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American college football season
The 2016 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Jason Candle in his first full overall year, after coaching the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | | ESPNU | W 31–10 | 26,182 |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Maine* | | ESPN3 | W 45–3 | 23,439 |
September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Fresno State* | | ESPN3/WTOL | W 52–17 | 19,379 |
| 10:15 p.m. | at BYU* | | ESPN2 | L 53–55 | 62,230 |
October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | | BCSN | W 35–20 | 21,412 |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | ASN | W 42–35 | 30,147 |
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | | BCSN | W 31–17 | 17,821 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Ohio | | CBSSN | L 26–31 | 16,154 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at Akron | | ESPN2 | W 48–17 | 6,559 |
| 8:00 p.m. | vs. Northern Illinois | | ESPN2 | W 31–24 | 10,180 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | | ESPN2 | W 37–19 | 16,826 |
| 5:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Western Michigan | | ESPN2 | L 35–55 | 24,191 |
December 17 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Appalachian State* | | ESPN | L 28–31 | 20,257 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Schedule Source[2]
Game summaries
at Arkansas State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
0
|
21
|
10
|
0 |
31 |
Red Wolves
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Maine
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Black Bears
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Rockets
|
7
|
10
|
21
|
7 |
45 |
Fresno State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
10 |
17 |
Rockets
|
14
|
10
|
14
|
14 |
52 |
at BYU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
14
|
7
|
17
|
15 |
53 |
Cougars
|
21
|
0
|
14
|
20 |
55 |
at Eastern Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
20 |
Bowling Green
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
21 |
35 |
Rockets
|
7
|
7
|
13
|
15 |
42 |
Central Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Chippewas
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
17 |
Rockets
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
31 |
Rockets
|
0
|
6
|
14
|
6 |
26 |
at Akron
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
3
|
17
|
14
|
14 |
48 |
Zips
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
vs Northern Illinois
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Huskies
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
24 |
Ball State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cardinals
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
6 |
19 |
Rockets
|
14
|
6
|
17
|
0 |
37 |
at Western Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
21 |
35 |
#14 Broncos
|
14
|
10
|
21
|
10 |
55 |
Appalachian State–Camellia Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mountaineers
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
3 |
31 |
Rockets
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
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