The 2012 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by head coach Matt Campbell in his first full year after coaching the Rockets in the 2011 Military Bowl . They played their home games at the Glass Bowl . They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Utah State .
Schedule [ edit ]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 1
10:30 p.m.
at Arizona *
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
ESPNU
L 17–24 OT
48,670
September 8
4:00 p.m.
at Wyoming *
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
W 34–31
21,688
September 15
7:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 )
ESPN3
W 27–15
28,115
September 22
7:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina *
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN3
W 38–28
19,023
September 29
7:00 p.m.
at Western Michigan
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
ESPN3
W 37–17
15,628
October 6
3:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN3
W 50–35
19,247
October 13
1:00 p.m.
at Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
W 52–47
2,837
October 20
7:00 p.m.
No. 18 Cincinnati *
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN3
W 29–23
24,124
October 27
3:30 p.m.
at Buffalo
UB Stadium • Amherst, NY
TWCS
W 25–20
10,658
November 6
8:00 p.m.
Ball State
No. 23
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN2
L 27–34
18,211
November 14
9:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
ESPN2
L 24–31
17,813[1]
November 20
7:00 p.m.
Akron
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
ESPN2
W 35–23
14,589
December 15
4:30 p.m.
vs. No. 20 Utah State *
Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl )
ESPN
L 15–41
29,243
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. # Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Game summaries [ edit ]
@ Arizona [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Rockets
0
14
0
3 0
17
Wildcats
3
7
7
0 7
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–3
2010
ARI, 41–2
1st quarter scoring: ARIZ – J. Bonano 26-yard field goal
2nd quarter scoring: TOL – Alonzo Russell 59-yard pass from Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer kick); ARIZ – A. Hill 30-yard pass from M. Scott (J. Bonano kick); TOL – David Fluellen 1-yard run (Detmer kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ – K. Carey 73-yard run (Bonano kick)
4th quarter scoring: TOL - Detmer 40-yard field goal
OT scoring: ARIZ – T. Miller 10-yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick)
@ Wyoming [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
3
14
10
7
34
Cowboys
14
6
0
11
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2010
WYO, 20–15
Bowling Green [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
0
3
6
6
15
Rockets
7
10
7
3
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
33–39–4
2011
TOL, 28–21
Coastal Carolina [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chanticleers
7
7
7
7
28
Rockets
10
7
14
7
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
@ Western Michigan [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
17
3
14
3
37
Broncos
0
7
10
0
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
38–28
2011
TOL, 66–63
Central Michigan [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chippewas
7
14
7
7
35
Rockets
10
7
14
19
50
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
19–18–3
2011
TOL, 44–17
@ Eastern Michigan [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
7
14
28
3
52
Eagles
10
0
27
10
47
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
28–11
2011
TOL, 54–16
Cincinnati [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#18 Bearcats
0
13
7
3
23
Rockets
10
6
10
3
29
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–4
2001
TOL, 23–16
Last meeting was in the 2001 Motor City Bowl .
@ Buffalo [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
7
0
18
0
25
Bulls
7
7
0
6
20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–3
2007
BUFF, 43–33
Ball State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
14
3
7
10
34
#23 Rockets
7
10
3
7
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
19–17–1
2011
TOL, 45–28
@ Northern Illinois [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
7
7
0
10
24
Huskies
0
7
21
3
31
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
29–10
2011
NIU, 63–60
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
10
7
0
6
23
Rockets
0
21
0
14
35
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–8
2008
AKRON, 47–30
Utah State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
3
3
0
9
15
#20 Aggies
7
3
3
28
41
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First Meeting
References [ edit ]
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