| Game Name: | Silicon Valley Football Classic |
| Date Game Played: | December 31 |
| Year Game Played: | 2000 |
| Football Season: | 2000 |
| Stadium: | Spartan Stadium |
| City: | San Jose, California |
| Visitor Name Short: | Air Force |
| Visitor Nickname: | Falcons |
| Visitor Record: | 8–3 |
| Visitor Coach: | Fisher DeBerry |
| Visitor 1Q: | 19 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 15 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home Name Short: | Fresno State |
| Home Nickname: | Bulldogs |
| Home Record: | 7–4 |
| Home Coach: | Pat Hill |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 13 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Mvp: | QB Mike Thiessen (Air Force) LB Tim Skipper (Fresno State) |
| Referee: | Steve Usechek (Big 12) |
| Attendance: | 26,542 |
| Payout: | $1.2 million |
| Us Network: | Fox Sports Net |
| First Game Ever Played: | yes |
The 2000 Silicon Valley Football Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Air Force Falcons and the Fresno State Bulldogs on December 31, 2000, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. Air Force won the game 37–34; while Air Force led 34–7 at halftime, Fresno State came within three points of tying the game before failing to score on a fake field goal in the last minute of the game.[1]