American college football season
2017 Toledo Rockets football |
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MAC champion MAC West Division champion |
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MAC Championship, W 45–28 vs. Akron |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 11–3 (7–1 MAC) |
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Head coach | - Jason Candle (2nd as HC/9th overall season)
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Wright (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Brian George (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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Seasons |
The 2017 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win the West Division. They defeated Akron in the MAC Championship game to become champions of the MAC. They received an invitation to the Dollar General Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.[1][2]
Coaching staff
Source:[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Elon* | | ESPN3 | W 47–13 | 22,104 |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | | ESPN3 | W 37–24 | 18,617 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa* | | ESPN3 | W 54–51 | 24,239 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Miami (FL)* | | ACCRSN | L 30–52 | 49,361 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | CBSSN | W 20–15 | 22,681 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Central Michigan | | ESPN3 | W 30–10 | 15,572 |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron | | WTOL/ESPN3 | W 48–21 | 20,414 |
October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN3 | W 58–17 | 7,103 |
November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | | ESPNU | W 27–17 | 17,084 |
November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio | | ESPN2 | L 10–38 | 15,562 |
November 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | | ESPNU | W 66–37 | 16,649 |
November 24 | 11:30 a.m. | Western Michigan | | ESPNU | W 37–10 | 17,948 |
December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Akron | | ESPN | W 45–28 | 16,225 |
December 23 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Appalachian State* | | ESPN | L 0–34 | 28,706 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Source:[4]
Game summaries
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Rockets | 13 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 47 |
At Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Wolf Pack | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Hurricane | 21 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 51 |
Rockets | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 54 |
At Miami (FL)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 0 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
No. 14 Hurricanes | 10 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 52 |
Eastern Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Rockets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
At Central Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
Chippewas | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Akron
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Rockets | 21 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
At Ball State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 3 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 58 |
Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Northern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Rockets | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
At Ohio
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
At Bowling Green
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rockets | 14 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 66 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
Western Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Broncos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Rockets | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
vs Akron–MAC Championship game
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
Rockets | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
vs Appalachian State–Dollar General Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
After the season
NFL Draft
The following Rocket was selected in the 2018 NFL draft following the season.[5]
References
- ^ "Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Football Coaching Staff. University of Toledo Athletics. Accessed April 16, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Toledo Rockets football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 16, 2017.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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