University of Toledo Football 2017 Spring Prospectus Logan Woodside Cody Thompson Senior Quarterback Senior Wide Receiver First-Team All-MAC First-Team All-MAC 2017 Heisman Candidate 2017 Biletnikoff Award Candidate Ja’Wuan Woodley Jon’Vea Johnson Terry Swanson Senior Linebacker Junior Wide Receiver Senior Running Back Third-Team All-MAC Second-Team All-MAC 2015 Second-Team All-MAC 2017 TOLEDO QUICK FACTS Toledo Quick Facts 2017 Toledo Football Schedule Location: Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390 Important Dates Home Games Population: 287,208 (city); 651,409 (metro) Date Opponent Time Founded: 1872 Spring practice begins Aug. 31 ELON TBA Sept. 16 TULSA TBA Enrollment: 20,648 Tuesday, Feb. 14 TBA AKRON* TBA Conference: Mid-American (West Division) TBA EASTERN MICHIGAN* TBA Nickname: Rockets Spring practice ends Colors: Midnight Blue and Gold TBA NORTHERN ILLINOIS* TBA Saturday, March 25 TBA WESTERN MICHIGAN* TBA Mascot: Rocky the Rocket Road Games Stadium (year built): Glass Bowl (1937) Date Opponent Time Stadium Capacity/Surface: 26,038/Field Turf Spring Media Day Sept. 9 at Nevada TBA Ticket Office Phone: (419) 530-GOLD Tuesday, Feb. 21 Sept. 23 at Miami (FL) TBA President: Dr. Sharon Gaber (10:30 a.m. ) TBA at Ball State* TBA Vice President and Athletic Director: Mike O’Brien TBA at Bowling Green* TBA TBA at Central Michigan* TBA Faculty Representative: Dr. Mary Powers MAC Football Media Day TBA at Ohio* TBA Canton, OH Schedule subject to change. Coaching Staff Wednesday, July 26 * Mid-American Conference Game Head Coach: Jason Candle (Mount Union ‘03) Record at Toledo: 10-4 (2nd full season at UT) Players report to 2016 Toledo Football Results Overall Coaching Record: Same Date Opponent Time preseason camp Sept. 2 at Arkansas State (ESPNU) W, 31-10 For Interviews: Call Paul Helgren (419) 530-4918 TBA Sept. 10 MAINE (ESPN3) W, 45-3 Coaching Staff: Sept. 17 FRESNO STATE (ESPN3) W, 52-17 • Jason Candle - Head Coach (Field) Sept. 30 at BYU (ESPN2) L, 55-53 First day of practice Oct. 8 at EMU* (ESPN3) W, 35-20 • Brian George - Def. Coordinator/Def. Line (Press Box) TBA Oct. 15 BOWLING GREEN* (ASN) W, 42-35 • Brian Wright - Off. Coordinator/QBs (Press Box) Oct. 22 CMU * (BCSN/TWC/ESPN3) W, 31-17 • Mike Bellamy - Wide Receivers (Field) Media Day Oct. 27 OHIO * (CBSSN) L, 31-26 • Marquel Blackwell - Running Backs (Field) Nov. 2 at Akron* (ESPN2) W, 48-17 TBA Nov. 9 at NIU*& (ESPN2) W, 31-24 • Robby Discher - Tight Ends/Special Teams (Field) Nov. 16 BALL STATE* (ESPN2) W, 37-19 • Mike Hallett - Offensive Line (Press Box) UT fall classes begin Nov. 25 at WMU* (ESPN2) L, 55-35 • Hank Poteat - Cornerbacks (Field) Monday, Aug. 28 Dec. 17 Appalachian State# L, 31-28 • Mike Ward - Linebackers (Field) * Mid-American Conference Game Home opener & at Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL • Ross Watson - Safeties (Field) # Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, AL • Brad Bichey - Strength and Conditioning (Field) vs. Elon Field/Press Box positions in parentheses Thursday, Aug. 31 2016 MAC Standings Football Information MAC Championship Game West Division 2016 Record: 9-4 Friday, Dec. 1 Team MAC ALL 2016 MAC Record: 6-2 Western Michigan 8-0 13-1 2016 Home Record: 5-1 2016 Road Record: 4-3 Toledo 6-2 9-4 Social Media Northern Illinois 5-3 5-7 2016 Bowl: Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Eastern Michigan 4-4 7-6 2016 Letterwinners Returning: 44 (20 off., 21 def., 3 special teams) Twitter Central Michigan 3-5 6-7 @ToledoFB 2016 Letterwinners Lost: 22 (8 off., 11 def., 3 spec.) Ball State 1-7 4-8 @CoachCandle 2016 Starters Returning: 15 (6 off., 7 def., 2 spec.) @ToledoRockets East Division 2016 Starters Lost: 11 (6 off., 4 def., 1 spec.) @UTPaulHelgren Team MAC ALL Offensive/Defensive Sets: Spread / Multiple Ohio 6-2 8-6 Facebook UTRockets Miami 6-2 6-7 UT Athletic Communications Bowling Green 3-5 4-8 Associate AD/Communications: Paul Helgren E-Mail: [email protected] Instagram Akron 3-5 5-7 Twitter: @UTPaulHelgren UTRockets Kent State 2-6 3-9 Office Phone Number: (419) 530-4918 Buffalo 1-7 2-10 Snapchat Mobile Phone Number: (419) 262-3861 ToledoRockets Athletic Communications Fax: (419) 530-4930 2016 MAC Championship Game Press Box Phone Number: (419) 530-3732 You Tube Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23 Internet Address: www.utrockets.com UTRocketsVideo 2017 University of Toledo Spring Football Outlook High-Powered Rockets Take Aim at MAC Championship Toledo, Ohio - Toledo’s 2017 there for us to compete for a spring football practice schedule championship. It’ll be fun to was moved up two weeks earlier watch and fun to go to work than in previous years. The Rock- and see what this team looks ets will hit the field for the first like.” time on Feb. 14 and conclude The following is an overview the six-week practice season on of the Rockets by position head- March 25. ing into 2017 spring practice: There were good reasons to move the practice season up on Quarterback the calendar. Plays and terminol- What could senior Logan ogy are still fresh in the players’ Woodside possibly do for an minds, and it also gives them encore? more time to recover from any Woodside shattered just injuries sustained during spring about every Toledo passing ball. record in the books in 2016. But second-year Head Coach He led the nation with 45 Jason Candle also had another touchdown passes, 16 more motive in mind. than the previous best in “I like the idea of getting Rocket history. He connected back out onto the field earlier, ” on 69.1 percent of his passes said Candle. “We had a very good Senior Logan Woodside led the nation with 45 for 4,129 yards, an average season (in 2016) and I can’t wait to touchdown passes in 2016. of more than 317 yards per see what the future holds for this contest. He earned first-team team.” All-MAC honors and was named a contender for the Heis- The Rockets were 9-4 in Candle’s debut as head coach, man Trophy by the Heisman Trophy Trust. Most importantly, earning a berth into the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. How- he directed the Rockets to nine wins, pacing an offense that ever, they came up one game short of their ultimate goal, scored at least 31 points in 11 of 13 games. a trip to the MAC Championship Game, leaving additional What’s left for Woodside to improve on? Not much incentive for 2017. really, at least statistically speaking, so Candle is counting A MAC title is at the top of Toledo’s goals this season, on him to inspire others. and once again the Rockets should be serious contenders “Logan’s leadership, his accountability, and his buy-in to for the crown. UT returns one of the nation’s most explo- the program have been outstanding. His value as a leader sive offenses. Led by senior quarterback Logan Woodside, is at an all-time high,” said Candle. “He’s going to have to go Toledo averaged 38.0 points per game and led the Mid- from making himself better, to making everybody around American Conference in total offense with 517.8 yards per him better on a day-to-day basis, in the off-season, and game. Woodside paced the nation with 45 touchdown throughout next season.” passes. Two of his favorite targets are back—Cody Thomp- Backing up Woodside is another senior, Michael Julian, son (64 receptions, 11 TDs, 19.8 ypc) and Jon’Vea Johnson and sophomore Mitchell Guidagni. Julian has some game (40/10/19.3)—as is 2015 second-team All-MAC running experience, having played in 14 games in his college career, back Terry Swanson. On defense, the Rockets return seven with one starting assignment. starters, including All-MAC linebacker Ja’Wuan Woodley. “We’re very excited about next season,” said Candle. “We have a great group of senior leaders, and plenty of talent on both sides of the ball. We will have some growing up to do in some key positions, but certainly the talent is -continued next page- 2017 TOLEDO SPRING OUTLOOK Running Back the past two seasons. In 2016, he Kareem Hunt is no longer caught 64 passes for 1,269 yards in Toledo’s backfield, but no one and 11 touchdowns. He earned should feel sorry for the Rockets. first-team All-MAC honors and set Candle has plenty of firepower in the school record for receiving store. yards in a season. Hunt finished his four-year ca- “Cody is very versatile. You reer as UT’s all-time leading rusher, can move him around to a lot of racking up 4,945 yards, three All- different spots,” said Candle. “He MAC awards and the North Team possesses a ton of skill and brings MVP award in the 2017 Senior Bowl. a really workmanlike approach to But Hunt was never a one-man each and every day. Cody is just gang. Right beside him most of a fantastic player, a great student the way was Terry Swanson, now and a great teammate. I can’t say a senior and ready for a chance in enough about that guy.” a brighter spotlight. In addition, Also making a big impact sophomore Art Thompkins burst last season was junior Jon’Vea on the scene in 2016. Redshirt fresh- Johnson. Johnson grabbed 40 passes for 773 yards and 10 TDs, men Nevone McCrimmon and Senior Cody Thompson set the school Shakif Seymour are in the mix, too, record with 1,269 receiving yards in 2016.