2000 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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.[1]

2000 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
2000 record2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry 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.

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.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2at MichiganL 7–42
September 9PittsburghL 16–34
September 16at TempleL 14–31
September 23at BuffaloL 17–20
September 30at Kent StateW 18–11
October 7AkronL 21–27
October 14at Miami (OH)L 10–24
October 21Eastern MichiganW 20–6
November 4MarshallL 13–20
November 11OhioL 21–23
November 22at ToledoL 17–51

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.
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