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 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was LaVell Edwards' final season as head coach of the program he had helped elevate to national prominence.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 266:00 pmvs. No. 2 Florida State*
ABCL 3–2954,260
September 21:30 pmat Virginia*
ABCW 38–35 OT60,435
September 911:00 amat Air Force
SWPL 23–3145,277
September 146:00 pmMississippi State*
ESPNL 28–4460,278[1]
September 231:00 pmUNLV
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN PlusW 10–760,191
September 306:00 pmat Syracuse*
ESPN2L 14–4243,090
October 67:00 pmUtah State*
SWPW 38–1463,318
October 211:00 pmSan Diego Statedagger
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPN PlusL 15–1661,194
October 266:00 pmWyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 19–756,422
November 26:00 pmat Colorado State
ESPNL 21–4527,412
November 184:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
SWPW 37–1362,308
November 244:00 pmat Utah
ESPNW 34–2745,064
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5. BYU Sports Network carried all home games on a tape delayed basis with commentary provided by Brett Richins and Chris Twitty.

Game summaries

Vs. No. 2 Florida State

See also: 2000 Florida State Seminoles football team
2000 Pigskin Classic
1 234Total
Cougars 0 030 3
• No. 2 Seminoles 15 707 29
Statistics BYU FSU
First downs 18 25
Total yards 225 376
Rushing yards -2 58
Passing yards 227 318
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 29:54 30:06
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Bret Engemann 12/28, 139 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kalani Fifita Sitake 5 rushes, 20 yards
Receiving Tevita Ofahengaue 3 receptions, 75 yards
Florida State Passing Chris Weinke 32/50, 318 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Travis Minor 16 rushes, 37 yards, TD
Receiving Marvin Minnis 9 receptions, 137 yards

At Virginia

See also: 2000 Virginia Cavaliers football team
1 234OTTotal
• Cougars 0 014213 38
Cavaliers 7 14770 35
Statistics BYU UVA
First downs 25 19
Total yards 540 487
Rushing yards 93 270
Passing yards 447 217
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 32:09 27:51
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Bret Engemann 34/41, 447 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brian McDonald 20 rushes, 86 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jonathan Pittman 6 receptions, 161 yards
Virginia Passing Dan Ellis 13/23, 217 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Antwoine Womack 15 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Demetrius Dotson 4 receptions, 99 yards

At Air Force

See also: 2000 Air Force Falcons football team
1 234Total
Cougars 10 1003 23
• Falcons 7 1473 31
Statistics BYU AFA
First downs 21 18
Total yards 360 389
Rushing yards 125 186
Passing yards 235 203
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:24 33:36
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Bret Engemann 18/40, 235 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Brian McDonald 10 rushes, 88 yards
Receiving Doug Jolley 2 receptions, 66 yards
Air Force Passing Mike Thiessen 11/16, 203 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Nate Beard 10 rushes, 59 yards
Receiving Ryan Fleming 5 receptions, 145 yards, 2 TD

Mississippi State

See also: 2000 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 10 2176 44
Cougars 0 7714 28
Statistics MSST BYU
First downs 14 27
Total yards 375 333
Rushing yards 208 65
Passing yards 167 268
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 24:20 35:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Wayne Madkin 12/19, 150 yards, TD
Rushing Wayne Madkin 7 rushes, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Dicenzo Miller 2 receptions, 87 yards, TD
BYU Passing Charlie Peterson 27/50, 268 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brian McDonald 16 rushes, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Margin Hooks 8 receptions, 68 yards

UNLV

See also: 2000 UNLV Rebels football team
1 234Total
Rebels 0 007 7
• Cougars 10 000 10
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:56
  • Game attendance: 60,191
  • Game weather: Overcast w/ some rain, 41 °F (5 °C), winds NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Tom Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Marlowe, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins
Statistics UNLV BYU
First downs 10 19
Total yards 243 353
Rushing yards 41 196
Passing yards 202 157
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 24:38 35:22
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Jason Thomas 11/17, 202 yards, INT
Rushing Jason Thomas 14 rushes, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Troy Mason 5 receptions, 102 yards
BYU Passing Charlie Peterson 8/11, 95 yards, INT
Rushing Luke Staley 28 rushes, 167 yards
Receiving Margin Hooks 5 receptions, 49 yards

At Syracuse

See also: 2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team
1 234Total
Cougars 0 770 14
• Orangemen 21 2100 42
Statistics BYU SYR
First downs 19 16
Total yards 293 452
Rushing yards 21 224
Passing yards 272 228
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:13 31:47
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Charlie Peterson 18/29, 206 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Brian McDonald 3 rushes, 22 yards
Receiving Margin Hooks 8 receptions, 68 yards
Syracuse Passing Troy Nunes 10/11, 228 yards, 2 TD
Rushing James Mungro 11 rushes, 119 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Pat Woodcock 2 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

Utah State

See also: 2000 Utah State Aggies football team
1 234Total
Aggies 0 770 14
• Cougars 3 2177 38
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 7:07 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 63,318
  • Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C), winds W 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Glen McKuin
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Kathy Aiken
Statistics USU BYU
First downs 17 29
Total yards 243 535
Rushing yards 11 200
Passing yards 232 335
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:19 32:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Jose Fuentes 25/40, 223 yards, TD
Rushing Emmett White 19 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Receiving Chris Stallworth 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD
BYU Passing Charlie Peterson 24/37, 324 yards, TD
Rushing Marcus Whalen 10 rushes, 91 yards
Receiving Jonathan Pittman 7 receptions, 105 yards

San Diego State

See also: 2000 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1 234Total
• Aztecs 0 763 16
Cougars 0 1203 15
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:44
  • Game attendance: 61,194
  • Game weather: Overcast w/ some rain, 41 °F (5 °C), winds NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Marlowe, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins
Statistics SDSU BYU
First downs 14 27
Total yards 309 439
Rushing yards 70 63
Passing yards 239 376
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 22:48 37:12
Team Category Player Statistics
San Diego State Passing Lon Sheriff 14/29, 239 yards
Rushing Larry Ned 16 rushes, 54 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Derrick Lewis 4 receptions, 129 yards
BYU Passing Charlie Peterson 34/58, 376 yards, TD
Rushing Brian McDonald 15 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Margin Hooks 9 receptions, 124 yards, TD

Wyoming

See also: 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 700 7
• Cougars 0 0910 19
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 6:01 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 56,422
  • Referee: Ken Rivera
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Dr. Jerry Punch
Statistics WYO BYU
First downs 18 18
Total yards 237 353
Rushing yards 68 128
Passing yards 169 225
Turnovers 5 4
Time of possession 30:14 29:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Wyoming Passing Jay Stoner 14/22, 100 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Nate Scott 9 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Ryan McGuffey 5 receptions, 52 yards
BYU Passing Charlie Peterson 22/34, 225 yards, INT
Rushing Luke Staley 23 rushes, 88 yards
Receiving Luke Staley 3 receptions, 78 yards

At Colorado State

See also: 2000 Colorado State Rams football team
1 234Total
Cougars 0 0714 21
• Rams 21 1770 45
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Hughes Stadium, Ft. Collins, CO
  • Game start: 6:01 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 27,412
  • Game weather: Chance of flurries, 38 °F (3 °C), Winds W 1 mph (1.6 km/h)
  • Referee: Gerald Wright
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Dr. Jerry Punch
Statistics BYU CSU
First downs 9 22
Total yards 177 463
Rushing yards 57 165
Passing yards 120 298
Turnovers 5 3
Time of possession 23:46 36:14
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Brandon Doman 7/17, 72 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brian McDonald 5 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Luke Staley 7 receptions, 36 yards
Colorado State Passing Matt Newton 19/31, 298 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Cecil Sapp 18 rushes, 119 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Pete Rebstock 4 receptions, 110 yards, TD

New Mexico

See also: 2000 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 234Total
Lobos 0 1030 13
• Cougars 7 10173 37
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UT
  • Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 62,308
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), clear and cold, winds S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
  • Referee: Ken Flaherty
  • TV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland, Blaine Fowler
Statistics UNM BYU
First downs 14 23
Total yards 268 512
Rushing yards 90 163
Passing yards 178 349
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:51 32:09
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Rudy Caamano 11/26, 178 yards, TD
Rushing Holmon Wiggins 12 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving Javier Hanson 2 receptions, 96 yards, TD
BYU Passing Brandon Doman 21/35, 349 yards, INT
Rushing Brandon Doman 9 rushes, 51 yards, TD
Receiving Margin Hooks 4 receptions, 69 yards

At Utah

See also: 2000 Utah Utes football team
1 234Total
• Cougars 13 678 34
Utes 7 3017 27
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 45,064
  • Game weather: Party Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C), winds NE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: Tom Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Mike Golic, Michele Tafoya


Statistics BYU UTAH
First downs 21 14
Total yards 384 322
Rushing yards 100 70
Passing yards 284 252
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 31:37 28:23
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Brandon Doman 16/29, 284 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Brandon Doman 18 rushes, 39 yards, TD
Receiving Jonathan Pittman 4 receptions, 117 yards
Utah Passing Lance Rice 9/20, 137 yards, INT
Rushing Dameon Hunter 13 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Chris Christensen 7 receptions, 147 yards

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Personnel

2000 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Brandon Doman Jr
QB 13 Bret Engemann So
QB 17 Charlie Peterson Jr
RB 6 Luke Staley So
WR 2 David Christensen Fr
WR 20 Reno Mahe Jr
WR 80 Tody Christensen Fr
TE 42 Gabriel Reid So
TE 88 Doug Jolley Jr
TE 89 Spencer Nead So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 92 Ryan Denney Jr
LB 55 Justin Ena Jr
DT 58 Chris Hoke Sr
DE 93 Brett Keisel Jr
S 9 Jared Lee Sr
DT 72 Hans Olsen Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 27 Owen Pochman Sr
P 29 Aaron Edmonds Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Robbie Boscoe (BYU)
    Quarterbacks
  • Mike Empey (BYU)
    Offensive tackles/tight ends
  • Roger French (Minnesota)
    Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Barry Lamb (UC Santa Barbara)
    Safeties
  • Brian Mitchell (BYU)
    Defensive backs
  • Chris Pella (Utah State)
    Kickers/wide receivers
  • Tom Ramage (Utah State)
    Defensive line/special teams
  • Lance Reynolds (BYU)
    Offensive coordinator/running backs
  • Ken Schmidt
    Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator
  • Paul Tidwell (BYU)
    Running backs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "Mississippi State thumps BYU". Great Falls Tribune. September 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Retrieved May 4, 2012". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
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