2000 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

2000 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 10–7 vs. St. John's (MN)
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	14–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach	Larry Kehres (15th season)
Home stadium	Mount Union Stadium

2000 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mount Union $^		9	–	0					14	–	0
Ohio Northern ^		8	–	1					9	–	3
Wilmington (OH)		7	–	2					7	–	3
John Carroll		6	–	3					7	–	3
Baldwin–Wallace		5	–	4					5	–	5
Muskingum		3	–	6					4	–	6
Otterbein		3	–	6					4	–	6
Capital		2	–	7					3	–	7
Marietta		2	–	7					3	–	7
Heidelberg		0	–	9					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2000 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division III football season. In their 15th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 662 to 222. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, defeating the St. John's (MN) Johnnies, 10–7.^[1]

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Allegheny*	Meadville, PA	W 48–21	3,116	[2]
September 16	at Otterbein	Westerville, OH	W 37–14	3,114
September 23	John Carroll	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 41–31	7,053
September 30	at Ohio Northern	Ada War Memorial Stadium Ada, OH	W 48–24	4,611	[3]
October 7	Marietta	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 54–14
October 14	Wilmington	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 42–7
October 21	at Capital	Whitehall-Yearling High School Columbus, OH	W 58–17
October 28	Muskingum	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 62–7
November 4	at Baldwin–Wallace	Finnie Stadium Berea, OH	W 41–0
November 11	Heidelberg	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 60–7
November 25	Ohio Northern*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)	W 59–28
December 2	Wittenberg*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)	W 32–15	4,736
December 9	Widener*	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 70–30
December 16	vs. St. John's (MN)*	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 10–7	4,643
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2000 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
2. "2000 Allegheny recap". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 3, 2000. p. 42.
3. "Mount Union 48, Ohio Northern 24". d3football.