2000 Colorado State Rams football team

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]

2000 Colorado State Rams football
MW champion Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 22–17 vs. Louisville
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 14
Record	10–2 (6–1 MW)
Head coach	Sonny Lubick (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Fairchild (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kerr (8th season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 pm	vs. No. 23 Colorado*		Mile High Stadium Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	W 28–24	67,567
September 9	2:00 pm	East Tennessee State*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 41–7	25,122[3]
September 16	8:00 pm	at Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 10–13	51,911
September 30	2:00 pm	at Nevada*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 45–14	19,003
October 7	1:00 pm	New Mexico		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 17–14	27,507[4]
October 14	7:30 pm	UNLV		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 20–19	31,700
October 21	5:00 pm	at Utah		Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 24–17	37,505
October 28	7:05 pm	at San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	W 34–22	24,852
November 2	6:00 pm	BYU		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 45–21	27,412
November 11	4:00 pm	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 40–44	35,151
November 16	6:00 pm	Wyoming		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Border War)	W 37–13	25,922
December 29	11:30 am	vs. No. 22 Louisville*	No. 23	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	W 22–17	58,302
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	23	—	14
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	24	21	20	—	23	22	22	15
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released