 Utah Utes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `37` | Mbe Agbor | Sr
QB | `14` | Darnell Arceneaux | Sr
OT | `69` | Jordan Gross | So
TE | `85` | Matt Hansen | Fr
WR | `84` | Mark Henderson | Sr
OL | `60` | Alex Jacobsen | So
WR | `1` | Cliff Russell | Jr
WR | `7` | Steve Smith | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DE | `99` | Justyn Boudreau |  Fr
DE | `47` | Andy Bowers | Sr
DB | `21` | Andre Dyson | Sr
DE | `63` | Garrett Smith |  So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Ron McBride

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2000-11-09

## NFL draft

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Two players went in the 2001 NFL draft, including future pro bowler Steve Smith.

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Andre Dyson | Cornerback | 2 | 60 | Tennessee Titans
Steve Smith | Wide receiver | 3 | 74 | Carolina Panthers

## References

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1. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
2. ^ "2000 Final Statistics". University of Utah Department of Athletics. June 28, 2001. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2009.

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* Robert Rice Stadium (1927–1997)
* Rice–Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

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* Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies
* Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)

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