2000 Ball State Cardinals football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2000

| team = Ball State Cardinals

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| division = West Division

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 2–3

| head_coach = Bill Lynch

| hc_year = 6th

| captain =

| stadium = Ball State Stadium

}}

{{2000 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 2000 Ball State Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Ball State University in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Bill Lynch, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for third place in the MAC West.{{cite web|title=2007 Ball State Football Media Guide|publisher=Ball State University |year=2007 |page=99 |url=http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194436/2007Football.pdf;jsessionid=0B37326FBDE020AA536399711948B1E4?sequence=1|access-date=July 10, 2020}}{{cite web|title=2000 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results|publisher=Sport Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 10, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/2000-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Ball State Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Talmadge Hill with 1,455 passing yards, Marcus Merriweather with 1,004 rushing yards and 48 points scored, and Sean Schembra with 484 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=2000 Ball State Cardinals Statistics|publisher=Sport Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 10, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ball-state/2000.html}}