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2000 Colorado State Rams football team

2000 Colorado State Rams football
MW champion
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 22–17 vs. Louisville
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record10–2 (6–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Fairchild (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kerr (8th season)
Home stadiumHughes Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 25:00 pmvs. No. 23 Colorado*W 28–2467,567
September 92:00 pmEast Tennessee State*W 41–725,122[3]
September 168:00 pmat Arizona State*L 10–1351,911
September 302:00 pmat Nevada*W 45–1419,003
October 71:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 17–1427,507[4]
October 147:30 pmUNLV
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 20–1931,700
October 215:00 pmat UtahW 24–1737,505
October 287:05 pmat San Diego StateW 34–2224,852
November 26:00 pmBYU
  • Hughes Stadium
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 45–2127,412
November 114:00 pmat Air ForceL 40–4435,151
November 166:00 pmWyoming
W 37–1325,922
December 2911:30 amvs. No. 22 Louisville*No. 23W 22–1758,302

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP232314
Coaches Poll2524212023222215
BCSNot releasedNot released

References

  1. ^ "Football Schedule: 2000-2001". Colorado State University. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Colorado State Yearly Results: 2000-2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.