2000 Idaho Vandals football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBret Ingalls (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorEd Rifilato[1][2] (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMartin Stadium (Pullman, WA)
Kibbie Dome (Moscow, ID)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2000 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the Big West Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Cable, the Vandals were 5–6 overall (3–2 in Big West, third).

Idaho played only one of their four home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho;[3] the other three were at Martin Stadium at Washington State University in nearby Pullman, Washington.

In the Battle of the Palouse, Idaho defeated neighboring Washington State for the second straight year;[4] the previous two victories in this series were 35 years earlier and also in consecutive years under different head coaches: 1964 (Dee Andros) and 1965 (Steve Musseau).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 212:30 pmat No. 14 Washington*
L 20–4470,117
September 91:00 pmNo. 10 Montana*
L 38–4517,929
September 163:30 pmat Oregon*
L 13–4243,770[5]
September 232:00 pmat Washington State*
W 38–3431,409
September 306:00 pmMontana State*
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 56–713,315
October 710:00 amat West Virginia*
L 16–2841,185
October 146:00 pmArkansas Statedagger
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
W 42–2519,779
October 212:00 pmat Utah State
L 14–3114,217
November 412:30 pmat North Texas
W 16–1410,165
November 116:00 pmNew Mexico State
W 44–41 2OT16,389[3][6]
November 1812:00 pmat Boise State
L 24–6630,856
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

NFL Draft

Two Vandal seniors were selected in the 2001 NFL Draft, which lasted seven rounds (246 selections).

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Rick DeMulling Guard 7th 220 Indianapolis Colts
Mike Roberg Tight end 7th 227 Carolina Panthers

[7]

References

  1. ^ Pond, Alex (August 30, 2000). "Familiar faces". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  2. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (September 1, 2000). "Gilbertson wary of his disciples on Idaho sideline". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  3. ^ a b Sahlberg, Bert (November 11, 2000). "Back at home sweet dome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. ^ "Idaho 38, Washington State 34". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 24, 2000. p. 3B.
  5. ^ Clark, Bob (September 17, 2000). "Fun's over...let the games begin". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. G1.
  6. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 12, 2000). "Vandals in festive mood". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Three Palouse players drafted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 23, 2001. p. 1B.

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