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2000 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–1 (6–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
(Capacity: 26,248)
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 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who left the school after the end of the season to coach at Missouri.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 PMat Penn State*ESPN2W 24–694,296
September 97:00 PMWeber State*W 51–032,726
September 167:00 PMEastern Illinois*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–2627,318
September 236:00 PMat Western MichiganL 14–2124,816
September 307:00 PMCentral Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 41–020,913
October 74:00 PMat Eastern MichiganW 42–1414,139
October 147:00 PMMarshalldagger
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN+W 42–034,900
October 2812:00 PMat Navy*W 35–1427,355
November 42:00 PMat Northern IllinoisW 38–2413,354
November 111:00 PMat Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–318,916
November 226:30 PMBowling Green
ESPN2W 51–1726,531

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Roster

2000 Toledo Rockets football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 14 Carl Ford Sr
WR 17 Donta Greene So
TB 19 Chester Taylor Sr
OL 79 Noah Swartz So
WR 84 Erik Kost Sr
TE 85 Greg Grothous So
TE 86 Marcus Hairston Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 12 Brandon Hefflin  Fr
CB 25 James Stanley So
LB 30 Tom Ward So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-02-23

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP2525
Coaches Poll2525
BCSNot releasedNot released

References