American college football season
2000 Eastern Michigan Eagles football |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Division | West |
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Record | 3–8 (2–5 MAC) |
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Head coach | - Jeff Woodruff (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Peter Alamar (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | William Harris (1st season) |
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MVP | Walter Church |
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Captain | Walter Church, Craig Cipa, Jason Short, Jeremaine Kyles, Clifton Robinson |
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Home stadium | Rynearson Stadium |
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Seasons |
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.
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The 2000 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jeff Woodruff, the Eagles compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 350 to 209.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,326 passing yards, John White with 561 rushing yards, and Kenny Christian with 808 receiving yards.[3] Walter Church received the team's most valuable player award.[4]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:03pm | UConn* | | CPTV | W 32-25 | 11,148 |
September 9 | 1:00pm | Miami | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| | L 17-34 | 10,023 |
September 16 | 7:00 | at South Carolina* | | | L 6-41 | 80,922 |
September 23 | 6:05 | at Temple* | | | L 40-49 | 13,853 |
September 30 | 1:00 | UCF* | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| | L 10-31 | 10,238 |
October 7 | 4:00 | Toledo | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| | L 14-42 | 14,139 |
October 14 | 1:00 | at Ball State | | | L 14-33 | 17,899 |
October 21 | 7:00 | at Bowling Green | | | L 6-20 | 8,042 |
November 4 | 1:00 | Central Michigan | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
| | W 31-15 | 10,023 |
November 11 | 1:00 | Northern Illinois | - Rynearson Stadium
- Ypsilanti, MI
| | W 39-32 | 4,592 |
November 18 | 1:05 | at Western Michigan | | | L 0-28 | 15,102 |
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Roster
2000 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | RB/DB | 2 | Ryan Clifford | Fr | WR | 3 | Jamal Stevens | Jr | WR | 7 | Kenny Christian | Jr | WR | 9 | Keijuan Douglas | Sr | QB | 10 | Chinedu Okoro | Fr | WR/DB | 13 | Ashantti Watson | Fr | QB | 14 | Collin Carey | Fr | WR | 15 | Alonzo Harris | Fr | QB | 16 | Troy Edwards | So | QB | 17 | Rick Pyle | Fr | WR | 18 | Adrian Barbera | Sr | QB/DB | 18 | Kevin Harrison | Fr | QB | 19 | Walter Church | Sr | TB | 21 | Rich Schutt | So | TB | 23 | Dale McGhee | So | WR/DB | 28 | Jeff Brown | Fr | TB | 31 | Idris Wells | Sr | TB/SS | 32 | Mike Mangan | Fr | TE | 33 | Mike Luna | Sr | WR | 33 | James Stanford | Fr | TB | 34 | John White | Jr | TE | 36 | Matt Kelly | Sr | TB | 40 | Eric Powell | Jr | TE/DE | 41 | Braden Feucht | Fr | TB | 45 | Chris Whittington | So | TB/DB | 48 | Ryan King | Fr | OL | 62 | Craig Cipa | Sr | OL | 63/69 | Damian Tilley | Jr | OL | 64 | Rich Chorak | Jr | OL | 66 | Luis Garcia | Sr | OL | 67 | Michael Johnson | Fr | OL | 68 | Chuck Butkowski | Jr | OL | 70 | Nick Suszan | Fr | OL | 71 | Woodrow Young | So | OL | 72 | Chris Sartori | Fr | C | 73 | Cory Annett | Jr | OL | 74 | Kristofer Stark | Jr | OL | 75 | Izaak Madril | Jr | OL | 77 | John Grabowski | Jr | WR | 81 | Kevin Walter | So | TE | 82 | Kevin Zureki | Fr | WR | 84 | Larry Clark | So | TE | 85 | Adam Jarosz | Fr | TE/DE | 86 | Sam Anderson | Fr | WR | 88 | Vince Nasca | So | TE | 89 | Brett Wells | So | TE | 97 | Justin Berent | Fr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 1 | Emmanuel Sneed | Jr | DB | 4 | Maurice Ryland | Jr | DB | 5 | Andrae Brooks | Jr | DB | 6 | Rickey Scott | Sr | LB | 8 | Clifton Robinson | Sr | DB | 11 | London Lindsey | Jr | LB | 22 | Kenny Philpot | Jr | DB | 23 | Jelani Johnson | Sr | DB | 25 | David Huff | Fr | DB | 26 | Terrance Dills | So | DB | 27 | Ryan Pratt | So | DB | 29 | Erick Middleton | So | DB | 35 | James Willingham | Sr | DB/TB | 37 | Nate Brooks | Fr | LB | 37 | Ernie Scalzi | So | LB | 37 | Mike Salvatori | Fr | DB | 38 | Antonio Liddell | So | LB | 39 | Jason Short | Sr | FS | 43 | Josh Martin | Fr | LB | 44 | Scott Russell | Jr | LB | 46 | Fred Bateman | So | LB | 49 | Jeff Altoft | So | LB/FB | 51 | Ryan Robinette | Fr | LB | 52 | Chris Roberson | So | LB | 53 | David Martin | So | LB | 54 | David Lusky | Fr | LB/DE | 55 | Brian Jenkins | Fr | RE | 56 | Elliott Daniels | So | LB | 57 | Cody Lettiere | Fr | DE/OT | 59 | Dan Davis | Fr | DL | 90 | Anthony Bailey | Jr | DL | 91 | Hammond Russell | So | LE | 92 | Nik Buckmeier | Jr | DL | 93 | Jari Brown | Jr | DL | 95 | Jeremaine Kyles | Sr | DE | 96 | Antone Hines | Jr | DE | 98 | Jonas Jackson | Jr | DE | 99 | James Turner | Sr | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 12 | Toller Starnes | Jr | PNT | 20 | Nick Avondet | Sr | PNT/TE | 20 | Colin Wilshire | Fr | LS | 87 | Carson Dach | So | PNT | 98 | David Rysco | So | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Conference Awards/Leaders
Walter Church
- 238 Pass Completions (2nd)
- 399 Pass Attempts (2nd)
- 59.6 Pass Completion Percentage (3rd)
- 2,326 Passing Yards (4th)
Kenny Christian
- 78 Receptions (1st)
- Second Team All-MAC Offense
Kevin Walter
- 5 Receiving Touchdowns (Tied 4th)
- 426 Total Plays (Tied 3rd)
- 2,236 Total Yards (5th)
Toller Starnes
- 11 Field Goals Made (Tied 4th)
- 78.6 Field Goal Percentage (3rd)
Nick Avondet
- 71 Punts (3rd)
- 2,954 Punting Yards (2nd)
- 41.6 Punting Yards Per Punt (3rd)
- Second Team All-MAC Defense
References
- ^ "2000 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 167, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "2000 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.
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