2000 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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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]

DivisionWest Division
Record9–3 (7–1 MAC)
Headcoach
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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
Seasons
 1999
2001 
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2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$ 51  53  85 
Akron x 51  53  65 
Ohio 42  53  74 
Miami (OH) 42  53  65 
Bowling Green 15  26  29 
Buffalo 24  26  29 
Kent State 06  17  110 
West Division
Western Michigan xy 41  71  93 
Toledo x 41  61  101 
Northern Illinois 23  43  65 
Ball State 23  43  56 
Eastern Michigan 23  25  38 
Central Michigan 14  26  29 
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.
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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

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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 MarshallESPNW 30–1027,109
October 211:00 pmNorthern Illinoisdagger
  • Waldo Stadium
  • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN RegionalW 52–2227,523[12][13]
October 282:00 pmat Kent StateW 42–03,586[14][15]
November 41:00 pmat Ball StateW 42–318,535[16][17]
November 111:00 pmat Central MichiganESPN 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
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
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

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