American college football season
2000 Akron Zips football |
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MAC East Division co-champion |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 6–5 (5–3 MAC) |
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Head coach | |
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Captain | Tony McCray, Rich Reliford, Dwight Smith, Butchie Washington |
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Home stadium | Rubber Bowl |
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Seasons |
2000 Mid-American Conference football standings | Div | | | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
East Division |
Marshall xy$ | | 5 | – | 1 | | | | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 8 | – | 5 | |
Akron x | | 5 | – | 1 | | | | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
Ohio | | 4 | – | 2 | | | | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 7 | – | 4 | |
Miami (OH) | | 4 | – | 2 | | | | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
Bowling Green | | 1 | – | 5 | | | | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
Buffalo | | 2 | – | 4 | | | | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
Kent State | | 0 | – | 6 | | | | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 1 | – | 10 | |
West Division |
Western Michigan xy | | 4 | – | 1 | | | | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 9 | – | 3 | |
Toledo x | | 4 | – | 1 | | | | | 6 | – | 1 | | | | | 10 | – | 1 | |
Northern Illinois | | 2 | – | 3 | | | | | 4 | – | 3 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
Ball State | | 2 | – | 3 | | | | | 4 | – | 3 | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | |
Eastern Michigan | | 2 | – | 3 | | | | | 2 | – | 5 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
Central Michigan | | 1 | – | 4 | | | | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 2 | – | 9 | |
Championship: Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14 |
- $ – Conference champion
- x – Division champion/co-champions
- y – Championship game participant
- Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
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The 2000 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by sixth–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They outscored their opponents 333–295 and finished with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses (6–5).
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | at No. 11 Virginia Tech* | | L 23–52 | 56,272 |
September 9 | at Central Michigan | | L 7–17 | 18,438 |
September 16 | UCF* | | W 35–24 | 12,964 |
September 23 | at Ohio | | W 23–20 | 20,114 |
September 30 | Miami (OH) | | W 37–20 | 14,132 |
October 7 | at Bowling Green | | W 27–21 | 8,008[1] |
October 14 | Northern Illinois | | L 35–52 | 9,487 |
October 21 | Connecticut* | | L 35–38 | 6,467 |
October 28 | Marshall | | L 28–31 | 15,641 |
November 11 | Buffalo | | W 49–14 | 5,132 |
November 18 | at Kent State | | W 34–6 | 5,270[2] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
2000 Akron Zips football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Akron 27, Bowling Green 21". News and Messenger. October 8, 2000. p. 20. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Pluto, Terry (November 19, 2000). "Zips and Flashes Play for the Love of the Game". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 31, 37. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "2000 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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Culture & lore | - Zippy
- "Akron Blue and Gold"
- Zips Marching Band
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People | |
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