2000 Ohio Bobcats football team

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]

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.

Schedule

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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 Michigan 
  • 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
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  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.