2000 Buffalo Bulls football team

2000 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Reich (4th season)
Captains
  • Brandon Shaughnessy
  • Gabe Kogler
  • Tory Smith
  • Chris Gray
  • Marcus Cole
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
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 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Craig Cirbus in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the MAC's East Division. The team played home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat Syracuse*
L 7–6340,634
September 96:00 pmat Rutgers*
L 0–5926,511
September 167:00 pmConnecticut*
L 21–2413,678
September 237:00 pmBowling Green
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 20–178,081
September 307:00 pmat Marshall
ESNL 14–4729,089
October 77:00 pmat Ohio
L 20–4217,634
October 211:00 pmBall State
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 35–4413,064
October 281:00 pmat Northern Illinois
ESPN PlusL 10–7316,586
November 41:00 pmKent State
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 20–17 OT7,131
November 117:00 pmat Akron
L 14–495,132
November 181:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 16–1726,511

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Roster

2000 Buffalo Bulls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Adam Johnson So
QB 15 Joe Freedy Jr
OL 71 Brian Johnessee Jr
OL 72 Dan Minocchi Fr
OL 73 Josh Stello Sr
OL 74 David Pruce Sr
OL 75 Erik Zeppuhar Fr
OL 77 William Paris Fr
WR 81 Andre Forde So
WR 82 Dan Lindsay So
TE 84 Chad Bartoszek So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 29 J. J. Gibson Fr
DB 30 Mark Quinn So
LB 39 Ryan Buttles So
LB 49 Marcus Gray Sr
LB 59 Marcus Cole Sr
DB 40 Terek Henderson Fr
DL 78 Ron Gannello Jr
DL 79 Lorenzo Jones  Fr
DE 90 Steve Fleming So
DT 91 Omari Jordan Jr
LB 92 Brian Pons Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-07-22

References

  1. ^ "2000 Buffalo Bulls Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 2, 2025.


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