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SCHEDULE AND RESULTS6-5-0W-1

Mid-American Conference Record: 4-3-0 		 
08/31/00 * Northwestern 17 35  
09/09/00 +* Illinois St. 52 0  
09/23/00 * Auburn 14 31  
09/30/00 Ball St. 43 14  
10/07/00 + Central Fla. 40 20  
10/14/00 * Akron 52 35  
10/21/00 Western Mich. 22 52  
10/28/00 + Buffalo 73 10  
11/04/00 + Toledo 24 38  
11/11/00 Eastern Mich. 32 39  
11/18/00 + Central Mich. 40 6  
+ Home Game $ Neutral Site * Night Game OT Overtime Game
TEAM RANKINGS
114 teams ranked in Division IA
13 teams ranked in Mid-American Conference
CategoryNational
Rank		ActualNational
Leader		Actual Conf
Rank		Mid-American Conference
Leader		Actual
Rushing Offense 12 228.09 Nebraska 349.273 Ohio 323.00
Passing Offense 69 199.73 Florida St. 384.006 Marshall 298.67
Total Offense 19 427.82 Florida St. 549.001 Northern Ill. 427.82
Scoring Offense 12 37.18 Boise St. 44.911 Northern Ill. 37.18
Rushing Defense 60 150.73 Memphis 72.735 Toledo 81.55
Pass Efficiency Defense 90 127.68 Texas 88.0211 Toledo 100.55
Total Defense 53 360.82 TCU 245.006 Toledo 269.00
Scoring Defense 60 25.45 TCU 9.645 Toledo 11.36
Net Punting 100 30.96 Wisconsin 42.8911 Ohio 39.69
Punt Returns 6 16.19 Virginia Tech 18.231 Northern Ill. 16.19
Kickoff Returns 30 20.65 TCU 28.811 Northern Ill. 20.65
Turnover Margin 19 .73 Toledo 2.002 Toledo 2.00
Pass Defense 53 210.09 Central Mich. 149.738 Central Mich. 149.73
Passing Efficiency 30 129.38 Boise St. 168.893 Marshall 135.29

PLAYER RANKINGS (Player must have played in 75% of Teams games
Summary of Top 100 National Leaders and top 25 in conference
12 Categories Ranked

CategoryPlayerNational
Rank		ActualNational
Leader		ActualConf
Rank		 Mid-American Conference
Leader		 Actual
Rushing Thomas Hammock 12 120.33 Tomlinson, TCU 196.183 Taylor, Toledo 133.64
  Mike Turner 44 89.36  7  
Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Chris Finlen 26 132.16 Hendricks, Boise 170.632 Leftwich, Marsh 134
Total Offense Chris Finlen 68 177.00 Brees, Purdue 358.097 Leftwich, Marsh 286.75
  Thomas Hammock   120.33  15  
  Mike Turner   89.36  20  
Receptions Per Game Justin McCareins 18 6.00 Jordan, LaTech 9.083 Christian, EMich 7.8
  Keith Perry   3.18  20  
Receiving Yards Per Game Justin McCareins 4 106.18 Bryant, Pitt 130.201 McCareins, NIll 106.18
  Keith Perry   42.00  22  
Interceptions Vince Thompson T-19 .45 2 players tied at .912 D.Smith, Akron .91
  Demerist Whitfield T-19 .45  2  
  Buster Sampson   .18  18  
Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Jimmy Erwin 85 38.07 Gruening, Minn 45.2210 Zastudil, Ohio 44.34
Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Justin McCareins 3 19.05 Lockett, KanSt 22.771 McCareins, NIll 19.05
Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Justin McCareins 35 22.83 Dunbar, TCU 33.732 Jones, Marsh 24.27
Field Goals Steve Azar 9 1.56 Ruffin, Cin 2.361 Azar, NIll 1.56
Scoring Thomas Hammock 6 10.67 Suggs, VaTech 15.271 Hammock, NIll 10.67
  Steve Azar 19 8.89  4  
  Justin McCareins 88 6.18  11  
  Mike Turner   3.82  21  
All-Purpose Runners Justin McCareins 5 183.09 White, UtahSt 238.911 McCareins, NIll 183.09
  Thomas Hammock 38 128.22  5  
  Mike Turner   93.45  13  

T=tied at this ranking