2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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

The 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys offense scored 170 points, while the defense allowed 393 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 pm	at Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 21–35	76,128	^[1]
September 9	5:00 pm	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	L 3–51	69,723
September 16	2:00 pm	Central Michigan*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 31–10	19,050
September 23	7:05 pm	Nevada*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming	SPW	L 28–35	13,754
September 30	2:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	L 10–45	25,089
October 7	5:00 pm	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ABC	L 0–34	15,661
October 14	1:00 pm	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 34–51	15,452
October 21	5:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	SPW	L 23–42	19,967
October 26	6:00 pm	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 7–19	56,422
November 11	4:00 pm	Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 0–34	10,195
November 16	6:00 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Border War)	ESPN	L 13–37	25,922
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

The following were selected in the 2001 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Patrick Chukwurah	Linebacker	5	157	Minnesota Vikings

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