2000 Utah Utes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2000 Utah Utes football Mountain West Conference MW 4–7 3–4 Ron McBride 11th Tommy Lee 3rd Pro-style Kyle Whittingham 6th 4–3 Rice–Eccles Stadium] 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. Schedule 2000 AP Mountain September 2 7:00 pm l y Arizona Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN2 3–17 41,352 September 9 4:00 pm l y y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA KJZZ 21–24 43,500 September 16 6:00 pm l y Washington State Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ 21–38 38,814 Strickland Carter Big step for Cougs https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review/184643302/ November 9, 2025 The Spokesman-Review September 17, 2000 C1 Newspapers.com September 23 5:00 pm l y Air Force Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ABC 14–23 37,151 September 30 3:05 pm w y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT Battle of the Brothers KSL 35–14 29,814 October 14 1:05 pm w y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN Plus 21–7 17,498 October 21 5:00 pm l Colorado State Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ 17–24 37,505 October 28 1:00 pm l y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM ESPN Plus 3–10 21,366 November 4 1:00 pm w UNLV Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT ESPN Plus 38–16 34,842 November 11 4:00 pm w y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY KJZZ 34–0 10,195 November 24 4:00 pm l BYU Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Holy War ESPN 27–34 45,064 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf Ute Record Book University of Utah Department of Athletics October 21, 2009 July 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713210940/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf dead2000 Final Statistics http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/062801aac.html University of Utah Department of Athletics June 28, 2001 June 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120322011106/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/062801aac.html 2012-03-22 dead Roster 2000 Utah Utes f 37 Sr Mbe Agbor RB 14 Sr Darnell Arceneaux QB 69 So Jordan Gross T y 85 Fr Matt Hansen TE 84 Sr Mark Henderson WR 60 So Alex Jacobsen OL 1 Jr Cliff Russell WR y 7 Sr Steve Smith Steve Smith Sr. WR y 99 Fr Justyn Boudreau DE yes 47 Sr Andy Bowers DE 21 Sr Andre Dyson DB y 63 So Garrett Smith DE y https://web.archive.org/web/20001109022300/http://utahutes.fansonly.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/utah-m-footbl-mtt.html *Ron McBride 2000-11-09 NFL draft Two players went in the 2001 NFL draft, including future pro bowler Steve Smith. 2 Utah Utes Player Position Round Pick NFL club Andre Dyson Cornerback 2 60 Tennessee TitansSteve Smith Wide receiver 3 74 Carolina Panthers References Utah Category:Utah Utes football seasons Utah Utes football