2000 Akron Zips football team

2000 Akron Zips football
MAC East Division co-champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Lee Owens (6th season)
Captain	Tony McCray, Rich Reliford, Dwight Smith, Butchie Washington
Home stadium	Rubber Bowl

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 2	at No. 11 Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 23–52
September 9	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7–17
September 16	UCF*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 35–24
September 23	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 23–20
September 30	Miami (OH)	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 37–20
October 7	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 27–21
October 14	Northern Illinois	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 35–52
October 21	Connecticut*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 35–38
October 28	Marshall	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 28–31
November 11	Buffalo	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 49–14
November 18	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 34–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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 Lee Owens Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt