2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2000
| team = Wyoming Cowboys
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Mountain West Conference
| short_conf = MW
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 0–7
| head_coach = Vic Koenning
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Rusty Burns
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = Spread
| def_coach = Vic Koenning
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme = Matt Wallerstedt
| captain = 3–4
| stadium = War Memorial Stadium
}}
{{2000 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
The 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by [first-year head coach Vic Koenning, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 1–10 record with mark 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight team in the MW. The Cowboys offense scored 170 points, while the defense allowed 393 points. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2000
| poll = AP
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 21–35
| attend = 76,128
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-rudimentary-juco/157482517/|work=Birmingham Post-Herald|title=Rudimentary, JUCO transfer grounds Tigers' running joke to a halt|date=September 1, 2000|accessdate=October 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Kyle Field
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| tv = FSN
| score = 3–51
| attend = 69,723
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv =
| score = 31–10
| attend = 19,050
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 7:05 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, Wyoming
| tv = SPW
| score = 28–35
| attend = 13,754
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = SPW
| score = 10–45
| attend = 25,089
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv = ABC
| score = 0–34
| attend = 15,661
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv =
| score = 34–51
| attend = 15,452
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = SPW
| score = 23–42
| attend = 19,967
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| tv = ESPN
| score = 7–19
| attend = 56,422
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv =
| score = 0–34
| attend = 10,195
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename = Border War
| tv = ESPN
| score = 13–37
| attend = 25,922
}}
}}
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 2001 NFL draft.
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Linebacker | 5 | 157 | Minnesota Vikings |
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