2021 Toledo Rockets football team

2021 Toledo Rockets football
Bahamas Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Middle Tennessee
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jason Candle (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Mike Hallett (2nd season) Robert Weiner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vince Kehres (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Ross Watson (2nd season) Craig Kuligowski (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
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2021 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State xy		6	–	2					7	–	7
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ohio		3	–	5					3	–	9
Bowling Green		2	–	6					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					4	–	8
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		6	–	2					9	–	5
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		4	–	4					8	–	5
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by sixth-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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Norfolk State *	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 49–10	21,783
September 11	2:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Notre Dame *	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Peacock	L 29–32	62,009
September 18	4:00 p.m.	Colorado State *	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNU	L 6–22	21,365
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 22–12	14,902
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at UMass *	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	NESN+	W 45–7	9,456
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	L 20–22	21,284
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	CBSSN	L 23–26 OT	20,112
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	W 34–15	19,906
November 2	7:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 49–52	14,997
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	CBSSN	W 49–17	18,349
November 16	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 35–23	9,716
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 49–14	11,282
December 17	12:00 p.m.	vs. Middle Tennessee *	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–31	13,596
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rockets were selected in the 2022 NFL draft following the season. ^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
5	166	Tycen Anderson	Defensive back	Cincinnati Bengals
5	172	Samuel Womack	Defensive back	San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "2021 Toledo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
2. "2022 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.