2000 Akron Zips football team

2000 Akron Zips football
MAC East Division co-champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2000 record 6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach Lee Owens (6th season)
Captain Tony McCray, Rich Reliford, Dwight Smith, Butchie Washington
Home stadium Rubber Bowl
2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L    W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$  5 1     5 3     8 5  
Akron x  5 1     5 3     6 5  
Ohio  4 2     5 3     7 4  
Miami  4 2     5 3     6 5  
Bowling Green  1 5     2 6     2 9  
Buffalo  2 4     2 6     2 9  
Kent State  0 6     1 7     1 10  
West Division
Western Michigan xy  4 1     7 1     9 3  
Toledo x  4 1     6 1     10 1  
Northern Illinois  2 3     4 3     6 5  
Ball State  2 3     4 3     5 6  
Eastern Michigan  2 3     2 5     3 8  
Central Michigan  1 4     2 6     2 9  
Championship: Marshall 19, Western Michigan 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by sixth–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They outscored their opponents 333–295 and finished with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses (6–5).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 2 at No. 11 Virginia Tech* Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA L 23–52  
September 9 at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI L 7–17  
September 16 UCF* Rubber BowlAkron, OH W 35–24  
September 23 at Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH W 23–20  
September 30 Miami (OH) Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH W 37–20  
October 7 at Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH W 27–21  
October 14 Northern Illinois Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH L 35–52  
October 21 Connecticut* Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH L 35–38  
October 28 Marshall Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH L 28–31  
November 11 Buffalo Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH W 49–14  
November 18 at Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH (Rivalry) W 34–6  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. "2000 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
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