2017 Toledo Rockets football team

2017 Toledo Rockets football
2017 Toledo Rockets football
MAC champion; MAC West Division champion
MAC Championship, W 45–28 vs. Akron
Dollar General Bowl, L 0–34 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Jason Candle (2nd as HC/9th overall season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Wright (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (2nd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl; (Capacity: 26,248)
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Akron xy	6	–	2	7	–	7
Ohio	5	–	3	9	–	4
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	4	–	4	6	–	6
Bowling Green	2	–	6	2	–	10
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Central Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	5
Northern Illinois	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Michigan	4	–	4	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2017 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win the West Division. They defeated Akron in the MAC Championship game to become champions of the MAC. They received an invitation to the Dollar General Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.^[1]^[2]

Previous season

The Rockets finished the 2016 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.

Coaching staff

Name	Title	Years at Toledo	Alma mater
Jason Candle	Head Coach	9	Mount Union
Brian George	Def. Coord./DL Coach	2	Ohio
Brian Wright	Off. Coord./QB Coach	2	Wooster
Mike Bellamy	WR Coach	1	Illinois
Marquel Blackwell	RB Coach	2	South Florida
Robby Discher	TE/ST Coach	2	William Jewell (MO)
Mike Hallett	Run Game Coord./OL Coach	2	Mount Union
Hank Poteat	CB Coach	1	Pittsburgh
Mike Ward	LB Coach	5	Georgetown
Ross Watson	Safeties Coach	2	Mount Union

Source:^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Elon*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 47–13	22,104
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	W 37–24	18,617
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 54–51	24,239
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Miami (FL)*	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ACCRSN	L 30–52	49,361
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	W 20–15	22,681
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	W 30–10	15,572
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	WTOL/ESPN3	W 48–21	20,414
October 26	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 58–17	7,103
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNU	W 27–17	17,084
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	L 10–38	15,562
November 15	8:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy)	ESPNU	W 66–37	16,649
November 24	11:30 a.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNU	W 37–10	17,948
December 2	12:00 p.m.	vs. Akron	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	W 45–28	16,225
December 23	7:00 p.m.	vs. Appalachian State*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Dollar General Bowl)	ESPN	L 0–34	28,706
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[4]

Game summaries

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	7	0	6	13
Rockets	13	6	21	7	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	10	10	14	3	37
Wolf Pack	3	7	14	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	1997	TOL, 31–13

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	7	9	14	51
Rockets	7	7	22	18	54

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1964	TULSA, 39–16

at Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	16	0	14	30
No. 14 Hurricanes	10	0	14	28	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1987	MIA, 24–14

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	6	0	3	6	15
Rockets	3	7	7	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–11	2016	TOL, 35–20

at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	10	0	13	30
Chippewas	0	0	3	7	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–18–3	2016	TOL, 31–17

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	7	0	14	21
Rockets	21	3	14	10	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–9	2016	TOL, 48–17

at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	3	21	27	7	58
Cardinals	7	3	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–19–1	2016	TOL, 37–19

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	7	3	17
Rockets	7	3	14	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–14	2016	TOL, 31–24

at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	7	3	0	10
Bobcats	7	3	14	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–20–1	2016	OHIO, 31–26

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	14	10	28	14	66
Falcons	7	14	7	9	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–39–4	2016	TOL, 42–35

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	3	7	0	10
Rockets	3	14	14	6	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–30	2016	WMU, 55–35

vs Akron–MAC Championship game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	0	7	21	28
Rockets	7	21	10	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–9	10/21/2017	TOL, 48–21

vs Appalachian State–Dollar General Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	13	7	7	34
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2016	APST, 31–28

References

^ "Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl". Retrieved 2017-12-19.
^ "Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
^ 2017 Football Coaching Staff. University of Toledo Athletics. Accessed April 16, 2017.
^ 2017 Toledo Rockets football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 16, 2017.

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[1] "Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl". Retrieved 2017-12-19.

[2] "Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.

[3] 2017 Football Coaching Staff. University of Toledo Athletics. Accessed April 16, 2017.

[4] 2017 Toledo Rockets football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 16, 2017.

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