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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.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 26 6:00 pm vs. No. 2 Florida State * ABC L 3–2954,260
September 2 1:30 pm at Virginia * ABC W 38–35 OT 60,435
September 9 11:00 am at Air Force SWP L 23–3145,277
September 14 6:00 pm Mississippi State * ESPN L 28–4460,278
September 23 1:00 pm UNLV Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah ESPN+ W 10–760,191
September 30 6:00 pm at Syracuse * ESPN2 L 14–4243,090
October 6 7:00 pm Utah State * SWP W 38–1463,318
October 21 1:00 pm San Diego State Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah ESPN+ L 15–1661,194
October 26 6:00 pm Wyoming Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah ESPN W 19–756,422
November 2 6:00 pm at Colorado State ESPN L 21–4527,412
November 18 4:00 pm New Mexico Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah SWP W 37–1362,308
November 24 4:00 pm at Utah ESPN W 34–2745,064
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•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.
2000 Pigskin Classic
1
2 3 4 Total
BYU
0
0 3 0
3
• #2/2 Florida State
15
7 0 7
29
Scoring summary 1 14:08 FSU Javon Walker 19-yard pass from Chris Weinke (Matt Munyon kick failed) FSU 6-0
1 3:01 FSU Atrews Bell 3-yard pass from Chris Weinke (Matt Munyon kick) FSU 13-0
1 2:42 FSU Team Safety FSU 15-0
2 12:26 FSU Atrews Bell 6-yard run (Matt Munyon kick) FSU 22-0
3 2:19 BYU Owen Pochman 42-yard field goalFSU 22-3
4 1:11 FSU Travis Minor 5-yard run (Matt Munyon kick) FSU 29-3
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• BYU
0
0 14 21 3
38
Virginia
7
14 7 7 0
35
Scoring summary 1 11:08 UVA Arlen Harris 28-yard run (David Greene kick) UVA 7-0
2 10:40 UVA Antwoine Womack 4-yard run (David Greene kick)UVA 14-0
2 7:44 UVA Tyree Foreman 5-yard run (David Greene kick) UVA 21-0
3 12:26 BYU Brian McDonald 6-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) UVA 21-7
3 7:39 BYU Brian McDonald 1-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) UVA 21-14
3 0:29 UVA Kevin Coffey 28-yard pass from Dan Ellis (David Greene kick) UVA 28-14
4 14:13 BYU Brian McDonald 6-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) UVA 28-21
4 12:13 UVA Antwoine Walker 67-yard run (David Greene kick) UVA 35-21
4 8:11 BYU Doug Jolley 6-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick) UVA 35-28
4 0:50 BYU Margin Hooks 6-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick) TIED 35-35
OT BYU Owen Pochman 26-yard field goal BYU 38-35
1
2 3 4 Total
BYU
10
10 0 3
23
• Air Force
7
14 7 3
31
Scoring summary 1 10:07 BYU Owen Pochman 27-yard field goalBYU 3-0
1 7:36 AFA Qualario Brown 13-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick) AFA 7-3
1 5:25 BYU Luke Staley 13-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 10-7
2 14:41 AFA Ryan Fleming 53-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick)AFA 14-10
2 9:54 BYU Mike Rigell 19-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 17-14
2 4:17 BYU Owen Pochman 40-yard field goal BYU 20-14
2 0:55 AFA Ryan Fleming 20-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick) AFA 21-20
3 6:15 AFA Qualario Brown 25-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick) AFA 28-20
4 8:31 BYU Owen Pochman 43-yard field goal AFA 28-23
4 2:32 AFA Dave Adams 35-yard field goal AFA 31-23
1
2 3 4 Total
• Mississippi State
10
21 7 6
44
BYU
0
7 7 14
28
Scoring summary 1 11:37 MSU Dicenzo Miller 14-yard run (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 7-0
1 1:03 MSU Scott Westerfield 22-yard field goal MSU 10-0
2 14:51 BYU Jonathan Pittman 39-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) MSU 10-7
2 13:04 MSU Wayne Madkin 56-yard run (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 17-7
2 12:11 MSU Ellis Wyms fumble recovery in the end zone (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 24-7
2 9:03 MSU Dicenzo Miller 78-yard pass from Wayne Madkin (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 31-7
3 10:45 BYU Marcus Whalen 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) MSU 31-14
3 3:49 MSU Josh Morgan 97-yard fumble return (Scott Westerfield kick) MSU 38-14
4 10:12 BYU Brian McDonald 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) MSU 38-21
4 6:03 MSU Conner Stephens 36-yard interception return (Dicenzo Miller rush failed) MSU 44-21
4 1:55 BYU Jonathan Pittman 19-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) MSU 44-28
1
2 3 4 Total
UNLV
0
0 0 7
7
• BYU
10
0 0 0
10
Date: September 23Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 1:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 2:56Game attendance: 60,191Game weather: Overcast w/ some rain, 41 °F (5 °C), winds NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)Referee: Tom RobinsonTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Chris Marlowe , JC Pearson , Beth Mowins
Scoring summary 1 10:15 BYU Brian McDonald 25-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 7-0
1 1:28 BYU Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal BYU 10-0
4 12:26 UNLV Jason Thomas 1-yard run (Ray Cheetany kick) BYU 10-7
1
2 3 4 Total
BYU
0
7 7 0
14
• Syracuse
21
21 0 0
42
Scoring summary 1 7:53 SYR Troy Nunes 1-yard run (Mike Shafer kick) SYR 7-0
1 6:19 SYR James Mungro 61-yard run (Mike Shafer kick) SYR 14-0
1 3:16 SYR Maurice Jackson 18-yard run (Mike Shafer kick) SYR 21-0
2 12:12 SYR Pat Woodcock 79-yard pass from Troy Nunes (Mike Shafer kick) SYR 28-0
2 9:18 BYU Jonathan Pittman 28-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) SYR 28-7
2 3:40 SYR Pat Woodcock 65-yard pass from Troy Nunes (Mike Safer kick) SYR 35-7
2 0:31 SYR James Mungro 20-yard run (Mike Safer kick) SYR 42-7
3 4:30 BYU Jonathan Pittman 27-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) SYR 42-14
1
2 3 4 Total
Utah State
0
7 7 0
14
• BYU
3
21 7 7
38
Date: October 6Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 7:07 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:03Game attendance: 63,318Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C), winds W 10 mph (16 km/h)Referee: Glen McKuinTV announcers (SportsWest): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, Kathy Aiken
Scoring summary 1 8:06 BYU Owen Pochman 28-yard field goalBYU 3-0
2 14:16 BYU Luke Staley 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 10-0
2 3:13 USU Emmett White 1-yard run (Brad Bohn kick) BYU 10-7
2 1:59 BYU Luke Staley 9-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 17-7
2 0:26 BYU Mike Rigell 21-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 24-7
3 7:09 BYU Luke Staley 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 31-7
3 0:00 USU Chris Stallworth 27-yard pass from Jose Fuentes (Brad Bohn kick) BYU 31-14
4 10:59 BYU Brian McDonald 7-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 38-14
1
2 3 4 Total
• San Diego State
0
7 6 3
16
BYU
0
12 0 3
15
Date: October 21Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 1:05 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:44Game attendance: 61,194Game weather: Overcast w/ some rain, 41 °F (5 °C), winds NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)Referee: Ken FlahertyTV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Marlowe, JC Pearson, Beth Mowins
Scoring summary 2 14:14 BYU Owen Pochman 24-yard field goalBYU 3-0
2 7:13 BYU Owen Pochman 28-yard field goal BYU 6-0
2 3:46 SDSU Larry Ned 19-yard run (Nate Tandberg kick) SDSU 7-6
2 0:08 BYU Margin Hooks 2-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Peterson pass failed) BYU 12-7
3 7:53 SDSU Larry Ned 2-yard run (Lon Sheriff pass failed) SDSU 13-12
4 0:46 BYU Owen Pochman 50-yard field goal BYU 15-13
4 0:01 SDSU Nate Tandberg 36-yard field goal SDSU 16-15
1
2 3 4 Total
Wyoming
0
7 0 0
7
• BYU
0
0 9 10
19
Date: October 26Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 6:01 p.m. MDT Elapsed time: 3:16Game attendance: 56,422Referee: Ken RiveraTV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Dr. Jerry Punch
Scoring summary 2 0:49 WYO Malcolm Floyd 12-yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick) WYO 7-0
3 6:49 BYU Charlie Peterson 5-yard run (Owen Pochman run failed) WYO 7-6
3 1:49 BYU Owen Pochman 48-yard field goal BYU 9-7
4 11:21 BYU Marcus Whalen 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 16-7
4 4:15 BYU Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal BYU 19-7
1
2 3 4 Total
BYU
0
0 7 14
21
• #RV/21 Colorado State
21
17 7 0
45
Date: November 2Location: Hughes Stadium , Ft. Collins, CO Game start: 6:01 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 27,412Game weather: Chance of flurries, 38 °F (3 °C), Winds W 1 mph (1.6 km/h)Referee: Gerald WrightTV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Dr. Jerry Punch
Scoring summary 1 11:24 CSU Pete Rebstock 69-yard pass from Matt Newton (C.W. Hurst kick) CSO 7-0
1 2:48 CSU Joey Cappari 13-yard pass from Matt Newton (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 14-0
1 0:47 CSU Cecil Sapp 39-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 21-0
2 14:13 CSU C.W. Hurst 43-yard field goal CSU 24-0
2 7:56 CSU Rahsaan Sanders 3-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 31-0
2 1:48 CSU Cecil Sapp 9-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick) CSU 38-0
3 8:22 CSU Will Layne 51-yard pass from Matt Newton CSU 45-0
3 4:26 BYU Brandon Doman 8-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)CSU 45-7
4 12:53 BYU Jonathan Pittman 3-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Owen Pochman kick) CSU 45-14
4 7:00 BYU Luke Staley 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 45-21
1
2 3 4 Total
New Mexico
0
10 3 0
13
• BYU
7
10 17 3
37
Date: November 18Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, UTGame start: 4:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:28Game attendance: 62,308Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), clear and cold, winds S 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)Referee: Ken FlahertyTV announcers (SportsWest): Tom Kirkland , Blaine Fowler
Scoring summary 1 4:17 BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 7-0
2 13:46 UNM Vladimir Borombozin 24-yard field goal BYU 7-3
2 11:31 BYU Brian McDonald 1-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 14-3
2 9:00 UNM Javier Hanson 48-yard pass from Rudy Caamano (Vladimir Borombozin kick) BYU 14-10
2 0:01 BYU Owen Pochman 56-yard field goal BYU 17-10
3 10:11 BYU Luke Staley 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 24-10
3 7:16 UNM Vladimir Borombozin 27-yard field goal BYU 24-13
3 4:35 BYU Brandon Doman 8-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 31-13
3 2:40 BYU Owen Pochman 32-yard field goal BYU 34-13
4 9:38 BYU Owen Pochman 33-yard field goal UNM 37-13
1
2 3 4 Total
• BYU
13
6 7 8
34
Utah
7
3 0 17
27
Date: November 24Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium , Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 4:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:33Game attendance: 45,064Game weather: Party Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C), winds NE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)Referee: Tom RobinsonTV announcers (ESPN ): Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Mike Golic, Michele Tafoya
Scoring summary 1 14:08 UTAH Andre Dyson 24-yard interception return (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) UTAH 7-0
1 7:50 BYU Owen Pochman 45-yard field goalUTAH 7-3
1 4:42 BYU Brian McDonald 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 10-7
1 0:11 BYU Owen Pochman 38-yard field goal BYU 13-7
2 14:07 BYU Owen Pochman 35-yard field goal BYU 16-7
2 4:42 BYU Owen Pochman 22-yard field goal BYU 19-7
2 1:35 UTAH Ryan Kaneshiro 40-yard field goal BYU 19-10
3 4:35 BYU Mike Rigell 35-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Owen Pochman kick) BYU 26-10
4 13:53 UTAH Ryan Kaneshiro 33-yard field goal BYU 26-13
4 7:51 UTAH Thomas Fortune 2-yard run (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) BYU 26-20
4 2:16 UTAH Matt Nickel 20-yard pass from Darnell Arceneaux (Ryan Kaneshiro kick) UTAH 27-26
4 0:23 BYU Brandon Doman 4-yard run (Brandon Doman to Soren Halladay pass) BYU 34-27
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2000 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
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
Redshirt
Roster
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold