2000 Ohio Bobcats football team

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2000 Ohio Bobcats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTroy Calhoun (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Knorr (2nd season)
Home stadiumPeden Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
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 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Ohio competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Bobcats were led by head coach Jim Grobe, who resigned after the conclusion of the season to become the head coach for Wake Forest.[1] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:30 pmat Iowa State*FSNL 15–2534,385
September 92:30 pmat Minnesota*W 23–1741,637
September 167:00 pmTennessee Tech*W 52–1421,326
September 232:00 pmAkron
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
L 20–2320,114
September 301:00 pmat Western MichiganONNL 10–2321,412
October 77:00 pmBuffalo
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
ONNW 42–2017,634
October 142:00 pmat Kent StateW 44–78,976
October 212:00 pmCentral Michigandagger
  • Peden Stadium
  • Athens, OH
W 52–320,836
November 412:00 pmat Miami (OH)FSNL 24–2720,941
November 111:30 pmat Bowling GreenW 23–216,646
November 184:00 pmMarshall
ONNW 38–2821,217

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jim Grobe". Sports Reference.
  2. ^ "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.