2000 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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2000 Western Michigan Broncos football
MAC West Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Rock (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Driesbach (4th season)
MVPGarrett Soldano
Home stadiumWaldo 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 (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 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.[6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 318:00 pmat No. 4 Wisconsin*
ESPN RegionalL 7–1977,843[7]
September 92:00 pmat Iowa*
W 27–2155,650[8][9]
September 166:05 pmIndiana State*
W 56–036,361[10][11]
September 236:00 pmToledo
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 21–1424,816
September 301:00 pmOhio
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 23–1021,412
October 58:00 pmat Marshall
ESPNW 30–1027,109
October 211:00 pmNorthern Illinoisdagger
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN RegionalW 52–2227,523[12][13]
October 282:00 pmat Kent State
W 42–03,586[14][15]
November 41:00 pmat Ball State
W 42–318,535[16][17]
November 111:00 pmat Central Michigan
ESPN PlusL 17–2126,249[18][19]
November 181:05 pmEastern Michigan
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
W 28–015,102[20][21]
December 21:00 pmat Marshall
ABCL 14–1924,816[22]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 Western Michigan Broncos football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Steve Neal Sr
WR 9 Micah Zuhl Jr
WR 15 Corey Alston Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. August 31, 2000. p. 53.
  8. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. September 9, 2000. p. 21.
  9. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 2000. p. 51.
  10. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. September 16, 2000. p. 32.
  11. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. September 18, 2000. p. 40.
  12. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 2000. p. 20.
  13. "Clipped from Battle Creek Enquirer". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 14, 2000. p. 2.
  14. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 2000. p. 26.
  15. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. October 29, 2000. p. 49.
  16. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 2000. p. 25.
  17. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. November 5, 2000. p. 50.
  18. Jim Spadafore (November 12, 2000). "Central shocks Western". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  19. Terry Foster (November 12, 2000). "Western Michigan took Central for granted". Detroit Free Press. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. November 18, 2000. p. 20.
  21. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. November 19, 2000. p. 45.
  22. "Clipped from Detroit Free Press". Detroit Free Press. December 2000. p. 75.