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2000 Toledo Rockets football

MAC West Division co-champion

ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–1 (6–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Christensen (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Amstutz (7th season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Mid-American Conference football standings
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  • Div     Conf Overall
    Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
    East Division
    Marshall xy$   5 1     5 3     8 5  
    Akronx   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 Michiganxy   4 1     7 1     9 3  
    Toledox   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 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Gary Pinkel, who left the school after the end of the season to coach at Missouri.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 212:00 pmatPenn State*
  • University Park, PA
  • ESPN2W 24–694,296
    September 97:00 pmWeber State*
  • Toledo, OH
  • W 51–032,726
    September 167:00 pmEastern Illinois*
    • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
  • W 31–2627,318
    September 236:00 pmatWestern Michigan
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • L 14–2124,816
    September 307:00 pmCentral Michigan
    • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
  • W 41–020,913
    October 74:00 pmatEastern Michigan
  • Ypsilanti, MI
  • W 42–1414,139
    October 147:00 pmMarshalldagger
    • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
  • ESPN PlusW 42–034,900
    October 2812:00 pmatNavy*
  • Annapolis, MD
  • W 35–1427,355
    November 42:00 pmatNorthern Illinois
  • DeKalb, IL
  • W 38–2413,354
    November 111:00 pmatBall State
    • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
  • W 31–318,916
    November 226:30 pmBowling Green
    • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)
  • ESPN2W 51–1726,531
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Roster[edit]

    2000 Toledo Rockets football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 1 Tavares Bolden Sr
    WR 3 Manny Johnson So
    WR 14 Carl Ford So
    WR 17 Donta Greene So
    TB 19 Chester Taylor Sr
    OL 79 Noah Swartz So
    WR 80 Mel Long Sr
    WR 84 Erik Kost Sr
    TE 85 Greg Grothous So
    TE 86 Marcus Hairston Fr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 12 Brandon Hefflin  Fr
    CB 25 James Stanley Jr
    LB 30 Tom Ward So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Dave ChristensenOffensive coordinator and offensive line
    • David Yost – Quarterbacks and recruiting coordinator
    • Brian Jones – Running backs
    • Cornell Ford – Wide receivers
    • Bruce Walker – Tight ends
    • Tom AmstutzDefensive coordinator and assistant head coach
    • Craig Kuligowski – Defensive line
    • David Walkosky – outside linebackers
    • Matt EberflusDefensive backs
    • David Hutchinson – Graduate assistant
    • Mark Lister – Graduate assistant
    • Justin Wooley – Graduate assistant

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: December 5, 2023

    Rankings[edit]

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP2525
    Coaches Poll2525
    BCSNot releasedNot released

    References[edit]


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