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2000 Miami (OH)

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Terry Hoeppner.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2000, game by game: won at Vanderbilt 33–30; won at Eastern Michigan 34–17; lost at No. 17 Ohio State 16–27; won vs. Kent State 45–14; lost at Akron 20–37; lost vs. Ball State 10–15; won vs. Bowling Green 24–10; lost at Cincinnati 15–45; won vs. Ohio 27–24; lost at Marshall 31–51; won at Buffalo 17–16+31−30Won 33–30 at Vanderbilt+3VanderbiltWon 34–17 at Eastern Michigan+17Eastern MichiganLost 16–27 at No. 17 Ohio State-11No. 17 Ohio StateWon 45–14 vs. Kent State+31Kent StateLost 20–37 at Akron-17AkronLost 10–15 vs. Ball State-5Ball StateWon 24–10 vs. Bowling Green+14Bowling GreenLost 15–45 at Cincinnati-30CincinnatiWon 27–24 vs. Ohio+3OhioLost 31–51 at Marshall-20MarshallWon 17–16 at Buffalo+1Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atVanderbiltW 33–⁠3056%
Sep 9atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠1760%
Sep 16at17Ohio StateL 16–⁠2737%
Sep 23vsKent StateW 45–⁠1486%
Sep 30atAkronL 20–⁠3754%
Oct 7vsBall StateL 10–⁠1588%
Oct 14vsBowling GreenW 24–⁠1073%
Oct 28atCincinnatiL 15–⁠4555%
Nov 4vsOhioW 27–⁠2452%
Nov 11atMarshallL 31–⁠5129%
Nov 18atBuffaloW 17–⁠1677%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Buffalo 17–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 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
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠286
Coach
Terry Hoeppner
Elo
1463 −69 this season
SP+ rating
-13.0 No. 91 of 116; offense No. 91, defense No. 82
SRS
−9.9 No. 91 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 44
Defensive coordinator
Jon Wauford

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 6Alex Sulfsted OGKansas City Chiefs

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.