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2000 Middle Tennessee

6–⁠5, coached by Andy McCollum.

Schedule and results

Middle Tennessee in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 21 Illinois 6–35; lost at No. 8 Florida 0–55; won vs. Murray State 44–28; lost at Maryland 27–45; won vs. Louisiana Tech 49–21; won vs. UL Monroe 28–0; lost at UAB 9–14; lost at No. 20 Mississippi State 35–61; won at UConn 66–10; won vs. South Florida 45–9; won vs. Louisiana 41–38+56−55Lost 6–35 at No. 21 Illinois-29No. 21 IllinoisLost 0–55 at No. 8 Florida-55No. 8 FloridaWon 44–28 vs. Murray State+16Murray StateLost 27–45 at Maryland-18MarylandWon 49–21 vs. Louisiana Tech+28Louisiana TechWon 28–0 vs. UL Monroe+28UL MonroeLost 9–14 at UAB-5UABLost 35–61 at No. 20 Mississippi State-26No. 20 Mississippi Sta…Won 66–10 at UConn+56UConnWon 45–9 vs. South Florida+36South FloridaWon 41–38 vs. Louisiana+3Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at21IllinoisL 6–⁠3517%
Sep 9at8FloridaL 0–⁠5510%
Sep 16vsMurray StateW 44–⁠2862%
Sep 23atMarylandL 27–⁠4527%
Oct 7vsLouisiana TechW 49–⁠2139%
Oct 14vsUL MonroeW 28–⁠062%
Oct 21atUABL 9–⁠1431%
Oct 28at20Mississippi StateL 35–⁠6114%
Nov 4atUConnW 66–⁠1055%
Nov 11vsSouth FloridaW 45–⁠961%
Nov 18vsLouisianaW 41–⁠3884%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana 41–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 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
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AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠316
Coach
Andy McCollum
Elo
1435 +103 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 96 of 116; offense No. 72, defense No. 109
SRS
−6.9 No. 83 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Larry Fedora
Defensive coordinator
Miles Aldridge