2019 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2019 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by fourth-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). Although finishing their regular season with a bowl eligible 6–6 record, they were the only bowl-eligible team not invited to a bowl game.[1]

2019 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2019 record	6–6 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jason Candle (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Wright (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (4th season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248)

2019 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami x$		6	–	2					8	–	6
Ohio		5	–	3					7	–	6
Buffalo		5	–	3					8	–	5
Kent State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Bowling Green		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					8	–	6
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Northern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					6	–	7
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Preseason

MAC media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Rockets predicted to finish in first place in the West Division.[2]

West Division Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Toledo 127 (15) 2 Western Michigan 112 (5) 3 Northern Illinois 103 (3) 4 Eastern Michigan 83 5 Ball State 43 6 Central Michigan 36 (1)

MAC Championship Game Rank Team Votes 1 Ohio 13 2 Toledo 7 3 Western Michigan 2 4 Northern Illinois 1 Central Michigan 1

Schedule

Toledo's 2019 schedule will begin with four non-conference games, starting on August 31 on the road against Kentucky of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Rockets will then play at home against Murray State of the Ohio Valley Conference, on the road against Colorado State of the Mountain West Conference, and finally at home against BYU, a football independent. In Mid-American Conference play, they will play home games against Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, and Northern Illinois; and road games against Bowling Green, Ball State, Buffalo, and Central Michigan. Toledo will not play East Division members Akron, Miami, or Ohio as part of the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 24–38	54,610
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Murray State*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 45–0	25,361
September 21	10:15 p.m.	at Colorado State*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 41–35	24,464
September 28	12:00 p.m.	BYU*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 28–21	24,889
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 31–24	22,141
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I–75 Trophy)	CBSSN	L 7–20	19,199
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 14–52	15,113
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 37–34 ^OT	18,061
November 5	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	W 35–33	16,331
November 13	8:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 28–31	15,610
November 20	7:30 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN2	L 30–49	13,830
November 29	12:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	L 7–49	9,101
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[3]

Game summaries

at Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	3	7	24
Wildcats	0	14	10	14	38

See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
Rockets	3	14	21	7	45

See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	21	6	41
Rams	7	6	14	8	35

See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	Nov. 3, 1973	L, 14–21

BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	14	0	21
Rockets	0	3	11	14	28

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	Sep. 30, 2016	L, 53–55

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	0	10	7	24
Rockets	14	10	0	7	31

See also: 2019 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
43–30	Oct. 25, 2018	W, 51–24

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	7	0	0	7
Falcons	10	7	3	0	20

See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–39–4	Oct. 6, 2018	W, 52–36

at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	0	7	7	14
Cardinals	17	21	14	0	52

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–18–1	Oct. 31, 2018	W, 45–13

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Eagles	0	10	6	15	3	34
Rockets	7	3	21	0	6	37

See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–12	Oct. 13, 2018	L, 26–28

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	10	7	10	6	33
Rockets	14	14	0	7	35

See also: 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–21	Nov. 15, 2018	W, 56–34

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	7	14	3	31
Rockets	7	0	0	21	28

See also: 2019 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–15	Nov. 7, 2018	L, 15–38

at Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	13	3	7	30
Bulls	14	14	7	14	49

See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	Oct. 20, 2018	L, 17–31

at Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	7	0	0	7
Chippewas	14	21	7	7	49

See also: 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–18–3	Nov. 23, 2018	W, 51–13

References

1. "The Latest: Toledo left out of bowl berths despite 6-6 mark". The Washington Post. AP. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
2. "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
3. "2019 Toledo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.