2000 Ball State Cardinals football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–6 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBall State 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 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for third place in the MAC West.[1][2] The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Talmadge Hill with 1,455 passing yards, Marcus Merriweather with 1,004 rushing yards and 48 points scored, and Sean Schembra with 484 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 9 Florida*
L 19–4085,095
September 9Western Illinois*
L 14–2412,779[4]
September 16at No. 7 Kansas State*
L 0–7646,916
September 30Northern Illinois
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN (rivalry)
L 14–4313,859
October 7at Miami (OH)
W 15–1016,412
October 14Eastern Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 33–1417,899
October 21at Buffalo
W 44–3513,064
October 28at Central Michigan
W 38–3411,837
November 4Western Michigan
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
L 3–4218,535
November 11at Toledo
L 3–3118,916
November 18Connecticut*
  • Ball State Stadium
  • Muncie, IN
W 29–010,195
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2007 Ball State Football Media Guide". Ball State University. 2007. p. 99. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "2000 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "2000 Ball State Cardinals Statistics". SR/College Football. Sport Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Zaleski, Doug (September 10, 2000). "The streak continues". The Star Press. p. 1C. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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