2000 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2000 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Broncos competed in the Big West Conference and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Dirk Koetter.
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Big West champion Humanitarian Bowl champion | |
Humanitarian Bowl, W 38–23 vs. UTEP | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| 2000 record | 10–2 (5–0 Big West) |
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| Home stadium | Bronco Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Boise State $ | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Broncos finished the season 10–2 and 5–0 in conference to win their second consecutive Big West title. 2000 was the Broncos' final year in the Big West (a conference that ceased to sponsor football after this season) as they joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2001.
At the end of the regular season, head coach Dirk Koetter resigned to take the same position at Arizona State but did stay on to coach in the Broncos' bowl game. The Broncos hired offensive coordinator Dan Hawkins as their new head coach.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico* | W 31–14 | 22,090 | ||
| September 9 | 7:00 pm | Northern Iowa* | W 42–17 | 26,490 | ||
| September 16 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas* | L 31–38 | 54,286 | ||
| September 23 | 1:00 pm | at Central Michigan* | W 47–10 | 21,837 | ||
| October 7 | 2:00 pm | at Washington State* | L 35–42 | 25,129 | ||
| October 14 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Washington* |
| W 41–23 | 25,493 | |
| October 21 | 3:00 pm | North Texas |
| W 59–0 | 22,418 | |
| October 28 | 6:00 pm | at New Mexico State | W 34–31 | 11,323 | ||
| November 4 | 4:00 pm | at Arkansas State | W 42–14 | 8,254 | ||
| November 11 | 1:00 pm | Utah State |
| W 66–38 | 27,206 | |
| November 18 | 1:00 pm | Idaho |
| W 66–24 | 30,856 | |
| December 28 | 11:30 am | UTEP |
| ESPN2 | W 38–23 | 26,203 |
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