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2000 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
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, PAW 48–213,116 [2]
September 16at Otterbein Westerville, OHW 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 54–14
October 14 Wilmington
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 42–7
October 21at CapitalW 58–17
October 28 Muskingum
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 62–7
November 4at Baldwin–Wallace
W 41–0
November 11 Heidelberg
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 60–7
November 25Ohio Northern*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)
W 59–28
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 70–30
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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2000 Mount Union Purple Raiders football
NCAA Division III champion
OAC champion
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, PAW 48–213,116 [2]
September 16at Otterbein Westerville, OHW 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 54–14
October 14 Wilmington
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 42–7
October 21at CapitalW 58–17
October 28 Muskingum
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 62–7
November 4at Baldwin–Wallace
W 41–0
November 11 Heidelberg
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH
W 60–7
November 25Ohio Northern*
  • Mount Union Stadium
  • Alliance, OH (NCAA Division III first round)
W 59–28
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 70–30
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.

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