2020 Toledo Rockets football team

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2020 Toledo Rockets football
Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–2 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Hallett (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Robert Weiner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Vince Kehres (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRoss Watson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCraig Kuligowski (1st season)
Home stadium Glass Bowl
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy  5 0   6 1  
Kent State  3 1   3 1  
Ohio  2 1   2 1  
Miami (OH)  2 1   2 1  
Akron  1 5   1 5  
Bowling Green  0 5   0 5  
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$  5 1   7 1  
Western Michigan  4 2   4 2  
Toledo  4 2   4 2  
Central Michigan  3 3   3 3  
Eastern Michigan  2 4   2 4  
Northern Illinois  0 6   0 6  
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by fifth-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Schedule

Toledo had a game scheduled against Michigan State on September 19, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] On August 8, 2020, the Mid-American Conference announced a cancellation of the fall football season, citing health and safety concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement also stated the intention for the conference to attempt to play the season in spring instead, as opposed to completely cancelling the 2020 season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
November 48:00 p.m. Bowling Green ESPNU W 38–30
November 118:00 p.m.at Western Michigan ESPN L 38–410
November 187:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan CBSSN W 45–280
November 2812:00 p.m. Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN3 L 24–270
December 512:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois ESPN3W 41–240
December 123:00 p.m. Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN3W 24–230

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