2018 Toledo Rockets football team

2018 Toledo Rockets football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 3–3 (1–1 MAC)
Head coach Jason Candle (3rd as HC/10th overall season)
Offensive coordinator Brian Wright (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brian George (3rd season)
Home stadium Glass Bowl
(Capacity: 26,248)
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Buffalo  3 –0     6 –1  
Miami  3 –1     3 –4  
Ohio  1 –1     3 –3  
Akron  0 –2     2 –3  
Bowling Green  0 –3     1 –6  
Kent State  0 –3     1 –6  
West Division
Northern Illinois  4 –0     4 –3  
Western Michigan  3 –0     5 –2  
Ball State  2 –1     3 –4  
Toledo  1 –1     3 –3  
Eastern Michigan  1 –3     3 –4  
Central Michigan  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: November 30, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Toledo Rockets football team represents the University of Toledo in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Jason Candle and play their home games at the Glass Bowl as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Rockets finished the 2017 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 lost to Appalachian State for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.[1][2]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Fred Biletnikoff Award[3] Diontae Johnson WR JR
Cody Thompson WR SR
Lou Groza Award[4] Jameson Vest K SR
Paul Hornung Award[5] Diontae Johnson WR/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Cody Thompson WR SR
Walter Camp Award[7] Diontae Johnson WR JR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Rockets predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.[8]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Northern Illinois133 (15)
2Toledo125 (7)
3Western Michigan87 (1)
4Eastern Michigan67
5Central Michigan58 (1)
6Ball State34

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.VMI*
ESPN3W 66–324,136
September 1512:00 p.m.No. 21 Miami (FL)*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN2L 24–4928,117
September 2212:00 p.m.Nevada*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
CBSSNW 63–4423,675
September 2910:30 p.m.at Fresno State*
ESPNUL 27–4933,401
October 63:30 p.m.Bowling Greendagger
ESPN+W 52–2624,685
October 1312:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN+L 26–2817,998
October 2012:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN+
October 257:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN2/CBSSN
October 317:30 p.m.Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN2
November 7at Northern Illinois
ESPN2/ESPNU
November 156:00 p.m.at Kent State
CBSSN
November 23Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source: [9]

Game summaries

VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 3 0 0 3
Rockets 21 21 21 3 66
Series Record Previous meeting Result
First meeting

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Hurricanes 7 14 14 14 49
Rockets 0 7 14 3 24
Series Record Previous meeting Result
0–2 2017 MIFL, 52–30

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 7 17 14 6 44
Rockets 14 21 14 14 63
Series Record Previous meeting Result
4–0 2017 TOL, 37–24

at Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 7 6 0 14 27
Bulldogs 7 21 21 0 49
Series Record Previous meeting Result
1–2 2016 TOL, 52–17

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 7 8 36
Rockets 17 7 7 21 52
Series Record Previous meeting Result
39–39–4 2017 TOL, 66–37

at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 3 0 0 20 23
Eagles 21 7 0 0 28
Series Record Previous meeting Result
34–11 2017 TOL, 20–15

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0
Rockets 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
7–3 2013 TOL, 51–41

at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0
Broncos 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
42–30 2017 TOL, 37–10

Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0
Rockets 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
23–18–1 2017 TOL, 58–17

at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0
Huskies 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
31–14 2017 TOL, 27–17

at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 0
Golden Flashes 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
25–21 2015 TOL, 38–7

Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0
Rockets 0
Series Record Previous meeting Result
25–18–3 2017 TOL, 30–10

References

  1. ↑ "Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl". Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl". Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  3. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ↑ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. ↑ http://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/7/23/niu-ohio-picked-as-divisional-winners-in-2018-mac-football-media-preseason-poll.aspx
  9. ↑ 2018 Toledo Rockets football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 11, 2018.
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