Record: 10-1, .909 W-L% (6th of 116)
Conference: MAC (West Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Gary Pinkel (10-1)
PS/G: 36.4 (11th of 116) ▪ PA/G: 11.4 (3rd of 116)
SRS: 8.63 (25th of 116) ▪ SOS: -9.28 (114th of 116)
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2000-09-02 | @ | Penn State | W (24-6) | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 140 | 1 | 54 | 245 | 4.5 | 2 | 82 | 385 | 4.7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2000-09-09 | Weber State | W (51-0) | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 201 | 2 | 45 | 205 | 4.6 | 4 | 72 | 406 | 5.6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2000-09-16 | Eastern Illinois | W (31-26) | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 103 | 1 | 45 | 258 | 5.7 | 0 | 73 | 361 | 4.9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2000-09-23 | @ | Western Michigan | L (14-21) | 23 | 50 | 46.0 | 188 | 0 | 29 | 124 | 4.3 | 1 | 79 | 312 | 3.9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2000-09-30 | Central Michigan | W (41-0) | 15 | 26 | 57.7 | 146 | 0 | 56 | 311 | 5.6 | 5 | 82 | 457 | 5.6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2000-10-07 | @ | Eastern Michigan | W (42-14) | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 123 | 1 | 58 | 281 | 4.8 | 4 | 84 | 404 | 4.8 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2000-10-14 | Marshall | W (42-0) | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 140 | 2 | 49 | 247 | 5.0 | 1 | 68 | 387 | 5.7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2000-10-28 | @ | Navy | W (35-14) | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 135 | 1 | 41 | 251 | 6.1 | 3 | 69 | 386 | 5.6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2000-11-04 | @ | Northern Illinois | W (38-24) | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 226 | 2 | 55 | 335 | 6.1 | 3 | 81 | 561 | 6.9 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2000-11-11 | Ball State | W (31-3) | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 82 | 2 | 35 | 260 | 7.4 | 2 | 54 | 342 | 6.3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2000-11-22 | Bowling Green State | W (51-17) | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 174 | 1 | 47 | 275 | 5.9 | 4 | 70 | 449 | 6.4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 Games | 169 | 300 | 56.3 | 1658 | 13 | 514 | 2792 | 5.4 | 29 | 814 | 4450 | 5.5 | 91 | 138 | 13 | 242 | 49 | 460 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2000-09-02 | @ | Penn State | W (24-6) | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 136 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 1.1 | 0 | 51 | 166 | 3.3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2000-09-09 | Weber State | W (51-0) | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 198 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 0.6 | 0 | 70 | 220 | 3.1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2000-09-16 | Eastern Illinois | W (31-26) | 25 | 46 | 54.3 | 414 | 2 | 29 | 108 | 3.7 | 1 | 75 | 522 | 7.0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | 2000-09-23 | @ | Western Michigan | L (14-21) | 18 | 37 | 48.6 | 231 | 0 | 40 | 132 | 3.3 | 2 | 77 | 363 | 4.7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2000-09-30 | Central Michigan | W (41-0) | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 125 | 0 | 24 | 43 | 1.8 | 0 | 48 | 168 | 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2000-10-07 | @ | Eastern Michigan | W (42-14) | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 106 | 2 | 26 | 66 | 2.5 | 0 | 48 | 172 | 3.6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2000-10-14 | Marshall | W (42-0) | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 218 | 0 | 28 | 42 | 1.5 | 0 | 67 | 260 | 3.9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | 2000-10-28 | @ | Navy | W (35-14) | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 105 | 0 | 46 | 127 | 2.8 | 2 | 64 | 232 | 3.6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2000-11-04 | @ | Northern Illinois | W (38-24) | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 193 | 0 | 36 | 165 | 4.6 | 3 | 62 | 358 | 5.8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2000-11-11 | Ball State | W (31-3) | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 200 | 0 | 44 | 81 | 1.8 | 0 | 80 | 281 | 3.5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2000-11-22 | Bowling Green State | W (51-17) | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 136 | 0 | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 2 | 61 | 217 | 3.6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 Games | 180 | 338 | 53.3 | 2062 | 5 | 365 | 897 | 2.5 | 10 | 703 | 2959 | 3.3 | 94 | 56 | 10 | 160 | 60 | 476 | 16 | 15 | 31 | ||||