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2000 Bowling Green

2–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Blackney.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 6 Michigan 7–42; lost vs. Pittsburgh 16–34; lost at Temple 14–31; lost at Buffalo 17–20; won at Kent State 18–11; lost vs. Akron 21–27; lost at Miami (OH) 10–24; won vs. Eastern Michigan 20–6; lost vs. Marshall 13–20; lost vs. Ohio 21–23; lost at Toledo 17–51+14−35Lost 7–42 at No. 6 Michigan-35No. 6 MichiganLost 16–34 vs. Pittsburgh-18PittsburghLost 14–31 at Temple-17TempleLost 17–20 at Buffalo-3BuffaloWon 18–11 at Kent State+7Kent StateLost 21–27 vs. Akron-6AkronLost 10–24 at Miami (OH)-14Miami (OH)Won 20–6 vs. Eastern Michigan+14Eastern MichiganLost 13–20 vs. Marshall-7MarshallLost 21–23 vs. Ohio-2OhioLost 17–51 at Toledo-34Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at6MichiganL 7–⁠4218%
Sep 9vsPittsburghL 16–⁠3455%
Sep 16atTempleL 14–⁠3143%
Sep 23atBuffaloL 17–⁠2066%
Sep 30atKent StateW 18–⁠1156%
Oct 7vsAkronL 21–⁠2741%
Oct 14atMiami (OH)L 10–⁠2427%
Oct 21vsEastern MichiganW 20–⁠667%
Nov 4vsMarshallL 13–⁠2031%
Nov 11vsOhioL 21–⁠2340%
Nov 22atToledoL 17–⁠5112%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 51–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 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.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠289
Coach
Gary Blackney
Elo
1345 −110 this season
SP+ rating
-15.0 No. 99 of 116; offense No. 109, defense No. 68
SRS
−15.4 No. 100 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Lichtenberg
Defensive coordinator
Tim Beckman

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.