2000 Akron Zips football team

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2000 Akron Zips football
MAC East Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainTony McCray, Rich Reliford, Dwight Smith, Butchie Washington
Home stadiumRubber Bowl
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
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.

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at No. 11 Virginia Tech*
L 23–5256,272
September 9at Central Michigan
L 7–1718,438
September 16UCF*
W 35–2412,964
September 23at Ohio
W 23–2020,114
September 30Miami (OH)
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 37–2014,132
October 7at Bowling Green
W 27–218,008[1]
October 14Northern Illinois
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 35–529,487
October 21Connecticut*
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 35–386,467
October 28Marshall
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
L 28–3115,641
November 11Buffalo
  • Rubber Bowl
  • Akron, OH
W 49–145,132
November 18at Kent State
W 34–65,270[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

2000 Akron Zips football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Matthew Cherry Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Akron 27, Bowling Green 21". News and Messenger. October 8, 2000. p. 20. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "2000 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 13, 2017.


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