2000 Kent State

1–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dean Pees.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2000, game by game: lost at Pittsburgh 7–30; lost at No. 14 Purdue 10–45; lost vs. Youngstown State 20–26; lost at Miami (OH) 14–45; lost vs. Bowling Green 11–18; won at Central Michigan 24–21; lost vs. Ohio 7–44; lost at Marshall 12–34; lost vs. Western Michigan 0–42; lost at Buffalo 17–20; lost vs. Akron 6–34+7−42Lost 7–30 at Pittsburgh-23PittsburghLost 10–45 at No. 14 Purdue-35No. 14 PurdueLost 20–26 vs. Youngstown State-6Youngstown StateLost 14–45 at Miami (OH)-31Miami (OH)Lost 11–18 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenWon 24–21 at Central Michigan+3Central MichiganLost 7–44 vs. Ohio-37OhioLost 12–34 at Marshall-22MarshallLost 0–42 vs. Western Michigan-42Western MichiganLost 17–20 at Buffalo-3BuffaloLost 6–34 vs. Akron-28Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Akron 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 13th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
128–⁠359
Coach
Dean Pees
Elo
1209 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-25.0 No. 111 of 116; offense No. 113, defense No. 90
SRS
−26.3 No. 114 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Charley Molnar
Defensive coordinator
Greg Colby

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.