2025 Toledo Rockets football team

2025 Toledo Rockets football
2025 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–1 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Jason Candle (10th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Mike Hallett (6th season); Robert Weiner (6th season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vince Kehres (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ross Watson (6th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated September 19, 2025

2025 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Buffalo	1	–	0	2	–	1
Bowling Green	0	–	0	2	–	1
Toledo	0	–	0	2	–	1
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	1	–	1
Ohio	0	–	0	1	–	2
Ball State	0	–	0	1	–	2
Central Michigan	0	–	0	1	–	2
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	0	–	2
Akron*	0	–	0	0	–	3
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	3
UMass	0	–	0	0	–	3
Western Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	3
Kent State	0	–	1	1	–	2
Championship: December 6, 2025
* Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score As of September 18, 2025

The 2025 Toledo Rockets football team represents the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets are led by Jason Candle in his tenth year as the head coach. The Rockets play home games at the Glass Bowl, located in Toledo, Ohio.

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.^[1]

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
MAC Coaches poll
1	Toledo	135 (7)
2	Miami	131 (3)
3	Ohio	123 (3)
4	Buffalo	115
5	Northern Illinois	94
6	Bowling Green	81
7	Western Michigan	71
8	Eastern Michigan	68
9	Central Michigan	65
10	Ball State	41
T11	Akron	39
T11	Massachusetts	39
13	Kent State	12

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Toledo	6
2	Miami	4
3	Ohio	3

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:45 p.m.	at Kentucky *	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 16–24	56,457
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky *	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 45–21	24,138
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Morgan State *	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 60–0	22,846
September 20	3:30 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Akron	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+
October 11		at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)
October 18		Kent State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at Washington State *	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	The CW
November 5	7:00 p.m./8:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2/ESPNU
November 12	7:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 22		Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH
November 29		at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Kentucky

Toledo Rockets (0–0) at Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	2	0	14	16
Wildcats	7	3	0	14	24

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: August 30
Game time: 12:45 PM EDT
Game attendance: 56,457
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) and Matt Stinchcomb (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

UK – Zach Calzada 1-yard run (Jacob Kauwe kick), 6:27. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:38.

Second quarter

TOL – Langston Long Safety, 13:08. Wildcats 7–2.
UK – Jacob Kauwe 45-yard field goal, 2:04. Wildcats 10–2. Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 5:24.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

UK – Seth McGowan 6-yard run (Jacob Kauwe kick), 12:30. Wildcats 17–2. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:27.
TOL – Tucker Gleason 9-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick), 9:38. Wildcats 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:45.
UK – Dante Dowdell 79-yard run (Jacob Kauwe kick), 9:22. Wildcats 24–9. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:12.
TOL – Junior Vandeross III 20-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 1:55. Wildcats 24–16. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:28.

Statistics	TOL	UK
First downs	17	17
Plays–yards	69–329	66–305
Rushes–yards	29–59	43–220
Passing yards	270	85
Passing: comp–att–int	23–40–1	10–23–1
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	28:19	31:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing	Tucker Gleason	23/40, 270 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Chip Trayanum	14 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Junior Vandeross III	7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Kentucky	Passing	Zach Calzada	10/23, 85 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dante Dowdell	14 carries, 129 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Kattus	3 receptions, 43 yards

Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2–0) at Toledo Rockets (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	-	-	-	-	0
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

Date: September 6
Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)

Statistics	WKU	TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Morgan State (FCS)

Morgan State Bears (FCS) (0–2) vs. Toledo Rockets (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears (FCS)	-	-	-	-	0
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

Date: September 13
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barber (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)

Statistics	MORG	TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morgan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Western Michigan

Toledo Rockets (2–1) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (0–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0
Broncos	-	-	-	-	0

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan

Date: September 20
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)

Statistics	TOL	WMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Akron

Akron Zips (0–0) vs. Toledo Rockets (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	-	-	-	-	0
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

Date: September 27

Statistics	AKR	TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Bowling Green (Battle of I-75)

Toledo Rockets (0–0) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0
Falcons	-	-	-	-	0

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

Date: October 11

Statistics	TOL	BGSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) vs. Toledo Rockets (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	-	-	-	-	0
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

Date: October 18

Statistics	KENT	TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Washington State

Toledo Rockets (0–0) vs. Washington State Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0
Cougars	-	-	-	-	0

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington

Date: October 25
Game time: 10:30 AM PDT

Statistics	TOL	WSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Washington State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies (0–0) vs. Toledo Rockets (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

Date: November 5

Statistics	NIU	TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Miami (OH)

Toledo Rockets (0–0) vs. Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0
RedHawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

Date: November 12
Game time: 7:00 PM EST

Statistics	TOL	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ball State

Ball State Cardinals (0–0) vs. Toledo Rockets (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	-	-	-	-	0
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

Date: November 22

Statistics	BALL	TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Central Michigan

Toledo Rockets (0–0) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	-	-	-	-	0
Chippewas	-	-	-	-	0

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Date: November 29

Statistics	TOL	CMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Toledo	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Central Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
↑ "Toledo Selected as Favorite in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
↑ "2025 Toledo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
↑ Rowland, Kyle. "Early look at Toledo's 2025 nonconference football schedule". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

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[1] "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.

[2] "Toledo Selected as Favorite in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[3] "2025 Toledo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

[4] Rowland, Kyle. "Early look at Toledo's 2025 nonconference football schedule". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 2, 2025.

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2025 Toledo Rockets football team

Contents

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

Schedule

Game summaries

at Kentucky

Western Kentucky

Morgan State (FCS)

at Western Michigan

Akron

at Bowling Green (Battle of I-75)

Kent State

at Washington State

Northern Illinois

at Miami (OH)

Ball State

at Central Michigan

References