The 2000 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played its home games at Hughes Stadium. They finished the regular season with a 9–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in Mountain West Conference games, making them conference champions. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which they defeated Louisville.[1][2]
| 2000 Colorado State Rams football | |
|---|---|
 | |
MW champion Liberty Bowl champion | |
Liberty Bowl, W 22–17 vs. Louisville | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–1 MW) |
| Head coach |
|
| Offensive coordinator | Steve Fairchild (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry Kerr (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Hughes Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | 5:00 pm | vs. No. 23 Colorado* | W 28–24 | 67,567 | ||
| September 9 | 2:00 pm | East Tennessee State* | W 41–7 | 25,122[3] | ||
| September 16 | 8:00 pm | at Arizona State* | L 10–13 | 51,911 | ||
| September 30 | 2:00 pm | at Nevada* | W 45–14 | 19,003 | ||
| October 7 | 1:00 pm | New Mexico |
| W 17–14 | 27,507[4] | |
| October 14 | 7:30 pm | UNLV |
| W 20–19 | 31,700 | |
| October 21 | 5:00 pm | at Utah | W 24–17 | 37,505 | ||
| October 28 | 7:05 pm | at San Diego State | W 34–22 | 24,852 | ||
| November 2 | 6:00 pm | BYU |
| W 45–21 | 27,412 | |
| November 11 | 4:00 pm | at Air Force | L 40–44 | 35,151 | ||
| November 16 | 6:00 pm | Wyoming |
| W 37–13 | 25,922 | |
| December 29 | 11:30 am | vs. No. 22 Louisville* | No. 23 | W 22–17 | 58,302 | |
| ||||||
Rankings edit
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | — | 14 |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21 | 20 | — | 23 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
| BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Football Schedule: 2000-2001". Colorado State University. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "Colorado State Yearly Results: 2000-2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Staff Reports (September 10, 2000). "Hard-changing Rams too much to Overcome". Johnson City Press. pp. 17, 20. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ The Associated Press (October 8, 2000). "Colorado State Knocks Lobos Down Notch in League Opener". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 51. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.