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2000 Akron

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Lee Owens.

Schedule and results

Akron in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 11 Virginia Tech 23–52; lost at Central Michigan 7–17; won vs. UCF 35–24; won at Ohio 23–20; won vs. Miami (OH) 37–20; won at Bowling Green 27–21; lost vs. Northern Illinois 35–52; lost vs. UConn 35–38; lost vs. Marshall 28–31; won vs. Buffalo 49–14; won at Kent State 34–6+35−29Lost 23–52 at No. 11 Virginia Tech-29No. 11 Virginia TechLost 7–17 at Central Michigan-10Central MichiganWon 35–24 vs. UCF+11UCFWon 23–20 at Ohio+3OhioWon 37–20 vs. Miami (OH)+17Miami (OH)Won 27–21 at Bowling Green+6Bowling GreenLost 35–52 vs. Northern Illinois-17Northern Illino…Lost 35–38 vs. UConn-3UConnLost 28–31 vs. Marshall-3MarshallWon 49–14 vs. Buffalo+35BuffaloWon 34–6 at Kent State+28Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at11Virginia TechL 23–⁠5219%
Sep 9atCentral MichiganL 7–⁠1752%
Sep 16vsUCFW 35–⁠2451%
Sep 23atOhioW 23–⁠2038%
Sep 30vsMiami (OH)W 37–⁠2046%
Oct 7atBowling GreenW 27–⁠2159%
Oct 14vsNorthern IllinoisL 35–⁠5267%
Oct 21vsUConnL 35–⁠3882%
Oct 28vsMarshallL 28–⁠3143%
Nov 11vsBuffaloW 49–⁠1484%
Nov 18atKent StateW 34–⁠673%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2000.

MAC East champions5–⁠3 in the conference, shared with Marshall

Consensus All-AmericanDwight Smith, S

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
333–⁠295
Coach
Lee Owens
Elo
1470 +1 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 83 of 116; offense No. 57, defense No. 90
SRS
−6.6 No. 82 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Winters
Defensive coordinator
Joe Palmisano
Captains
Tony McCray, Rich Reliford, Dwight Smith and Butchie Washington

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 3Dwight Smith DBTampa Bay Buccaneers

2000 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan7–⁠19–⁠3
Toledo6–⁠110–⁠1
Ohio5–⁠37–⁠4
Marshall5–⁠38–⁠5
Miami (OH)5–⁠36–⁠5
Akron5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois4–⁠36–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan2–⁠53–⁠8
Bowling Green2–⁠62–⁠9
Central Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.