2000 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–6 (4–3 MW)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRoger French (20th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLance Reynolds (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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
September 231:00 pmUNLV
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
ESPN+W 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 State
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
ESPN+L 15–1661,194
October 266:00 pmWyoming
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
ESPNW 19–756,422
November 26:00 pmat Colorado State
ESPNL 21–4527,412
November 184:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
SWPW 37–1362,308
November 244:00 pmat Utah
ESPNW 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.

Game summaries

Florida State

2000 Pigskin Classic
1 234Total
BYU 0 030 3
• #2/2 Florida State 15 707 29
Scoring summary
114:08FSUJavon Walker 19-yard pass from Chris Weinke (Matt Munyon kick failed)FSU 6-0
13:01FSUAtrews Bell 3-yard pass from Chris Weinke (Matt Munyon kick)FSU 13-0
12:42FSUTeam SafetyFSU 15-0
212:26FSUAtrews Bell 6-yard run (Matt Munyon kick)FSU 22-0
32:19BYUOwen Pochman 42-yard field goalFSU 22-3
41:11FSUTravis Minor 5-yard run (Matt Munyon kick)FSU 29-3

Virginia

1 234OTTotal
• BYU 0 014213 38
Virginia 7 14770 35
Scoring summary
111:08UVAArlen Harris 28-yard run (David Greene kick)UVA 7-0
210:40UVAAntwoine Womack 4-yard run (David Greene kick)UVA 14-0
27:44UVATyree Foreman 5-yard run (David Greene kick)UVA 21-0
312:26BYUBrian McDonald 6-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)UVA 21-7
37:39BYUBrian McDonald 1-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)UVA 21-14
30:29UVAKevin Coffey 28-yard pass from Dan Ellis (David Greene kick)UVA 28-14
414:13BYUBrian McDonald 6-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)UVA 28-21
412:13UVAAntwoine Walker 67-yard run (David Greene kick)UVA 35-21
48:11BYUDoug Jolley 6-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick)UVA 35-28
40:50BYUMargin Hooks 6-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick)TIED 35-35
OTBYUOwen Pochman 26-yard field goalBYU 38-35

Air Force

1 234Total
BYU 10 1003 23
• Air Force 7 1473 31
Scoring summary
110:07BYUOwen Pochman 27-yard field goalBYU 3-0
17:36AFAQualario Brown 13-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick)AFA 7-3
15:25BYULuke Staley 13-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 10-7
214:41AFARyan Fleming 53-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick)AFA 14-10
29:54BYUMike Rigell 19-yard pass from Bret Engemann (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 17-14
24:17BYUOwen Pochman 40-yard field goalBYU 20-14
20:55AFARyan Fleming 20-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick)AFA 21-20
36:15AFAQualario Brown 25-yard pass from Mike Thiessen (Dave Adams kick)AFA 28-20
48:31BYUOwen Pochman 43-yard field goalAFA 28-23
42:32AFADave Adams 35-yard field goalAFA 31-23

Mississippi State

1 234Total
• Mississippi State 10 2176 44
BYU 0 7714 28
Scoring summary
111:37MSUDicenzo Miller 14-yard run (Scott Westerfield kick)MSU 7-0
11:03MSUScott Westerfield 22-yard field goalMSU 10-0
214:51BYUJonathan Pittman 39-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick)MSU 10-7
213:04MSUWayne Madkin 56-yard run (Scott Westerfield kick)MSU 17-7
212:11MSUEllis Wyms fumble recovery in the end zone (Scott Westerfield kick)MSU 24-7
29:03MSUDicenzo Miller 78-yard pass from Wayne Madkin (Scott Westerfield kick)MSU 31-7
310:45BYUMarcus Whalen 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)MSU 31-14
33:49MSUJosh Morgan 97-yard fumble return (Scott Westerfield kick)MSU 38-14
410:12BYUBrian McDonald 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)MSU 38-21
46:03MSUConner Stephens 36-yard interception return (Dicenzo Miller rush failed)MSU 44-21
41:55BYUJonathan Pittman 19-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick)MSU 44-28

UNLV

1 234Total
UNLV 0 007 7
• BYU 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
Scoring summary
110:15BYUBrian McDonald 25-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 7-0
11:28BYUOwen Pochman 42-yard field goalBYU 10-0
412:26UNLVJason Thomas 1-yard run (Ray Cheetany kick)BYU 10-7

Syracuse

1 234Total
BYU 0 770 14
• Syracuse 21 2100 42
Scoring summary
17:53SYRTroy Nunes 1-yard run (Mike Shafer kick)SYR 7-0
16:19SYRJames Mungro 61-yard run (Mike Shafer kick)SYR 14-0
13:16SYRMaurice Jackson 18-yard run (Mike Shafer kick)SYR 21-0
212:12SYRPat Woodcock 79-yard pass from Troy Nunes (Mike Shafer kick)SYR 28-0
29:18BYUJonathan Pittman 28-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick)SYR 28-7
23:40SYRPat Woodcock 65-yard pass from Troy Nunes (Mike Safer kick)SYR 35-7
20:31SYRJames Mungro 20-yard run (Mike Safer kick)SYR 42-7
34:30BYUJonathan Pittman 27-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick)SYR 42-14

Utah State

1 234Total
Utah State 0 770 14
• BYU 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
Scoring summary
18:06BYUOwen Pochman 28-yard field goalBYU 3-0
214:16BYULuke Staley 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 10-0
23:13USUEmmett White 1-yard run (Brad Bohn kick)BYU 10-7
21:59BYULuke Staley 9-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 17-7
20:26BYUMike Rigell 21-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 24-7
37:09BYULuke Staley 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 31-7
30:00USUChris Stallworth 27-yard pass from Jose Fuentes (Brad Bohn kick)BYU 31-14
410:59BYUBrian McDonald 7-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 38-14

San Diego State

1 234Total
• San Diego State 0 763 16
BYU 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
Scoring summary
214:14BYUOwen Pochman 24-yard field goalBYU 3-0
27:13BYUOwen Pochman 28-yard field goalBYU 6-0
23:46SDSULarry Ned 19-yard run (Nate Tandberg kick)SDSU 7-6
20:08BYUMargin Hooks 2-yard pass from Charlie Peterson (Peterson pass failed)BYU 12-7
37:53SDSULarry Ned 2-yard run (Lon Sheriff pass failed)SDSU 13-12
40:46BYUOwen Pochman 50-yard field goalBYU 15-13
40:01SDSUNate Tandberg 36-yard field goalSDSU 16-15

Wyoming

1 234Total
Wyoming 0 700 7
• BYU 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
Scoring summary
20:49WYOMalcolm Floyd 12-yard pass from Jay Stoner (Aaron Elling kick)WYO 7-0
36:49BYUCharlie Peterson 5-yard run (Owen Pochman run failed)WYO 7-6
31:49BYUOwen Pochman 48-yard field goalBYU 9-7
411:21BYUMarcus Whalen 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 16-7
44:15BYUOwen Pochman 42-yard field goalBYU 19-7

Colorado State

1 234Total
BYU 0 0714 21
• #RV/21 Colorado State 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
Scoring summary
111:24CSUPete Rebstock 69-yard pass from Matt Newton (C.W. Hurst kick)CSO 7-0
12:48CSUJoey Cappari 13-yard pass from Matt Newton (C.W. Hurst kick)CSU 14-0
10:47CSUCecil Sapp 39-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick)CSU 21-0
214:13CSUC.W. Hurst 43-yard field goalCSU 24-0
27:56CSURahsaan Sanders 3-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick)CSU 31-0
21:48CSUCecil Sapp 9-yard run (C.W. Hurst kick)CSU 38-0
38:22CSUWill Layne 51-yard pass from Matt NewtonCSU 45-0
34:26BYUBrandon Doman 8-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)CSU 45-7
412:53BYUJonathan Pittman 3-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Owen Pochman kick)CSU 45-14
47:00BYULuke Staley 4-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 45-21

New Mexico

1 234Total
New Mexico 0 1030 13
• BYU 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
Scoring summary
14:17BYULuke Staley 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 7-0
213:46UNMVladimir Borombozin 24-yard field goalBYU 7-3
211:31BYUBrian McDonald 1-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 14-3
29:00UNMJavier Hanson 48-yard pass from Rudy Caamano (Vladimir Borombozin kick)BYU 14-10
20:01BYUOwen Pochman 56-yard field goalBYU 17-10
310:11BYULuke Staley 2-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 24-10
37:16UNMVladimir Borombozin 27-yard field goalBYU 24-13
34:35BYUBrandon Doman 8-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 31-13
32:40BYUOwen Pochman 32-yard field goalBYU 34-13
49:38BYUOwen Pochman 33-yard field goalUNM 37-13

Utah

1 234Total
• BYU 13 678 34
Utah 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
Scoring summary
114:08UTAHAndre Dyson 24-yard interception return (Ryan Kaneshiro kick)UTAH 7-0
17:50BYUOwen Pochman 45-yard field goalUTAH 7-3
14:42BYUBrian McDonald 3-yard run (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 10-7
10:11BYUOwen Pochman 38-yard field goalBYU 13-7
214:07BYUOwen Pochman 35-yard field goalBYU 16-7
24:42BYUOwen Pochman 22-yard field goalBYU 19-7
21:35UTAHRyan Kaneshiro 40-yard field goalBYU 19-10
34:35BYUMike Rigell 35-yard pass from Brandon Doman (Owen Pochman kick)BYU 26-10
413:53UTAHRyan Kaneshiro 33-yard field goalBYU 26-13
47:51UTAHThomas Fortune 2-yard run (Ryan Kaneshiro kick)BYU 26-20
42:16UTAHMatt Nickel 20-yard pass from Darnell Arceneaux (Ryan Kaneshiro kick)UTAH 27-26
40:23BYUBrandon Doman 4-yard run (Brandon Doman to Soren Halladay pass)BYU 34-27

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Roster

2000 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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. ↑ CougarStats.com - 2000 season
  2. ↑ "Retrieved May 4, 2012". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
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