The 2000 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big West Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Cable, the Vandals were 5–6 overall (3–2 in Big West, third).
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| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–2 Big West) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bret Ingalls (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Ed Rifilato[1][2] (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Martin Stadium (Pullman, WA) Kibbie Dome (Moscow, ID) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State $ | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Idaho played only one of their four home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho;[3] the other three were at Martin Stadium at Washington State University in nearby Pullman, Washington.
In the Battle of the Palouse, Idaho defeated neighboring Washington State for the second straight year;[4] the previous two victories in this series were 35 years earlier and also in consecutive years under different head coaches: 1964 (Dee Andros) and 1965 (Steve Musseau).
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 12:30 pm | at No. 14 Washington* | L 20–44 | 70,117 | ||
| September 9 | 1:00 pm | No. 10 Montana* | L 38–45 | 17,929 | ||
| September 16 | 3:30 pm | at Oregon* | L 13–42 | 43,770 | [5] | |
| September 23 | 2:00 pm | at Washington State* |
| W 38–34 | 31,409 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 pm | Montana State* |
| W 56–7 | 13,315 | |
| October 7 | 10:00 am | at West Virginia* | L 16–28 | 41,185 | ||
| October 14 | 6:00 pm | Arkansas State |
| W 42–25 | 19,779 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 pm | at Utah State | L 14–31 | 14,217 | ||
| November 4 | 12:30 pm | at North Texas | W 16–14 | 10,165 | ||
| November 11 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico State | W 44–41 2OT | 16,389 | [3][6] | |
| November 18 | 12:00 pm | at Boise State | L 24–66 | 30,856 | ||
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NFL Draft edit
Two Vandal seniors were selected in the 2001 NFL Draft, which lasted seven rounds (246 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Rick DeMulling | Guard | 7th | 220 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Mike Roberg | Tight end | 7th | 227 | Carolina Panthers |
References edit
- ^ Pond, Alex (August 30, 2000). "Familiar faces". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- ^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 1, 2000). "Gilbertson wary of his disciples on Idaho sideline". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (November 11, 2000). "Back at home sweet dome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "Idaho 38, Washington State 34". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 24, 2000. p. 3B.
- ^ Clark, Bob (September 17, 2000). "Fun's over...let the games begin". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. G1.
- ^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 12, 2000). "Vandals in festive mood". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "Three Palouse players drafted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 23, 2001. p. 1B.
External links edit
- Gem of the Mountains: 2001 University of Idaho yearbook – 2000 football season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2000 editions