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2000 Marshall

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bob Pruett.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 2000, game by game: won vs. Southeast Missouri State 63–7; lost at No. 24 Michigan State 24–34; lost at North Carolina 15–20; won vs. Buffalo 47–14; lost vs. Western Michigan 10–30; lost at Toledo 0–42; won vs. Kent State 34–12; won at Akron 31–28; won at Bowling Green 20–13; won vs. Miami (OH) 51–31; lost at Ohio 28–38; won vs. Western Michigan 19–14; won vs. Cincinnati 25–14+56−42Won 63–7 vs. Southeast Missouri State+56Southeast Misso…Lost 24–34 at No. 24 Michigan State-10No. 24 Michigan StateLost 15–20 at North Carolina-5North CarolinaWon 47–14 vs. Buffalo+33BuffaloLost 10–30 vs. Western Michigan-20Western MichiganLost 0–42 at Toledo-42ToledoWon 34–12 vs. Kent State+22Kent StateWon 31–28 at Akron+3AkronWon 20–13 at Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 51–31 vs. Miami (OH)+20Miami (OH)Lost 28–38 at Ohio-10OhioWon 19–14 vs. Western Michigan+5Western MichiganWon 25–14 vs. Cincinnati+11Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 63–⁠795%
Sep 9at24Michigan StateL 24–⁠3448%
Sep 23atNorth CarolinaL 15–⁠2063%
Sep 30vsBuffaloW 47–⁠1493%
Oct 5vsWestern MichiganL 10–⁠3067%
Oct 14atToledoL 0–⁠4243%
Oct 21vsKent StateW 34–⁠1288%
Oct 28atAkronW 31–⁠2857%
Nov 4atBowling GreenW 20–⁠1369%
Nov 11vsMiami (OH)W 51–⁠3171%
Nov 18atOhioL 28–⁠3856%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsWestern MichiganMid-American Championship GameW 19–⁠1443%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsCincinnatiMotor City BowlW 25–⁠1461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 25–⁠14 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 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.

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠3 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
367–⁠297
Coach
Bob Pruett
Elo
1609 −55 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 55 of 116; offense No. 59, defense No. 52
SRS
−2.0 No. 71 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ed Zaunbrecher
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Kelly
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 2Paul Toviessi DEDenver Broncos

2000 Mid-American Conference standings

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.