American college football season
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
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