| Year Game Played: | 2000 |
| Game Name: | Humanitarian Bowl |
| Football Season: | 2000 |
| Visitor Name Short: | UTEP |
| Visitor Nickname: | Miners |
| Home Name Short: | Boise State |
| Home Nickname: | Broncos |
| Visitor Record: | 8 - 3 |
| Visitor Conference: | WAC |
| Home Record: | 9 - 2 |
| Home Conference: | Big West |
| Visitor Coach: | Gary Nord |
| Home Coach: | Dirk Koetter |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 10 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 10 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Date Game Played: | December 28 |
| Stadium: | Bronco Stadium |
| City: | Boise, Idaho |
| Mvp: | QB Bart Hendricks (Boise State) RB Chris Porter (UTEP) |
| Referee: | Rogers Redding (SEC) |
| Attendance: | 26,203 |
| Payout: | 750,000 per team[1] |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
| Us Announcers Link: | List of announcers of major college bowl games |
| Us Announcers: | Wayne Larrivee Randy Wright |
The 2000 Humanitarian Bowl was the 4th edition of the bowl game. It featured the Boise State Broncos, and the UTEP Miners.
In their final season in the Big West Conference, the Broncos went 5–0 in conference play, being the final champion of the Big West Conference. It was their 2nd conference title since joining Division I-A in 1996. As for the Miners, they had finished as co-champion of the Western Athletic Conference (which occurred after a loss to #15 TCU), their first conference title since 1956. This was UTEP's first bowl since 1988 and Boise State's 2nd straight Humanitarian Bowl.
Boise State scored first on a 28-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bart Hendricks to Jay Swillie giving the Broncos a 7–0 lead. In the second quarter, Nick Calaycay kicked a 41-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 10–0 lead. UTEP got on the board following a 9-yard connection from Rocky Perez to Joey Knapp making it 10–7. A 28-yard field goal from Ricky Bishop tied the contest at 10. With only 23 seconds left in the half, Bart Hendricks rushed 12 yards for a touchdown, giving Boise State a 17–10 lead at intermission.
In the third quarter, Bart Hendricks scored on a 77-yard touchdown run, increasing Boise State's lead to 24–10. Ricky Bishop of UTEP made a 43-yard field goal to make it 24–13.
In the fourth quarter, Brock Forsey scored on a 43-yard touchdown run, making the lead 31–13. UTEP would attempt to come back on a 47-yard field goal from Ricky Bishop, and a 3-yard Chris Porter touchdown run to make it 31–23. Hendricks scored on an 11-yard pass from Banks to make the final score 38–23. The victory was the second consecutive Humanitarian Bowl victory for Boise State.[2]
| Statistics | UTEP | BSU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 82-319 | 59-433 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–118 | 29–175 |
| Passing yards | 201 | 258 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–38–1 | 18–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:55 | 27:05 |