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2020 TOLEDO FOOTBALL UTRockets.com @ToledoFB @ToledoRockets /UTRockets @utrockets Toledo (1-0, 1-0 MAC) vs. Western Michigan (1-0, 1-0 MAC) 2020 Toledo Football Schedule Wednesday, Nov. 11 - 8:00 p.m. Date Opponent Time Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Mich. • ESPN Nov. 4 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPNU) W, 38-3 Nov. 11 at Western Michigan* (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. Nov. 18 at Eastern Michigan* (CBSSN) 7:00 p.m. Toledo, Ohio – With a season-opening victory Nov. 28 BALL STATE* TBA now in the books, the Toledo Rockets now Dec. 5 at NIU* TBA next face their first test on the road when they Dec. 12 CMU* TBA Dec. 18 MAC Championship Game# TBA travel to Kalamazoo to face Western Michigan on Wednesday, Nov. 11 (8:00 p.m./ESPN). HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS All times listed are site times Toledo is coming off a dominating 38-3 victory * Mid-American Conference Game # at Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. MAC West champion vs. over rival Bowling Green at the Glass Bowl on MAC East champion Nov. 4. Senior quarterback Eli Peters threw Schedule is subject to change. for a career-high four touchdowns to lead the Midnight Blue and Gold. Toledo’s defense Toledo vs. Western Michigan forced three turnovers and held the Falcons to • TEAM RECORDS: just 8-of-30 passing to help the Rockets return Toledo (1-0, 1-0 MAC) the Battle of I-75 trophy to Toledo. Western Michigan (1-0, 1-0 MAC) • SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 44-30. The Peters finished the night 20-of-32 for 214 Rockets have won three straight, including a 31-24 yards. He threw touchdowns to four different victory at home last year. receivers. Junior Shakif Seymour paced the Eli Peters tossed a career-high four • THE COACHES: TD passes vs. Bowling Green. running attack with 93 yards and one touch- Jason Candle, 35-19 (5th year) at Toledo, down on 13 carries. same overall. 3-1 vs. WMU. Tim Lester, 21-18 (4th year) at WMU, 61-41 Western Michigan is coming off a 58-13 win at Akron on Nov. 4. Sophomore quarter- overall. 0-3 vs. Toledo. back Kaleb Ellerby completed 12-of-16 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns. • TV/STREAMING: ESPN/ESPN3 The Bronco defense held the Zips to just 256 yards of total offense and returned an Play by Play: Anish Shroff interception for a touchdown. Analyst: Tom Luginbill Sideline: Eric Wood • ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame be- Rocket Round-Up gins at 6:30 p.m. • Toledo leads the all-time series with Western Michigan, 44-30. The Rockets Play by Play: Brent Balbinot have won the last three games in the series, including a 31-24 victory in Toledo Analyst: Jack Miller last year. Sidelines: Mike Robinson • Through one game, Toledo leads the MAC in scoring defense (3.0), total • WEB-AUDIO: Free live audio streaming of offense (524.0) and rushing offense (310.0). the UT Rocket Radio Network broadcast on • The victory over Bowling Green was Toledo’s 10th in the last 11 meetings. UTRockets.com. The Rockets have owned the Battle of I-75 trophy every year but once (2019) • TWITTER: since its inception in 2011. @ToledoFB: Regular updates on UT Foot- • Three points was the fewest allowed by a Rocket defense against an FBS ball, live updates on Game Day. opponent since Oct. 8, 2005 when they held Eastern Michigan to three points as well. It was also the fewest allowed to the Falcons since Nov. 15, 1986 when Toledo won 22-3. • Toledo’s defense forced two fumbles and had two interceptions vs. BGSU. The Rockets’ defense stifled the Falcons early, forcing three 3-and-outs, a fumble, and an interception on BGSU’s first five drives of the game. • Junior Bryant Koback added 74 yards on the ground and caught four passes for 50 yards and a touchdown. He now has 2,178 rushing yards for his career, passing Neil Trotter (1987-90, 2,168) to move into 17th on Toledo’s all-time career rushing list. • Senior cornerback Samuel Womack broke up three passes. A year ago, Womack was second in the nation with 15 pass breakups. 1 TOLEDO QUICK FACTS Toledo Quick Facts Location: Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390 2019 MAC Standings Population: 276,491 (city); 608,145 (metro) Founded: 1872 West Division Enrollment: 18,547 Team MAC ALL Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Toledo 1-0 1-0 Nickname: Rockets Central Michigan 1-0 1-0 Colors: Midnight Blue and Gold Western Michigan 1-0 1-0 Mascot: Rocky the Rocket Ball State 0-1 0-1 Stadium (built): Glass Bowl (1937) Northern Illinois 0-1 0-1 Stadium Capacity/Surface: 26,038/Field Turf Eastern Michigan 0-1 0-1 Ticket Office Phone: (419) 530-GOLD Interim President: Dr. Gregory Postel East Division Vice President and Athletic Director: Mike O’Brien Team MAC ALL Faculty Representative: Dr. Dana Hollie Miami 1-0 1-0 Buffalo 1-0 1-0 Coaching Staff Kent State 1-0 1-0 • Jason Candle - Head Coach (Mount Union ‘03) - FIELD Ohio 0-1 0-1 (35-19 in five years at Toledo, same overall) Bowling Green 0-1 0-1 • Craig Kuligowski - Assistant Head Coach/ - FIELD Akron 0-1 0-1 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside LBs (Toledo ‘91) • Vince Kehres - Defensive Coordinator/ - BOOTH Wednesday, Nov. 4 Linebackers (Mount Union ‘98) Western Michigan 58, at Akron 13 • Mike Hallett - Co-Offensive Coordinator / - BOOTH at Kent State 27, Eastern Michigan 23 Offensive Line (Mount Union ‘94) at Central Michigan 30, Ohio 27 • Robert Weiner - Co-Offensive Coordinator/ - BOOTH Buffalo 49, at Northern Illinois 30 Quarterbacks (Boston College ‘87) at Miami 38, Ball State 31 • Ross Watson - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties - FIELD at Toledo 38, Bowling Green 3 (Mount Union ‘05) • Kevin Beard - Wide Receivers (Miami - Fla. ‘03) - FIELD Tuesday, Nov. 10 • Larry Black - Defensive Line (Indiana ‘12) - FIELD Akron at Ohio, 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) • Nate Cole - Running Backs (Toledo ‘11) - FIELD Kent State at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) • Hank Poteat - Cornerbacks (Pittsburgh ‘11) - BOOTH Miami at Buffalo, 8 p.m. (ESPN) • Mark Staten - Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles - FIELD (Miami-Ohio ‘01) Wednesday, Nov. 11 • Brad Bichey - Strength and Conditioning Eastern Michigan at Ball State, 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) (West Liberty St. ‘08) Toledo at Western Michigan, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT Football Information (ESPNU) 2020 Record: 1-0 2020 MAC Record: 1-0 Tuesday, Nov. 17 (TV/kick times annnounced Nov. 5) 2020 Home Record: 1-0 Akron at Kent State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) 2020 Road Record: 0-0 Buffalo at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. (CBSSN) 2019 Letterwinners Returning: 54 (26 off., 24 def., Ohio at Miami, 8 pm (ESPN) 4 specialists) 2019 Letterwinners Lost: 15 (7 off., 8 def., 0 spec.) Wednesday, Nov. 18 (TV/kick times annnounced Nov. 5) 2019 Starters Returning: 18 (7 off., 8 def., 3 spec.) Northern Illinois at Ball State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) 2019 Starters Lost: 9 (5 off., 4 def., 0 spec.) Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 7 pm (CBSSN) Offensive/Defensive Sets: Spread / Multiple Western Michigan at Central Michigan, 7 pm (ESPN2) Toledo Athletic Communications Saturday, Nov. 28 Associate AD/Primary Football Contact: Paul Helgren Ball State at Toledo E-Mail: [email protected] Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan Office Phone: (419) 530-4918 Northern Illinois at Western Michigan Mobile Phone: (419) 262-3861 Bowling Green at Ohio Secondary Football Contact: Chris Cullum Kent State at Buffalo E-Mail: [email protected] Miami at Akron Office Phone: (419) 530-4913 Mobile Phone Number: (630) 220-4147 All times ET Press Box Phone Number: (419) 530-3732 Internet Address: www.utrockets.com 2 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA AVAILABLITY FOR THE ROCKETS ROCKET SPORTS RADIO NETWORK Rocket fans can listen to their favorite team on the Tole- All interviews with Head Coach Jason Candle will be con- do Rocket Sports Radio Network presented by the University ducted remotely, either through Zoom or by phone. Please of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC). The network includes flag- contact Paul Helgren to arrange interviews. ship station WSPD, now in its 54th season of covering Rocket football. Every Toledo football game features a 90-minute Coach Candle and requested players will be available for a pre-game show and a 30-minute post-game show. weekly Zoom news conference. Please request players at Brent Balbinot enters his fifth season as play-by-play an- least 24 hours in advance of a scheduled news conference. nouncer for the Rockets. Former Rocket coaching staffer and Replay of the news conferences will be available on the UT University of Michigan offensive lineman Jack Miller is in his Athletics website (www.utrockets.com). second season as color analyst. Mike Robinson is back for his fourth season as the sideline reporter. Post-game news conferences for both home and away Rocket Sports Radio Network games will also be conducted via Zoom. Toledo WSPD-AM* 1370 Toledo WCWA-AM 1230 Archbold WMTR-FM 96.1 Please contact Paul Helgren to receive the Zoom link invita- Cleveland WJMO-AM 1300 tion. The same link will be used for weekly news conferenc- Fostoria WBVI-FM 96.7 es and post-game interviews. Please do not share the link. Van Wert WERT-AM/FM 1220/104.3 * Flagship station Requests for Coach Candle outside of the news conference dates will be handled on a request basis, as the discretion of TOLEDO COACH’S RADIO SHOW Coach Candle.