2000 Utah Utes football team

The 2000 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the MW. Utah's record was the program's worst since McBride's first season, in 1990. The team played home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	Arizona*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN2	L 3–17	41,352
September 9	4:00 pm	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	KJZZ	L 21–24	43,500
September 16	6:00 pm	Washington State*	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	L 21–38	38,814
September 23	5:00 pm	Air Force	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ABC	L 14–23	37,151
September 30	3:05 pm	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KSL	W 35–14	29,814
October 14	1:05 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN Plus	W 21–7	17,498
October 21	5:00 pm	Colorado State	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	KJZZ	L 17–24	37,505
October 28	1:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN Plus	L 3–10	21,366
November 4	1:00 pm	UNLV	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN Plus	W 38–16	34,842
November 11	4:00 pm	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	KJZZ	W 34–0	10,195
November 24	4:00 pm	BYU	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	ESPN	L 27–34	45,064
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

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2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
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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