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2000 Western Michigan

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Darnell.

Schedule and results

Western Michigan in 2000, game by game: lost at No. 4 Wisconsin 7–19; won at Iowa 27–21; won vs. Indiana State 56–0; won vs. Toledo 21–14; won vs. Ohio 23–10; won at Marshall 30–10; won vs. Northern Illinois 52–22; won at Kent State 42–0; won at Ball State 42–3; lost at Central Michigan 17–21; won vs. Eastern Michigan 28–0; lost vs. Marshall 14–19+56−12Lost 7–19 at No. 4 Wisconsin-12No. 4 WisconsinWon 27–21 at Iowa+6IowaWon 56–0 vs. Indiana State+56Indiana StateWon 21–14 vs. Toledo+7ToledoWon 23–10 vs. Ohio+13OhioWon 30–10 at Marshall+20MarshallWon 52–22 vs. Northern Illinois+30Northern Illino…Won 42–0 at Kent State+42Kent StateWon 42–3 at Ball State+39Ball StateLost 17–21 at Central Michigan-4Central MichiganWon 28–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+28Eastern MichiganLost 14–19 vs. Marshall-5Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at4WisconsinL 7–⁠1922%
Sep 9atIowaW 27–⁠2159%
Sep 16vsIndiana StateW 56–⁠085%
Sep 23vsToledoW 21–⁠1452%
Sep 30vsOhioW 23–⁠1067%
Oct 5atMarshallW 30–⁠1033%
Oct 21vsNorthern IllinoisW 52–⁠2271%
Oct 28atKent StateW 42–⁠086%
Nov 4atBall StateW 42–⁠379%
Nov 11atCentral MichiganL 17–⁠2186%
Nov 18vsEastern MichiganW 28–⁠088%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsMarshallMid-American Championship GameL 14–⁠1957%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 19–⁠14 in the Mid-American Championship Game; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-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.

MAC West champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Toledo

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
359–⁠139
Coach
Gary Darnell
Elo
1595 +92 this season
SP+ rating
13.4 No. 26 of 116; offense No. 74, defense No. 5
SRS
10.1 No. 25 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Driesbach
Most valuable player
Garrett Soldano

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.