2014 Toledo Rockets football team

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2014 Toledo Rockets football
Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg
MAC West Division co-champion
GoDaddy Bowl champion
GoDaddy Bowl, W 63–44 vs. Arkansas State
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Jason Candle (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLouis Ayeni (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Jon Heacock (1st season)
Base defense 4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadium Glass Bowl
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Bowling Green x  5 3   8 6  
Ohio  4 4   6 6  
Buffalo  3 4   5 6  
Akron  3 5   5 7  
UMass  3 5   3 9  
Miami (OH)  2 6   2 10  
Kent State  1 6   2 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  7 1   11 3  
Toledo x  7 1   9 4  
Western Michigan  6 2   8 5  
Central Michigan  5 3   7 6  
Ball State  4 4   5 7  
Eastern Michigan  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2014 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Matt Campbell in his third full year after coaching the Rockets in the 2011 Military Bowl. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division title with Northern Illinois. Due to their head-to-head loss to Northern Illinois, they did not represent the West Division in the MAC Championship Game. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.No. 4 (FCS) New Hampshire * ESPN3 W 54–2020,184
September 612:00 p.m.No. 24 Missouri *
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN L 24–4924,196
September 127:00 p.m.at Cincinnati * ESPNU L 34–5831,912
September 207:00 p.m. Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN3W 34–2317,229
September 277:00 p.m. Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN3W 42–2818,087
October 47:00 p.m.at Western Michigan ESPN3W 20–19 OT11,493
October 113:30 p.m.at Iowa State *MC22L 30–3752,281
October 252:00 p.m. Massachusetts Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN3W 42–3520,104
November 48:00 p.m.at Kent State ESPNUW 30–207,471
November 118:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois ESPN2 L 24–278,462
November 198:00 p.m. Bowling Green
ESPN2W 27–2017,486
November 281:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan ESPN3W 52–1615,226
January 4, 20159:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas State *ESPNW 63–4436,811
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "2014 Toledo Rockets Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2014.