T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Toledo Game Notes for Iowa State Game Contact: Paul Helgren (419) 530-4918 / [email protected] Toledo For more information, please go to www.utrockets.com vs. • Toledo (0-3, 0-1 MAC) is Iowa State coming off a 45-13 loss at Kansas on Saturday. A Toledo WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 22, 7:00 p.m. touchdown off a throw back WHERE: Glass Bowl (26,248) pass from WR Nick Moore to QB Aaron Opelt RECORDS: cut into a Jayhawk lead, 17-7, late in the first • Toledo (0-3, 0-1 MAC) • Iowa State (1-2, 0-0 Big 12) half. But Kansas came right back and scored SERIES RECORD: Iowa State leads, 1-0. with 41 seconds left to take a 24-7 lead into the The Cyclones won in triple-overtime in Ames locker room. KU scored three TDs in the third last year, 45-43. quarter to put the game away. Toledo scored COACHES: on a seven-yard run by sophomore DaJuane • Tom Amstutz, 50-28 at Toledo (7 years), same overall. 0-1 vs. Iowa State. Collins with five seconds left. Collins finished Aaron Opelt • Gene Chizak, 1-2 at Iowa State (first year), with 102 yards, his first 100-yard game, while same overall. 0-0 vs. Toledo. starter Jalen Parmele added 88 yards. TV: None RADIO: WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo. Mark • Iowa State (1-2, 0-0 Big 12) won a dramatic victory Beier (play-by-play), A.J. Sager (analyst) and Brad Fanning (sidelines) will cover the action. over rival Iowa, 15-13, at Ames on Saturday. It was the Pregame begins at 5:00 p.m. first Cyclone victory of the season and the first under new WEBCASTS: Watch the game online on head coach Gene Chizak. Senior kicker Bret Culbertson “RocketVision.” Got to www.utrockets.com tied a school-record with five field goals, including the for details. Listen to the radio broadcast on game-winner on a 28-yarder with one second left on the clock. The www.utrockets.com or www.wspd.com. You can also access up-to-the-minute game stats win was a big lift for ISU, which had lost its first two home games to via “Game Tracker” on www.utrockets.com. Kent State and Northern Iowa. 2007 Toledo Football Schedule Date Opponent Time The Rest of the Story... Sept. 1 PURDUE (ESPNU) L, 24-52 Sept. 8 at Central Michigan* L, 31-52 • Through the first two contests, a total of 36 freshmen and sopho- Sept. 15 at Kansas L, 13-45 mores have seen action for the Rockets, including seven true fresh- Sept. 22 IOWA STATE 7:00 p.m. Sept. 29 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 7:00 p.m. men. Oct. 6 LIBERTY (HC) 7:00 p.m. • For the second straight game, Toledo played without injured se- Oct. 13 at Buffalo* 1:00 p.m. Oct. 20 OHIO* 7:00 p.m. niors FS Tyrrell Herbert, CB Nigel Morris and DE Sean William- Oct. 27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7:00 p.m. son, who between them have had 85 career starts (23 for Herbert, Nov. 3 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 7:00 p.m. 34 for Morris, 28 for Williamson). Another senior on defense, LB Nov. 13 at Ball State* (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at Bowling Green* (ESPNU) 2:30 p.m. Greg Hay, came out of the Kansas game due to injury. Amstutz Dec. 1 MAC Championship Game# (ESPN) said that Hay would return to the lineup for the Iowa State game. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS The other three players’ status for the Iowa Sate game has not been All times listed are site times determined. * Mid-American Conference Game # West Division champion vs. East Division champion, • Senior punter Brett Kern dropped five of his punts vs. Kansas in- Ford Field, Detroit, MI side the 20 yard-line, including balls that were downed on the 11, 8, (HC) Homecoming 8, 2 and 3-yard lines. He also had a season-high boom of 58 yards. Schedule subject to change A Closer Look at Iowa State Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 • 7:00 p.m. EDT • Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH Series Facts 2007 Results (1-2) 2006 Results (4-8) • Iowa State leads the series, 1-0. Aug. 30 KENT state L, 14-23 Aug. 31 TOLEDO W, 45-43 (3OT) • Toledo is 1-3 against Big 12 schools, with the Sept. 8 NORTHERN IOWA L, 13-24 Sept. 9 UNLV W, 16-10 one win coming against Kansas last season. Sept. 15 IOWA W, 15-13 Sept. 16 at Iowa L, 17-27 • This is the final game in a two-game series. Sept. 22 at Toledo 7:00 p.m. Sept. 23 at Texas L, 14-37 Sept. 29 at Nebraska TBA Sept. 30 Northern Iowa W, 28-27 Head Coach Oct. 6 at Texas Tech TBA Oct. 7 NEBRASKA L, 14-28 Gene Chizik (Florida ‘85) Oct. 13 TEXAS TBA Oct. 14 at Oklahoma L, 9-34 Oct. 20 OKLAHOMA TBA Oct. 21 TEXAS TECH L, 26-42 Record at Iowa State.: 1-2 (1st year) Oct. 27 at Missouri TBA Oct. 28 at Kansas State L, 10-31 Overall Record: 1-2 (1st year) Nov. 3 KANSAS STATE TBA Nov. 4 KANSAS L, 10-41 Record vs. UT: 0-0 Nov. 10 COLORADO TBA Nov. 11 at Colorado L, 16-33 Nov. 17 at Kansas TBA Nov. 18 MISSOURI W, 21-16 University Information Location: Ames, Iowa Returning Statistical Leaders Nickname: Cyclones PASSING Att Comp Pct Yds TD Int Affiliation: NCAA I-A Bret Meyer 95 62 65.3 560 1 4 Stadium: Jack Trice Stadium (55,000) RUSHING Att Yds YPC TD YPG Long Surface: Natural grass J.J. Bass 62 256 4.1 2 85.3 22 Colors: Cardinal and Gold Bret Meyer 28 126 4.5 1 42.0 19 Enrollment: 23,710 Conference: Big 12 (North Division) RECEIVING No Yds Avg TD Long R. J. Sumrall 16 169 10.6 0 18 President: Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy Todd Blythe 12 130 10.8 1 18 Athletic Director: Jamie Pollard TACKLES PT AT Total TFL Sack Int James Smith 17 7 24 2.0 1.0 1 Football Information Alvin Bowen 18 5 23 2.0 1.0 0 2006 Record: 4-8 Conference (Place): 1-7 (6th-North) Lettermen Returning (Lost): 28 (23) Starters Returning (Lost): 12 (12) Toledo-Iowa State Series Returning Offensive Starters: 5 (Iowa State leads series, 1-0) Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Year Winner Score Site Returning Kickers: 2 2006 ISU 45-43(3ot) ISU Media Information Football SID: Tom Kroeschell Office Phone: (515) 294-3372 Cell Phone: (515) 460-5834 Press Box Phone: (515) 294-8443 Fax: (515) 294-0558 SID e-mail address: [email protected] Mailing Address: Jacobson Building 1800 S. Fourth Street Ames, IA 50011 Web page address: www.cyclones.com Alvin Bowen led Iowa State with 155 tackles in 2006. Rocket Notes ROCKETS HOST IOWA STATE the Glass Bowl, the 16th-best mark in opener for both schools. The Rockets LOOKING FOR FIRST VICTORY Division I-A. scored a late TD and added a two-point Despite losing its first three games Best Home Winning Percentage conversion to send the game into over- this season, the University of Toledo has (2003-07) time, then matched the Cyclones through seen improvement on both sides of the 1. USC 25-0 (1.000) two OTs before falling. Toledo scored ball. The offense put up 482 yards of of- 2. Oklahoma 27-1 (.964) on its last possession in the third OT but fense in a 52-31 loss at Central Michigan 3. Boise State 25-1 (.962) failed to convert the mandatory two-point on Sept. 8. The defense showed prom- Louisville 24-1 (.960) attempt. ising signs in a 45-13 loss at Kansas 5. Ohio State 28-2 (.933) Sophomore QB Clint Cochran con- last week, forcing three turnovers and LSU 28-2 (.933) nected on 39-of-49 passes for 367 yards forcing the Jayhawks to punt four times 7. Texas 24-3 (.889) and three TDs. Cochran’s 39 comple- despite playing with four senior starters 8. Virginia Tech 26-4 (.867) tions were second in school history in on the sidelines. 9. Wisconsin 24-4 (.857) a single game, while his passing yards Now Coach Tom Amstutz hopes 10. Iowa 23-4 (.852) (367) and attempts (49) each rank sev- his team can put those two elements 11. Troy 17-3 (.850) enth. together in the same game, starting with 12. Texas Tech 22-4 (.846) Junior TE Chris Hopkins broke a Saturday’s home game vs. Iowa State. Cal 22-4 (.846) school record for receptions by a tight “I thought our defense improved in 14. TCU 21-4 (.840) end with 13. He also was on the receiv- this game, especially in the first half,” 15. Michigan 25-5 (.833) ing end of all three of Cochran’s TD Amstutz said after the Kansas game. passes. 16. TOLEDO 19-4 (.826) “It’s something we can build on. My 17. Georgia 23-5 (.826) team’s heads aren’t down. They’ve YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR THE 18. UCLA 21-5 (.808) worked hard and battled. We’ll be ready ROCKETS 19. Auburn 24-7 (.774) for the next one.” Through the first two contests, a to- 20. Navy 17-5 (.773) tal of 36 freshmen and sophomores have Source: Navy SID Office ROCKETS ARE NOW 38-5 AT seen action for the Rockets.