2000 Akron Zips football team

American college football season

2000 Akron Zips football

MAC East Division co-champion

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach|

* Lee Owens (6th season)

Captain| Tony McCray, Rich Reliford, Dwight Smith, Butchie Washington
Home stadium| Rubber Bowl

Seasons

<- 1999

2001 ->

2000 Mid-American Conference football standings

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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 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Mid-American Conference. They were led by sixth–year head coach Lee Owens. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They outscored their opponents 333–295 and finished with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses (6–5).

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 2| at No. 11 Virginia Tech*|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| L 23–52| 56,272
September 9| at Central Michigan|

* Kelly/Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| L 7–17| 18,438
September 16| UCF*|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| W 35–24| 12,964
September 23| at Ohio|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 23–20| 20,114
September 30| Miami (OH)|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| W 37–20| 14,132
October 7| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| W 27–21| 8,008[1]
October 14| Northern Illinois|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| L 35–52| 9,487
October 21| Connecticut*|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| L 35–38| 6,467
October 28| Marshall|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| L 28–31| 15,641
November 11| Buffalo|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH

| W 49–14| 5,132
November 18| at Kent State|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH (rivalry)

| W 34–6| 5,270[2]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster[edit]

2000 Akron Zips football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `2` | Matthew Cherry | Fr
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Head coach

* Lee Owens

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Akron 27, Bowling Green 21". News and Messenger. October 8, 2000. p. 20. Retrieved January 9, 2024 - via newspapers.com.
2. ^ Pluto, Terry (November 19, 2000). "Zips and Flashes Play for the Love of the Game". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 31, 37. Retrieved January 9, 2024 - via newspapers.com.
3. ^ "2000 University of Akron Football" (PDF). Akron Zips football. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

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Akron Zips football

Venues|

* League Park (c. 1910)
* Buchtel Field (c. 1915–1939)
* Rubber Bowl (1940–2008)
* InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field (2009–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kent State (Wagon Wheel)
* Youngstown State (Steel Tire, 1940–1995)

Culture & lore|

* Zippy
* "Akron Blue and Gold"
* Zips Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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