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2000 Ball State

5–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bill Lynch.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 9 Florida 19–40; lost vs. Western Illinois 14–24; lost at No. 7 Kansas State 0–76; lost vs. Northern Illinois 14–43; won at Miami (OH) 15–10; won vs. Eastern Michigan 33–14; won at Buffalo 44–35; won at Central Michigan 38–34; lost vs. Western Michigan 3–42; lost at Toledo 3–31; won vs. UConn 29–0+29−76Lost 19–40 at No. 9 Florida-21No. 9 FloridaLost 14–24 vs. Western Illinois-10Western IllinoisLost 0–76 at No. 7 Kansas State-76No. 7 Kansas StateLost 14–43 vs. Northern Illinois-29Northern Illino…Won 15–10 at Miami (OH)+5Miami (OH)Won 33–14 vs. Eastern Michigan+19Eastern MichiganWon 44–35 at Buffalo+9BuffaloWon 38–34 at Central Michigan+4Central MichiganLost 3–42 vs. Western Michigan-39Western MichiganLost 3–31 at Toledo-28ToledoWon 29–0 vs. UConn+29UConn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at9FloridaL 19–⁠409%
Sep 9vsWestern IllinoisL 14–⁠2458%
Sep 16at7Kansas StateL 0–⁠766%
Sep 30vsNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠4339%
Oct 7atMiami (OH)W 15–⁠1012%
Oct 14vsEastern MichiganW 33–⁠1452%
Oct 21atBuffaloW 44–⁠3553%
Oct 28atCentral MichiganW 38–⁠3443%
Nov 4vsWestern MichiganL 3–⁠4221%
Nov 11atToledoL 3–⁠3111%
Nov 18vsUConnW 29–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UConn 29–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠349
Coach
Bill Lynch
Elo
1340 +42 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 82 of 116; offense No. 81, defense No. 76
SRS
−11.4 No. 93 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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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.