2000 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2000 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Gary Blackney (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Lichtenberg (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Beckman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium

2000 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	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.^[1]

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	at No. 6 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–42	110,585
September 9	Pittsburgh*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 16–34	11,533
September 16	at Temple*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–31	15,231
September 23	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	L 17–20	8,081
September 30	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	W 18–11	6,715[3]
October 7	Akron	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 21–27	8,008[4]
October 14	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 10–24	10,987
October 21	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 20–6	8,042
November 4	Marshall	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 13–20	8,091
November 11	Ohio	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 21–23	6,646
November 22	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 17–51	26,531
*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.