2000 Western Michigan Broncos football team

2000 Western Michigan Broncos football
MAC West Division co-champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West
2000 record 9–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach Gary Darnell (4th season)
MVP Garrett Soldano
Home stadium Waldo Stadium
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 Western Michigan Broncos football team was an American football team that represented Western Michigan University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Gary Darnell, the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished in a tie for first place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and lost to the Marshall Thundering Herd in the 2000 MAC Championship Game.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]

The team's statistical leaders were Jeff Welsh with 2,537 passing yards, Robert Sanford with 1,571 rushing yards, and Steve Neal with 67 catches for 848 receiving yards.[5] Sanford was selected as the MAC's most valuable player and the offensive player of the year.[6] Gary Darnell was named the MAC coach of the year.[7]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 8:00 pm at No. 4 Wisconsin* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN Regional L 7–19   77,843[8]
September 9 2:00 pm at Iowa* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 27–21   55,650[9][10]
September 16 6:05 pm Indiana State* Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 56–0   36,361[11][12]
September 23 6:00 pm Toledo Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 21–14   24,816
September 30 1:00 pm Ohio Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 23–10   21,412
October 5 8:00 pm at Marshall Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN W 30–10   27,109
October 21 1:00 pm Northern Illinoisdagger Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN Regional[13] W 52–22   27,523[13][14]
October 28 2:00 pm at Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 42–0   3,586[15][16]
November 4 1:00 pm at Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 42–3   18,535[17][18]
November 11 1:00 pm at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (WMU–CMU rivalry) ESPN-Plus L 17–21   26,249[19][20]
November 18 1:05 pm Eastern Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 28–0   15,102[21][22]
December 2 1:00 pm at Marshall Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV (2000 MAC Championship Game) ABC L 14–19   24,816[23]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 2000-09". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Waldo Stadium". Western Michigan University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2000 Western Michigan Broncos Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Football History: Conference Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Football History: Conference Awards". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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