American college football season
2017 Toledo Rockets football Conference Mid-American Conference Division West Division 2017 record 11–3 (7–1 MAC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Brian Wright (2nd season)Offensive scheme Spread Defensive coordinator Brian George (2nd season) Home stadium Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248)Seasons
The 2017 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by second-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win the West Division. They defeated Akron in the MAC Championship game to become champions of the MAC. They received an invitation to the Dollar General Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.[1] [2]
Previous season [ ]
The Rockets finished the 2016 season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State .
Coaching staff [ ]
Name
Title
Years at Toledo
Alma mater
Jason Candle
Head Coach
9
Mount Union
Brian George
Def. Coord./DL Coach
2
Ohio
Brian Wright
Off. Coord./QB Coach
2
Wooster
Mike Bellamy
WR Coach
1
Illinois
Marquel Blackwell
RB Coach
2
South Florida
Robby Discher
TE/ST Coach
2
William Jewell (MO)
Mike Hallett
Run Game Coord./OL Coach
2
Mount Union
Hank Poteat
CB Coach
1
Pittsburgh
Mike Ward
LB Coach
5
Georgetown
Ross Watson
Safeties Coach
2
Mount Union
Source:[3]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Elon * ESPN3 W 47–1322,104
September 9 7:00 p.m. at Nevada * ESPN3 W 37–2418,617
September 16 7:00 p.m. Tulsa * ESPN3 W 54–5124,239
September 23 3:30 p.m. at No. 14 Miami (FL) * Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL ACCRSN L 30–5249,361
October 7 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan CBSSN W 20–1522,681
October 14 3:30 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPN3 W 30–1015,572
October 21 12:00 p.m. Akron WTOL /ESPN3W 48–2120,414
7:00 p.m. at Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 58–177,103
6:00 p.m. Northern Illinois ESPNU W 27–1717,084
7:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN2 L 10–3815,562
8:00 p.m. at Bowling Green ESPNU W 66–3716,649
11:30 a.m. Western Michigan ESPNU W 37–1017,948
December 2 12:00 p.m. vs. Akron ESPN W 45–2816,225
December 23 7:00 p.m. vs. Appalachian State * ESPN L 0–3428,706
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Source:[4]
Game summaries [ ]
Elon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Phoenix
0
7
0
6
13
Rockets
13
6
21
7
47
at Nevada [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
10
10
14
3
37
Wolf Pack
3
7
14
0
24
Tulsa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Hurricane
21
7
9
14
51
Rockets
7
7
22
18
54
at Miami (FL) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
0
16
0
14
30
No. 14 Hurricanes
10
0
14
28
52
See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team
Eastern Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
6
0
3
6
15
Rockets
3
7
7
3
20
at Central Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
7
10
0
13
30
Chippewas
0
0
3
7
10
Akron [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
7
0
14
21
Rockets
21
3
14
10
48
at Ball State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
3
21
27
7
58
Cardinals
7
3
7
0
17
Northern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
7
0
7
3
17
Rockets
7
3
14
3
27
at Ohio [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
0
7
3
0
10
Bobcats
7
3
14
14
38
See also: 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team
at Bowling Green [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
14
10
28
14
66
Falcons
7
14
7
9
37
Western Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Broncos
0
3
7
0
10
Rockets
3
14
14
6
37
vs Akron–MAC Championship game [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Zips
0
0
7
21
28
Rockets
7
21
10
7
45
vs Appalachian State–Dollar General Bowl [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mountaineers
7
13
7
7
34
Rockets
0
0
0
0
0
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