2000 Western Michigan Broncos football team
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Western Michigan Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Western Michigan University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Gary Darnell, the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished in a tie for first place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and lost to the Marshall Thundering Herd in the 2000 MAC Championship Game.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]
The team's statistical leaders were Jeff Welsh with 2,537 passing yards, Robert Sanford with 1,571 rushing yards, and Steve Neal with 67 catches for 848 receiving yards.[5] Sanford was selected as the MAC's most valuable player and the offensive player of the year.[6] Gary Darnell was named the MAC coach of the year.[7]
Schedule
August 318:00 pmat No. 4 Wisconsin*
ESPN RegionalL 7–1977,843[8] September 92:00 pmat Iowa*
W 27–2155,650[9][10] September 166:05 pmIndiana State*
W 56–036,361[11][12] September 236:00 pmToledo
- Waldo Stadium
- Kalamazoo, MI
W 21–1424,816 September 301:00 pmOhio
- Waldo Stadium
- Kalamazoo, MI
W 23–1021,412 October 58:00 pmat Marshall
ESPNW 30–1027,109
October 211:00 pmNorthern Illinois
- Waldo Stadium
- Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN Regional[13]W 52–2227,523[13][14] October 282:00 pmat Kent State
W 42–03,586[15][16] November 41:00 pmat Ball State
W 42–318,535[17][18] November 111:00 pmat Central Michigan
ESPN-PlusL 17–2126,249[19][20] November 181:05 pmEastern Michigan
- Waldo Stadium
- Kalamazoo, MI
W 28–015,102[21][22] December 21:00 pmat Marshall
- Marshall University Stadium
- Huntington, WV (2000 MAC Championship Game)
References
- ^ "2000 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 2000-09". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2000 Western Michigan Broncos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "Football History: Conference Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Football History: Conference Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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