2000 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team

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2000 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
Stagg Bowl, W 10–7 vs. St. John's (MN)
Conference Ohio Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (9–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMount Union Stadium
Seasons
 1999
2001  
2000 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mount Union $^  9 0   14 0  
Ohio Northern ^  8 1   9 3  
Wilmington (OH)  7 2   7 3  
John Carroll  6 3   7 3  
Baldwin–Wallace  5 4   5 5  
Muskingum  3 6   4 6  
Otterbein  3 6   4 6  
Capital  2 7   3 7  
Marietta  2 7   3 7  
Heidelberg  0 9   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 2000 Mount Union Purple Raiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division III football season. In their 15th year under head coach Larry Kehres, the Purple Raiders compiled a perfect 14–0 record, won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 662 to 222. They qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs and advanced to the national championship team, defeating the St. John's (MN) Johnnies, 10–7. [1]

The team played its home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Allegheny * Meadville, PA W 48–213,116 [2]
September 16at Otterbein Westerville, OH W 37–143,114
September 23 John Carroll
W 41–317,053
September 30at Ohio Northern
W 48–244,611 [3]
October 7 Marietta
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 54–143,013
October 14 Wilmington
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 42–74,372
October 21at Capital W 58–17
October 28 Muskingum
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 62–74,023
November 4at Baldwin–Wallace
W 41–07,550
November 11 Heidelberg
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 60–73,723
November 25Ohio Northern*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)
W 59–283,862
December 2 Wittenberg *
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)
W 32–154,736
December 9 Widener *
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III semifinal)
W 70–304,537
December 16vs. St. John's (MN) *W 10–74,643
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2000 Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. "2000 Allegheny recap". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 3, 2000. p. 42.
  3. "Mount Union 48, Ohio Northern 24". d3football. Archived from the original on June 24, 2002.