RocketRocket FootballFootball 20072005 Did You Know? Team Facts Player Facts Did you know that the Rockets.... Did you know that.... • Have appeared on one • Senior offensive tackle John Greco was named to the watch of the ESPN channels 28 list for the 2006 Rotary Lombardi Award, given annually to the times since 2000, includ- nation’s best lineman or linebacker, for the second consecutive ing 18 times in the last season? three years? • Greco has started every game in his college career, a string • Will appear on ESPN2 of 37 consecutive games? or ESPNU at least three •Greco was named first-team All-MAC in both his sophomore more times in 2007? and junior seasons? • Have made four bowl appearances in the last six years? • Senior Chris Hopkins has a chance to become the first Rocket • Were ranked No. 26 in the final AP poll in 2005, just points away tight end to earn All-MAC honors in three consecutive seasons from a Top 25 ranking? Have ranked in the Top 25 in seven differ- since Don Seymour (1972-74)? ent seasons and were ranked 12th in the final AP poll (1970)? • Sophomore safety Barry Church was named second-team Freshman All-America by the Sporting News in 2006? • Have won 10 MAC Championships and seven MAC West Division titles? • Church finished third in the balloting for MAC Freshman of the Year? • Have defeated four Top 25 opponents in the last four years? • Senior cornerback Nigel Morris had 31 interceptions in high • Have a 60-26 record since 2000, the 15th-best mark in Divi- school? sion I-A? • Sophomore Robin Bailey is the fourth wide receiver out of • Are 38-4 in their last 42 home games? Westerville South High School to play for the Rockets since 2001? The other three have combined for 416 receptions (Lance • Have a 40-14 record in MAC games since 2000? Moore-222, Steve Odom-170 and Nick Moore-24). • Had 12 straight winning seasons from 1994-2005? • Former running back Chester Taylor became the first player • Host Purdue and Iowa State this year? out of the Mid-American Conference to rush for 1,000 yards in the NFL (1,216 for the Vikings in 2006)? • Host Ohio State (in Cleveland), Fresno State, Boise State and Arizona in upcoming seasons? Play at Michigan in 2008? • Former cornerback Kelly Herndon set a Super Bowl record with a 76-yard interception return for Seattle in the 2006 Super • Opened their season with wins over Big Ten opponents in 2000 Bowl? (Penn State) and 2001 (Minnesota)? • Former quarterback Bruce Gradkowski was selected in the • Have four wins vs. the Big Ten since 1992? sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay and was the Buccaneers’ starting QB as a rookie in 2006? • Play at least one Big Ten opponent in each of the next five years? • Gradkowski set 21 school records in his three seasons at UT, including most passing yardage, most TD passes and highest • Ranked No. 1 in the nation in attendance by capacity (114.4%) completion percentage? in 2001? • Gradkowski, co-MVP of the MAC in 2005, is the only player • Broke the Mid-American Conference season attendance record in NCAA Division I-A history to complete more than 70 percent with an average of 30,014 fans in 2001? of his passes in consecutive seasons? • Broke the single-game MAC and Glass Bowl attendance marks • Former wide receiver Lance Moore made Academic All- with 36,852 vs. Navy in 2001? America in 2004, the fifth time a UT player was so honored since 2000? • Have an 8-2 record in bowl games, including a win in the 2005 GMAC Bowl? • Seven former Rockets played in the NFL in 2006? • Have the best football stadium in the MAC, according to the • Former offensive tackle Nick Kaczur (New England Patri- Sporting News (2001 ranking)? ots) was the first Rocket ever to earn All-MAC honors in four seasons? • Had a 35-game winning streak from 1969-71, the second-longest • Former quarterback Chuck Ealey finished eighth in the 1971 in Division I-A college football history? Heisman Trophy balloting? TOLEDO FOOTBALL RocketRocket FootballFootball 20072005 We Are UT! / 1-12 Rocket History / 121-148 Did You Know? Facts About the Rockets .......................... 1 History of Champions/Rocket Timeline .....................122-124 Quick Facts/Future Schedules ............................................ 3 35 In A Row! ......................................................................125 The University of Toledo ................................................4-6 History of the Glass Bowl ..........................................126-128 Academic Excellence ......................................................... 7 Rocket All-Americans ........................................................129 The Glass Bowl .............................................................8-10 Rocket All-MAC Performers ......................................130-132 Postseason Honors .............................................................133 Larimer Athletic Complex ............................................... 11 Academic Honors ...............................................................134 Building Champions ........................................................ 12 Letterwinners ..............................................................135-138 Team Awards ...............................................................139-140 2007 Season Outlook / 13-30 Team Captains ....................................................................141 Season Outlook Story .................................................14-17 All-Time Coaching Greats .................................................142 Depth Chart ...................................................................... 18 Assistant Coaches All-Time List .................................143-145 Q&A with Coach Amstutz ..........................................19-21 Rockets In The Pros/Draft Information ......................146-148 Rocket Notebook ........................................................22-23 Toledo’s Bowl Appearances ........................................149-150 Alphabetical Roster .....................................................24-25 Numerical Roster ........................................................26-27 The Record Book / 151-186 Geographical Roster ......................................................... 28 All-Time Record by Season ............................................... 152 Roster by Class ................................................................ 29 All-Time Coaching Records .......................................153-154 Roster Miscellany/Pronunciation Guide .......................... 30 Year-By-Year Scores ...................................................155-163 Polls, Streaks, Comebacks, Etc .......................................... 164 Attendance Records ........................................................... 165 The Coaching Staff / 31-46 Team Records ..............................................................166-169 Head Coach Tom Amstutz ..........................................32-40 Individual Records ......................................................170-178 Assistant Coaches .......................................................41-46 Individual Records by UT Opponents ............................... 179 When Was the Last Time? ................................................. 180 Player Profiles / 47-78 Glass Bowl Records ........................................................... 181 Returning Players ........................................................48-73 Annual Statistical Leaders ..........................................182-186 Newcomers .................................................................74-78 The University/Media Info. / 187-208 Opponents / 79-94 University History and Traditions ...................................... 188 2007 Opponent Information ........................................80-91 Athletic Traditions ......................................................189-191 Mid-American Conference .............................................. 92 University President Lloyd Jacobs ..................................... 192 MAC Championship Game .............................................. 93 Athletic Director Mike O’Brien ......................................... 193 Athletic Staff ...............................................................194-196 UT Record vs. Opponents and Conferences .................... 94 Academic Support Services ............................................... 197 What is a Booster? ............................................................. 198 2006 In Review / 95-120 Sports Medicine ................................................................. 199 Season in Review ........................................................96-98 Strength and Conditioning ................................................. 200 Game-By-Game Reviews ......................................... 99-110 Media Information ......................................................201-203 Results and Statistics............................................... 111-119 Directions to the Glass Bowl/Team Travel Plans .............. 204 Game-By-Game Starters ................................................ 120 Glass Bowl Diagram .......................................................... 205 UT Campus Map ................................................................ 206 City of Toledo .................................................................... 207 Official Athletics Website .................................................. 208 Credits: The 2007 Toledo Football Media Guide was written, edited