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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 4–3 (2–2 MAC) |
Head coach |
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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 |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron* | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll. [2]
MAC Coaches poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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1 | Toledo | 6 |
2 | Miami | 4 |
3 | Ohio | 3 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 12:45 p.m. | at Kentucky * | SECN | L 16–24 | 56,457 | |
September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky * | ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 24,138 | |
September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Morgan State * |
| ESPN+ | W 60–0 | 22,846 |
September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan | ESPN+ | L 13–14 | 20,744 | |
September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron |
| ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 24,535 |
October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | ESPNU | L 23–28 | 24,000 | |
October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Kent State |
| ESPN+ | W 45–10 | 18,417 |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Washington State * | The CW | |||
November 5 | 7:00 p.m./8:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
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November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN | |||
November 22 | Ball State |
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November 29 | at Central Michigan | |||||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rockets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
Game information |
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No scoring plays.
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Statistics | TOL | UK |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hilltoppers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Rockets | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
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Statistics | WKU | TOL |
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First downs | 18 | 21 |
Total yards | 333 | 508 |
Rushes–yards | 28–59 | 42–307 |
Passing yards | 274 | 201 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–39–1 | 12–21–1 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:35 | 33:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Kentucky | Passing | Maverick McIvor | 23/38, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Marvis Parrish | 7 carries, 22 yards | |
Receiving | Moussa Barry | 3 receptions, 110 yards | |
Toledo | Passing | Tucker Gleason | 7/12, 155 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Chip Trayanum | 14 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Junior Vandeross III | 5 receptions, 122 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rockets | 3 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 60 |
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
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Statistics | MORG | TOL |
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First downs | 4 | 31 |
Total yards | 56 | 557 |
Rushing yards | 36 | 260 |
Passing yards | 20 | 297 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–16–0 | 27–37–0 |
Time of possession | 26:01 | 33:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Morgan State | Passing | Kobe Muasau | 6/8, 18 yards |
Rushing | Dae'Jeaun Dennis | 4 carries, 18 yards | |
Receiving | Joshua Smith | 1 reception, 21 yards | |
Toledo | Passing | Tucker Gleason | 13/17, 174 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kalieb Osborne | 7 carries, 49 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Javon Brown | 5 receptions, 94 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rockets | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Broncos | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan
Statistics | TOL | WMU |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Toledo | Passing | ||
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Western Michigan | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Zips | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rockets | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
Statistics | AKR | TOL |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Akron | Passing | ||
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Toledo | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rockets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Golden Flashes | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
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Statistics | TOL | BGSU |
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First downs | 23 | 10 |
Total yards | 429 | 226 |
Rushing yards | 165 | 61 |
Passing yards | 264 | 165 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–30–1 | 10–17–1 |
Time of possession | 31:50 | 25:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Toledo | Passing | Tucker Gleason | 19/30, 264 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Chip Trayanum | 27 carries, 125 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Junior Vandeross III | 6 receptions, 100 yards | |
Bowling Green | Passing | Lucian Anderson III | 9/16, 92 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Lucian Anderson III | 10 carries, 32 yards | |
Receiving | Cameron Pettaway | 2 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Flashes | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Rockets | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
Statistics | KENT | TOL |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kent State | Passing | ||
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Toledo | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rockets | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Cougars | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington
Statistics | TOL | WSU |
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First downs | ||
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Toledo | Passing | ||
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Washington State | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Rockets | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
Statistics | NIU | TOL |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Illinois | Passing | ||
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Toledo | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rockets | - | - | - | - | 0 |
RedHawks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio
Statistics | TOL | M-OH |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Toledo | Passing | ||
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Miami (OH) | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Rockets | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
Statistics | BALL | TOL |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ball State | Passing | ||
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Toledo | Passing | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rockets | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Chippewas | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Statistics | TOL | CMU |
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First downs | ||
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Toledo | Passing | ||
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Central Michigan | Passing | ||
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Receiving |