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2000 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Lichtenberg (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Beckman (3rd season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons← 19992001 →
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 (OH)   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.

The 2000 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled a 2–9 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC East Division, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 289 to 174.

The team's statistical leaders included Andy Sahm with 1,490 passing yards, John Gibson with 514 rushing yards, and David Bautista with 915 receiving yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2at No. 6 Michigan*L 7–42110,585
September 9Pittsburgh*L 16–3411,533
September 16at Temple*L 14–3115,231
September 23at BuffaloL 17–208,081
September 30at Kent StateW 18–116,715
October 7Akron
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 21–278,008
October 14at Miami (OH)L 10–2410,987
October 21Eastern Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 20–68,042
November 4Marshall
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 13–208,091
November 11Ohio
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 21–236,646
November 22at ToledoL 17–5126,531
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2000 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. "2000 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. Paulk, Ralph (October 1, 2000). "Kent Falls Five Yards Short in Rally". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 42. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Akron 27, Bowling Green 21". News and Messenger. October 8, 2000. p. 20. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
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