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2020 TOLEDO FOOTBALL UTRockets.com @ToledoFB @ToledoRockets /UTRockets @utrockets Toledo (2-1, 2-1 MAC) vs. Ball Stte (2-1, 2-1 MAC) 2020 Toledo Football Schedule Saturday, Nov. 28 - Noon Date Opponent Time The Glass Bowl •Toledo, Ohio • ESPN3 Nov. 4 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPNU) W, 38-3 Nov. 11 at Western Michigan* (ESPN) L, 41-38 Nov. 18 at Eastern Michigan* (CBSSN) W, 45-28 Toledo, Ohio – The Toledo Rockets will look to Nov. 28 BALL STATE* (ESPN3) Noon make it two straight wins in a matchup with Dec. 5 at NIU* TBA Ball State at the Glass Bowl on Saturday, Nov. Dec. 12 CMU* TBA Dec. 18 MAC Championship Game# TBA 28 (Noon/ESPN3). HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS The Rockets and the Cardinals have identical All times listed are site times 2-1 league records, so the winner will stay in the * Mid-American Conference Game # at Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. MAC West champion vs. hunt for a shot at the MAC West Division title MAC East champion and the loser will be on the outside looking in. Schedule is subject to change. Western Michigan leads the division with a 3-0 slate. Toledo vs. Ball State • TEAM RECORDS: Toledo is coming off a 45-28 win at Eastern Toledo (2-1, 2-1 MAC) Michigan on Nov. 18 that was not as close Ball State (2-1, 2-1 MAC) as the score indicates. Junior Bryant Koback • SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 24-20-1. The rushed for a season-high 149 yards and a Cardinals won in Muncie last year, 52-14. touchdown to lead Toledo to the victory. The • THE COACHES: Jamal Hines had a sack and an in- Rockets were buoyed by a strong defense that Jason Candle, 36-20 (5th year) at Toledo, terception return for a touchdown held Eastern Michigan to 277 yards of total same overall. 3-1 vs. BSU. against EMU on Nov. 18. offense, including just 97 in the first half in Mike Neu, 17-34 (5th year) at BSU, same overall. which the Rockets led 24-7. Toledo led 38-7 1-3 vs. Toledo. late in the third quarter before yielding three • TV/STREAMING: ESPN3 late scores to the Eagles. Play by Play: TBA Analyst: TBA Ball State has won two consecutive games over Eastern Michigan and Northern • ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame be- Illinois following a season-opening loss at Miami. Senior Caleb Huntley ranks second gins at 10:30 a.m. in the MAC with 437 yards rushing and six TDs. Play by Play: Brent Balbinot Analyst: Jack Miller Rocket Round-Up Sidelines: Mike Robinson • Toledo leads the all-time series with Ball State, 24-20-1. BSU snapped a • WEB-AUDIO: Free live audio streaming of five-game losing streak in the series with a 52-14 win in Muncie last year. the UT Rocket Radio Network broadcast on • Junior Bryant Koback leads the Rocket rushing attack with 301 yards and UTRockets.com. three touchdowns. He now has 2,405 career rushing yards, moving past Joe • TWITTER: Schwartz (2,337 from 1970-72) and Adonis Thomas (2,360 from 2008-11) for No. @ToledoFB: Regular updates on UT Foot- 14 on Toledo’s all-time list. He is 136 yards away from cracking Toledo’s all-time ball, live updates on Game Day. Top 10. • Koback leads UT with 12 receptions and is one of six Rockets with at least seven catches this season. • Senior quarterback Eli Peters has completed 65.6 percent of his passes for 743 yards and seven TDs. He came out of the EMU game with a leg injury in the first half. His status for the Ball State game has not been determined. Sophomore Carter Bradley stepped in for Peters, completing 5-of-8 passes for 108 yards and two scores. • Toledo leads the MAC in total defense (327.3), rushing defense (108.7) and third-down conversion defense (26.8%), and is third in scoring defense (24.0). The Rockets rank seventh in the nation in third-down conversion defense. • The Rockets have outscored opponents, 69-21, in the first half. • Toledo leads the MAC in time of possession, averaging 36:39 minutes per game. 1 TOLEDO QUICK FACTS Toledo Quick Facts Location: Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390 2020 MAC Standings Population: 276,491 (city); 608,145 (metro) Founded: 1872 West Division Enrollment: 18,547 Team MAC ALL Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Western Michigan 3-0 3-0 Nickname: Rockets Toledo 2-1 2-1 Colors: Midnight Blue and Gold Central Michigan 2-1 2-1 Mascot: Rocky the Rocket Ball State 2-1 2-1 Stadium (built): Glass Bowl (1937) Northern Illinois 0-3 0-3 Stadium Capacity/Surface: 26,038/Field Turf Eastern Michigan 0-3 0-3 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 Buffalo 3-0 3-0 Kent State 3-0 3-0 Coaching Staff Ohio 1-1 1-1 • Jason Candle - Head Coach (Mount Union ‘03) - FIELD Miami 1-1 1-1 (36-20 in five years at Toledo, same overall) Bowling Green 0-3 0-3 • Craig Kuligowski - Assistant Head Coach/ - FIELD Akron 0-3 0-3 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Outside LBs (Toledo ‘91) • Vince Kehres - Defensive Coordinator/ - BOOTH Tuesday, Nov. 17 Linebackers (Mount Union ‘98) at Kent State 69, Akron 35 • Mike Hallett - Co-Offensive Coordinator / - BOOTH Buffalo 42, at Bowling Green 17 Offensive Line (Mount Union ‘94) Ohio at Miami - canceled • Robert Weiner - Co-Offensive Coordinator/ - BOOTH Quarterbacks (Boston College ‘87) Wednesday, Nov. 18 • Ross Watson - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties - FIELD at Ball State 31, Northern Illinois 25 (Mount Union ‘05) Toledo 45, at Eastern Michigan, 28 • Kevin Beard - Wide Receivers (Miami - Fla. ‘03) - FIELD Western Michigan 52, at Central Michigan 44 • Larry Black - Defensive Line (Indiana ‘12) - FIELD • Nate Cole - Running Backs (Toledo ‘11) - FIELD Friday, Nov. 27 • Hank Poteat - Cornerbacks (Pittsburgh ‘11) - BOOTH Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 4 pm (CBSSN) • Mark Staten - Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles - FIELD (Miami-Ohio ‘01) Saturday, Nov. 28 • Brad Bichey - Strength and Conditioning Ball State at Toledo, Noon (ESPN3) (West Liberty St. ‘08) Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, Noon (ESPN+) Bowling Green at Ohio, Noon (ESPN+) Football Information Kent State at Buffalo, Noon (CBS Sports Network) 2020 Record: 2-1 Miami at Akron, 1 pm (ESPN3) 2020 MAC Record: 2-1 2020 Home Record: 1-0 Saturday, Dec. 5 2020 Road Record: 1-1 Ball State at Central Michigan 2019 Letterwinners Returning: 54 (26 off., 24 def., Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan 4 specialists) Toledo at Northern Illinois 2019 Letterwinners Lost: 15 (7 off., 8 def., 0 spec.) Bowling Green at Akron 2019 Starters Returning: 18 (7 off., 8 def., 3 spec.) Buffalo at Ohio 2019 Starters Lost: 9 (5 off., 4 def., 0 spec.) Kent State at Miami Offensive/Defensive Sets: Spread / Multiple Saturday, Dec. 12 Toledo Athletic Communications Central Michigan at Toledo Associate AD/Primary Football Contact: Paul Helgren Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan E-Mail: [email protected] Western Michigan at Ball State Office Phone: (419) 530-4918 Akron at Buffalo Mobile Phone: (419) 262-3861 Miami at Bowling Green Secondary Football Contact: Chris Cullum Ohio at Kent State E-Mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (419) 530-4913 All times ET Mobile Phone Number: (630) 220-4147 Press Box Phone Number: (419) 530-3732 Internet Address: www.utrockets.com 2 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA AVAILABILITY 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. No interviews will be conducted in the two Rocket fans can hear from head coach Jason Candle days prior to game day. every Monday night in a live broadcast at 6:00 p.m. on “The Rockets Coach’s Show” on the Rocket Sports Network and Please Note: First-year freshmen are not available for media on Rocket Vision (www.utrockets.com).