Akron Football Team History
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University of Akron
Akron, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Lee Owens Conference: Independent-
2000 Season Highlights
Lee Owens enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Akron.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Virginia Tech
23
52
L
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Central Michigan
7
17
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Central Florida
35
24
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Ohio
23
20
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Miami Ohio
37
20
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Bowling Green State
27
21
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Northern Illinois
35
52
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Connecticut
35
38
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Marshall
28
31
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Buffalo
49
14
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Kent
34
6
W
2000 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 333
Scoring Average 30.3
Points Allowed 295
Defense Average 26.8
Opponents Record 52-50
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.