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2000 Eastern Michigan

3–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jeff Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2000, game by game: won vs. UConn 32–25; lost vs. Miami (OH) 17–34; lost at South Carolina 6–41; lost at Temple 40–49; lost vs. UCF 10–31; lost vs. Toledo 14–42; lost at Ball State 14–33; lost at Bowling Green 6–20; won vs. Central Michigan 31–15; won vs. Northern Illinois 39–32; lost at Western Michigan 0–28+16−35Won 32–25 vs. UConn+7UConnLost 17–34 vs. Miami (OH)-17Miami (OH)Lost 6–41 at South Carolina-35South CarolinaLost 40–49 at Temple-9TempleLost 10–31 vs. UCF-21UCFLost 14–42 vs. Toledo-28ToledoLost 14–33 at Ball State-19Ball StateLost 6–20 at Bowling Green-14Bowling GreenWon 31–15 vs. Central Michigan+16Central MichiganWon 39–32 vs. Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…Lost 0–28 at Western Michigan-28Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsUConnW 32–⁠2571%
Sep 9vsMiami (OH)L 17–⁠3440%
Sep 16atSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠4137%
Sep 23atTempleL 40–⁠4934%
Sep 30vsUCFL 10–⁠3141%
Oct 7vsToledoL 14–⁠4227%
Oct 14atBall StateL 14–⁠3348%
Oct 21atBowling GreenL 6–⁠2033%
Nov 4vsCentral MichiganW 31–⁠1553%
Nov 11vsNorthern IllinoisW 39–⁠3234%
Nov 18atWestern MichiganL 0–⁠2812%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 31st-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.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠350
Coach
Jeff Woodruff
Elo
1316 −90 this season
SP+ rating
-16.2 No. 100 of 116; offense No. 97, defense No. 93
SRS
−17.6 No. 104 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pete Alamar
Defensive coordinator
William Harris
Captains
Walter Church, Craig Cipa, Jason Short, Jeremaine Kyles and Clifton Robinson
Most valuable player
Walter Church

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.