2000 Toledo Rockets football team

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2000 Toledo Rockets football
Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg
MAC West Division co-champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–1 (6–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Christensen (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Amstutz (7th season)
Home stadium Glass Bowl
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 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 pmat Penn State * ESPN2 W 24–694,296
September 97:00 pm Weber State *W 51–032,726
September 167:00 pm Eastern Illinois *
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–2627,318
September 236:00 pmat Western Michigan L 14–2124,816
September 307:00 pm Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 41–020,913
October 74:00 pmat Eastern Michigan W 42–1414,139
October 147:00 pm Marshall Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN Plus W 42–034,900
October 2812:00 pmat Navy *W 35–1427,355
November 42:00 pmat Northern Illinois W 38–2413,354
November 111:00 pmat Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–318,916
November 226:30 pm Bowling Green
ESPN2W 51–1726,531
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 2525
Coaches Poll 2525
BCS Not releasedNot released

Roster

2000 Toledo Rockets football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1Tavares BoldenSr
WR 3Manny JohnsonSo
WR 14 Carl Ford So
WR 17Donta GreeneSo
TB 19 Chester Taylor Sr
OL 79Noah SwartzSo
WR 80Mel LongSr
WR 84Erik KostSr
TE 85Greg GrothousSo
TE 86Marcus HairstonFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 12Brandon Hefflin Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 25 James Stanley Jr
LB 30Tom WardSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Dave Christensen Offensive coordinator and offensive line
  • David Yost Quarterbacks and recruiting coordinator
  • Brian Jones Running backs
  • Cornell Ford Wide receivers
  • Bruce Walker Tight ends
  • Tom Amstutz Defensive coordinator and assistant head coach
  • Craig Kuligowski Defensive line
  • David Walkosky outside linebackers
  • Matt Eberflus Defensive backs
  • David Hutchinson Graduate assistant
  • Mark Lister Graduate assistant
  • Justin Wooley Graduate assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 5, 2023

References