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Terry SwansonJunior Running BackSecond-Team All-MAC

University of Toledo Football2016 Spring Prospectus

2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl Champions

Kareem HuntSenior Running Back

Two-Time All-MAC Honoree2016 Doak Walker Award Candidate

Storm NortonSenior Left TackleFirst-Team All-MAC

2015 AP All-Bowl Team

DeJuan RogersSenior Safety

Second-Team All-MAC

Corey JonesSenior WR/Punt Returner

First-Team All-MAC

Quick FactsLocation: Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390Population: 287,208 (city); 651,409 (metro)Founded: 1872Enrollment: 18,849Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Nickname: RocketsColors: Midnight Blue and GoldMascot: Rocky the RocketStadium (year built): Glass Bowl (1937)Stadium Capacity/Surface: 26,244/Field TurfTicket Office Phone: (419) 530-GOLDPresident: Dr. Sharon GaberVice-President and Athletic Director: Mike O’BrienFaculty Representative: Mary Powers

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Jason Candle (Mount Union ‘03)Record at Toledo: 1-0 (1st full season at UT)Overall Coaching Record: SameFor Interviews: Call Paul Helgren (419) 530-4918Coaching Staff: • Jason Candle - Head Coach• Brian George - Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line• Brian Wright - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks• Marquel Blackwell - Running Backs• Robby Discher - Tight Ends/Special Teams• Mike Hallett - Offensive Line• Cory Robinson - Cornerbacks• Derek Sage - Wide Receivers• Mike Ward - Linebackers• Ross Watson - Safeties• Brad Bichey - Strength and ConditioningField/Press Box positions TBA

Football Information2015 Record: 10-22015 MAC Record: 6-22015 Home Record: 4-22015 Road Record: 6-02015 Bowl: Marmot Boca Raton Bowl2015 Letterwinners Returning: 48 (22 off., 21 def., 5 spec.) 2015 Letterwinners Lost: 17 (6 off., 11 def., 0 spec.) 2015 Starters Returning: 15 (8 off., 4 def., 3 spec.)2015 Starters Lost: 12 (4 off., 8 def., 0 spec.)Offensive/Defensive Sets: Spread / Multiple

UT Athletic CommunicationsAssociate AD/Communications: Paul HelgrenE-Mail: [email protected]: @UTPaulHelgrenOffice Phone Number: (419) 530-4918Mobile Phone Number: (419) 262-3861Athletic Communications Fax: (419) 530-4930Press Box Phone Number: (419) 530-3732Internet Address: www.utrockets.com

Important Dates

Spring practice beginsTuesday, March 1

Spring Media DayTuesday, March 15

(10:30 a.m.)

Spring GameSaturday, April 9

(1:00 p.m.)

MAC Football Media DayDetroit, MI

Thursday, July 28

Players report to preseason camp

Wednesday, Aug. 3

First day of practiceThursday, Aug. 4

Media DayTBA

UT fall classes beginMonday, Aug. 22

Season openerat Arkansas State

Saturday, Sept. 3

Home openervs. Maine

Saturday, Sept. 10

MAC Championship GameFriday, Dec. 2

2016 Toledo Football ScheduleDate Opponent TimeSept. 3 at Arkansas State TBASept. 10 MAINE TBASept. 17 FRESNO STATE TBASept. 30 at Brigham Young TBAOct. 8 at Eastern Michigan* TBAOct. 15 BOWLING GREEN* TBAOct. 22 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * TBAOct. 27 OHIO * TBANov. 2 at Akron* TBANov. 9 at Northern Illinois* TBANov. 16 BALL STATE* TBANov. 25 at Western Michigan* TBADec. 2 MAC Championship Game# 7:00

Schedule subject to change.* Mid-American Conference Game# West Division champion vs. East Division champion, Ford Field, Detroit, MI

2015 Toledo Football ResultsRecord: 10-2, 6-2 MACDate Opponent TimeSept. 3 STONY BROOK (ESPN3) CancelledSept. 12 at #18 Arkansas (SEC Network) W, 16-12Sept. 19 IOWA STATE (ESPNews) W, 30-23 -2OTSept. 26 ARKANSAS STATE (ESPN3) W, 37-7Oct. 3 at Ball State * (ASN) W, 24-10Oct. 10 KENT STATE * (HC) (ESPN3) W, 38-7Oct. 17 EASTERN MICHIGAN * (BCSN) W, 63-20Oct. 24 at UMass * (ESPN3) W, 51-35Nov. 3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * (ESPN2) L, 32-27Nov. 10 at Central Michigan * (ESPN2) W, 28-23Nov. 17 at Bowling Green * (ESPN2) W, 44-28Nov. 27 W. MICHIGAN * (CBSSN) L, 35-30Dec. 22 vs. #24 Temple# W, 32-17* Mid-American Conference Game# Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, FL

2015 MAC Standings West DivisionTeam MAC ALLToledo 6-2 10-2 Northern Illinois# 6-2 8-6Western Michigan 6-2 8-5Central Michigan 6-2 7-6Ball State 2-6 3-9Eastern Michigan 0-8 1-11

East DivisionTeam MAC ALLBowling Green 7-1 10-4Ohio 5-3 8-5Akron 5-3 8-5Buffalo 3-5 5-7Kent State 2-6 3-9Miami 2-6 3-9UMass 2-6 3-9#Advanced to MAC Championship Game on tiebreaker

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Toledo, OH - The Toledo Rock-ets have a new head football coach but don’t look for many dramatic changes to the program. Jason Candle is in his first full season as Toledo’s head coach, but he is no stranger to the program. He had been an assistant with the Rock-ets since 2009, and played a major role in the success of the program. “We have a solid foundation, so there’s no reason to make major changes to the way we do things around here,” said Candle, who previously served as the Rockets’ offensive coordinator before taking the reins as head coach on Dec. 2, 2015. “We are going to be diligent to continue the success we’ve had here. At the same time, I know what the expectation is here. We haven’t won a MAC Championship since 2004. I know that’s what the people of Toledo are starving for, and so are our players and coaches. That’s al-ways going to be our primary goal.” The Candle era at Toledo got off to a great start when the Rockets defeated Temple, 32-17, at the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22, Candle’s first game as head coach. Now the Rockets are looking to build off last year’s 10-2 season, which also included an early-season victory at Arkansas. Candle and his staff did lose some key players from last year’s squad but plenty of talent remains. On offense, the Rockets return a pair of All-MAC running backs (se-nior Kareem Hunt and junior Terry Swanson), All-MAC wide receiver and return man Corey Jones, four starters from the offensive line and junior Logan Woodside, the starting quarterback from 2014. The losses were greater on defense, but 21 letterwinners return, including senior All-MAC safety DeJuan Rogers, two-time All-MAC senior defensive tackle Treyvon Hester and junior linebacker Ja’Wuan Woodley, the 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Defensive MVP.

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The following is an overview of the Rockets by position heading into 2016 spring practice:

Quarterback Following the 2014 season in which he was the starting quarter-back on a 9-4 team, junior Logan Woodside found himself in a back-up role in 2015. But there was a silver lining. Because he did not play in a single game last season, Woodside was able to redshirt and come back as a junior in 2016. Competing with Woodside will be fellow junior Michael Julian, sophomores Quentin Gibson and Jalen Reese, and redshirt freshman Mitchell Guadagni. Woodside will have the edge of experience—both as the starter in 2014 and observing from the sidelines last year—as he battles for the starting nod in 2016. He threw for 2,263 yards and 19 TDs in 2014, and had an 8-2 record as a starter.

Amongst his competition, only Julian has taken snaps in a collegiate game. “Logan has the advantage of having game experience in both his freshman and sophomore years,” said Candle. “But Michael Julian has also played in some key moments in his career. Mitch Guadagni doesn’t have college game experience, but he’s someone we need to look at this spring. We feel all three guys are capable of going in and leading our offense. In today’s game, if you focus on just having one quarterback, you can end up disappointed. In 2014 we ended up playing Northern Illinois with (fourth string QB) Dwight Macon. So we’re looking forward to watching them compete this spring. We need to get all of our quarterbacks ready to play. They are all competitors and won’t shy away from that.”

Junior Logan Woodside led the Rockets to nine victories as the star ting quarterback in 2014.

Running Back The Rockets may have the best one-two running back punch in the Mid-American Conference in senior Kareem Hunt and junior Terry Swanson. Both earned second-team All-MAC honors in 2015. Hunt battled injuries in 2015, but still managed to rush for 973 yards and lead the MAC in rush-ing yards per game (108.1). In his final five games of the season, Hunt rushed for 624 yards and nine touch-downs, reminding Rocket fans of his monster sophomore year in which he rushed for 1,631 yards while averag-ing an eye-popping 8.0 yards per carry. Swanson split time with Hunt when his backfield teammate was healthy and carried the load when he wasn’t. He racked up 923 yards rush-ing and was second in the league in yards per carry (6.5). Toledo’s depth in the backfield goes beyond Hunt and Swanson, however. Senior Damion Jones-Moore has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in his career. Another senior, Marc Remy, has a 100-yard game under his belt, though he may be shifting to defensive back this fall. Candle is also high on redshirt freshman Art Thompkins and grayshirt true freshman Nevone McCrimmon. “We have a stable of guys at running back. At any moment, we could ask any of them to come in and play at a high level,” said Candle. “Obviously, Kareem Hunt is Kareem Hunt. I feel he is one of the best running backs in the country with his combination of speed and power. He’s looking to put an exclamation point on his career at Toledo. Terry Swanson is a junior now, and he has devel-oped into one of the guys we are counting on to lead this team. Damion Jones-Moore and Marc Remy have always delivered when we’ve put them in the game. We’re also adding Art Thompkins to the mix. He’s a young guy who has speed and can be a game-changer from anywhere on the field.”

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends If Hunt and Swanson are a lethal 1-2 punch at running back, then senior Corey Jones and junior Cody Thompson are an equally deadly combination at wide

receiver. Jones is the prototypical slot receiver with the speed and quickness to create nightmares for opposing defenses. Jones has caught 123 passes and caught 10 TD passes in the past two seasons. Thompson had a break-out season in 2015, pulling in 37 passes for 825 yards and five scores. Thompson was a big-play man, averaging 22.3 yards per catch, which was the third-best mark in the country. Candle thinks the best is yet to come for his receiving corps. “Cody needs to take his game to another level now,” said Candle. “He’ll be on the radar of every defense we play. It’s going to be fun to see how he handles that. He’s a tremendous leader with a great work ethic. “Cory Jones is a game-changer on offense and as a return man. He’s had a tremendous career here and we’re looking for a big senior year from him.” Other receivers the Rockets are

counting on are sophomores Diontae Johnson, Jon’Vea Johnson and Andrew Davis, all of whom saw action last year. Juniors Zach Yousey and Darryl Richards have seen playing time and could be a factor in 2016, as well.

Offensive Line Toledo entered the 2015 season with an offensive line that had exactly three combined career starts. No matter. The Rockets ended the season ranked second in the nation in sacks allowed (five) and were the leaders in the Mid-American Conference in rushing with 207.9 yards per game. Four of the five starters from the O-line are back from last year, as well as numerous other prospects. Leading the way is senior left tackle Storm Norton, who earned first-team All-MAC honors in 2015. Norton was named to the AP All-Bowl Team and was on the official watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award, given annually to the top lineman in the country. Other returning starters are seniors Paul Perschon and Mike Ebert, along with junior Elijah Nkansah. “The offensive line will be the leaders of our offense this year,” said Candle. “I appreciate the attention to detail and the spirit those guys bring to practice. We have a number of guys who are looking to fill that fifth spot,

Senior Kareem Hunt has rushed for 3,470 yards in his career.

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although nothing is guaranteed at any position. At the end of the day, we are just looking for our best five guys at all of the positions.” Leading candidates to push the returning starters for playing time are juniors Brant Weiss and Nate Jeppesen, and sophomore Yazeed Atariwa. Up-and-coming talent includes junior Sami Kassem, and redshirt freshmen Bryce Harris and Chandler Cotterman.

Defensive Line Toledo’s defensive line was a dominant force in 2015. Six seniors from that group have graduated, creating an opportunity for a new generation of linemen. Some key veterans do return, along with talented newcomers and transfers. The most experienced lineman is two-time All-MAC senior defensive tackle Treyvon Hester. Hester knows how to disrupt an offense. Over the past three seasons, he has racked up 23.5 tackles for loss and 16 QB hurries. “Treyvon Hester has made All-MAC twice (2013 and 2014) but I think he’s ready to take the next step and become a leader on this team, which will be a new role for him because he’s always been surrounded by veteran guys,” said Candle. “He commands the offensive line’s attention on every play. We’re looking for him to have a great year.” Other veterans include senior defensive end John Stepec, junior defensive end Zach Quinn, junior defensive tackle Marquise Moore and sophomore defensive end Olasunkanmi Adeniyi. Stepec was a solid edge rusher last year, making 24 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss. Moore has battled injuries throughout much of his career so he is looking to play an entire season at full strength. Other defensive ends competing for playing time are junior college transfer Tuzar Skipper and sophomore Notre Dame transfer Jhonny Williams. Two redshirt freshmen, LaMarr Davis and Chad Coeling, will also be competing at tackle.

Linebackers The Rockets look to be in good shape at linebacker, despite the loss of two-year starter Chase Murdock. Senior Jaylen Coleman and junior Ja’Wuan Wood-ley provide a solid core up the middle. Coleman was Toledo’s leading tackler in 2015 until he went down with a season-ending injury. He also serves as one of the vocal leaders on the team. Woodley stepped up in Coleman’s absence, earning Defensive MVP honors in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl. “Jaylen was playing very well last year until an injury

ended his season,” said Candle. “Spring ball will be huge for him. He needs to practice and get out there and run around. Ja’Wuan really stepped in and played well when Jaylen went down, and then had arguably the biggest play of the game in our bowl game (sack and safety). They both need to be leaders on our defense this year.” Junior Jack Linch and a talented group of sophomores—Tyler Taafe, Richard Olekanma, Anthony Davis and Devin Alexander—will be pushing for playing time.

Secondary Much like its defensive line, Toledo’s secondary was a senior-laden group in 2015. As a result, opportunity abounds for young Rocket defensive backs this fall. The leader of the secondary likely will be senior safety DeJuan Rogers, who topped UT’s defensive backs with 67 tackles and earned third-team All-MAC honors last year. Other returnees with significant playing experience are senior safeties Connery Swift (25 tackles in 2015) and

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Senior Treyvon Hester is a two-time All-MAC defensive tackle.


Delando Johnson (24 tackles), and junior cornerback Trevon Mathis (21 tackles). Sophomore cornerback Josh Teachey made an impact as a true freshman last year, earning playing time in Toledo’s nickel and dime packages. And junior cornerback Jordan Martin, a starter in 2014, is back after missing last season due to injury. Candle said all of these players and more will be needed to step up this fall. “Today’s football is a wide-open brand,” said Candle. “As the offense gets more wide-open, the defense gets more wide-open as well, so cover guys are essential for success. We feel like we have some really good ones returning, but we know we lost some really good ones to graduation so the development of young corners and safeties will be critical for us.” Some other rising players to watch out for in the secondary include junior Kennedy Frazier and redshirt freshmen Khalil Robinson and Aaron Covington.

Special Teams The Rockets return all their specialists in 2016. Senior punter Nick Ellis and junior long snapper Brad Spelman are back, as are three placekickers who all saw action in 2015: sophomore Jameson Vest, junior Sam Vucelich and senior Josh Rode. Vest handled field goals and extra points as a true freshman, connecting on 19-of-27 field goals with a long

boot of 44 yards. Vucelich and Rode split time on kickoff duty. “Jameson Vest is a competitive kid who wants to make very kick and he’s working toward that goal,” said Candle. “We have multiple guys competing with Jameson for kickoff duties. Josh Rode and Sam Vucelich both did a nice job kicking off last year and will be battling Jameson for that spot again this year.” Ellis averaged just 39.4 yards per punt in 2015, but developed a nice touch in the opponents’ side of the field. “Nick Ellis did a good job of pinning the other team inside the 20-yard line,” said Candle. “He had a couple of huge punts in the bowl game that really got us started. We expect him to continue that this year.” Senior Corey Jones earned first-team All-MAC honors as Toledo’s punt returner, leading the league with a 10.2 punt return average. Sophomore Diontae Johnson returns after leading UT with a 22.8 kickoff return average.

2016 Schedule The Rockets have six home games next season, including a Sept. 17 non-conference battle with Fresno State of the Mountain West Conference and a Homecom-ing clash with arch-rival Bowling Green on Oct. 15. Toledo’s other non-conference games include its home opener vs. Maine on Sept. 10, and road games at Arkansas State in the season opener on Sept. 3 and at Brigham Young in a Friday night tilt on Sept. 30. In addition to the contest with Bowling Green, the Mid-American Conference portion of the schedule fea-tures home games vs. Central Michigan (Oct. 22), Ohio (Thursday, Oct. 27/CBS Sports Network) and Ball State (Wednesday, Nov. 16/ESPN2/U). MAC road games are at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 8), Akron (Wednesday, Nov. 2/ESPN2), Northern Illinois (Wednesday, Nov. 9 at U.S. Cel-lular Field in Chicago/ESPN2/U) and Western Michigan (Friday, Nov. 25/TV TBA). The Rockets are scheduled to be on national televi-sion for the final five MAC games of the season, and more TV games are expected to be announced later. “We face another challenging schedule. Both our MAC and non-conference opponents will present us with tough games virtually every week,” said Candle. “We look forward to preparing for an exciting season and compet-ing for a Mid-American Conference championship.”

Senior Corey Jones earned first-team All-MAC honors as a punt returner in 2015 after making second-team as a wide receiver a year earlier.


ROCKET UPDATE • Toledo finished the regular season 10-2, 6-2 in MAC play. • Toledo finished in a four-way tie for first place in the MAC West with Northern Illinois, Central Michigan and Western Michigan. NIU won the tiebreaker and represented the West in the MAC Championship Game. • Toledo defeated then-No. 24 Temple in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, 32-17. The victory moved Toledo to 11-4 in bowl games, including three victories in the past five seasons. • Toledo won 10 games for the first time since 2001 and just the sev-enth time ever. • Jason Candle was named head coach on Dec. 2 after seven seasons as a Rocket assistant. He replaced Matt Campbell, who resigned to accept the head coaching position at Iowa State. • UT finished the season ranked No. 1 in the MAC in scoring defense (20.8) and rushing offense (207.9), No. 2 in rushing defense (114.2) and No. 3 in scoring offense (35.0). • Toledo allowed just five sacks in 2015, which ranked second in the country behind Air Force, which gave up three. • Toledo defeated two “Power Five” teams in the same season for the first time, Arkansas (SEC) on Sept. 12 and Iowa State (Big 12) on Sept. 19.

15 STARTERS, 48 LETTERWINNERS RETURN FOR ROCKETS Toledo returns 15 starters and 48 letterwinners from last year’s 10-2 team. Eight starters return on offense, four on defense and three specialists. Among the returnees are six play-ers who have earned All-MAC honors at some point in their career: senior running back Kareem Hunt, senior left tackle Storm Norton, senior safety DeJuan Rogers, senior wide receiver/returner Corey Jones, senior defensive tackle Treyvon Hester and junior run-ning back Terry Swanson.

KAREEM HUNT ROCKETING UP THE TOLEDO RECORD BOOK Senior Kareem Hunt has compiled 3,470 career rushing yards, fourth on the Rockets’ all-time rushing list, and just four yards behind No. 3 Trinity Dawson, who rushed for 3,474 yards from 2002-05. Hunt also has 34 career rushing touchdowns, moving him into fourth place on UT’s all-time list. Hunt rushed for 1,631 yards as a sophomore in 2014, earning first-team All-MAC honors. He gained 973 yards in an injury-shortened junior season, and was named second-team All-MAC.

STORM NORTON MAKES AP ALL-BOWL TEAM Junior offensive lineman Storm Norton was named to the Associ-ated Press All-Bowl Team for his per-formance in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl. He was the only player from the Mid-American Conference to make the All-Bowl Team. Norton, a 6-8, 310-pound left tackle, led an offensive line that did not relinquish a sack in the contest. For the season, UT ranked second in the nation by allowing just five sacks in 12 games. Norton was a first-team All-MAC selection in 2015 and was on the offi-

cial watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award, given annually to the top line-man in the country.

JASON CANDLE NAMED 27TH HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT TOLEDO Jason Candle was named head football coach at the University of Toledo on Dec. 2. Candle, who previ-ously served as UT’s associate head coach/offensive coordinator, replaced Matt Campbell, who resigned his post on Nov. 29 after four seasons as the Rockets’ leader to become the head coach at Iowa State University. Can-dle’s debut as head coach came in the 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, a 32-17 win over Temple. Candle, 36, has been on the Rocket staff since 2009, when he was hired by former UT head coach Tim Beckman to coach the receivers. Candle was named the team’s offensive coordinator in 2012 shortly after Campbell assumed the head coaching position. Candle assumed the title of associate head coach in 2014.

HOW THE 2015 SEASON RANKED Toledo’s 10-2 record in 2015 was tied for the seventh-best mark in school history. Here are the top 10 seasons by winning percentage in UT history:

TOP 10 SEASONS IN UT HISTORYYear W L T Pct.1. 1970 12 0 0 1.000 1971 12 0 0 1.0003. 1969 11 0 0 1.0004. 1995 11 0 1 .9585. 2000 10 1 0 .9096. 1967 9 1 0 .9007. 2001 10 2 0 .833 2015 10 2 0 .8339. 1947 9 2 0 .818 1983 9 2 0 .818 1990 9 2 0 .818

Toledo’s 2015 All-MAC HonoreesFirst-Team All-MACCorey Jones, Jr., PROrion Jones, Sr., DTCheatham Norrils, Sr., CBStorm Norton, Jr., OLSecond-Team All-MACAllen Covington, Sr., DE Kareem Hunt, Jr., RB Alonzo Russell, Sr., WRTerry Swanson, So., RBThird-Team All-MACTrent Voss, Sr., DEDeJuan Rogers, Jr., Safety

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ROCKETS STUFF OWLS IN 2015 MAR-MOT BOCA RATON BOWL Phillip Ely threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns and To-ledo used a smothering defense to knock off No. 24 Temple, 32-17, at the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium on Dec. 22. Ely, playing in his final game as a Rocket, returned to his native Florida to lead the Rockets to victory. He was named the game’s Of-fensive MVP. He complet-ed 20-of-28 passes despite throwing in driving rain most of the night. Kareem Hunt led the running attack with 79 yards and two TDs. Cody Thompson had four re-ceptions for a career-high 119 yards, including a big 80-yard score in the fourth quarter. While Ely provided the Rockets with leadership

on offense, the Toledo defense set the tone of the game, holding the Owls to just 17 points and a mere 67 yards of total offense in the first half. Ja’Wuan Woodley, who had a key safety in the first half, was named the game’s De-fensive MVP.

EIGHT ROCKETS NAMED TO ACA-DEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM Eight Rockets were named to the 2015 Academic All-MAC football team. The Academic All-MAC honor is for student-athletes who have ex-celled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award. The eight honorees were senior Allen Covington, senior Ruben Carter, sophomore Nate Jeppesen, junior Storm Norton, sophomore Brad Spel-man, junior John Stepec, sophomore

Senior left tackle Storm Norton earned first-team All-MAC honors in 2015 and won a spot on the AP All-Bowl team.

2015 TOLEDO TEAM AWARDS

Jim Nicholson Award (MVP): Cheatham NorrilsNorman Cohen Award (top freshman): Jameson VestJon Binder Award (top walk-on): Nick EllisFindlay Community Service Award: Chaz WhittakerHanson Senior Scholar Award: Alex ZmolikGus Yeager Legacy Award: Alex ZmolikFuture Team Player Award • Offense: Diontae Johnson • Defense: Josh Teachey • Special Teams: Jack LinchOffensive MVP: Cody ThompsonDefensive MVP: Rolan MilliganSpecial Teams MVP: Juwan HaynesCaptains Award: Trent Voss, Alex Zmolik, Cheatham Norrils, Phillip ElyLauterbur Leadership Award: Phillip ElyUnsung Hero Award • Offense: Ruben Carter • Defense: Orion Jones • Special Teams: John Stepec

Cody Thompson and senior Alex Zmolik. Norton, Spelman and Zmolik are two-time honorees.

ROAD WARRIORS Toledo’s 6-0 road record in 2015 is the first time since the 1971 season it went undefeated and untied away from the Glass Bowl. The Rockets did post a 5-0-1 mark in road games in the 1995 campaign.

HOLD THAT LINE! The Rockets ranked No. 2 in the nation in red-zone defense in 2015, holding opponents to just 27 scores in 40 chance inside the 20-yard line.

GOOD HANDS PEOPLE Toledo lost just four of its 14 fumbles in 2015, the third-lowest to-tal in the country. Of the Rockets’ 14 fumbles on the year, not a single one came from the running backs.

ROCKET OFFENSIVE LINE NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR JOE MOORE

AWARD The University of Toledo was named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2015 Joe Moore Award. The Joe Moore Award is given annually to the school with the top offensive line in college football. Toledo was the only school from the Mid-American Con-ference to make the list and one of only two schools from a non-Power Five conference (Navy from the American Ath-letic Conference is the other). The Rockets allowed just five sacks in 2015 and led the MAC in rushing offense, averaging 207.9 yards per game. Toledo opened the season with 261 consecutive passing attempts without a sack until NIU came up with two sacks vs. UT on Nov. 3.

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Q: This will be your first spring practice season as head coach. Wh at a re yo u l o o k i n g to accomplish?

Candle: We’re looking for growth amongst our young players, guys who are ready to fill the void left by the graduating class. We’re looking to develop leaders, players who can be counted on in adverse times. We want to put players outside their comfort zone and find out who is comfortable being uncomfortable, so to speak. We want to see who can rise to the occasion and be a leader.

Q: Is this off-season any different with you being head coach for the first time and with so many new assistants on the staff?

Candle: I think there is an evaluation stage for everybody. Some new player-coach relationships have to be made. We’re looking for growth. We’re looking to get better. Our new coaches have done a good job of diving in and getting it done, and our players have really bought in, which is critical if you want a successful football program.

Q: What are your goals for 2016? Do you have any special points of emphasis?

Candle: We’ve been close to reaching everything we want to accomplish the last few years, but unfortunately “close” still left a sour taste in our mouths. We’re trying to take the step and accomplish what we’ve always set out to do, win a MAC Championship. We need to focus on the attention to detail every day that is required when you are trying to accomplish something great. I feel like we’ve done a really good job of doing that.

Every team begins the season undefeated and with the same expectations and goals in mind. It’s important to have an understanding of how to deal with the adversity that’s going to strike you at any given moment. How your football team responds is very important. We had some adversity last year, and for the most part we answered the call. In a couple of games we didn’t; those are the ones you always remember. You need to use those losses as teachable moments and hope you learn from them and gain a greater understanding of the process it takes to be

really good.

Q: What do you see as your team’s strengths and areas of concern for 2016?

Candle: We lost some good players on both sides of the football. But we return a veteran offensive line and veteran running backs. There’s experience at linebacker and the defensive front, even though we lost some good players there. But obviously we’ll need some guys to step up and show that “next man

up” mentality.

Q: Your situation is somewhat reversed from a year ago when you returned a veteran defensive line and had five new starters on the offensive line. Is there anything you can take away from that experience?

Candle: I think that says we have a program and not just a team. When you have a good program in place you have good players who are in place waiting for their turn. We didn’t push the panic button last year when we lost five seniors on the offensive line because we knew we had good players waiting in the wings. So I don’t think anyone is panicking now just because we lost some defensive players. I like our team. We have serious-minded young men who want to do things the right way. Usually when you have that you will be successful.

Q: Let’s talk about the positions, starting with quarterback. Phillip Ely is gone and obviously junior Logan Woodside was the starter in 2014. But I assume it’s an open battle for the position this spring.

Candle: Logan has the advantage of having game experience in both his freshman and sophomore years. But (junior) Michael Julian has also played in some key moments in his career. (Redshirt freshman) Mitch Guadagni doesn’t have college game experience but he’s someone we need to look at this spring. We feel all three guys are capable of going in and leading our offense. In today’s game, if you focus on just having one quarterback, you can end up disappointed. In 2014, we ended up playing Northern Illinois with (fourth string QB) Dwight Macon. So we’re looking forward to watching them compete this spring. We need to get all of our quarterbacks ready to

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play. They are all competitors and won’t shy away from that.

Q: You have four starters back on the offensive line so you have to feel good about that area of your offense.

Candle: The offensive line will be the leaders of our offense this year. I appreciate the attention to detail and the spirit those guys bring to practice. We have a number of guys who are looking to fill that fifth spot, although nothing is guaranteed at any position. At the end of the day, we are just looking for our best five guys at all of the positions.

Q: We’re familiar with the four returning starters on the O-line. Who are some of the other guys we should look for to compete for playing time?

Candle: Some of the guys who came in and played well for us off the bench last year were Brant Weiss, Nate Jeppesen and Big Z (Yazeed Atariwa). Some of the young guys we will be watching closely are Bryce Harris , Chandler Cotterman and Sami Kassem. We need some of these guys to step up and give us depth on the offensive line.

Q: At running back, you’ve got four experienced players, including two who made All-MAC last year. I guess you really couldn’t ask for much more. What do you expect out of that position?

Candle: We have a stable of guys at running back. At any moment, we could ask any of them to come in and play at a high level. Obviously, (senior) Kareem Hunt is Kareem Hunt. I feel he is one of the best running backs in the country with his combination of speed and power. He’s looking to put an exclamation point on his career at Toledo. Terry Swanson is a junior now, and he has developed into one of the guys we are counting on to lead this team. (Seniors) Damion Jones-Moore and Marc Remy have always delivered when we’ve put them in the game. We’re also adding (redshirt freshman) Art Thompkins to the mix. He’s a young guy who has speed and can be a game-changer from anywhere on the field.

Q: Cody Thompson had a breakthrough year, finishing third in the nation with 22.3 yards per reception. The target is on his back now but I assume you are looking for a big year from him.

Candle: Cody needs to take his game to another level now. He’ll be on the radar of every defense we play. It’s going to be fun to see how he handles that. He’s a tremendous leader with a great work ethic. (Senior) Cory Jones is back. With his speed he’s a game-changer on offense and as a return man.

He’s had a tremendous career here and we’re looking for a big senior year from him. Other receivers we’re counting on are (sophomores) Diontae Johnson and Jon’Vea Johnson, both of whom played well for us at times last year. (Sophomore) Andrew Davis keeps improving and his confidence is growing. (Juniors) Zach Yousey and Darryl Richards have seen playing time for us. As a whole, it’s an experienced group that

continues to improve in both catching the ball and blocking in our running game.

Q: At tight end you’ve got senior Michael Roberts who shared time last year but now looks to have a bigger role this year.

Candle: We lose Alex Zmolik, who was a steady player for us his entire career. As a coach you hate to lose consistent players because you know you can count on them. Mike is molding himself into that role. He has tremendous physical skills. He’s in a position where he could become a major target for us. And we have guys coming up behind him like (redshirt freshman) Jordan Fisher and (senior) Adam Kulon, who’s coming off an injury last year but is having a good off-season.

Q: Now for the defense. Let’s start with the defensive line. You lost a lot of good players there but you have some good players coming back and maybe some new guys we don’t know as much about.

Candle: (Senior) Treyvon Hester will be a four-year starter at defensive tackle. He’s made All-MAC twice but I think he’s ready to take the next step and become a leader on


this team, which will be a new role for him because he’s always been surrounded by veteran guys. He commands the offensive line’s attention on every play. We’re looking for him to have a great year. (Junior) Marquise Moore has played a lot of football for us at tackle. We’re looking for him to stay healthy and have a big year for us. At defensive end, (senior) John Stepec, (junior) Zach Quinn and sophomore Ola Adeniyi were all in the rotation for us last year. Now they need to transition into bigger roles. Other players at defensive end we are looking at are (junior college transfer) Tuzar Skipper and (sophomore Notre Dame transfer) Jhonny Williams. At tackle, we have two redshirt freshmen, LaMarr Davis and Chad Coeling, who are strong guys who have had tremendous off-seasons. As coaches, we need to make sure these guys work hard in the off-season and in the spring so they can be ready to compete for playing time in training camp next summer.

Q: It’s a similar story in the secondary. You lost some very key players so other guys will have to step up.

Candle: Today’s football is a wide-open brand. As the offense gets more wide-open, the defense gets more wide-open as well, so cover guys are essential for success. We feel like we have some really good ones returning, but we know we lost some really good ones to graduation so the development of young corners and safeties will be critical for us. At safety, (senior) DeJuan Rogers is our most decorated player coming back and may be the heartbeat of our defense. He’s a solid tackler and just a really good player overall. (Senior) Connery Swift was an important player for us last year and we will need him to step up his game. (Senior) Delando Johnson is ready for a bigger role, I think. He’s been a really good special teams player for us and now he’s got a chance to compete for a starting role at safety. I think (redshirt freshman) Khalil Robinson has a bright future. At corner, (junior) Trevon Mathis has played a lot of football for us. He came on strong at the end of the year and had a really good bowl game for us. (Junior) Kennedy Frazier has had his moments on special teams so I look for him to be competing for playing time. (Sophomore) Josh Teachey had an excellent freshman year. He played a multitude of positions for us—corner, nickel, safety—so he brings versatility. We get (junior) Jordan Martin back, who missed all of last year with an injury but has proven that he can play. We’re looking forward to getting Jordan back out there. (Redshirt freshman) Aaron Covington is another young corner who has the speed and quickness to be a lock-down cover guy some day.

Q: How do you size up the battle at linebacker?

Candle: We have to replace Chase Murdock, who was a leader for us. But we have two very solid guys in (senior) Jaylen Coleman and (junior) Ja’Wuan Woodley. Jaylen was playing very well last year until an injury ended his season.

Spring ball will be huge for him. He needs to practice and get out there and run around. Ja’Wuan really stepped in and played well when Jaylen went down, and then had arguably the biggest play of the game in our bowl game. They both need to be leaders on our defense this year. Guys pushing them for playing time will be a talented group of sophomores: Tyler Taafe, Richard Olekanma, Anthony Davis and Devin Alexander, as well as junior Jack Linch.

Q: The kicking game was solid last year but I’m sure you are looking for improvement.

Candle: All our specialists are coming off good years in 2015 so we are excited about that. They all are working hard to perfect their craft so I expect us to be even stronger in the kicking game this year. (Senior punter) Nick Ellis did a good job of pinning the other team inside the 20-yard line. He had a couple of huge punts in the bowl game that really got us started. We expect him to continue that this year. (Sophomore) Jameson Vest had a good freshman season. Jameson is a competitive kid who wants to make very kick and he’s working toward that goal. We have multiple guys competing with Jameson for kickoff duties. (Senior) Josh Rode and (junior) Sam Vucelich both did a nice job kicking off last year and will be battling Jameson for that spot again this year.


Toledo Offense

LT 74 Storm Norton Sr. 6-8 306 Toledo, OH-Whitmer 58 Cameron Bell Fr. (R) 6-8 340 Sagamore Hills, OH-Nordonia 62 Jordan Fair Fr. (R) 6-4 292 Pickerington, OH-Pickerington LG 68 Paul Perschon Sr. 6-6 312 Schaumburg, IL-Conant 67 Sami Kassem Jr. 6-4 335 Cincinnati, OH-Indian Hills 56 Chandler Cotterman Fr. (R) 6-3 302 Anna, OH-Anna C 72 Bryce Harris Fr. (R) 6-3 295 Akron, OH-Firestone or 60 Nate Jeppesen Jr. 6-3 265 Portage, MI-Central 53 Bill Weber So. 6-5 322 Coppell, TX-Coppell RG 64 Mike Ebert Sr. 6-6 300 Sandusky, OH-Perkins 78 Yazeed Atariwa So. 6-4 312 Sterling, VA-Dominion 73 Alex Pfeiffer So. 6-5 300 Cincinnati, OH-Anderson

RT 76 Elijah Nkansah Jr. 6-6 315 Mason, OH-Mason 71 Brant Weiss Jr. 6-6 285 Sunbury, OH-Big Walnut 57 Brandon Heidecker Fr. (R) 6-3 295 Columbia Station, OH-Columbia TE 80 Michael Roberts Sr. 6-5 270 Cleveland, OH-Benedictine 46 Jordan Fisher Fr. (R) 6-4 292 Leesburg, VA-Tuscarora 39 Elijah Wolf Jr. 6-0 245 Morenci, MI-Morenci

FB 45 Adam Kulon Sr. 6-4 258 Algonquin, IL-H.D. Jacobs or 41 Michael Berry Fr. (R) 6-2 240 Beavercreek, OH-Beavercreek QB 11 Logan Woodside Jr. 6-2 201 Frankfort, KY-Franklin County or 5 Michael Julian Jr. 6-5 232 Hilton Head Island, SC-Hilton Head Island or 6 Mitchell Guidagni Fr. (R) 6-2 199 Hudson, OH-Hudson 10 Quentin Gibson So. 6-3 200 Marrero, LA-Archbishop Shaw 7 Jalen Reese So. 6-3 206 Mansfield, OH-Mansfield RB 3 Kareem Hunt Sr. 6-0 225 Willoughby, OH-South or 2 Terry Swanson Jr. 5-10 200 Aliquippa, PA -Aliquippa or 24 Damion Jones-Moore Sr. 5-7 178 Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic 21 Marc Remy Sr. 5-11 190 North Olmsted, OH-North Olmsted 33 Art Thompkins Fr. (R) 5-8 178 Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills Nevone McCrimmon Fr. 5-11 235 Baltimore, MD-Mount St. Joseph 20 Brad Smith So. 5-8 195 Clyde, OH-Clyde Reggie Gilliam` Fr. 6-0 245 Columbus, OH-Westland WR-X 19 Diontae Johnson So. 5-11 172 Ruskin, FL-Lennard 8 Andrew Davis So. 6-4 192 St. Petersburg, FL-Lakewood 35 Travis Vuich Fr. (R) 6-4 200 Monroe, MI-St. Mary Catholic Central 87 Elijah Morant Jr. 6-0 192 Toledo, OH-Central Catholic WR-M 4 Corey Jones Sr. 5-9 165 Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 22 Danzel McKinley-Lewis Fr. (R) 5-10 180 Pittsburgh, PA-Seton LaSalle Desmond Phillips Fr. 5-10 170 Miami, FL-Jackson 86 Liam Allen Jr. 6-0 180 Toledo, OH-St. John’s Derich Weiland Jr. 5-10 182 Toledo, OH-Central Catholic WR-Z 25 Cody Thompson Jr. 6-2 200 Huron, OH-Huron 83 Zach Yousey Sr. 6-1 196 Columbus, OH-Harvest Prep 7 Jon’Vea Johnson So. 6-0 185 Gary, IN-West Side 84 Darryl Richards Jr. 6-3 185 Chagrin Falls, OH-Kenston Rhett Blackmon Fr. (R) 5-9 183 Lansin, MI-Everett

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Depth Chart as of March 4, 2016

Toledo Defense

DE 10 John Stepec Sr. 6-3 256 Willoughby Hills, OH-Lake Catholic 92 Daniel Davis Jr. 6-3 265 Grand Blanc, MI-Grand Blanc Tuzar Skipper Jr. 6-3 245 Norwich, CT-Free Academy/Monroe (NY) College Andrew Bozcar Fr. (R) 6-4 236 Monroe, MI-Monroe

DT 52 Marquise Moore Jr. 6-0 300 Toledo, OH-Whitmer (Nose) 90 Lamarr Davis Fr. R) 6-1 305 Garfield Heights, OH-Benedictine DT 91 Treyvon Hester Sr. 6-3 300 Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 98 Chad Coeling Fr. (R) 6-2 265 Centerville, OH-Centerville 93 Nate Childress Fr. (R) 6-3 292 Rossford, OH-Rossford DE 9 Olasunkanmi Adeniyi So. 6-2 252 Richmond, TX-Fort Bend Bush(Leo) or 31 Zach Quinn Jr. 6-3 225 Aurora, OH-Aurora Jhonny Williams So. 6-5 256 Benton Harbor, MI-Berrien Springs/Notre Dame 55 Lucas Maynard Fr. (R) 6-3 238 Ashville, OH-Teays Valley Ryan Nunn Fr. (R) 6-3 238 Monroe, MI-Monroe LB 44 Jaylen Coleman Sr. 6-0 235 Pittsburgh, PA-University Prep(Will) 42 Richard Olekanma So. 6-2 245 Downers Grove, IL-North 29 Jack Linch Jr. 6-0 226 Toledo, OH-Whitmer 38 Anthony Davis So. 5-11 205 Tampa, FL-Chamberlain 51 Connor Lancia Fr. (R) 6-0 205 Columbus, OH-Bishop Ready LB 30 Ja’Wuan Woodley Jr. 5-11 233 Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley (Mike) 17 Tyler Taafe So. 6-1 220 Hubbard, OH-Hubbard 36 Devin Alexander So. 6-0 232 St. Louis, MO-Ritenour 35 Josh High Sr. 6-0 223 London, OH-London S 32 Josh Teachey So. 5-11 185 Pomfret, MD-McDonough (Nickel) 49 Andrew Schaefer Fr. (R) 5-11 186 Marian, OH-Marian

BC 6 Trevon Mathis Jr. 6-0 174 Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 36 Kadar Hollman Fr. (R) 6-0 190 Burlington, NJ-Burlington Township 11 Marcus Whitfield So. 6-0 178 Massillon, OH-Washington SS 3 Connery Swift Sr. 5-11 198 Waynesboro, VA-Wilson Memorial or 7 Delando Johnson Sr. 6-1 205 Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 37 Michael Blazevich Sr. 6-0 203 Northwood, OH-Cardinal Stritch 25 Calvin Bransford Fr. (R) 6-1 210 Dayton, OH-Stebbins FS 23 DeJuan Rogers Sr. 6-0 190 Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 27 Kahlil Robinson Fr. (R) 6-0 175 Charlotte, NC-Southlake Christian Academy 21 Cameron Mattison So. 6-0 200 Charlotte, NC-Mallard Creek FC 2 Jordan Martin Jr. 6-3 206 Upper Marlboro, MD-Forestville Bishop McNamara or 26 Kennedy Frazier Jr. 6-0 190 Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College or 28 Aaron Covington Fr. (R) 5-9 176 Tampa, FL-Armwood Toledo Specialists

PK 37 Jameson Vest So. 5-10 196 Peachtree City, GA-Our Lady of Mercy 39 Samuel Vucelich Jr. 5-11 182 Powel, OH-Olentangy Liberty 85 Josh Rode Sr. 6-0 185 Delphos, OH-St. John’s P 48 Nick Ellis Sr. 5-10 175 Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 5 Michael Julian Jr. 6-5 232 Hilton Head Island, SC-Hilton Head Island Hold 48 Nick Ellis Sr. 5-10 175 Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 25 Cody Thompson Jr. 6-2 200 Huron, OH-Huron LS 47 Brad Spelman Jr. 6-1 215 Hilliard, OH-Bradley 79 Zach Lozar Sr. 6-0 210 Willoughby Hills, OH-St. Ignatius KR 19 Diontae Johnson So. 5-11 172 Ruskin, FL-Lennard 4 Corey Jones Sr. 5-9 165 Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills PR 4 Corey Jones Sr. 5-9 165 Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills

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Toledo Returning Starters (15)

Offense (8) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep 64 Ebert, Mike*** OL 6-6 300 Sr. Sandusky, OH-Perkins 3 Hunt, Kareem*** RB 6-0 225 Sr. Willoughby, OH-South 4 Jones, Corey*** WR 5-9 165 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 74 Norton, Storm*** OL 6-8 306 Sr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 76 Nkansah, Elijah** OL 6-6 315 Jr. Mason, OH-Mason 68 Perschon, Paul* OL 6-6 312 Sr. Schaumburg, IL-Conant 25 Thompson, Cody** WR 6-2 200 Jr. Huron, OH-Huron 11 Woodside, Logan**# QB 6-2 201 Jr. Frankfort, KY-Franklin County

Defense (4) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep 44 Coleman, Jaylen** LB 6-0 235 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-University Prep 91 Hester, Treyvon*** DT 6-3 300 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 23 Rogers, DeJuan*** DB 6-0 190 Sr. Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 30 Woodley, Ja’Wuan* LB 5-11 233 So. Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley

Special Teams (3) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School 48 Ellis, Nick** P 5-10 175 Sr. Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 47 Spelman, Brad* LS 6-1 215 Jr. Hilliard, OH-Bradley 37 Vest, Jameson* K 5-10 196 So. Peachtree City, GA-Our Lady of Mercy

15 starters returning includes 12 on offense/defense and three on special teams# Starter in 2014

Toledo Starters Lost (12) Offense (4) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School 65 Carter, Ruben* OL 6-4 306 Sr. Miami, FL-Jackson/Florida State 12 Ely, Phillip** QB 6-1 202 Sr. Tampa, FL-Plant / Alabama 9 Russell, Alonzo**** WR 6-4 205 Sr. Washington, D.C.-H.D. Woodson/Milford (NY) Academy 15 Zmolik, Alex**** TE 6-5 252 Sr. Port Huron, MI-Port Huron

Defense (8)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School 99 Covington, Allen**** DE 6-2 275 Sr. Tampa, FL-Armwood 5 Dukes, Christian**** CB 5-9 185 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-Colerain 97 Jones, Orion*** DT 6-2 285 Sr. Tulsa, OK-Jenks 24 Milligan, Rolan* S 5-11 198 Sr. Lake Wales, FL-Lake Wales 40 Murdock, Chase*** LB 6-0 225 Sr. Barrington, IL-Barrington 1 Norrils, Cheatham*** CB 6-0 195 Sr. Toledo, OH-St. John’s 43 Voss, Trent**** DE 6-3 235 Sr. East Grand Rapids, MI-East Grand Rapids 8 Whittaker, Chaz**** S 6-2 212 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills

Special Teams - None

* Letters won

ReTuRNiNG sTaRTeRs/sTaRTeRs losT

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep 9 Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi* DE 6-2 252 So. Richmond, TX-Fort Bend Bush 36 Alexander, Devin* LB 6-0 232 So. St. Louis, MO-Ritenour 86 Allen, Liam* WR 6-0 180 Jr. Toledo, OH-St. John’s 78 Atariwa, Yazeed* OL 6-4 312 So. Sterling, VA-Dominion 13 Cole, Cameron* CB 6-0 190 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle/Fort Scott (KS) C.C. 44 Coleman, Jaylen** LB 6-0 235 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-University Prep 8 Davis, Andrew* WR 6-4 192 So. St. Petersburg, FL-Lakewood 38 Davis, Anthony* LB 5-11 205 So. Tampa, FL-Chamberlain 64 Ebert, Mike*** OL 6-6 300 Sr. Sandusky, OH-Perkins 48 Ellis, Nick** P 5-10 175 Sr. Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 26 Frazier, Kennedy* DB 6-0 190 Jr. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 91 Hester, Treyvon*** DT 6-3 300 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 35 High, Josh** LB 6-0 223 Sr. London, OH-London 3 Hunt, Kareem*** RB 6-0 225 Sr. Willoughby, OH-South 60 Jeppesen, Nate** OL 6-3 265 Jr. Portage, MI-Central 7 Johnson, Delando** DB 6-1 205 Sr. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 19 Johnson, Diontae* WR 5-11 172 So. Ruskin, FL- Lennard 7x Johnson, Jon’Vea* WR 6-0 185 So. Gary, IN-West Side 4 Jones, Corey*** WR 5-9 165 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 24 Jones-Moore, Damion*** RB 5-7 178 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic 5 Julian, Michael** QB/P 6-5 232 Jr. Hilton Head Island, SC-Hilton Head Island 29 Linch, Jack** LB 6-0 226 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 2x Martin, Jordan** DB 6-3 206 Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD-Forestville Bishop McNamara 6 Mathis, Trevon** CB 6-0 174 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 52 Moore, Marquise** DT 6-0 300 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 76 Nkansah, Elijah** OL 6-6 315 Jr. Mason, OH-Mason 74 Norton, Storm*** OL 6-8 306 Sr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 42 Olekanma, Richard* LB 6-2 245 So. Downers Grove, IL-North 68 Perschon, Paul* OL 6-6 312 Sr. Schaumburg, IL-Conant 31 Quinn, Zach** LB 6-3 225 Jr. Aurora, OH-Aurora 21 Remy, Marc*** RB 5-11 190 Sr. North Olmsted, OH-North Olmsted 85 Rode, Josh* PK 6-0 185 Sr. Delphos, OH-St. John’s 84 Richards, Darryl* WR 6-3 185 Jr. Chagrin Falls, OH-Kenston 80 Roberts, Michael** TE 6-5 270 Sr. Cleveland, OH-Benedictine 23 Rogers, DeJuan*** DB 6-0 190 Sr. Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 47 Spelman, Brad** LS 6-1 215 Jr. Hilliard, OH-Bradley 10 Stepec, John*** DE 6-3 256 Sr. Willoughby Hills, OH-Lake Catholic 2 Swanson, Terry** RB 5-10 200 Jr. Aliquippa, PA- Aliquippa 3x Swift, Connery** DB 5-11 198 Sr. Waynesboro, VA-Wilson Memorial 17 Taafe, Tyler* LB 6-1 220 So. Hubbard, OH-Hubbard 32 Teachey, Josh* CB 5-11 185 So. Pomfret, MD-McDonough 25 Thompson, Cody** WR 6-2 200 Jr. Huron, OH-Huron 37 Vest, Jameson* PK 5-10 196 So. Peachtree City, GA-Our Lady of Mercy 39 Vucelich, Samuel* PK 5-11 182 Jr. Powell, OH-Olentangy Liberty 71 Weiss, Brant* OL 6-6 285 Jr. Sunbury, OH-Big Walnut 30 Woodley, Ja’Wuan** LB 5-11 233 Jr. Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley 11 Woodside, Logan** QB 6-2 201 Jr. Frankfort, KY-Franklin County 83 Yousey, Zach*** WR 6-1 196 Sr. Columbus, OH-Harvest Prep

Roster as of March 4, 2016x - duplicate number

ReTuRNiNG leTTeRwiNNeRs (48)

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School / Transfer or PrepAnunike, Obi DE 6-4 215 Fr. Lewis Center, OH-OlentangyBlue, Dedarallo S/LB 6-0 195 Fr. Seffner, FL-ArmwoodClark, Justin CB 5-11 165 Fr. West Bloomfield, MI-West BloomfieldDavis, Keidren TE 6-5 215 Fr. Grand Rapids, MI-UnionDoerger, Luke OL 6-3 300 Fr. Cincinnati, OH-La SalleFord, Zach CB 6-3 180 Fr. Cleveland, OH-Cleveland HeightsHood, David DT 6-1 273 Fr. Miami Gardens, FL-Carol CityJackson, Calvin WR 5-10 165 Fr. Pompano Beach, FL-Coral Springs CharterJones, Ronnie RB 6-1 185 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central CatholicMathews, Edrick DT 6-3 276 Fr. Detroit, MI-Cass TechMcCrimmon, Nevone RB 6-0 225 Fr. Baltimore, MD-Mount St. JosephN’Shaka, Neru WR 5-11 180 Fr. Hallandale, FL-HallandalePhillips, Desmond WR 5-11 170 Fr. Miami, FL-JacksonRoberts, Keelen CB 5-11 170 Fr. Miami Gardens, FL-Carol CityRoss, Willie DT 6-1 260 Fr. Ravenna, OH-RavennaSeymour, Shakif RB 5-11 215 Fr. Cleveland, OH-Parma Heights Holy NameSkipper, Tuzar DE 6-4 245 Jr. Norwich, CT-Free Academy / Monroe (NY) CollegeSwart, Nate TE 6-5 225 Fr. Washington, PA-WashingtonWilliams, Jacquez Athl. 6-1 187 Fr. Jacksonville Beach, FL-SandalwoodWilliams, Jordan S 5-10 180 Fr. Pflugerville, TX-HendricksonWilson, Tre’Shun S 6-0 205 Fr. Montgomery, AL-Robert E. Lee

2016 RecRuiTiNG class

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep 9 Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi* DE 6-2 252 So. Richmond, TX-Fort Bend Bush 36 Alexander, Devin* LB 6-0 232 So. St. Louis, MO-Ritenour 86 Allen, Liam* WR 6-0 180 Jr. Toledo, OH-St. John’s 78 Atariwa, Yazeed* OL 6-4 312 So. Sterling, VA-Dominion 70 Badford, Darius OL 6-2 320 So. Elyria, OH-Elyria 58 Bell, Cameron OL 6-8 340 Fr. (R) Sagamore Hills, OH-Nordonia 41 Berry, Michael TE/FB 6-2 240 Fr. (R) Beavercreek, OH-Beavercreek Blackmon, Rhett WR 5-9 183 Fr. (R) Lansing, MI-Everett 37x Blazevich, Michael DB 6-0 203 Sr. Northwood, OH-Cardinal Stritch Boczar, Andrew DL 6-4 236 Fr. (R) Monroe, MI-Monroe 25x Bransford, Calvin SS 6-1 210 Fr. (R) Dayton, OH- Stebbins 93 Childress, Nate DL 6-3 292 Fr. (R) Rossford, OH-Rossford 98 Coeling, Chad DL 6-2 265 Fr. (R) Centerville, OH-Centerville 13 Cole, Cameron* CB 6-0 190 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle/Fort Scott (KS) C.C. 44 Coleman, Jaylen** LB 6-0 235 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-University Prep 56 Cotterman, Chandler OL 6-3 302 Fr. (R) Anna, OH-Anna 28 Covington, Aaron CB 5-9 176 Fr. (R) Tampa, FL-Armwood 8 Davis, Andrew* WR 6-4 192 So. St. Petersburg, FL-Lakewood 38 Davis, Anthony* LB 5-11 205 So. Tampa, FL-Chamberlain 92 Davis, Daniel DE 6-3 265 Jr. Grand Blanc, MI-Grand Blanc 90 Davis, LaMarr DL 6-1 305 Fr. (R) Garfield Heights, OH-Benedictine Dryfuse, Derek TE 6-4 237 Fr. (R) Tiffin, OH-Columbian 64 Ebert, Mike*** OL 6-6 300 Sr. Sandusky, OH-Perkins 48 Ellis, Nick** P 5-10 175 Sr. Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 62 Fair, Jordan OL 6-4 292 Fr. (R) Mason, OH-William Mason 46 Fisher, Jordan TE 6-3 232 Fr. (R) Leesburg, VA-Tuscarora 26 Frazier, Kennedy* DB 6-0 190 Jr. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 10x Gibson, Quentin QB 6-3 200 So. Marrero, LA-Archbishop Shaw Gilliam, Reggie RB 6-0 245 Fr. Columbus, OH-Westland 6x Guadagni, Mitchell QB 6-2 199 Fr. (R) Hudson, OH-Hudson 72 Harris, Bryce OL 6-3 295 Fr. (R) Akron, OH-Firestone 57 Heidecker, Brandon OL 6-6 315 Fr. (R) Columbia Station, OH-Columbia 91 Hester, Treyvon*** DT 6-3 300 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 35 High, Josh** LB 6-0 223 Sr. London, OH-London 36x Hollman, Kadar DB 6-0 190 So. Burlington, NJ-Burlington Township Howey, David DB 5-11 185 Fr. (R) Monroe, MI-St. Mary’s Central Catholic 3 Hunt, Kareem*** RB 6-0 225 Sr. Willoughby, OH-South 39x Iverson, Quincy DB 5-9 182 So. Copley, OH-Copley 60 Jeppesen, Nate** OL 6-3 265 Jr. Portage, MI-Central 7 Johnson, Delando** DB 6-1 205 Sr. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 19 Johnson, Diontae* WR 5-11 172 So. Ruskin, FL- Lennard 7x Johnson, Jon’Vea* WR 6-0 185 So. Gary, IN-West Side 4 Jones, Corey*** WR 5-9 165 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 24 Jones-Moore, Damion*** RB 5-7 178 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic 5 Julian, Michael** QB/P 6-5 232 Jr. Hilton Head Island, SC-Hilton Head Island 67 Kassem, Sami OL 6-4 335 Jr. Cincinnati, OH-Indian Hills / ASA (NY) College 45 Kulon, Adam TE/FB 6-4 258 Sr. Algonquin, IL-H.D. Jacobs 51 Lancia, Connor SS 6-0 205 Fr. (R) Columbus, OH-Bishop Ready 29 Linch, Jack** LB 6-0 226 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 79 Lozar, Zach LS 6-0 210 Sr. Willoughby Hills, OH-St. Ignatius 2x Martin, Jordan** DB 6-3 206 Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD-Forestville Bishop McNamara 6 Mathis, Trevon** CB 6-0 174 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 21x Mattison, Cameron DB 6-0 200 So. Charlotte, NC-Mallard Creek 55 Maynard, Lucas DE 6-3 238 Fr. (R) Ashville, OH-Teays Valley McCrimmon, Nevone RB 5-11 235 Fr. Baltimore, MD-Mount St. Joseph 22 McKinley-Lewis, Danzel WR 5-10 180 Fr. (R) Pittsburgh, PA-Seton LaSalle 52 Moore, Marquise** DT 6-0 300 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 87 Morant, Elijah WR 6-0 192 Jr. Toledo, OH-Central Catholic

2016 Toledo alPhabeTical sPRiNG RosTeR

76 Nkansah, Elijah** OL 6-6 315 Jr. Mason, OH-Mason 74 Norton, Storm*** OL 6-8 306 Sr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 45x Norwood, Chris LB 6-0 235 Fr. (R) Toledo, OH-Central Catholic Nunn, Ryan DL 6-3 238 Fr. (R) Monroe, MI-Monroe 42 Olekanma, Richard* LB 6-2 245 So. Downers Grove, IL-North 61 Paddy, Carter DE 6-2 285 Fr. (R) South Rockwood, MI-Monroe Jefferson 68 Perschon, Paul* OL 6-6 312 Sr. Schaumburg, IL-Conant 73 Pfeiffer, Alex OL 6-5 300 So. Cincinnati, OH-Anderson Phillips, Desmond WR 5-10 170 Fr. Miami, FL-Jackson 95 Potts, Nicholas TE 6-6 215 Fr. (R) Hilliard, OH-Davidson 31 Quinn, Zach** LB 6-3 225 Jr. Aurora, OH-Aurora 7x Reese, Jalen QB 6-3 206 So. Mansfield, OH-Mansfield 21 Remy, Marc*** RB 5-11 190 Sr. North Olmsted, OH-North Olmsted 85 Rode, Josh* PK 6-0 185 Sr. Delphos, OH-St. John’s 84 Richards, Darryl* WR 6-3 185 Jr. Chagrin Falls, OH-Kenston 80 Roberts, Michael** TE 6-5 270 Sr. Cleveland, OH-Benedictine 27 Robinson, Kahlil DB 6-0 175 Fr. (R) Charlotte, NC-Southlake Christian Academy 23 Rogers, DeJuan*** DB 6-0 190 Sr. Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 49 Schafer, Andrew DB 5-11 186 Fr. (R) Marian, IN-Marian Skipper, Tuzar DL 6-3 245 Jr. Norwich, CT-Norwich Free Academy / Monroe (NY) College 20 Smith, Brad RB 5-8 195 So. Clyde, OH-Clyde 47 Spelman, Brad** LS 6-1 215 Jr. Hilliard, OH-Bradley 10 Stepec, John*** DE 6-3 256 Sr. Willoughby Hills, OH-Lake Catholic 2 Swanson, Terry** RB 5-10 200 Jr. Aliquippa, PA- Aliquippa 3x Swift, Connery** DB 5-11 198 Sr. Waynesboro, VA-Wilson Memorial 17 Taafe, Tyler* LB 6-1 220 So. Hubbard, OH-Hubbard 32 Teachey, Josh* CB 5-11 185 So. Pomfret, MD-McDonough 33 Thompkins, Art RB 5-8 178 Fr. (R) Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 25 Thompson, Cody** WR 6-2 200 Jr. Huron, OH-Huron 37 Vest, Jameson* PK 5-10 196 So. Peachtree City, GA-Our Lady of Mercy 39 Vucelich, Samuel* PK 5-11 182 Jr. Powell, OH-Olentangy Liberty 35x Vuich, Travis WR 6-4 200 Fr. (R) Monroe, MI-St. Mary Catholic Central 53 Weber, Bill OL 6-5 322 So. Coppell, TX-Coppell 71 Weiss, Brant* OL 6-6 285 Jr. Sunbury, OH-Big Walnut 11x Whitfield, Marcus WR 6-0 178 So. Massillon, OH-Washington Williams, Jhonny DL 6-5 256 So. Benton Harbor, MI-Berrien Springs / Notre Dame 39x Wolf, Elijah TE/FB 6-0 245 Jr. Morenci, MI-Morenci 30 Woodley, Ja’Wuan** LB 5-11 233 Jr. Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley 11 Woodside, Logan** QB 6-2 201 Jr. Frankfort, KY-Franklin County 83 Yousey, Zach*** WR 6-1 196 Sr. Columbus, OH-Harvest Prep


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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep 2 Swanson, Terry** RB 5-10 200 Jr. Aliquippa, PA- Aliquippa 2x Martin, Jordan** DB 6-3 206 Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD-Forestville Bishop McNamara 3 Hunt, Kareem*** RB 6-0 225 Sr. Willoughby, OH-South 3x Swift, Connery** DB 5-11 198 Sr. Waynesboro, VA-Wilson Memorial 4 Jones, Corey*** WR 5-9 165 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 5 Julian, Michael** QB/P 6-5 232 Jr. Hilton Head Island, SC-Hilton Head Island 6 Mathis, Trevon** CB 6-0 174 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 6x Guadagni, Mitchell QB 6-2 199 Fr. (R) Hudson, OH-Hudson 7 Johnson, Delando** DB 6-1 205 Sr. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 7x Johnson, Jon’Vea* WR 6-0 185 So. Gary, IN-West Side 7x Reese, Jalen QB 6-3 206 So. Mansfield, OH-Mansfield 8 Davis, Andrew* WR 6-4 192 So. St. Petersburg, FL-Lakewood 9 Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi* DE 6-2 252 So. Richmond, TX-Fort Bend Bush 10 Stepec, John*** DE 6-3 256 Sr. Willoughby Hills, OH-Lake Catholic 10x Gibson, Quentin QB 6-3 200 So. Marrero, LA-Archbishop Shaw 11 Woodside, Logan** QB 6-2 201 Jr. Frankfort, KY-Franklin County 11x Whitfield, Marcus WR 6-0 178 So. Massillon, OH-Washington 13 Cole, Cameron* CB 6-0 190 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle/Fort Scott (KS) C.C. 17 Taafe, Tyler* LB 6-1 220 So. Hubbard, OH-Hubbard 19 Johnson, Diontae* WR 5-11 172 So. Ruskin, FL- Lennard 20 Smith, Brad RB 5-8 195 So. Clyde, OH-Clyde 21 Remy, Marc*** RB 5-11 190 Sr. North Olmsted, OH-North Olmsted 21x Mattison, Cameron DB 6-0 200 So. Charlotte, NC-Mallard Creek 22 McKinley-Lewis, Danzel WR 5-10 180 Fr. (R) Pittsburgh, PA-Seton LaSalle 23 Rogers, DeJuan*** DB 6-0 190 Sr. Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 24 Jones-Moore, Damion*** RB 5-7 178 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic 25 Thompson, Cody** WR 6-2 200 Jr. Huron, OH-Huron 25x Bransford, Calvin SS 6-1 210 Fr. (R) Dayton, OH- Stebbins 26 Frazier, Kennedy* DB 6-0 190 Jr. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 27 Robinson, Kahlil DB 6-0 175 Fr. (R) Charlotte, NC-Southlake Christian Academy 28 Covington, Aaron CB 5-9 176 Fr. (R) Tampa, FL-Armwood 29 Linch, Jack** LB 6-0 226 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 30 Woodley, Ja’Wuan** LB 5-11 233 Jr. Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley 31 Quinn, Zach** LB 6-3 225 Jr. Aurora, OH-Aurora 32 Teachey, Josh* CB 5-11 185 So. Pomfret, MD-McDonough 33 Thompkins, Art RB 5-8 178 Fr. (R) Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 35 High, Josh** LB 6-0 223 Sr. London, OH-London 35x Vuich, Travis WR 6-4 200 Fr. (R) Monroe, MI-St. Mary Catholic Central 36 Alexander, Devin* LB 6-0 232 So. St. Louis, MO-Ritenour 36x Hollman, Kadar DB 6-0 190 So. Burlington, NJ-Burlington Township 37 Vest, Jameson* PK 5-10 196 So. Peachtree City, GA-Our Lady of Mercy 37x Blazevich, Michael DB 6-0 203 Sr. Northwood, OH-Cardinal Stritch 38 Davis, Anthony* LB 5-11 205 So. Tampa, FL-Chamberlain 39 Vucelich, Samuel* PK 5-11 182 Jr. Powell, OH-Olentangy Liberty 39x Iverson, Quincy DB 5-9 182 So. Copley, OH-Copley 39x Wolf, Elijah TE/FB 6-0 245 Jr. Morenci, MI-Morenci 41 Berry, Michael TE/FB 6-2 240 Fr. (R) Beavercreek, OH-Beavercreek 42 Olekanma, Richard* LB 6-2 245 So. Downers Grove, IL-North 44 Coleman, Jaylen** LB 6-0 235 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-University Prep 45 Kulon, Adam TE/FB 6-4 258 Sr. Algonquin, IL-H.D. Jacobs 45x Norwood, Chris LB 6-0 235 Fr. (R) Toledo, OH-Central Catholic 46 Fisher, Jordan TE 6-3 232 Fr. (R) Leesburg, VA-Tuscarora 47 Spelman, Brad** LS 6-1 215 Jr. Hilliard, OH-Bradley 48 Ellis, Nick** P 5-10 175 Sr. Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 49 Schafer, Andrew DB 5-11 186 Fr. (R) Marian, IN-Marian 51 Lancia, Connor SS 6-0 205 Fr. (R) Columbus, OH-Bishop Ready 52 Moore, Marquise** DT 6-0 300 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 53 Weber, Bill OL 6-5 322 So. Coppell, TX-Coppell

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55 Maynard, Lucas DE 6-3 238 Fr. (R) Ashville, OH-Teays Valley 56 Cotterman, Chandler OL 6-3 302 Fr. (R) Anna, OH-Anna 57 Heidecker, Brandon OL 6-6 315 Fr. (R) Columbia Station, OH-Columbia 58 Bell, Cameron OL 6-8 340 Fr. (R) Sagamore Hills, OH-Nordonia 60 Jeppesen, Nate** OL 6-3 265 Jr. Portage, MI-Central 61 Paddy, Carter DE 6-2 285 Fr. (R) South Rockwood, MI-Monroe Jefferson 62 Fair, Jordan OL 6-4 292 Fr. (R) Mason, OH-William Mason 64 Ebert, Mike*** OL 6-6 300 Sr. Sandusky, OH-Perkins 67 Kassem, Sami OL 6-4 335 Jr. Cincinnati, OH-Indian Hills / ASA (NY) College 68 Perschon, Paul* OL 6-6 312 Sr. Schaumburg, IL-Conant 70 Badford, Darius OL 6-2 320 So. Elyria, OH-Elyria 71 Weiss, Brant* OL 6-6 285 Jr. Sunbury, OH-Big Walnut 72 Harris, Bryce OL 6-3 295 Fr. (R) Akron, OH-Firestone 73 Pfeiffer, Alex OL 6-5 300 So. Cincinnati, OH-Anderson 74 Norton, Storm*** OL 6-8 306 Sr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 76 Nkansah, Elijah** OL 6-6 315 Jr. Mason, OH-Mason 78 Atariwa, Yazeed* OL 6-4 312 So. Sterling, VA-Dominion 79 Lozar, Zach LS 6-0 210 Sr. Willoughby Hills, OH-St. Ignatius 80 Roberts, Michael** TE 6-5 270 Sr. Cleveland, OH-Benedictine 83 Yousey, Zach*** WR 6-1 196 Sr. Columbus, OH-Harvest Prep 84 Richards, Darryl* WR 6-3 185 Jr. Chagrin Falls, OH-Kenston 85 Rode, Josh* PK 6-0 185 Sr. Delphos, OH-St. John’s 86 Allen, Liam* WR 6-0 180 Jr. Toledo, OH-St. John’s 87 Morant, Elijah WR 6-0 192 Jr. Toledo, OH-Central Catholic 90 Davis, LaMarr DL 6-1 305 Fr. (R) Garfield Heights, OH-Benedictine 91 Hester, Treyvon*** DT 6-3 300 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 92 Davis, Daniel DE 6-3 265 Jr. Grand Blanc, MI-Grand Blanc 93 Childress, Nate DL 6-3 292 Fr. (R) Rossford, OH-Rossford 95 Potts, Nicholas TE 6-6 215 Fr. (R) Hilliard, OH-Davidson 98 Coeling, Chad DL 6-2 265 Fr. (R) Centerville, OH-Centerville Blackmon, Rhett WR 5-9 183 Fr. (R) Lansing, MI-Everett Boczar, Andrew DL 6-4 236 Fr. (R) Monroe, MI-Monroe Dryfuse, Derek TE 6-4 237 Fr. (R) Tiffin, OH-Columbian Gilliam, Reggie RB 6-0 245 Fr. Columbus, OH-Westland Howey, David DB 5-11 185 Fr. (R) Monroe, MI-St. Mary’s Central Catholic McCrimmon, Nevone RB 5-11 235 Fr. Baltimore, MD-Mount St. Joseph Nunn, Ryan DL 6-3 238 Fr. (R) Monroe, MI-Monroe Phillips, Desmond WR 5-10 170 Fr. Miami, FL-Jackson Skipper, Tuzar DL 6-3 245 Jr. Norwich, CT-Norwich Free Academy / Monroe (NY) College Williams, Jhonny DL 6-5 256 So. Benton Harbor, MI-Berrien Springs / Notre Dame


Toledo PlayeRs To waTch

2015Broke his leg in the first quarter of the EMU game on Oct. 17...Missed the remainder of the season...Team leader at the time of his injury with 48 tackles...Led Rockets in tacking in each of the first four games...Had 13 tackles at Arkansas and 16 stops vs. Iowa State...Set career highs each game...Also in on two TFL and one pass breakup vs. Iowa State...Six tackles and first career intercep-tion vs. Arkansas State...Eight tackles vs. Ball State.

2014Played in 13 games as a reserve linebacker, making 23 tackles...Career-high six tackles vs. Missouri.

2013Played in five games, making five tackles...Missed first seven games of the season due to injury.

2012Sat out season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-state and all-city selection as a senior...Offensive Player of the Year and MVP of the Pittsburgh City League...First-team all-city as a sophomore and junior...Second-team all-city on defense as a freshman...Led the City League in rushing as a senior with 1,500 yards and 15 TDs...110 tackles, three interceptions and three forced fumbles...Three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com...Scout ranked him as No. 19 middle line-backer in the nation...No. 25 overall prospect in Pennsylvania by both ESPN.com and Rivals.com...High school coach was Lou Berry.

PERSONALFull name is Jaylen Coleman...Birthdate: July 21, 1993...Father is Ronald Alford...Dad played football at Edinboro State...Uncle is former Pittsburgh Steeler Lamonte Coleman...Criminal justice major.

JaylenColemanLinebacker • 6-0 • 235 • Sr.Pittsburgh, PA • University Prep HS

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Jaylen Coleman’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2012 DNP - Redshirt2013 5/0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 02014 13/0 7 16 23 0 0 0 0 0 12015 6/6 21 27 48 2.5 0 1 1 1 0 TOTALS 24/6 29 47 76 2.5 0 1 1 1 1

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 16 (Iowa State, 9-19-15)Tackles for Loss: 1.5 (Iowa State, 9-19-15)

201534 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, five QB hurries...Four tackles, two QB hurries and a pass breakup in bowl win over Temple...Sea-son-high five tackles vs. BGSU...Four tackles, 2.5 TFL and a sack vs. Arkansas State...Forced fumble on sack that was recovered on ASU’s three-yard line and led to UT touchdown one play later...Four tackles and one TFL vs. Arkansas.

2014Second-team All-MAC...49 tackles, 9.5 TFL...Season-high eight tackles vs. Northern Illinois...Six tackles vs. Cincinnati and EMU...Career-best 2.5 tackles for loss vs. Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl...Notched at least one tackle behind the line of scrimmage in nine games.

2013Third-team All-MAC as a freshman...Played in all 12 games, start-ing nine...Totaled 39 tackles...7.5 tackles for loss...3.5 sacks...One pass breakup...Career-high nine tackles vs. Navy.


HIGH SCHOOLSigned with the Rockets in 2012 but did not join the program until 2013...Earned first-team all-state and first-team All-WPIAL honors...Three-star recruit by Rivals.com...Chosen to Pittsburgh Tribune’s “Fabulous 22” team and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s “Ter-rific 25” team...As a junior, made second-team all-state as an of-fensive lineman...High school coach was Ron Graham.

PERSONALFull name is Treyvon Ramal Hester...Birthdate: Sept. 21, 1992...Parents are Anthony Hester and Theresa Reynolds...Criminal jus-tice major.

TreyvonHesterDefensive Tackle • 6-3 • 300 • Sr.Pittsburgh, PA • Penn Hills HS

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2014 SeCond-Team all-maC2013 THird-Team all-maC

Treyvon Hester’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2012 DNP - Redshirt2013 12/9 16 23 39 7.5 3.5 0 1 1 12014 13/11 22 27 49 9.5 2.0 2 0 1 102015 12/12 17 17 34 6.5 2.5 1 0 1 5TOTALS 37/32 55 67 122 23.5 8.0 3 1 3 16

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 9 (Navy, 10-19-13)Tackles For Loss: 2.5 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)

Toledo history...Led MAC and was third in nation with 163.1 yards per game...Led league and ranked second nationally with 7.96 yards per carry...Became the 15th Rocket to gain 1,000 yards in a season in first quarter vs. BGSU...Third-fastest player in school history to reach the 1,000-yard mark, doing so in 27 quarters...Rushed for 100 or more yards in all 10 games in which he played... Had 11 runs of at least 20 yards (second-most in the nation), 11 runs of at least 30 yards and seven of at least 40...Gained career-best 271 yards and scored five TDs in Toledo’s 63-44 win over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl...271 yards rushing ranks fourth all-time at UT...Five TDs tied the all-time bowl record set by two others, most recently Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders in the 1988 Holiday Bowl...Named MVP of the GoDaddy Bowl and named to All-Bowl Team by the Associated Press...Rushed for 265 yards and scored two TDs on 30 attempts in 27-20 win vs. BGSU... 265 yards rushing is the fifth-highest in UT history...Career-best 91-yard touchdown run vs. BGSU was the third-longest rush in Toledo history...198 yards on 26 carries vs. UMass on Oct. 25...Returned to lineup vs. UMass after missing previous three games due to ankle injury...Rushed for 142 yards on 12 carries vs. Ball State, all in the first half...Rushed for 101 yards on 12 carries vs. Cincinnati, all in the first half...Did not play in the second half of both those games due to injuries...Gained 148 yards and scored three TDs on just 15 carries vs. Missouri...Rushed for 136 yards

KareemHuntRunning Back • 6-0 • 225 • Sr.Willoughby, OH • South HS

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2015 SeCond-Team all-maC2015 Godaddy Bowl mVP

2014 firST-Team all-maC

CareerHas rushed for over 100 yards in 20 games as a collegian, the second-best mark in UT history...Rushed for at least 100 yards in 12 straight games from his final game in 2013 through his first game in 2015, tying Wasean Tait (1995) for most consecutive 100-yard games at UT...Ranks fourth in career rushing at UT with 3,391 yards...Needs five yards to pass Trinity Dawson (3,474 from 2002-05) for third place...Career rushing average of 6.7 yards per carry ranks first all-time at UT.

2015Named second-All-MAC...Led team with 973 yards rushing...MAC leader and 23rd in country with 108.1 yards per game...Rushed for 79 yards and two TDs in 32-17 win over Temple in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl...Last rush was a 41-yard TD to seal the win...Rushed for 100+ yards in each of last four regular-season games...139 yards and one TD vs. WMU...Season-high 153 yards and two TDs vs. Bowling Green...Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. BG...113 yards and two TDs vs. CMU...140 yards and two TDs on 25 attempts vs. NIU...90 yards on 20 carries vs. UMass...Returned to lineup with 85 yards rushing and two TDs in 16 attempts vs. Kent State...Sat out Arkansas State and Ball State games due to hamstring injury...Rushed for 129 yards in 24 carries vs. Iowa State...Named MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week for his effort vs. ISU...Nine receptions for 45 yards...Did not play vs. Arkansas due to violation of team policies...Preseason All-America candidate...On preseason “watch lists” for Doak Walker Award (top running back) and Maxwell Award (player of the year).

2014First-team All-MAC selection...Led MAC and ranked 10th in na-tion with 1,631 yards rushing...Second-highest rushing total in

Kareem Hunt’s Career Statistics

Year G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP2013 12/3 137 866 6.3 6 52-Navy2014 10/10 205 1631 8.0 16 91-Bowling Green2015 9/8 178 973 5.5 12 41-Three timesTotals 31/21 520 3470 6.7 34 91-Bowling Green

CAREER GAME HIGHSRushing Yards: 271 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)Rushing Attempts: 32 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)Rushing TDs: 5 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)


Kareem Hunt’s Career Rushing By Game2013Opponent Att. Yds Avg TD LPat Florida 2 0 0.0 0 0at Missouri 1 1 1.0 0 1Eastern Washington 5 27 5.4 0 16at Central Michigan 1 1 1.0 0 1at Ball State 0 0 0.0 0 0Western Michigan 3 48 16.0 0 22Navy 15 127 8.5 2 52at Bowling Green 21 114 5.4 1 21Eastern Michigan 20 168 8.4 2 39Buffalo 31 186 6.0 1 32Northern Illinois 19 91 4.8 0 22at Akron 19 103 5.4 0 16

2014 Opponent Att. Yds Avg TD LPNew Hampshire 20 136 6.8 2 32Missouri 15 148 9.9 3 45at Cincinnati 12 101 8.4 1 21Ball State 12 142 11.8 1 43Central Michigan DNP-Injuredat Western Michigan DNP-Injuredat Iowa State DNP-InjuredUMass 26 198 7.6 1 36at Kent State 18 141 7.8 0 43at Northern Illinois 18 119 6.6 0 23Bowling Green 30 265 8.8 2 91at Eastern Michigan 22 110 5.0 1 12Arkansas State 32 271 8.5 5 44

2015Opponent Att. Yds Avg TD LPat Arkansas DNPIowa State 24 129 5.4 0 39Arkansas State DNP-Injuredat Ball State DNP-InjuredKent State 16 85 5.3 2 22Eastern Michigan 9 45 5.0 1 14at UMass 20 90 4.5 0 12Northern Illinois 25 140 5.6 2 37at Central Michigan 20 113 5.7 2 41at Bowling Green 29 153 5.3 2 41Western Michigan 20 139 6.9 1 28Temple 15 79 5.3 2 41

2013Second on team and ninth in MAC with 866 yards rushing...Ninth in MAC in rushing yards per game (72.2)...Second among running backs in MAC behind David Fluellen with 6.3 yards per carry...Rushed for over 100 yards five times...Rushed for season-high 186 yards on 31 carries vs. Buffalo...Rushed for 168 yards and two TDs on 20 attempts vs. EMU...Started in place of injured David Fluellen in EMU and Buffalo games...Rushed for 127 yards on 15 carries vs. Navy...114 yards on 21 attempts at Bowling Green...12 receptions for 68 yards.

High SchoolRushed for 2,685 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior, setting the all-time rushing record for Lake County...Averaged 11 yards per carry for the 10-1 Rebels...Earned first-team all-state, all-dis-trict and all-conference honors...Three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 24/7Sports...Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns...Finalist for “Mr. Football” in Ohio...As a junior, rushed for 2,519 yards and 39 TDs on nine yards per carry, earning first-team all-conference honors...Played basketball...Reached 6-feet-5 inches in the high jump...High school coach was Matt Duffy.

PersonalFull name is Kareem AJ Hunt...Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1995...Parents are Kareem Hunt and Stephanie Riggins...Has one brother, Clar-ence Riggins...Criminal justice major.



kaReeM huNT iN The Toledo RecoRd book

Rushing Yards1. Chester Taylor (1998-2001) .................. 4,8492. Wasean Tait (1993-98) ........................... 4,3383. Trinity Dawson (2002-05) ..................... 3,4744. Kareem Hunt (2013-present) ....... 3,4705. David Fluellen (2010-13) ........................3,3366. Jalen Parmele (2004-07) ....................... 3,1197. Casey McBeth (1991-94) ....................... 2,7198. DaJuane Collins (2006-09) ................... 2,5889. Steve Morgan (1981-84) ....................... 2,54010. Kelvin Farmer (1983-86) ....................... 2,483

Rushing Average(minimum 200 attempts)1. Kareem Hunt (2013-present) ......... 6.672. Terry Swanson (2014-present) ....... 6.543. Adonis Thomas (2008-11) .......................6.184. David Fluellen (2010-13) .........................5.955. Chester Taylor (1998-2001) .....................5.816. DaJuane Collins (2006-09) ......................5.77 7. Jalen Parmele (2004-07) ..........................5.308. Morgan Williams (2008-11) ....................5.279. Robert Pfefferle (1966-68).......................5.2210. Wasean Tait (1993-98) ..............................5.18

100-Yard Rushing Games1. Chester Taylor (1998-2001) .........................272. Kareem Hunt (2013-present) .............20 3. Wasean Tait (1993-98) ...................................184. Trinity Dawson (2002-05) ............................155. David Fluellen (2010-13) ..............................136. Roland Moss (1966-68) .................................11 Jalen Parmele (2004-07)...............................11 Adonis Thomas (2008-11) ...........................119. Neil Trotter (1987-90) .....................................10 Casey McBeth (1991-94) ..............................10 Adonis Thomas (2008-11) ...........................10

200-Yard Rushing Games1. Chester Taylor (1998-2001) ........................... 4 David Fluellen (2010-13) ................................ 43. Wasean Tait (1993-98) ..................................... 34. Kelvin Farmer (1983-86) ................................2 Emerson Cole (1947-49) ................................2 Kareem Hunt (2013-present) .............. 2

Rushing Touchdowns1. Chester Taylor (1998-2001) ......................... 562. Wasean Tait (1993-98) .................................. 383. Joe Schwartz (1970-72) ............................... 354. Kareem Hunt (2013-present) .............345. Roland Moss (1966-68) ............................... 32

Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games1. Wasean Tait (1995) .........................................12 Kareem Hunt (2013-15) ......................123. Jalen Parmele (2007) ....................................... 74. David Fluellen (2012) ...................................... 6 David Fluellen (2013) ...................................... 66. Roland Moss (1968) ......................................... 5 Kelvin Farmer (1986) ....................................... 5 Arnold Smiley (1981) ....................................... 5 Adonis Thomas (2011) .................................... 5

CAREER RUSHINGRushing Yards1. Wasean Tait (1995) .................................. 2,0902. Kareem Hunt (2014) ...................... 1,6313. Chester Taylor (2001) ............................. 1,6204. Kelvin Farmer (1986) .............................. 1,5325. Jalen Parmele (2007) .............................. 1,511 6. David Fluellen (2012) ............................. 1,4987. Chester Taylor (2000) ............................. 1,4708. Trinity Dawson (2005) ........................... 1,2949. Steve Morgan (1984).............................. 1,29110. Dwayne Harris (1997) ............................ 1,278

Average Yards Per Carry1. Kareem Hunt (2014) 205/1631 ........7.962. Jim Hays (1950) 74/572 .............................7.733. Emerson Cole (1949) 160/1162 ..............7.264. Terry Swanson (2015) 107/749........7.005. David Fluellen (2013) 167/1121 .............6.716. Jim Hays (1949) 43/286 .............................6.65 7. Chester Taylor (1999) 182/1176 .............6.468. Adonis Thomas (2010) 175/1098 ...........6.279. Adonis Thomas (2011) 171/1071..... .....6.2610. Julius Taormina (1953) 72/444 ................6.16

100-Yard Games1. Wasean Tait (1995) ........................................122. Chester Taylor (2000) ....................................10 Kareem Hunt (2014) ............................104. Roland Moss (1968) ......................................... 8 Chester Taylor (2001) ...................................... 86. Dwayne Harris (1997) ..................................... 7 Chester Taylor (1999) ...................................... 7 Trinity Dawson (2005) ..................................... 7 Jalen Parmele (2007) ....................................... 7 David Fluellen (2012) ...................................... 7

Quickest to 1,000 Yards1. Wasean Tait (1995) ...............................25 Qtrs.2. Dwayne Harris (1997) .........................26 Qtrs.3. Kareem Hunt (2104) ...................27 Qtrs.4. David Fluellen (2013) ..........................28 Qtrs.5. Kelvin Farmer (1986) ...........................31 Qtrs.

Rushing Yards By a Freshman1. Morgan Williams (2008) .........................1,010 2. Troy Parker (1990) ........................................8793. Kareem Hunt (2013)....................... ...8664. Astin Martin (2002) ......................................7855. Trinity Dawson (2002) .................................754

Rushing Yards By a Sophomore1. Kareem Hunt (2014)....................... 1,6312. Chester Taylor (1999) ..............................1,1763. Arnold Smiley (1981) ...............................1,0134. Trinity Dawson (2003) .................................9995. Wasean Tait (1994) .......................................917

Rushing Touchdowns1. Wasean Tait (1995) ......................................... 242. Chester Taylor (2001) .................................... 213. Chester Taylor (2000) .................................... 18 Joe Schwartz (1971) ...................................... 185. Kelvin Farmer (1986) ..................................... 16 Kareem Hunt (2014) ............................16

SEASON RUSHINGYards Rushing1. Morgan Williams vs. Miami (2008) .........3302. Casey McBeth vs. Akron (1994) ...............3043. Asa Jenkins vs. Davis & Elkins (1951) .....2894. Kareem Hunt vs. Ark. St. (2014) .......2715. Kareem Hunt vs. BGSU (2014) ..........2656. Jalen Parmele vs. Ohio (2007) ..................2417. Emerson Cole vs. N. Dakota (1949) ........230 Chester Taylor vs. N. Illinois (2000) ........2309. David Fluellen vs. Buffalo (2012) .............22810. Wasean Tait vs. BGSU (1995) .....................224

Longest Run From Scrimmage1. Ben Tombaugh vs. Austin Peay (1988) ....952. Jalen Parmele vs. Ball State (2006) ...........923. Kareem Hunt vs. BGSU (2014) ............914. Terry Swanson vs. EMU (2105) ...........905. Jim Gray vs. Bowling Green (1963) ...........88 Terry Swanson vs. KSU (2105) ............88

Longest Touchdown Run1. Ben Tombaugh vs. Austin Peay (1988) ........ 952. Jalen Parmele vs. Ball State (2006) ............... 923. Kareem Hunt vs. Bowling Green (2014) ..914. Adonis Thomas vs. FIU (2010) ........................ 875. Morgan Williams vs. Miami (2008) ................ 86

Rushing Touchdowns1. Gib Stick vs. Findlay (1923) ............................5 Joe Schwartz vs. Kent State (1971) .............5 Kareem Hunt vs. Arkansas St. (2015) ... 5

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2015Named first-team All-MAC as a punt returner...Led MAC with 10.2 yards per punt return...Team leader with 55 receptions...Tied for team-best five TD catches...Caught 26-yard TD in 32-17 win over Temple in Boca Raton Bowl...Four receptions vs. BGSU...Eight catches for 88 yards and one TD vs. UMass...Seven catches for season-high 90 yards vs. EMU...Eight catches for 61 yards and one TD vs. Arkansas.

2014Second-team All-MAC selection...Team leader with 68 receptions and 812 receiving yards...Sixth in MAC with 5.2 catches per game, 10th in receiving yards (64.8)...Averaged 6.4 yards per attempt on 24 punt returns...Had at least two receptions in every game...Named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week for his per-formance vs. EMU on Nov. 28...Had 50-yard punt return to set up a TD...Career-best 69-yard TD reception from Dwight Macon in NIU game...Had 42-yard TD catch vs. UMass...Set career highs in receptions (12) and receiving yards (118) vs. Iowa State...Named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance vs. Ball State on Sept. 20...Had two punt returns for 35 and 31 yards, both of which set up Toledo touchdowns...Had 11 receptions for 93 yards vs. Cincinnati...Eight catches for 106 yards vs. CMU...Had a 64-yard TD reception vs. New Hampshire...Caught key 33-yard reception in final drive to set up game-tying field goal vs. WMU.

2013Played in 10 games...Rushed for four yards on two carries.

HIGH SCHOOLSigned with the Rockets in 2012 but did not join the program until 2013...Four-star recruit and No. 41 receiver in the nation by Scout.com coming out of high school...Rivals.com and 24/7 Sports ranked him as a three-star recruit...In the state of Pennsyl-vania, ranked No. 16 by 24/7 Sports, No. 17 by Rivals, and No. 19 by ESPN.com...Totaled 2,135 receiving yards on 160 receptions and 39 touchdowns in high school career....65 receptions for 870 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior...Earned All-WPIAL honors and spot on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Fab 22” team.

PERSONALFull name is Corey Wendelle Jones...Bithdate: Feb. 24, 1993...Parents are Corey and Michelle Jones...Communication major.

CoreyJonesWide Receiver • 5-9 • 165 • Sr.Pittsburgh, PA • Penn Hills HS

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Corey Jones’ Career StatisticsYear G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP2013 10/0 0 0 0.0 0 NA2014 13/13 68 842 12.4 5 69-NIU2015 12/11 55 577 10.5 5 55-EMUTotals 35/24 123 1419 11.5 10 69-NIU

CAREER GAME HIGHSReceptions: 12 (Iowa State, 10-11-14)Receiving Yards: 118 (Iowa State, 10-11-14)Touchdowns: 1 (Nine times)

2015Named first-team All-MAC at left tackle...Named to the AP All-Bowl Team...Leader of an offensive line that allowed just five sacks in 411 passing attempts, the second-lowest total in the country...Rocket offense led MAC in rushing (207.9 yards/game), ranked third in scoring offense (35.0) and total offense (460.9)...Offensive line was one of 20 in the nation named as a semifinalist for Joe Moore Award honoring best O-line in the nation.....Was on official watch list for Rotary Lombardi Award, presented annually to the na-tion’s top down lineman or line-backer.

2014Played in all 13 games, starting three...Moved into starting slot at left tackle for final three games of the season...Replaced Josh Hen-dershot, who slid over to center spot when Greg Mancz went down with an injury...Key reserve on of-fensive line that powered Rocket offense that ranked No. 1 in MAC in total offense (486.3) and in rush-ing offense (247.3) and tied for No. 3 in sacks allowed (16)...Named Academic All-MAC (3.270 GPA in criminal justice).

2013Saw action in seven games as a reserve offensive lineman.


HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-state, all-district and all-conference honors as a senior...First-team All-Toledo Blade and district Lineman of the Year...As a junior, received second-team all-district and all-con-ference recognition...Honorable mention All-Toledo Blade team...Participated in track & field...High school coach was Joe Palka.

PERSONALFull name is Storm Willis Norton...Birthdate: May 16, 1994...Par-ents are Phil and Karen Norton...Has an older brother, Beau...Criminal justice major.

StormnortonOffensive Lineman • 6-8 • 306 • Sr.Toledo, OH • Whitmer HS

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2015Named third-team All-MAC...Third on team in tackles (67) and second in pass breakups (11)...Six tackles and two breakups vs. Temple in Boca Raton Bowl...Seven tackles, plus a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup vs. WMU...Five tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup vs. BGSU...Missed EMU and UMass games due to injury...Returned vs. NIU, rack-ing up seven tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup...Named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Arkansas...Recorded career-high 11 tackles and an interception in the end zone vs. the Razorbacks...First Toledo player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors, and first honoree from the MAC since Northern Illinois QB Jordan Lynch in 2013...10 tackles, one TFL and one breakup vs. Iowa State...Four tackles, two breakups vs. Arkansas State...Broke up one pass and forced a fumble vs. Ball State.

2014Played in 13 games at safety, starting nine...Fourth on team with 67 tackles...3.5 TFL and two passes broken up...Twice had season-high eight tackles, vs. Missouri and Northern Illinois...Had at least six tackles in five games.

2013Played in all 12 games at safety...Started two games vs. BGSU and EMU...23 total tackles, 16 unassisted...One interception and two pass breakups...Season-high six tackles vs. Navy.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-star recruit and No. 72 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com...Earned honorable mention All-Detroit honors as a senior...Totalled 93 tackles, three forced fumbles and one interception...Led his school to the Division I state championship...As a junior, had 60 tackles and one interception...Comes from the same high school as Rocket teammate Kishon Wilcher.

PERSONALFull name is DeJuan Marcelle Rogers...Birthdate: Jan. 31, 1995...Parents are DeJuan Rogers and Etoyia Barkley...Has three sib-lings, Davis Rogers, Azane Wright and Tyrese Barkley...Commu-nication major.

deJuanrogersSafety • 6-0 • 190 • Sr.Detroit, MI • Cass Tech HS

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DeJuan Rogers’ Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2013 12/2 16 7 23 0 0 0 0 0 02014 13/9 40 27 67 3.5 1.0 0 0 2 02015 10/10 42 25 67 1.0 0 3 1 11 0TOTALS 35/21 98 59 157 4.5 1.0 3 1 13 0

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 11 (Arkansas, 9-12-15)Pass Breakups: 2 (Arkansas State, 9-26-15)

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2015Named second-team All-MAC...Second on team with 923 yards rushing...Fifth in MAC with 83.9 rushing yards per game...Second MAC with 6.5 yards per carry...Career mark of 6.51 yards per carry is second on UT’s all-time list behind teammate Kareem Hunt...118 yards on 21 attempts vs. UMass...97 yards and one TD on just four attempts vs. EMU...Career-long 90-yard run vs. EMU was fourth-longest in UT history and longest ever not to result in a score...Sea-son-high 161 yards and one TD vs. Kent State...Had an 88-yard run vs. KSU, tied for fifth-longest in UT history...139 yards on career-best 24 carries vs. Ball State...Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for performance vs. BSU...71 yards and two TDs vs. Ar-kansas State...Starter in aborted season opener vs. Stony Brook...Did not play vs. Arkansas due to injury...13 receptions for 71 yards.

2014Second on team and 10th in MAC with 732 yards rushing...Second on team, second in MAC and 15th in the country in yards per carry (6.5)...Rushed for season-high 172 yards in 20-19 win at Western Michigan...Started at Iowa State, rushing for 124 yards and two touchdowns...97 yards and two TDs vs. UMass, including the game-winner with 34 seconds left from 19 yards out...Also ran for 97 yards and one score vs. CMU...12 receptions for 153 yards and one TD...Did not play in GoDaddy Bowl due to injury.

HIGH SCHOOLFinished high school career as the third all-time leading rusher in Aliquippa history with 4,333 yards on 466 carries...As a senior, rushed for 1,783 yards and 25 touchdowns...As a junior, rushed for 1,546 yards and 19 touchdowns...Made all-state and all-county, and was selected to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette “Fab 22” Team in both junior and senior seasons...Rushed for 950 yards and 13 TDs as a sophomore...Also played basketball in high school.

PERSONALFull name is Terry Shawn Swanson...Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1996...Par-ents are Terry and Pamela Swanson...Has an older sister, Terika...Business major.

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Year G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP2014 12/1 113 732 6.5 6 48-WMU2015 11/2 143 923 6.5 7 90-EMUTotals 23/3 254 1655 6.5 13 90-EMU

Career Game HighsRushing Yards: 172 (Western Michigan, 10-4-14)Rushing Attempts: 24 (Ball State, 10-3-15)Rushing TDs: 2 (Three times, last vs. Arkansas State, 9-26-15)Longest Run: 90 (Eastern Michigan, 10-17-15)

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2015Second on team with 37 receptions...Led team with 825 receiv-ing yards...First in MAC and third in country with 22.3 yards per catch...Career-best 119 yards receiving vs. Temple in Boca Ra-ton Bowl, including 80-yard TD grab...Two catches of 56 and 40 yards vs. WMU...Four catches for 57 yards vs. BGSU...116 receiv-ing yards and career highs in receptions (6) and TD receptions (2) vs. UMass...Two catches for 110 yards vs. EMU, including career-high 88-yard TD catch...Five re-ceptions and 112 receiving yards vs. Arkansas State...Four catches and first collegiate TD vs. Kent State.

2014Played in all 13 games, catching four passes...Season-long 15-yard catch vs. Central Michigan.

HIGH SCHOOLPlayed quarterback in high school...Threw for 1,883 yards and 17 touch-downs as a senior, and also rushed for 1,139 yards and 22 scores...Made second-team all-conference and second-team all-district selection, and academic all-con-ference...Totaled 1,574 passing yards and 1,001 rushing yards as a junior, throwing for 22 TDs and rushing for 14 more, earn-ing second-team all-conference accolades...Also served as the team’s punter, averaging 44.6 yards per punt as a senior...Played wide receiver as a sophomore, catching 48 passes for 865 yards and 11 touchdowns...Was an honorable mention all-district player in basketball as a junior...High school coach was Tony Le-gando.

PERSONALFull name is Cody James Thompson...Birthdate: Jan. 11, 1996...Parents are Scott and Lois Thompson...Has an older brother, Tony Graham, and an older sister, Nicole Thompson...Business major.

CodyThompsonWide Receiver • 6-12 • 200 • Jr.Huron, OH • Huron HS

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Cody Thompson’s Career StatisticsYear G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP2014 13/0 4 34 8.5 0 15-CMU2015 12/11 37 825 22.3 5 88-EMUTotals 25/11 41 859 21.0 5 88-EMU

Career Game HighsReceptions: 6 (UMass, 10-24-15)Receiving Yards: 119 (Temple, 12-22-15)Touchdown Receptions: 2 (UMass, 10-24-15)

2015Named Defensive MVP of Marmot Boca Raton Bowl...Forced a fumble early in the game that resulted in a UT safety...Also had six tackles and one TFL...50 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks for the sea-son...Career-high 11 tackles vs. NIU...Moved into starting line-backer position in UMass game on Oct. 24 following injury to Jaylen Coleman.

2014Played in 10 games as a reserve linebacker...Totaled five tackles...Played on special teams and re-turned one kickoff for 28 yards.

HIGH SCHOOLRushed for over 1,900 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior...Conference player of the year...Led Bishop Hartley High School to the Ohio Division IV state semifinals...First-team all-metro, all-district and all-conference in both his junior and senior years...Named to the Max Preps All-American team as a senior...As a ju-nior, rushed for 1,500 yards and 21 TDs. On defense, totaled 82 tackles, three sacks and seven fumble recoveries...Earned con-ference defensive player of the year honors...High school coach was Brad Burchfield.

PERSONALFull name is Ja’Wuan O’Shay Woodley...Birthdate: June 26, 1994...Major is interdisciplinary studies.

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Ja’Wuan Woodley’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2014 10/0 1 4 5 0.5 0 0 0 0 02015 12/7 23 27 50 6.5 2.0 2 1 0 1TOTALS 22/7 24 31 55 7.0 2.0 2 1 0 1

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 11 (Northern Illinois, 11-3-15)


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2015Listed at No. 2 at quarterback in depth chart...Did not see game action this season...Redshirted and retained junior eligibility for 2016.

2014Ranked fourth in MAC in passing efficiency (142.5) and com-pletion percentage (62.5), 10th in passing yards (188.6)...Com-pleted 21-of-27 passes for 176 yards vs. Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl...Threw for 323 yards and career-high five TDs vs. EMU...Also completed career-best 77.8% (14-18) of his pass-es vs. the Eagles...Named one of eight Manning Award Stars

of the Week for his performance vs. EMU...Did not start and played in only one series at NIU on Nov. 11 due to ankle injury suffered at Kent State on Nov. 4...Returned to full-time action in 27-20 win vs. BGSU on Nov. 19, completing 8-of-18 passes for 53 yards...Three TD passes vs. Kent State and UMass...Completed just 13-of-27 passes in rainstorm at WMU on Oct. 4, but drove UT 55 yards for game-tying field goal with just over a minute left in regulation...Connected on 23-of-34 passes for career-high 339 yards and two TDs vs. CMU...Completed 13-of-22 passes for 152 yards and one TD vs. Ball State...Also set career highs in rushing (43) and rushing TDs (2) vs. Car-dinals...Stepped into starting role following season-ending injury to

Logan Woodside’s Career Statistics

Year G/S Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD2013 4/1 41 21 0 51.2 240 12014 12/10 296 185 8 62.5 2263 192015 DNP-RedshirtTotals 16/11 337 206 8 61.1 2503 20

Career HighsCompletions: 27 (Cincinnati, 9-12-14)Attempts: 40 (Cincinnati, 9-12-14)Completion Percentage: 77.8/14-18 (EMU, 11-28-14)Passing Yards: 339 (Central Michigan, 9-27-14)Touchdowns Passes 5 (EMU, 11-28-14)Rushing Yards: 43 (Ball State, 9-20-14)

Phillip Ely vs. Missouri on Sept. 6...Completed 6-of-10 passes for 52 yards vs. Mizzou...Took over as starting QB vs. Cincinnati on Sept. 12...Completed 27-of-40 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns vs. Bearcats...Earned co-MAC West Division Player of the Week honors vs. the Bearcats...Rushed for 78 yards and three TDs on 52 carries...Named to the Academic All-MAC team.

2013Played in four games as a true freshman, starting one vs. CMU on Sept. 21...Completed 14-of-24 passes for 185 yards off the bench to lead UT to a 33-21 victory over Eastern Washington on Sept. 14...Career-best 81-yard TD pass vs. EWU.

High SchoolCompleted 138-of-212 passes for 2,951 yards and a school-re-cord 41 touchdowns as a senior...Led his school to a 12-1 record, advancing to the third round of state playoffs...Earned first-team all-state honors from MaxPreps.com...Rushed for 428 yards and nine TDs...Added 65.5 tackles, five interceptions and 13 pass breakups on defense...Named Offensive MVP for Team Ken-tucky in Best of the Bluegrass All-Star game...As a junior, threw for 2,560 yards and 29 touchdowns...Rushed for 417 yards and seven TDs...Three-star recruit by Scout.com...Quarterback MVP at the Midwest Ultimate 100 Camp...High school coach was Chris Tracy.

PersonalFull name is Logan Miles Woodside...Birthdate: Jan. 27, 1995...Parents are Jason Woodside and Emily Cleveland...Has one step-brother, Tyler Cleveland...Marketing major.

Logan Woodside’s Passing Statistics by Game2013Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDat Florida DNPat Missouri DNPEastern Washington 24 14 0 58.3 185 1at Central Michigan 6 3 0 50.0 27 0at Ball State DNPWestern Michigan 6 2 0 33.3 8 0Navy DNPat Bowling Green DNPEastern Michigan 5 2 0 40.0 20 0 Buffalo DNPNorthern Illinois DNPat Akron DNP

2014Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDNew Hampshire DNPMissouri 10 6 0 60.0 52 0at Cincinnati 40 27 0 67.5 322 3Ball State 22 13 1 59.1 152 1Central Michigan 34 23 1 67.6 339 2at Western Michigan 27 13 1 48.1 210 1at Iowa State 36 22 0 61.1 189 1UMass 34 20 2 58.9 225 3at Kent State 25 16 0 64.0 202 3at Northern Illinois 5 2 0 40.0 20 0Bowling Green 18 8 2 44.4 53 0at Eastern Michigan 18 14 0 77.8 323 5Arkansas State 27 21 1 77.8 176 0

Candle celebrates with his team following Toledo’s victory in the 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl.

Jason Candle has played a major part of the suc-cess of Toledo Football since 2009. Last December, he assumed the lead role with the program, accepting the head coaching position after seven years as an assistant. Candle was named head football coach on Dec. 2, 2015, giving him exactly 20 days to put together a coaching staff and prepare his team for the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl. Twenty days later, Candle and his team celebrated in the rain of south Florida, 32-17 victors over No. 24 Temple. The triumph capped a 10-2 season for the Rockets and gave Candle a head coaching debut to remember. Candle, 36, was serving as associate head coach/offensive coordinator when UT Athletic Director Mike O’Brien chose him to replace Matt Campbell, who re-signed his post after four seasons as the Rockets’ leader to become the head coach at Iowa State University. Candle became the 27th head football coach in the 95-year history of Toledo football. “We are very pleased that Jason Candle has agreed to become the head football coach at the Uni-

versity of Toledo,” O’Brien said at the time. “Jason has done a terrific job in his seven years with the Rockets, first as our receivers coach, then as our offensive co-ordinator. During that time, our offenses have been among the best in the Mid-American Conference, and in some cases, the entire country. “I have also been very impressed with Jason as an individual and as a leader of young men. After care-ful consideration, I came to the conclusion that he is the best person to lead this program going forward. Our football program is in capable hands. We are very excited for the future of Rocket Football under Jason’s guidance.” “I’m very excited to have the opportunity to be the head football coach at the University of To-ledo,” Candle said. “A lot of great coaches have walked through these doors. A lot of players and coaches have built the outstanding tradition of success at Toledo, so I’m very honored and humbled to lead this program. “

First Months on the Job Candle’s first two months on the job were a whirl-wind of activity. First, he had to prepare his team for a

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battle with a very strong Temple team in the Mar-mot Boca Raton Bowl. De-spite being short-staffed, the Rockets were ready for the Owls, holding them to just three points and 67 yards of offense in the first half. Toledo dominated the fourth quarter, too, outscoring Temple , 20-8, in the final 15 minutes. Next up on Candle’s agenda was completing his coaching staff and signing the next gen-eration of Rockets. Can-dle added seven assistants to the staff, as well as a strength and conditioning coach, a director of high school relations and a director of football operations. The newcomers —along with current assistant Derek Sage—helped Candle put the finishing touches on a recruiting class that was ranked second in the Mid-American Conference by ESPN.com.

Guiding the Rocket Offense Under Candle’s guidance as offensive coordina-tor, the Toledo offense was prolific, and 2015 was no exception. The Rockets were 10-2 and ranked third in the Mid-American Conference in scoring offense (35.0) and total offense (460.9 yards per game). Four Rockets earned All-MAC honors on offense, including first-team honoree Storm Norton (OL). Junior running back Kareem Hunt came back from injuries to lead the MAC in rushing with 108.1 yards per game. Toledo led the MAC in rushing, averaging nearly 208 yards per contest, and ranked No. 2 in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (five). In 2014, UT led the MAC in just about every major offensive category, including scoring offense (36.6), total offense (490.5) and rushing offense (256.4). The 2014 season culminated with a nine-touchdown outburst in

a 63-44 victory over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl for the 9-4 Rockets. S i x R o c k e t s earned All-MAC rec-ognition on offense in 2014, with senior cen-ter Greg Mancz snag-ging second-team All-America honors and the Vern Smith Leader-ship Award, given an-nually to the top player in the MAC. Sopho-more running back Ka-reem Hunt ranked 10th

in the nation in rushing (1,631 yards) and second in yards per carry (7.96). Candle also skillfully guided the Rocket quarterbacks through a challenging season in which the top three signal-callers were all injured at the same time. In 2013, the Rockets averaged 33.0 points and 447.3 yards of total offense per game. Toledo’s run-ning game was especially effective, ranking second in the Mid-American Conference with 240.6 yards per contest. In addition, seven players on the offensive side of the ball earned All-MAC honors, including two-time first-team running back David Fluellen. In his debut as offensive coordinator in 2012, Candle helped guide the third-ranked offense in the

MAC, as UT averaged 445.2 yards per game. The Rockets had five offensive players make the All-MAC team, pro-pelling them to a 9-4 mark and a trip to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Making his Mark as Receivers Coach As the receivers coach from 2009-11, Candle mentored one of the most decorated receivers in Rocket history, Eric Page. Page caught 306 passes in his career, the most ever by a Division I-BCS receiv-er in three seasons. A three-time All-

Candle has been named one of the top recruiters in the nation by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.


Jason Candle was named Toledo’s 27th head football coach on Dec. 2, 2015.

Candle was a part of three national champion-ship teams at Mount Union, two as a player and one as an assistant coach.


MAC player, Page broke virtually every UT receiving record and tied the MAC record for career receptions. In 2011, the Rockets went 9-4 and won their first bowl game in six years, a 42-41 victory over Air Force in the Military Bowl. Sophomore wide receiver Ber-nard Reedy caught three touchdown passes and was named the game’s MVP. Page caught a school-record 125 passes for the season and earned first-team All-MAC honors. In 2010, the Rockets went 8-5 and made their first bowl appearance in five seasons. Page caught 99 passes and was a first-team All-MAC honoree at wide receiver, earning All-America honors as a kickoff re-turner, as well. In 2009, Candle coached the slot re-ceivers and tight ends. He helped guide Page to an outstanding freshman season. Page led the nation in receptions (82) and yardage (1,159) by a freshman and was named first-team Freshman All-America by Phil Steele Magazine and the College Football News. Candle has earned some national accolades of his own. In 2010, he was named one of the top re-cruiters in the nation by Rivals.com. He was one of only nine coaches in the country from non-automatic BCS qualifying conferences to be named to the list

and the only coach from the MAC. Candle also was named the Mid-American Conference “Recruiter of the Year” by Scout.com in both 2011 and 2012. To-ledo’s 2011 recruiting class was ranked No. 1 in the MAC by both Scout.com and Rivals.com.

Coaching Origins at Mount Union Candle joined the Rockets’ staff in 2009 after spending both his playing and coaching career under head coach Larry Kehres at Mount Union. In Candle’s six years as an assistant at Mount Union, the Purple Raiders went 83-4 and won NCAA Division III national championships in 2005, 2006 and 2008. The 2003 and 2007 teams lost in the national championship game. A 2003 Mount Union graduate, Candle was an All-Ohio Athletic Conference first-team selection in 2001 as he led the team in receptions (41), yards re-ceiving (778) and touchdowns (9). He was a key mem-ber of the 2000 and 2001 national championship teams and finished his career with 57 grabs for 1,037 yards and 11 scores. Candle, a native of Salem, OH, began his coach-ing career at Mount Union in 2003 as the receivers coach. In the 2004 and 2005 seasons, he worked with Campbell, who was the Purple Raiders’ offensive co-ordinator at the time. Candle took over the post of offensive coordinator in 2007, and also assumed the duties as the program’s recruiting coordinator. In Candle’s two seasons as offensive coordinator, the Purple Raiders went 29-1, winning the national championship in 2008 and finishing as runners-up in 2007. Mount Union offensive players earned nine All-American honors in Candle’s two seasons run-ning the offense. QB Greg Micheli was honored in 2008 with the Gagliardi Trophy, given annually to the best NCAA Division III player in the nation. Can-dle also helped guide two Purple Raider receivers to All-American status during his time as the receivers coach from 2003-08. One of those All-American re-ceivers, Pierre Garcon, is a starting wide receiver for the Washington Redskins. The other was Cecil Shorts, a fourth-round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011. Candle and his wife Nicole were married in June of 2014.

Head Coach Jason CandlePersonal InformationDate of Birth: Nov. 12, 1979Hometown: Salem, OHHigh School: West BranchFamily: Wife: Nicole. Married in June of 2014.Education: Bachelor’s degree in physical education and health, Mount Union, 2003

Record as a Head Coach Year School Position Record MAC Highlights2015 Toledo Head Coach 1-0 0-0 Boca Raton Bowl champs, MAC West co-championCareer Record 1-0 0-0

Record as an Assistant CoachYear School Position Record / Highlights2003 Mount Union Receivers 13-1 / D-III National Runnersup2004 Mount Union Receivers 12-12005 Mount Union Receivers 14-1 / D-III National Runnersup2006 Mount Union Receivers 15-0 / D-III National Champions 2007 Mount Union Offensive Coordinator 14-1/ D-III National Runnersup2008 Mount Union Offensive Coordinator 15-0 / D-III National Champions 2009 Toledo Slot Receivers/Tights Ends 5-7 2010 Toledo Receivers 8-5 / Little Caesars Pizza Bowl2011 Toledo Receivers 8-4 / Military Bowl Champions2012 Toledo Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers 9-4 / Famous Idaho Potato Bowl2013 Toledo Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers 7-52014 Toledo Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 9-4 / GoDaddy Bowl Champions2015 Toledo Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 10-2/Marmot Boca Raton Bowl Champions

Bowl Games Participated in as a Coach2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 2011 Military Bowl2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 2015 GoDaddy Bowl (2014 season)2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl

NCAA Division III National Champions Participated in as a Coach2006 Mount Union 2008 Mount Union

NFL Players Coached by Jason CandleDavid Fluellen (Toledo 2010-13): Tennessee.Pierre Garcon (Mount Union 2004-07): Indianapolis, Washington.Danny Noble (Toledo, 2008-11): Tampa Bay, Jacksonville.Eric Page (Toledo 2009-11): Tampa Bay.Bernard Reedy (Toledo 2010-13): Atlanta, Tampa Bay.Cecil Shorts (Mount Union, 2006-10): Jacksonville.Stephen Williams (Toledo, 2006-09): Arizona, Seattle, Jacksonville, Miami.

College Football Playing CareerWide Receiver, Mount Union 2000, 2001First-Team All-OAC 2001

NCAA Division III National Champions Participated in as a Player2000 Mount Union 2001 Mount Union

Nicole and Jason Candle at the 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl.


Brian GeorgeDefensive Coordinator/

Defensive Line CoachOhio ‘94

Jason CandleHead Coach

Mount Union ‘03

Brian WrightOffensive Coordinator/

Quarterbacks CoachWooster ‘94

Robby DischerTight Ends Coach/

Special Teams CoordinatorWilliam Jewel ‘09

Marquel BlackwellRunning Backs Coach

South Florida ‘02

Mike HallettOffensive Line Coach

Mount Union ‘94

Cory RobinsonCornerbacks Coach

Central Connecticut St. ‘09

Derek SageWide Receivers Coach

Cal State Northridge ‘02

Mike WardLinebackers Coach

Georgetown (KY) ‘84

Brad BicheyStrength & Conditioning

CoachWest Liberty State ‘08

Ross WatsonSafeties Coach Ball State ‘01

Andrew TerwilligerDirector of Football

Operations Otterbein ‘08

Toledo coachiNG sTaFF

Ricky CicconeDirector of High School

Relations Mount Union ‘05

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (2015 - Final)

Category Player Total MAC NationalRushing Yards Kareem Hunt 973 T-5 70 Terry Swanson 923 7 78 Rushing Yards Per Game Kareem Hunt 108.1 1 23 Terry Swanson 83.9 5 53 Rushing Yards Per Attempt Terry Swanson 6.5 2 17 Kareem Hunt 5.5 5 55Passing Yards Per Game Phillip Ely 247.1 5 33Completion Percentage Phillip Ely 56.1% 9 84Passing Efficiency Phillip Ely 131.8 7 60Receptions/Game Corey Jones 4.6 14 82Receiving Yards Per Game Cody Thompson 68.8 8 63Yards Per Reception Cody Thompson 22.3 1 3 Alonzo Russell 17.2 3? 39Total Offense Phillip Ely 248.4 4 41Scoring Jameson Vest 8.8 1 30Rushing Touchdowns Kareem Hunt 12 T-5 T-37Punt Return Average Corey Jones 10.2 1 28Kickoff Return Average Diontae Johnson 22.8 5 57All-Purpose Yards/Game Kareem Hunt 113.1 4 62Punting Nick Ellis 39.4 8 96Field Goals/Game Jameson Vest 1.58 1 23Field Goals Pct. Jameson Vest 70.4% 5 77Tackles/Game Jaylen Coleman 8.0 13 NRSacks Orion Jones 6.0 T-6 NRTackles For Loss Orion Jones 12.0 T-5 NR Allen Covington 12.0 T-5 NRPasses Defended/Game Cheatham Norrils 1.33 6 T-20 DeJuan Rogers 1.20 8 NRInterceptions Cheatham Norrils 3 T-10 T-80Forced Fumbles Rolan Milligan 3 T-2 T-26 DeJuan Rogers 3 T-2 T-26Fumbles Recovered Trent Voss 2 T-2 T-26 DeJuan Rogers 2 T-2 T-26

TEAM RANKINGS (2015 - Final) Category Total MAC National (127 teams)Scoring Offense 35.0 3 31Scoring Defense 20.8 1 21Total Offense 460.9 3 30Total Defense 374.8 4 46Rushing Offense 207.9 1 27Rushing Defense 114.2 2 10Passing Offense 253.0 5 40Passing Defense 260.7 12 105Passing Efficiency 132.7 5 55Passing Efficiency-Defense 119.0 1 36Kickoff Returns 21.7 3 50Kickoff Returns-Defense 19.1 5 28Punt Returns 11.0 2 34Interceptions 12 T-6 T-56Net Punting 35.5 12 106Kickoff Coverage 39.1 10 NAField Goal Percentage 70.4% 7 NASacks/Game 2.17 4 56Sacks Allowed/Game (Fewest) 0.42 1 2First Downs/Game 22.3 3 T-59First Downs Allowed/Game 20.5 7 T-393rd-Down Conversions 46.2% 2 T-17Opp. 3rd-Down Conversions 40.3% 7 75 4th-Down Conversions 45.5% 10 T-85 Opp. 4th-Down Conversions 42.1% 3 27Penalties (Fewest yards) 68.2 10 111Time of Possession 29:32 6 70Turnover Margin +0.67 3 21Red Zone Offense 83.9% 3 61Red Zone Defense 67.5% 1 2

Toledo aMoNG NaTioNal aNd Mac leadeRs

Big Plays in 201520+ yards from scrimmage, 20+ yards on punt return, 30+ yards on kickoff return

Ark ISU ASU BSU KSU EMU UMass NIU CMU BG WMU Tem TotalToledo 6 6 5 4 10 10 8 3 4 5 8 4 73Opponent 5 4 4 1 2 6 5 5 6 1 7 3 49

Toledo’s Big PlaysArkansas (Sept. 12) 6 (1 rushing, 4 receiving, 1 punt return) Iowa State (Sept. 19) 6 (2 rushing, 3 receiving,1 kickoff return) Arkansas State (Sept. 12) 5 (5 receiving)Ball State (Oct. 3) 4 (2 rushing, 2 receiving)Kent State (Oct. 10) 10 (3 rushing, 5 receiving, 1 punt return, 1 kickoff return)Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 10 (3 rushing, 6 receiving, 1 kickoff return)UMass (Oct. 24) 8 (6 receiving, 1 punt return, 1 kickoff return)Northern Illinois (Nov. 3) 3 (2 rushing, 1 receiving)Central Michigan (Nov. 10) 4 (2 rushing, 2 receiving)Bowling Green (Nov. 17) 4 (2 rushing, 2 receiving, 1 punt return)Western Michigan (Nov. 27) 8 (5 receiving, 2 rushing, 1 kickoff return)Temple (Dec. 22) 4 (3 receiving, 1 rushing)Total Big Plays 73 (44 receiving, 20 rushing, 4 punt return, 5 kickoff return)

Rushing90 Terry Swanson Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 88 Terry Swanson Kent State (Oct. 10)58 Terry Swanson Northern Illinois (Nov. 3)41 Marc Remy Ball State (Oct. 3)41 Kareem Hunt Central Michigan (Nov. 10)41 Kareem Hunt Bowling Green (Nov. 17)41 Kareem Hunt Temple (Dec. 22)40 Damion Jones-Moore Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 39 Kareem Hunt Iowa State (Sept. 19)37 Kareem Hunt Northern Illinois (Nov. 3)34 Kareem Hunt Iowa State (Sept. 19)28 Kareem Hunt Western Michigan (Nov. 27)27 Damion Jones-Moore Arkansas (Sept. 12)25 Kareem Hunt Western Michigan (Nov. 27)23 Terry Swanson Kent State (Oct. 10)23 Terry Swanson Bowling Green (Nov. 17)22 Damion Jones-Moore Ball State (Oct. 3)21 Damion Jones-Moore Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 22 Kareem Hunt Kent State (Oct. 10)20 Kareem Hunt Central Michigan (Nov. 10)

Receiving88 Cody Thompson Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 80 Cody Thompson Temple (Dec. 22)56 Cody Thompson Western Michigan (Nov. 27)55 Corey Jones Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 47 Alonzo Russell Bowling Green (Nov. 17)43 Cody Thompson UMass (Oct. 24) 40 Cody Thompson Western Michigan (Nov. 27)39 Corey Jones Western Michigan (Nov. 27)38 Alonzo Russell Ball State (Oct. 3)37 Cody Thompson Arkansas State (Sept. 26) 36 Alonzo Russell UMass (Oct. 24)36 Diontae Johnson Central Michigan (Nov. 10)35 Cody Thompson Arkansas State (Sept. 26) 35 Cody Thompson Kent State (Oct. 10)35 Diontae Johnson Western Michigan (Nov. 27)33 Alonzo Russell Arkansas State (Sept. 26) 32 Alonzo Russell Arkansas (Sept. 12)31 Cody Thompson UMass (Oct. 24)

29 Alonzo Russell Iowa State (Sept. 19)28 Alonzo Russell UMass (Oct. 24)28 Cody Thompson Central Michigan (Nov. 10)27 Diontae Johnson Arkansas (Sept. 12)26 Darryl Richards Kent State (Oct. 10)26 Corey Jones Bowling Green (Nov. 17)26 Corey Jones Temple (Dec. 22)26 Michael Roberts Temple (Dec. 22)25 Kishon Wilcher Arkansas (Sept. 12)25 Andrew Davis Kent State (Oct. 10)25 Alonzo Russell Kent State (Oct. 10)24 Corey Jones Arkansas (Sept. 12)24 Corey Jones Iowa State (Sept. 19)24 Cody Thompson Iowa State (Sept. 19)23 Cody Thompson Arkansas State (Sept. 26) 22 Diontae Johnson Arkansas State (Sept. 26) 22 Alex Zmolik Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 22 Diontae Johnson Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 22 Cody Thompson Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 22 Alonzo Russell UMass (Oct. 24)21 Cody Thompson Ball State (Oct. 3)21 Alonzo Russell Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 21 Diontae Johnson Northern Illinois (Nov. 3)20 Cody Thompson Kent State (Oct. 10)20 Corey Jones UMass (Oct. 24) 20 Michael Roberts Western Michigan (Nov. 27)

Punt Returns48 Corey Jones Kent State (Oct. 10)28 Zach Quinn Arkansas (Sept. 12)24 Corey Jones Ball State (Oct. 3)24 Corey Jones UMass (Oct. 24) 21 Corey Jones Bowling Green (Nov. 17)

Kickoff Returns42 Diontae Johnson Kent State (Oct. 10)35 Diontae Johnson Eastern Michigan (Oct. 17) 33 Diontae Johnson UMass (Oct. 24) 32 Diontae Johnson Western Michigan (Nov. 27)30 Diontae Johnson Iowa State (Sept. 19)

biG Plays

2015 Toledo FootballToledo Overall Team Statistics (as of Jan 06, 2016)

All games

Team Statistics TOLEDO OPPSCORING 420 249 Points Per Game 35.0 20.8 Points Off Turnovers 89 52FIRST DOWNS 268 246 R u s h i n g 110 92 P a s s i n g 138 129 P e n a l t y 20 25RUSHING YARDAGE 2495 1382 Yards gained rushing 2718 1744 Yards lost rushing 223 362 Rushing Attempts 492 413 Average Per Rush 5.1 3.3 Average Per Game 207.9 115.2 TDs Rushing 26 11PASSING YARDAGE 3036 3116 C o m p - A t t - I n t 231-411-10 279-476-12 Average Per Pass 7.4 6.5 Average Per Catch 13.1 11.2 Average Per Game 253.0 259.7 TDs Passing 24 15TOTAL OFFENSE 5531 4498 Total Plays 903 889 Average Per Play 6.1 5.1 Average Per Game 460.9 374.8KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 41-888 71-1358PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-252 13-112INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-175 10-92KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.7 19.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.0 8.6INT RETURN AVERAGE 14.6 9.2FUMBLES-LOST 18-4 27-10PENALTIES-Yards 96-818 93-877 Average Per Game 68.2 73.1PUNTS-Yards 45-1769 64-2501 Average Per Punt 39.3 39.1 Net punt average 35.5 34.5KICKOFFS-Yards 81-4642 53-3174 Average Per Kick 57.3 59.9 Net kick average 38.7 38.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 3 3 3 0 : 2 73RD-DOWN Conversions 86/186 78/196 3rd-Down Pct 46% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/22 9/20 4th-Down Pct 45% 45%SACKS BY-Yards 26-165 5-25MISC YARDS 63 3TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 52 28FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 19-27 17-24ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES (47-56) 84% (27-40) 68%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (35-56) 63% (16-40) 40%PAT-ATTEMPTS (49-50) 98% (24-24) 100%ATTENDANCE 125051 109368 Games/Avg Per Game 6/20842 5/21874 Neutral Site Games 1/25908

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalToledo 98 138 90 84 10 420Opponents 54 82 37 73 3 249

2015 Toledo sTaTisTics

2015 Toledo FootballToledo Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 30, 2015)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHUNT, Kareem 9 178 999 26 973 5.5 12 41 108.1SWANSON, Terry 11 143 931 8 923 6.5 7 90 83.9JONES-MOORE, D. 10 83 416 6 410 4.9 5 40 41.0REMY, Marc 10 30 181 2 179 6.0 0 41 17.9JULIAN, Michael 4 6 64 0 64 10.7 0 16 16.0JONES, Corey 12 4 32 5 27 6.8 0 16 2.2ELY, Phillip 12 26 60 44 16 0.6 1 10 1.3SMITH, Brad 4 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 5 3.5ELLIS, Nick 12 2 18 10 8 4.0 0 18 0.7JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2ZMOLIK, Alex 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0TEAM 10 15 0 122 -122 -8.1 0 0 -12.2Total 12 492 2718 223 2495 5.1 26 90 207.9Opponents 12 413 1732 362 1370 3.3 11 50 114.2

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gELY, Phillip 12 131.75 226-403-10 56.1 2965 23 88 247.1JULIAN, Michael 4 203.77 5-7-0 71.4 71 1 25 17.8TEAM 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 132.66 231-411-10 56.2 3036 24 88 253.0Opponents 12 119.17 279-476-12 58.6 3128 15 76 260.7

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gJONES, Corey 12 55 577 10.5 5 55 48.1THOMPSON, Cody 12 37 825 22.3 5 88 68.8RUSSELL, Alonzo 12 36 618 17.2 5 51 51.5ROBERTS, M. 12 21 234 11.1 4 26 19.5JOHNSON, Di. 11 14 237 16.9 3 36 21.5SWANSON, Terry 11 13 71 5.5 0 14 6.5WILCHER, Kishon 12 12 125 10.4 0 25 10.4HUNT, Kareem 9 11 45 4.1 0 9 5.0REMY, Marc 10 9 42 4.7 0 10 4.2JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 12 8 101 12.6 0 18 8.4ZMOLIK, Alex 12 6 51 8.5 1 22 4.2JONES-MOORE, D. 10 4 26 6.5 0 11 2.6RICHARDS, D. 8 2 40 20.0 0 26 5.0DAVIS, Andrew 6 2 30 15.0 0 25 5.0YOUSEY, Zach 6 1 14 14.0 1 14 2.3Total 12 231 3036 13.1 24 88 253.0Opponents 12 279 3128 11.2 15 76 260.7

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgJONES, Corey 19 193 10.2 0 48RUSSELL, Alonzo 1 0 0.0 0 0THOMPSON, Cody 1 31 31.0 0 4QUINN, Zach 1 28 28.0 0 0FRAZIER, K. 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 23 252 11.0 0 48Opponents 13 112 8.6 0 43

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgNORRILS, C. 3 12 4.0 0 15MILLIGAN, Rolan 2 36 18.0 1 36WHITTAKER, Chaz 2 39 19.5 0 39COLEMAN, Jaylen 1 5 5.0 0 5MATHIS, Trevon 1 0 0.0 0 0ROGERS, DeJuan 1 0 0.0 0 0HAYNES, Juwan 1 0 0.0 0 0WOODLEY,Ja'Wuan 1 83 83.0 0 83Total 12 175 14.6 1 83Opponents 10 92 9.2 0 48

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgJOHNSON, Di. 32 731 22.8 0 42WILCHER, Kishon 6 109 18.2 0 22JONES, Corey 1 15 15.0 0 15RUSSELL, Alonzo 1 23 23.0 0 23OLEKANMA, R. 1 10 10.0 0 10Total 41 888 21.7 0 42Opponents 71 1358 19.1 1 92

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgJONES, Orion 1 22 22.0 0 22ROGERS, DeJuan 1 23 23.0 0 23MURDOCK, Chase 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 2 45 22.5 1 23Opponents 0 0 0.0 1 0


2015 Toledo FootballToledo Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 30, 2015)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf40 MURDOCK, Chase 12 51 38 89 8.0-16 . . 3 2 . 2 . .43 VOSS, Trent 12 33 35 68 9.5-29 1.0-13 . 5 10 2-0 2 . .23 ROGERS, DeJuan 10 42 25 67 1.0-4 . 1-0 11 . 2-23 3 . .1 NORRILS, C. 12 45 21 66 3.5-7 . 3-12 13 1 . . . .30 WOODLEY,Ja'Wuan 12 23 27 50 6.5-34 2.0-19 1-83 . 1 . 2 1 .8 WHITTAKER, Chaz 12 27 22 49 . . 2-39 3 . . 1 . .44 COLEMAN, Jaylen 6 21 27 48 2.5-3 . 1-5 1 . . 1 . .2S MILLIGAN, Rolan 11 34 14 48 4.0-9 . 2-36 3 1 . 3 . .97 JONES, Orion 12 19 27 46 12.0-50 6.0-39 . . 1 1-22 . . .99 COVINGTON, A. 11 27 17 44 12.0-37 4.5-26 . 2 3 . 1 . .91 HESTER, Treyvon 12 17 17 34 6.5-19 2.5-12 . 1 5 . 1 . .5 DUKES,Christian 12 21 7 28 . . . 4 . . . . .3C SWIFT, Connery 12 19 6 25 0.5-2 . . 3 1 1-0 . . .7 JOHNSON, De. 12 13 11 24 . . . 2 . 1-0 . . .10 STEPEC, John 12 12 12 24 5.5-23 3.0-18 . 1 2 . . . .6D MATHIS, Trevon 11 18 3 21 1.0-3 . 1-0 7 . 1-0 . . .34 GIBBS, Keenen 11 10 9 19 3.5-20 3.0-19 . 1 1 1-0 1 . .20 HAYNES, Juwan 11 13 5 18 . . 1-0 2 . . . . .29 LINCH, Jack 11 12 5 17 . . . . . . . . .32 TEACHEY, Josh 9 12 2 14 2.5-3 1.0-2 . 7 . . . . .42 OLEKANMA, R. 12 5 8 13 . . . . . . . . .17 TAAFE, Tyler 12 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . .31 QUINN, Zach 10 1 9 10 0.5-1 . . . 3 . . 1 .1 WHITFIELD, M. 12 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .14 JAMES, Tre 12 3 3 6 3.0-17 3.0-17 . . . . 1 . .26 FRAZIER, K. 7 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .35 HIGH, Josh 4 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .52 MOORE, Marquise 12 1 3 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . .25 THOMPSON, Cody 12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . 1 .38 DAVIS, Anthony 4 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .3Z HOLLMAN, Kadar 2 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .9D ADENIYI, O. 7 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .2D MATTISON, C. 2 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .53 COLLINS, Chris 9 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . . . .6 WILCHER, Kishon 12 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .85 RODE, Josh 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .71 WEISS, Brant 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .24 JONES-MOORE, D. 10 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .65 CARTER, Ruben 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .12 ELY, Phillip 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .15 ZMOLIK, Alex 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . 119 JOHNSON, Di. 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .80 ROBERTS, M. 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4 JONES, Corey 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .

Total 12 516 373 889 82-277 26-165 12-175 71 32 10-45 20 3 1Opponents 12 467 462 929 40-106 4-20 10-92 44 12 4-0 5 2 1


2015 Toledo FootballToledo Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 30, 2015)

All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHUNT, Kareem 9 178 999 26 973 5.5 12 41 108.1 31 520 3535 65 3470 6.7 34 91 111.9SWANSON, Terry 11 143 931 8 923 6.5 7 90 83.9 23 256 1672 17 1655 6.5 13 90 72.0JONES-MOORE, D. 10 83 416 6 410 4.9 5 40 41.0 32 200 1155 18 1137 5.7 16 53 35.5REMY, Marc 10 30 181 2 179 6.0 0 41 17.9 26 110 609 15 594 5.4 2 41 22.8JULIAN, Michael 4 6 64 0 64 10.7 0 16 16.0 10 20 89 36 53 2.7 0 16 5.3JONES, Corey 12 4 32 5 27 6.8 0 16 2.2 35 14 124 5 119 8.5 0 29 3.4ELY, Phillip 12 26 60 44 16 0.6 1 10 1.3 14 36 103 80 23 0.6 1 18 1.6SMITH, Brad 4 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 5 3.5 4 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 5 3.5ELLIS, Nick 12 2 18 10 8 4.0 0 18 0.7 25 3 18 34 -16 -5.3 0 18 -0.6JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 13 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2ZMOLIK, Alex 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 49 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0TEAM 10 15 0 122 -122 -8.1 0 0 -12.2Total 12 492 2718 223 2495 5.1 26 90 207.9Opponents 12 413 1732 362 1370 3.3 11 50 114.2

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gELY, Phillip 12 131.75 226-403-10 56.1 2965 23 88 247.1 14 133.46 267-471-11 56.7 3506 27 88 250.4JULIAN, Michael 4 203.77 5-7-0 71.4 71 1 25 17.8 10 114.71 13-26-0 50.0 161 1 39 16.1TEAM 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 132.66 231-411-10 56.2 3036 24 88 253.0Opponents 12 119.17 279-476-12 58.6 3128 15 76 260.7

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gJONES, Corey 12 55 577 10.5 5 55 48.1 35 123 1419 11.5 10 69 40.5THOMPSON, Cody 12 37 825 22.3 5 88 68.8 25 41 859 21.0 5 88 34.4RUSSELL, Alonzo 12 36 618 17.2 5 51 51.5 50 202 3076 15.2 24 66 61.5ROBERTS, M. 12 21 234 11.1 4 26 19.5 26 25 299 12.0 6 36 11.5JOHNSON, Di. 11 14 237 16.9 3 36 21.5 11 14 237 16.9 3 36 21.5SWANSON, Terry 11 13 71 5.5 0 14 6.5 23 25 224 9.0 1 40 9.7WILCHER, Kishon 12 12 125 10.4 0 25 10.4 51 31 400 12.9 2 89 7.8HUNT, Kareem 9 11 45 4.1 0 9 5.0 31 32 152 4.8 0 15 4.9REMY, Marc 10 9 42 4.7 0 10 4.2 26 16 93 5.8 1 16 3.6JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 12 8 101 12.6 0 18 8.4 13 9 102 11.3 0 18 7.8ZMOLIK, Alex 12 6 51 8.5 1 22 4.2 49 31 350 11.3 4 29 7.1JONES-MOORE, D. 10 4 26 6.5 0 11 2.6 32 17 153 9.0 0 35 4.8RICHARDS, D. 8 2 40 20.0 0 26 5.0 9 2 40 20.0 0 26 4.4DAVIS, Andrew 6 2 30 15.0 0 25 5.0 6 2 30 15.0 0 25 5.0YOUSEY, Zach 6 1 14 14.0 1 14 2.3 24 2 37 18.5 1 23 1.5Total 12 231 3036 13.1 24 88 253.0Opponents 12 279 3128 11.2 15 76 260.7

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gELY, Phillip 12 429 16 2965 2981 248.4 14 507 23 3506 3529 252.1HUNT, Kareem 9 178 973 0 973 108.1 31 521 3470 0 3470 111.9SWANSON, Terry 11 143 923 0 923 83.9 23 256 1655 0 1655 72.0JONES-MOORE, D. 10 83 410 0 410 41.0 32 200 1137 0 1137 35.5REMY, Marc 10 30 179 0 179 17.9 26 110 594 0 594 22.8JULIAN, Michael 4 13 64 71 135 33.8 10 46 53 161 214 21.4JONES, Corey 12 4 27 0 27 2.2 35 14 119 0 119 3.4SMITH, Brad 4 4 14 0 14 3.5 4 4 14 0 14 3.5ELLIS, Nick 12 2 8 0 8 0.7 25 3 -16 0 -16 -0.6JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 12 1 3 0 3 0.2 13 1 3 0 3 0.2TEAM 10 16 -122 0 -122 -12.2Total 12 903 2495 3036 5531 460.9Opponents 12 889 1370 3128 4498 374.8



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PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsVEST, Jameson - 19-27 49-50 - - - - - 106 - 19-27 49-50 - - - - - 106HUNT, Kareem 12 - - - - - - - 72 34 - - - - - - - 204SWANSON, Terry 7 - - - - - - - 42 14 - - - - - - - 84JONES, Corey 5 - - - - - - - 30 10 - - - - - - - 60THOMPSON, Cody 5 - - - - 0-1 - - 30 5 - - - - 0-1 - - 30RUSSELL, Alonzo 5 - - - - - - - 30 24 - - - - - - - 144JONES-MOORE, D. 5 - - - - - - - 30 16 - - - 1 - - - 98ROBERTS, M. 4 - - - - - - - 24 6 - - - - - - - 36JOHNSON, Di. 3 - - - - - - - 18 3 - - - - - - - 18ZMOLIK, Alex 2 - - - - - - - 12 5 - - - - - - - 30YOUSEY, Zach 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6ELY, Phillip 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6MILLIGAN, Rolan 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6MURDOCK, Chase 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2Total 52 19-27 49-50 - - 0-2 - 1 420Opponents 28 17-24 24-24 1-2 1 1-2 - 1 249

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgJONES, Corey 19 193 10.2 0 48 45 349 7.8 0 50THOMPSON, Cody 1 31 31.0 0 4 1 31 31.0 0 4QUINN, Zach 1 28 28.0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0 0FRAZIER, K. 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0RUSSELL, Alonzo 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 23 252 11.0 0 48Opponents 13 112 8.6 0 43

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgJOHNSON, Di. 32 731 22.8 0 42 32 731 22.8 0 42WILCHER, Kishon 6 109 18.2 0 22 35 747 21.3 0 77OLEKANMA, R. 1 10 10.0 0 10 1 10 10.0 0 10JONES, Corey 1 15 15.0 0 15 12 252 21.0 0 32RUSSELL, Alonzo 1 23 23.0 0 23 2 24 12.0 0 23Total 41 888 21.7 0 42Opponents 71 1358 19.1 1 92

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgNORRILS, C. 3 12 4.0 0 15 6 30 5.0 0 15WHITTAKER, Chaz 2 39 19.5 0 39 6 66 11.0 0 39MILLIGAN, Rolan 2 36 18.0 1 36 2 36 18.0 1 36MATHIS, Trevon 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 13 6.5 0 13ROGERS, DeJuan 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0COLEMAN, Jaylen 1 5 5.0 0 5 1 5 5.0 0 5HAYNES, Juwan 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0WOODLEY,Ja'Wuan 1 83 83.0 0 83 1 83 83.0 0 83Total 12 175 14.6 1 83Opponents 10 92 9.2 0 48

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgJONES, Orion 1 22 22.0 0 22 1 22 22.0 0 22ROGERS, DeJuan 1 23 23.0 0 23 1 23 23.0 0 23MURDOCK, Chase 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 2 45 22.5 1 23Opponents 0 0 0.0 1 0



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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gHUNT, Kareem 9 973 45 0 0 0 1018 113.1 31 3470 152 0 0 0 3622 116.8SWANSON, Terr 11 923 71 0 0 0 994 90.4 23 1655 224 0 37 0 1916 83.3JOHNSON, Di. 11 0 237 0 731 0 968 88.0 11 0 237 0 731 0 968 88.0THOMPSON, Co 12 0 825 31 0 0 856 71.3 25 0 859 31 0 0 890 35.6JONES, Corey 12 27 577 193 15 0 812 67.7 35 119 1419 349 252 0 2139 61.1RUSSELL, Alonz 12 0 618 0 23 0 641 53.4 50 0 3076 0 24 0 3100 62.0JONES-MOORE, 10 410 26 0 0 0 436 43.6 32 1137 153 0 0 0 1290 40.3WILCHER, Kisho 12 0 125 0 109 0 234 19.5 51 6 400 12 747 0 1165 22.8ROBERTS, M. 12 0 234 0 0 0 234 19.5 26 0 299 0 8 0 307 11.8REMY, Marc 10 179 42 0 0 0 221 22.1 26 594 93 0 0 0 687 26.4JOHNSON,Jon'V 12 3 101 0 0 0 104 8.7 13 3 102 0 16 0 121 9.3WOODLEY,Ja'W 12 0 0 0 0 83 83 6.9 22 0 0 0 30 83 113 5.1JULIAN, Michael 4 64 0 0 0 0 64 16.0 10 53 0 0 0 0 53 5.3ZMOLIK, Alex 12 0 51 0 0 0 51 4.2 49 0 350 0 15 0 365 7.4RICHARDS, D. 8 0 40 0 0 0 40 5.0 9 0 40 0 21 0 61 6.8WHITTAKER, Ch 12 0 0 0 0 39 39 3.2 37 0 0 0 0 66 66 1.8MILLIGAN, Rolan 11 0 0 0 0 36 36 3.3 11 0 0 0 0 36 36 3.3DAVIS, Andrew 6 0 30 0 0 0 30 5.0 6 0 30 0 0 0 30 5.0QUINN, Zach 10 0 0 28 0 0 28 2.8 23 0 0 28 0 0 28 1.2ELY, Phillip 12 16 0 0 0 0 16 1.3 14 23 0 0 0 0 23 1.6SMITH, Brad 4 14 0 0 0 0 14 3.5 4 14 0 0 0 0 14 3.5YOUSEY, Zach 6 0 14 0 0 0 14 2.3 24 0 37 0 0 0 37 1.5NORRILS, C. 12 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.0 46 0 0 0 0 30 30 0.7OLEKANMA, R. 12 0 0 0 10 0 10 0.8 12 0 0 0 10 0 10 0.8ELLIS, Nick 12 8 0 0 0 0 8 0.7 25 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -0.6COLEMAN, Jayl 6 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.8 23 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.2TEAM 10 -122 0 0 0 0 -122 -12.2Total 12 2495 3036 252 888 175 6846 570.5Opponents 12 1370 3128 112 1358 92 6060 505.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdVEST, Jameson 27 19 44 1 27 19 44 1Total 27 19 44 1Opponents 24 17 52 1

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkELLIS, Nick 44 1733 39.4 64 0 96 3634 37.9 64 0JULIAN, Michael 1 36 36.0 36 0 2 101 50.5 65 0Total 45 1769 39.3 64 0Opponents 64 2501 39.1 71 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obVUCELICH,Samuel 44 2510 57.0 5 4 44 2510 57.0 5 4RODE, Josh 37 2132 57.6 1 0 37 2132 57.6 1 0Total 81 4642 57.3 6 4Opponents 53 3174 59.9 9 3



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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk40 MURDOCK, Chase 12 5 1 3 8 8 9 8.0 . . 3 . 2 . 47 1 2 6 1 1 0 2 3 6 18.5 5 . 0 1 5 2 3 .43 VOSS, Trent 12 3 3 3 5 6 8 9.5 1 . 0 . 5 2 2 . 44 1 3 0 1 2 2 2 5 2 36.5 1 0 . 0 2 1 2 4 4 123 ROGERS, DeJuan 10 4 2 2 5 6 7 1.0 . 1 1 1 2 3 . 35 9 8 5 9 1 5 7 4.5 1 . 0 1 1 3 2 3 .1 NORRILS, C. 12 4 5 2 1 6 6 3.5 . 3 1 3 . . . 46 1 2 9 7 0 1 9 9 6.5 1 . 0 6 2 0 1 2 .30 WOODLEY,Ja'Wuan 12 2 3 2 7 5 0 6.5 2 . 0 1 . . 2 1 22 2 4 3 1 5 5 7.0 2 . 0 1 . . 2 18 WHITTAKER, Chaz 12 2 7 2 2 4 9 0.0 . 2 3 . 1 . 37 9 7 5 3 1 5 0 0.0 . 6 1 1 . 2 .2S MILLIGAN, Rolan 11 3 4 1 4 4 8 4.0 . 2 3 . 3 . 11 3 4 1 4 4 8 4.0 . 2 3 . 3 .44 COLEMAN, Jaylen 6 2 1 2 7 4 8 2.5 . 1 1 . 1 . 23 2 9 4 7 7 6 2.5 . 1 1 . 1 .97 JONES, Orion 12 1 9 2 7 4 6 12.0 6 . 0 . . 1 . . 44 4 1 6 3 1 0 4 25.0 1 2 . 0 . . 1 . .99 COVINGTON, A. 11 2 7 1 7 4 4 12.0 4 . 5 . 2 . 1 . 42 4 6 5 3 9 9 21.5 8 . 0 . 5 1 1 .91 HESTER, Treyvon 12 1 7 1 7 3 4 6.5 2 . 5 . 1 . 1 . 37 5 5 6 7 1 2 2 23.5 8 . 0 . 3 1 3 .5 DUKES,Christian 12 2 1 7 2 8 0.0 . . 4 . . . 25 6 8 2 2 9 0 1.0 1 . 0 2 1 4 1 . .3C SWIFT, Connery 12 1 9 6 2 5 0.5 . . 3 1 . . 25 3 0 1 1 4 1 0.5 . . 4 1 . .10 STEPEC, John 12 1 2 1 2 2 4 5.5 3 . 0 . 1 . . . 31 2 6 1 6 4 2 7.5 3 . 0 . 1 . . .7 JOHNSON, De. 12 1 3 1 1 2 4 0.0 . . 2 1 . . 12 1 3 1 1 2 4 0.0 . . 2 1 . .6D MATHIS, Trevon 11 1 8 3 2 1 1.0 . 1 7 1 . . 24 3 4 1 0 4 4 1.0 . 2 1 3 1 . .34 GIBBS, Keenen 11 1 0 9 1 9 3.5 3 . 0 . 1 1 1 . 27 1 6 1 7 3 3 6.0 5 . 5 . 1 1 1 .20 HAYNES, Juwan 11 1 3 5 1 8 0.0 . 1 2 . . . 44 3 2 1 6 4 8 0.0 . 1 4 . . .29 LINCH, Jack 11 1 2 5 1 7 0.0 . . . . . . 22 1 4 7 2 1 0.0 . . . . . .32 TEACHEY, Josh 9 1 2 2 1 4 2.5 1 . 0 . 7 . . . 9 1 2 2 1 4 2.5 1 . 0 . 7 . . .42 OLEKANMA, R. 12 5 8 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 12 5 8 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .31 QUINN, Zach 10 1 9 1 0 0.5 . . . . . 1 23 1 1 1 7 2 8 3.0 . . . . . 117 TAAFE, Tyler 12 5 5 1 0 0.0 . . . . . . 12 5 5 1 0 0.0 . . . . . .1W WHITFIELD, M. 12 4 4 8 0.0 . . . . . . 12 4 4 8 0.0 . . . . . .14 JAMES, Tre 12 3 3 6 3.0 3 . 0 . . . 1 . 22 6 8 1 4 6.0 5 . 0 . . . 1 .26 FRAZIER, K. 7 4 1 5 0.0 . . . . . . 10 5 1 6 0.0 . . . . . .52 MOORE, Marquise 12 1 3 4 0.0 . . . 1 . . 26 1 0 2 2 3 2 5.0 2 . 0 . . 2 . .35 HIGH, Josh 4 4 . 4 0.0 . . . . . . 15 5 2 7 0.0 . . . . . .25 THOMPSON, Cody 12 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . 1 25 3 4 7 0.0 . . . . . 138 DAVIS, Anthony 4 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 4 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . .3Z HOLLMAN, Kadar 2 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 2 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . .9D ADENIYI, O. 7 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 7 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . .2D MATTISON, C. 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .85 RODE, Josh 8 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 8 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .53 COLLINS, Chris 9 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 38 1 2 1 4 2 6 3.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 .6 WILCHER, Kishon 12 2 . 2 0.0 . . 1 . . . 51 1 8 1 8 3 6 0.0 . . 2 2 2 14 JONES, Corey 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 . 35 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 .65 CARTER, Ruben 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .24 JONES-MOORE, D. 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 32 1 . 1 0.0 . . 1 . . .71 WEISS, Brant 11 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 11 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .TM TEAM 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 .80 ROBERTS, M. 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 26 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .15 ZMOLIK, Alex 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 49 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .12 ELY, Phillip 12 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 14 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .19 JOHNSON, Di. 11 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 11 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 12 5 1 6 3 7 3 8 8 9 82 26 12 7 1 1 0 2 0 3Opponents 12 4 6 7 4 6 2 9 2 9 40 4 10 4 4 4 5 2


Toledo 2015 Game by Game Starters

OFFENSE

Game LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB WR WR WR

at Arkansas Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Remy Russell C. Jones Thompson

Iowa State Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Hunt Russell C. Jones J. Johnson

Arkansas State Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Jones-Moore Russell C. Jones Thompson

at Ball State Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Jones-Moore Russell C. Jones Thompson

Kent State Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Swanson Russell C. Jones Thompson

Eastern Michigan Norton Perschon Carter Jeppesen Nkansah Zmolik Ely Swanson Russell C. Jones Thompson

UMass Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Hunt Russell C. Jones Thompson

Northern Illinois Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Roberts Ely Hunt Russell C. Jones Thompson

Central Michigan Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Hunt Russell Wilcher Thompson

Bowling Green Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Hunt Russell C. Jones Thompson

Western Michigan Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Hunt Russell Wilcher Thompson

Temple Norton Perschon Carter Ebert Nkansah Zmolik Ely Hunt Russell C. Jones Thompson

DEFENSE

Game DE DT DT DE LB/Nick LB LB SS FS CB CB

at Arkansas Gibbs O. Jones Hester Stepec Voss Woodley Coleman Whittaker D. Rogers Dukes Norrils

Iowa State Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Swift Murdock Coleman Whittaker D. Rogers Dukes Norrils

Arkansas State Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Milligan Murdock Coleman Whittaker D. Rogers Dukes Norrils

at Ball State Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Milligan Murdock Coleman Whittaker D. Rogers Dukes Norrils

Kent State Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Milligan Murdock Coleman Whittaker D. Rogers Dukes Norrils

Eastern Mich. Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Milligan Murdock Coleman Whittaker D. Johnson Dukes Norrils

UMass Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Milligan Murdock Woodley Whittaker Teachey Dukes Norrils

N. Illinois Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Milligan Murdock Woodley Whittaker D. Rogers Mathis Norrils

Central Michigan Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Teachey Murdock Woodley Whittaker D. Rogers Mathis Norrils

Bowling Green Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Teachey Murdock Woodley Whittaker D. Rogers Mathis Norrils

W. Michigan Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Milligan Murdock Woodley Whittaker D. Rogers Dukes Norrils

Temple Covington O. Jones Hester Voss Milligan Murdock Woodley Whittaker D. Rogers Mathis Norrils

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Game # G/S Ark ISU ASU BSU KSU EMU UMass NIU CMU BGSU WMU Temple Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi, DL 7/0 P P x x x P x x P P P PAlexander, Devin, LB 6/0 P P P x P P P x x x x xAllen, Liam, WR 4/0 x P P x P P x x x x x xAtariwa, Yazeed, OL 3/0 x x P x P P x x x x x xCarter, Ruben, C 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SColeman, Jaylen, LB 6/6 S S S S S S x x x x x xCollins, Chris, DT 10/0 P x P P P P P x P P x PCovington, Allen, DE 11/11 x S S S S S S S S S S SDavis, Andrew WR 6/0 x P P P P P x x x x x P Davis, Anthony, LB 4/0 x x P x P P x x x x x PDukes, Christian, CB 12/8 S S S S S S S P P P S PEbert, Mike, OL 12/11 S S S S S P S S S S S SEllis, Nick, P 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SEly, Phillip, QB 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SFrazier, Kennedy, CB 7/0 P x P x P P P x x x P PGibbs, Keenen, DE 12/1 S P P P P P P P P P P PHaynes, Juwan, CB 11/0 P P P P P x P P P P P PHester, Treyvon, DT 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SHigh, Josh 4/0 x x x x x x x x P P P PHollman, Kadar, CB 2/0 x x x x P P x x x x x xHunt, Kareem, RB 9/7 x S x x P P S S S S S SJames, Tre, DE 12/0 P P P P P P P P P P P PJeppesen, Nate, OL 7/1 x x P P P S P x P x x PJohnson, Delando, DB 12/1 P P P P P S P P P P P PJohnson, Diontae, WR 11/1 P P P x P P P P P P P SJohnson, Jon’vea, WR 12/1 P S P P P P P P P P P PJones, Corey, WR 12/11 S S S S S S S S P S P SJones, Orion, DT 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SJones-Moore, Damion, RB 10/2 P P S S x P P P x P P PJulian, Michael, QB/P 4/0 P x P x P P x x x x x xLinch, Jack, LB 11/0 P P x P P P P P P P P PMathis, Trevon, CB 11/4 x P P P P P P S S S P SMattison, Cameron, DB 2/0 x x x x x P P x x x x xMilligan, Rolan, S 11/8 P P S S S S S S x P S SMoore, Marquise, DT 12/0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Murdock, Chase, LB 12/11 P S S S S S S S S S S SNkansah, Elijah, OL 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SNorrils, Cheatham, CB 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SNorton, Storm, OL 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SOlekanma, Richard, LB 12/0 P P P P P P P P P P P PPerschon, Paul, OL 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S S Pfeiffer, Alex, OL 1/0 x x x x x P x x x x x xQuinn, Zach, LB 10/0 P P P P P P P P P x x PRemy, Marc, RB 10/1 S P P P P P P P P P x PRichards, Darryl, WR 8/0 x x P P P P P P P x x xRoberts, Michael, TE 12/1 P P P P P P P S P P P PRode, Josh, PK 7/0 P P P P P P x x x x x P Rogers, DeJuan, S 10/10 S S S S S x x S S S S SRussell, Alonzo, WR 12/11 S S S S S S S S S S S PSmith, Brad, RB 2/0 x P P x x x x x x x x xSpelman, Brad, LS 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SStepec, John, DE 12/1 S P P P P P P P P P P PSwanson, Terry, RB 11/2 x P P P S S P P P P P PSwift, Connery, DB 12/1 P S P P P P P P P P P PTaafe, Tyler, LB 12/0 P P P P P P P P P P P P Teachey, Josh, CB 9/2 P x P x P P S P P S P xThompson, Cody, WR 12/11 S P S S S S S S S S S SVest, Jameson, PK 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SVoss, Trent, DE 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S SVucelich, Samuel, PK 9/0 x x P x P P P P P P P PWeber, Bill, OL 2/0 x x x x P P x x x x x xWeiss, Brant, OL 11/0 P x P P P P P P P P P PWhitfield, Marcus, DB 12/0 P P P P P P P P P P P PWhittaker, Chaz, S 12/12 S S S S S S S S S S S S Wilcher, Kishon, WR 12/2 P P P P P P P P S P S PWoodlley, Ja’Wuan, LB 12/7 S P P P P P S S S S S SYousey, Zach, WR 7/0 x x P P P P P x P x x PZmolik, Alex, TE 12/11 S S S S S S S P S S S S

2015 Toledo PaRTiciPaTioN

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FToledo 6 3 7 0 — 16Arkansas 0 7 0 5 — 12

1st Quarter6:59 UT JONES 5 yd pass from ELY (THOMPSON pass intcptd) 6-25/1:102nd Quarter7:53 ARK Collins 21 yd run 8-89/3:471:06 UT DETMER 38 yd field goal 8-45/1:443rd Quarter5:09 UT JONES-MOORE 11 yd run (VEST kick) 10-80/4:094th Quarter9:30 ARK Hedlund 25 yd field goal 21-73/10:390:52 ARK Team safetyAttendance: 49,591

TEAM STATISTICS TOLEDO ArkansasFIRST DOWNS 15 30RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-81 31-103PASSING YDS (NET) 237 412Passes Comp-Att-Int 38-21-0 53-32-1TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 62-318 84-515Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-28 1-43Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-55 5-104Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-36.8 2-19.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 8-55 9-85Possession Time 22:05 37:55Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 5 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0

RUSHING: TOLEDO-JONES-MOORE, Damion 11-68; REMY, Marc 9-33; ELY, Phil-lip 1-3, JONES, Corey 1-minus 5; TEAM 2-minus 18. Arkansas-Collins, Alex 20-54; Allen, Brandon 3-23; Walker, Kody 5-17; Mitchell, Damon 1-5; Williams, R. 1-4; Hatcher, Keon 1-0.PASSING: TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 21-38-0-237. Arkansas-Allen, Brandon 32-53-1-412.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 8-61; REMY, Marc 4-16; THOMPSON, Cody 2-30; JOHNSON, Jon’Vea 2-26; ROBERTS, Michael 2-20; RUSSELL, Alonzo 1-32; JOHNSON, Di. 1-27; WILCHER, Kishon 1-25. Arkansas- Henry, Hunter 8-117; Hatcher, Keon 7-92; Morgan, Drew 5-77; Hollister, Cody 4-65; Cornelius, Jared 4-41; Collins, Alex 2-9; Williams, R. 1-6; Sprinkle, Jeremy 1-5.TACKLE LEADERS: TOLEDO-COLEMAN, Jaylen 3-10-13; ROGERS, DeJuan 4-7-11; NORRILS, Cheatham 6-2-8. Arkansas-Toliver, Henre’ 5-3-8; Ellis, Brooks 2-5-7; Williams, Jush 1-6-7.INTERCEPTIONS: TOLEDO-ROGERS, DeJuan 1-0. Arkansas-None.FUMBLES: TOLEDO-Team 1-0. Arkansas-Team 1-0.

LITTLE ROCK, AR - Senior Phillip Ely threw for 237 yards and Toledo’s defense shut down Arkansas in the red zone as the Rockets upset the No. 18 Razorbacks, 16-12, at War Memorial Stadium. The victory was Toledo’s first win over an SEC team in four tries and the first time the Rockets de-feated a Top 25 non-conference opponent on the road. Toledo’s defense was stellar throughout the game. The Rockets held Arkansas to just 103 yards rushing on 31 attempts. Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen did throw for 412 yards, but the Razorbacks came away with just three points in four visits to the red zone in the second half. Jaylen Coleman led the defense with a career-high 13 tackles. Cheatham Norrils notched three pass breakups, including two in Arkan-sas’ final two possessions. DeJuan Rogers registered a career-best 11 tack-les and an interception in the end zone that halted a Razorback drive in the third quarter. Ely completed 21-of-38 passes and consistently converted third-down passes. Damion Jones-Moore led the rushing attack with 68 yards and one TD on 11 carries. The outcome of the contest was not decided until the final play. With just one second remaining, Allen fired a pass from the 16-yard line into the end zone to Keon Hatcher that sailed over his head, igniting a celebration on the Toledo sideline. Arkansas’ final possession came after Toledo took an intentional safe-ty on fourth-and-four from its own 14-yard line. The Rockets then kicked off and the Razorbacks took possession on their own 32-yard line with 52 seconds left. Allen completed three passes to drive Arkansas down to UT’s 16-yard line but could not get the Hogs into the end zone. The Rockets struck first in the contest, scoring on a five-yard touch-down reception by Corey Jones from Ely on UT’s second drive of the game. The Rockets gambled and went for two points, but Cody Thompson’s pass was intercepted, giving Toledo a 6-0 lead. Toledo had a chance to extend the lead on its next drive early in the second quarter but Jameson Vest’s 26-yard field goal attempt was blocked. Arkansas took advantage, driving 88 yards in eight plays to take a 7-6 lead with 7:53 to play in the half. Collins finished the drive with a 21-yard touchdown run down the left sideline. Toledo regained the lead on a 38-yard field goal with 1:06 left in the first half. On the ensuing drive, Arkansas moved as far as the Toledo 44-yard line but time ran out to end the half. Following Rogers’ pick in the end zone, Toledo responded with a 10-play, 80-yard drive to extend its lead to 16-7 on Jones-Moore’s 11-yard scoring run off left tackle with 5:09 to play in third quarter. Arkansas answered with a 21-play drive but had to settle for a field goal when Rogers and Rolan Milligan wrapped up Alex Collins for a loss on third down. Cole Hedlund’s 25-yard kick cut the lead 16-10 with 9:30 to play. Following a Toledo punt, Arkansas took over on its own 28-yard line and moved the ball to the Toledo four-yard line with just over three min-utes to play. A costly holding penalty ensued the Razorbacks ended up turning the ball over on downs. The Rockets ran the ball three times, moving the ball to the 14-yard line and also draining Arkansas’ final two timeouts. Coach Matt Campbell elected to take the intentional safety, making the score 16-12 with 52 sec-onds left.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: Toledo is 1-3 vs. teams from SEC with two losses to Missouri and one to Florida...UT’s last victory over a Top 25 team was a 29-23 win over No. 18 Cincinnati in the Glass Bowl in 2012...The highest ranked team defeated by Toledo is No. 9 Pittsburgh in 2003...The win was UT’s first over a “Power Five” conference since a 31-20 win over Purdue in 2010...To-ledo is now 8-14 vs. teams ranked in the Top 25...Marc Remy made his first career start at running back...Zach Quinn blocked a punt in the first quar-ter that led to Toledo’s first touchdown. It was Toledo’s first blocked punt since 2011 vs. Ohio State, a streak of 49 games without a block.

GaMe 1 - Toledo 16 , # 18 aRkaNsas 12

SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT OT FIowa State 3 7 0 10 3 0 — 23Toledo 10 3 7 0 3 7 — 30

1st Quarter11:39 UT VEST 30 yd field goal 6-37/2:216:34 ISU Netten 35 yd field goal 14-66/5:011:16 UT RUSSELL 3 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 13-90/5:132nd Quarter7:17 UT VEST 19 yd field goal 4-0/1:363:50 ISU Montgomery 59 yd pass from Richardson (Netten kick) 7-79/3:233rd Quarter11:32 UT ZMOLIK 0 yd fumble recovery (VEST kick) 10-67/3:234th Quarter11:23 ISU Ryen 1 yd run (Netten kick) 16-89/8:466:27 ISU Netten 47 yd field goal 9-41/3:22Overtime15:00 ISU Netten 44 yd field goal 4-minus 1/0:0015:00 UT VEST 42 yd field goal 4-0/0:0015:00 UT JONES-MOORE 10 yd run (VEST kick) 4-25/0:00Attendance: 23,104

TEAM STATISTICS Iowa State TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 27 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-207 34-171PASSING YDS (NET) 274 138Passes Comp-Att-Int 43-26-0 28-11-1TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 92-481 62-309Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 2-41Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-54 5-119Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-24.5 4-46.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0Penalties-Yards 14-113 8-57Possession Time 38:18 21:42Third-Down Conversions 15 of 23 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-24

RUSHING: Iowa State-Warren, Mike 21-126; Thomas, Joshua 9-37; Richardson, SB 10-18; Lanning, Joel 3-14; Ryen, Trever 3-13; Brown, Tyler 1-1; Wesley, Jauan 1-0. TEAM 1-minus 2. TOLEDO-HUNT, Kareem 24-129; JONES-MOORE, Damion 6-27; ELY, Phillip 2-8, SWANSON, Terry 1-4; JOHNSON, Jon’Vea 1-3; ZMOLIK 0-0.PASSING: Iowa State-Richardson, SB 25-42-0-269; Lanning, Joel 1-1-0-5. TOLE-DO-ELY, Phillip 11-28-1-138.RECEIVING: Iowa State-Daley, Dondre 7-38; Montgomery, D’vario 4-97; Wes-ley, Jauan 4-42; Lazard, Allen 4-36; Ryen, Trever 3-27; Bundrage, Q. 2-19; Lan-ning, Joel 1-9; Epps, Carson 1-6. TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 4-54; RUSSELL, Alonzo 2-32; WILCHER, Kishon 2-16; JONES-MOORE, Damion 2-12; THOMPSON, Cody 1-24. TACKLE LEADERS: TOLEDO-COLEMAN, Jaylen 3-10-13; ROGERS, DeJuan 4-7-11; NORRILS, Cheatham 6-2-8. Iowa State-Toliver, Henre’ 5-3-8; Ellis, Brooks 2-5-7; Williams, Jush 1-6-7.INTERCEPTIONS: Iowa State-Peavy, Brian 1-0. TOLEDO-None.FUMBLES: Iowa State-Lanning, Joel 1-0; Warren, Mike 1-1. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 1-0.

TOLEDO, OH - For the second consecutive week, Toledo defeated a Pow-er Five conference team in a game that went down to the final play. This time it was the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 who fell to the Rockets, 30-23, in double overtime before a joyous crowd of 23,104 at the Glass Bowl. A week earlier, Toledo (2-0) knocked off then-No. 18 Arkansas of the SEC in Little Rock. That game was decided in regulation, with Toledo holding on to a 16-12 decision. It took two overtimes to settle the issue between the Rockets and Cyclones, with the contest ending with a fourth-down sack of Iowa State quarterback Sam Richardson by Tre James on fourth-and-nine. The Rockets took the lead in the second overtime on a 10-yard touch-down run by Damion Jones-Moore. The teams exchanged field goals in the first overtime, with ISU’s Cole Netten connecting from 44 yards and UT’s Jameson Vest making good from 42. Iowa State (1-2) missed a golden opportunity to win the game in regu-lation, but Netten missed a 32-yard field goal with no time left on the clock, sending the game into OT with the score knotted, 20-20. Toledo was led by Kareem Hunt, who gained 129 yards on 24 carries in his first game of the season following a two-game suspension. Phillip Ely was 11-of-28 for 138 yards and one touchdown. The Rockets’ defense gave up 481 yards of total offense but once again came up with numerous big plays, including four sacks, the biggest coming on the final play of the game. Jaylen Coleman had a career-high 16 tackles, while Allen Covington chipped in with a career-best four tackles for loss. ISU’s Richardson was chased throughout the game and scrambled his way to 269 yards passing on 25-of-42 passing. UT now becomes just the third Mid-American Conference school to beat two Power Five teams in the same season. Ball State did it in 2012 and Northern Illinois turned the track in 2013. Toledo drew first blood on its opening possession, taking a 3-0 lead on a 30-yard field goal by Vest. The score was set up by Hunt’s 39-yard run on his first carry of the season. The Cyclones answered with a 35-yard field goal by Netten following a 14-play, 66-yard drive. Toledo came right back with a three-yard TD pass from Ely to Alonzo Russell, who also caught a 29-yarder in the 13-play, 90-yard drive. The Rockets extended the lead to 13-3 on 19-yard Vest field goal that was set up by a big play came on special teams. Cody Thompson blocked an Iowa State punt and appeared to have recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown but the officials ruled that his knee touched the ground on the two-yard line. Three runs by Hunt moved the ball no closer to the end zone so Toledo settled for three points and a 10-point lead with 7:17 left in the half. Moments later Richardson connected with D’Vario Montgomery on third-and-12 for a 59-yard scoring strike to cut the lead to 13-10 with 3:23 remaining in the second quarter. Toledo missed an opportunity to tack on three more points when Vest’s 36-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left with three seconds left in the half. Good fortune smiled on the Rockets on their first drive of the second half. Facing third-and-goal on the ISU two-yard line, Ely tried to run the ball in but fumbled into the end zone. But Alex Zmolik was on the spot to recover the fumble in the end zone and give UT a 20-10 lead. The Cyclones cut the lead to 20-17 with 11:23 left with a 16-play, 89-yard drive that was finished off by a one-yard plunge by Trever Ryen. Netten tied the game with a 47-yard field goal with 6:27 remaining, but could not connect on the potential game-winner at the end of the contest, setting the stage for the overtime drama.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: The Rockets are 16-3 at home under Matt Campbell...Toledo has won its last three overtime games dating back to 2013 and im-proved to 6-3 all-time in extra-period contests...Kareem Hunt eclipsed the century mark for the 12th-straight game...Alonzo Russell has caught a pass in 40-straight games, the third-longest streak in school history, and moved into sixth place in UT annals with his 20th career TD reception...Damion Jones-Moore has scored a rushing TD in four-consecutive contests, dating back to last season...The Rockets totaled 13 tackles-for-loss, seven quarter-back hurries and five QB sacks.

GaMe 2 - Toledo 30, iowa sTaTe 23 (2oT)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FArkansas State 0 7 0 0 — 7Toledo 17 10 3 7 — 37

1st Quarter13:23 UT JONES-MOORE 2 yd run (VEST kick) 6-71/1:4212:07 UT VEST 31 yd field goal 6-17/1:110:02 UT MILLIGAN 36 yd interception return2nd Quarter11:34 UT SWANSON 3 yd run (VEST kick) 1-3/0:0311:22 ASU McKissic 92 yd kickoff return4:47 UT VEST 23 yd field goal 16-69/6:353rd Quarter8:34 UT VEST 44 yd field goal 10-63/4:064th Quarter5:34 UT SWANSON 1 yd run (VEST kick) 11-83/5:32Attendance: 21,385

TEAM STATISTICS Arkansas State TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 11 29RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-minus-14 46-169PASSING YDS (NET) 223 308Passes Comp-Att-Int 35-18-3 52-25-1TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 59-209 98-477Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-13 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-216 1-26Interception Returns-Yards 1-2 3-41Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.0 5-35.2Fumbles-Lost 6-2 2-0Penalties-Yards 8-90 8-80Possession Time 21:23 38:37Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 10 of 20Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-2 5-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0

RUSHING: Arkansas State-Gordon, Michael 7-22; White, Johnston 3-12; Wand, Warren 4-8; Mack, Blake 1-0; Team 1-minus 2. Tabary, James 8-minus 54. TOLE-DO-SWANSON, Terry 17-71; JONES-MOORE, Damion 18-64; REMY 2-20; JULIAN, Michael 2-15; SMITH, Brad 4-14; ELY Phillip 3-minus 15.PASSING: Arkansas State-Tabary, James 18-35-3-223. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 25-52-1-308.RECEIVING: Arkansas State-McKissic, J.D. 6-41; Mack, Blake 3-54; Trosin, Tyler 3-25; Wand, Warren 2-35; Leaphart, Warren 2-32; Paschal, Dijon 1-31; Gordon, Michael 1-5. TOLEDO-THOMPSON, Cody 5-112; RUSSELL, Alonzo 5-60; JONES, Corey 5-40; ROBERTS, Michael 3-42; JOHNSON, Diontae 2-27; SWANSON, Terry 2-4; JOHNSON, Jon’Vea 1-8; JONES-MOORE, Damion 1-8; REMY 1-7.TACKLE LEADERS: Arkansas State -Lain 6-3-9; Brown, Cody 6-1-7; Girley, Charleston 3-4-7. TOLEDO-COLEMAN, Jaylen 6-1-7; STEPEC, John 3-2-5.INTERCEPTIONS: Arkansas State-Rolland-Jones, Ja’Von 1-2. TOLEDO-Milli-gan, Rolan 1-36; COLEMAN, Jaylen 1-5; WHITTAKER, Chaz 1-8.FUMBLES: Arkansas State -Tabary, James 4-1; McKissic, J.D. 1-1; Murray, Chris 1-0. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 1-0; RUSSELL, Alonzo 1-0.

Toledo, OH - Playing without Kareem Hunt, Toledo used a stifling de-fense to defeat Arkansas State, 37-7, before 21,385 fans at the Glass Bowl. The Rockets moved to 3-0 on the season for its best start since the 2005 campaign. Hunt, the Rockets’ leading rusher in 2014, sat out the contest due to a hamstring injury suffered in Toledo’s victory over Iowa State last week. He rushed for a career-high 271 yards and five touchdowns the last time UT faced ASU, a 63-44 victory in last January’s GoDaddy Bowl. But the Rockets didn’t need Hunt this time thanks to their dominating defense. UT’s defense forced five turnovers and held Arkansas State (1-3) to just 209 yards of total offense, including minus-14 rushing yards on 24 attempts. The Rockets added six sacks, and the only ASU score came on a kickoff return. UT scored a touchdown on an interception by Rolan Milligan and set up an-other on a fumble recovery by Trent Voss. In the first half, ASU managed just 84 yards of offense. Orion Jones added a career-high three sacks. The Rocket offense was led by Phillip Ely, who threw for 308 yards on 25-of-52 passing. Sophomore Terry Swanson scored two rushing touchdowns, and freshman Jameson Vest kicked three field goals. Toledo got off to a quick start, taking a 24-0 lead early in the second quar-ter before Arkansas State got on the board. The Rockets scored on their open-ing drive, moving 71 yards in six plays. Cody Thompson caught three of his career-high five passes on the drive, including a career-long 35-yarder to ASU’s two-yard line. Junior Damion Jones-Moore punched it in on the next play to put UT up, 7-0. Toledo next took advantage of an Arkansas State fumble on the ensuing kickoff on the ASU 31-yard line. UT’s drive stalled, however, and the Rockets settled for a 31-yard field goal by Vest to up the lead to 10-0. Following a Red Wolves’ punt, Toledo committed its first miscue of the game, as Ely’s screen pass was picked off by defensive end Ja’Von Rolland-Hughes at the UT eight-yard line and returned two yards to the six. However, UT’s defense stiffened, forcing ASU to settle for a 20-yard field goal attempt that sailed wide left. The Rockets extended the lead to 17-0 late in the first quarter on another big defensive play. Milligan tipped a pass in the air, then grabbed it and sprint-ed 36 yards for his first touchdown as a Rocket. UT made it 24-0 thanks to another ASU turnover. Treyvon Hester sacked James Tabary on the four- yard line, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Voss on the three. Swanson scored on the next play, making it 24-0 with 11:34 left in the half. With the game on the verge of being a blowout, ASU’s J.D. McKissic took the ensuing kickoff 92 yards for the touchdown, trimming the margin to 24-7. Vest tacked on a 23-yard field goal with 4:47 left in the second quarter after a 16-play drive stalled at the six-yard line. Vest came through again on Toledo’s first possession of the second half, this time a career-best 44-yarder that put the Rockets up, 30-7.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: Toledo improved to 17-3 at home under fourth-year head coach Matt Campbell...The Rockets have a six-game winning streak, dating back to last season, for the second-longest unbeaten stretch under Campbell’s direction...UT won eight-straight contests in 2012...Toledo notched a season-best six sacks and forced a season-high five turnovers with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries...ASU’s minus-14 yards rushing is the third-lowest mark by Rocket opponent in school history. ..The Rockets limited ASU to 2-of-13 on third downs...UT posted a commanding 477-209 edge in total offense and held an astounding 38:37-21:23 advantage in time of possession...Damion Jones-Moore registered a two-yard scoring run to extend his scoring streak to five games...Jameson Vest was a perfect 3-of-3 on field-goal attempts and is now 7-of-9 on the season. His previous best effort was a 42-yard field goal against Iowa State on Sept. 19...Ely’s 52 pass attempts were a career high and his 308 yards passing were second-most as a Rockets... Orion Jones was cred-ited with a collegiate best 3.0 sacks...Jaylen Coleman paced the UT defense for a third-straight week with six tackles and also picked off his first collegiate pass...Chaz Whittaker recorded an interception in the second period. It was his first official interception this fall and fifth overall as a Rocket.

GaMe 3 - Toledo 37 , aRkaNsas sTaTe 7

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FToledo 0 24 0 0 — 24Ball State 0 3 0 7 — 10

1st QuarterNo scoring2nd Quarter12:47 UT ROBERTS 3 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 12-69/5:287:36 UT JONES-MOORE 5 yd run (VEST kick) 8-68/2:463:15 UT VEST 31 yd field goal 6-60/2:341:02 UT RUSSELL 38 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 4-68/1:120:00 BSU Hagee 29 yd field goal 7-61/0:563rd QuarterNo scoring4th Quarter11:12 BSU Williams, Jordan 51 yd pass from Neal 4-71/1:17Attendance: 10,002

TEAM STATISTICS TOLEDO Ball StateFIRST DOWNS 21 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-280 30-269PASSING YDS (NET) 164 236Passes Comp-Att-Int 22-16-2 37-23-0TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 70-444 67-262Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-37 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 5-86Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-38.0 6-40.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 14-135 3-35Possession Time 32:29 27:31Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 6 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 1-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-21 0-0

RUSHING: TOLEDO-SWANSON, Terry 24-139; JONES-MOORE, Damion 17-85; REMY 4-56; ELY Phillip 2-4; TEAM 1-minus 4. Ball State-Gilbert, James 11-29; Green, Darian 7-15; Neal, Riley 11-0; Team, 1-minus 18.PASSING: TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 16-22-2-164. Ball State-Neal, Riley 23-37-0-236.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 4-27; RUSSELL, Alonzo 2-45; THOMPSON, Cody 2-33; JOHNSON, Jon’Vea 2-27; REMY 2-14; JONES-MOORE, Damion 1-6; ZMOLIK, Alex 1-5; WICHER, Kishon 1-4; ROBERTS, Michael 1-3. Ball State-Wil-liams, Jordan 7-100; Mabon, Kevonn 7-68; Lacanaria, C. 4-35; Hogue, Jordan 3-21; Gilbert, James 1-19; Green, Darian 1-minus 7.TACKLE LEADERS: TOLEDO-COLEMAN, Jaylen 2-6-8; VOSS, Trent 2-5-7. Ball State-Ingle, Ben 3-9-12; Ayers, Michael 3-6-9; Wiggins, Sean 1-8-9. INTERCEPTIONS: TOLEDO-None. Ball State-Holder, Tyree 1-0; Solomon, Terin 1-0.FUMBLES: TOLEDO-Team 1-0. Ball State -Neal, Riley 1-1; Team 1-0.

MUNCIE, IN - Another dominating performance by Toledo’s defense helped the Rockets defeat Ball State, 24-10, in a cold and blustery afternoon in Muncie on Saturday. With the victory, the Rockets moved to 4-0 on the season, 1-0 in Mid-American Conference play. One week after stifling Arkansas State 37-7, Toledo held the Cardinals to just 262 yards of total offense and one touchdown on a long pass play, its first TD allowed from scrimmage since the fourth quarter of the Iowa State game. The Rockets led 24-3 at halftime and held Ball State to just 26 yards rushing on 30 carries. Rocket opponents have rushed for 12 yards on 54 attempts in the last two games. Jaylen Coleman led Toledo in tackles with eight, his fourth consecutive game tallying a team-high mark in stops. Trent Voss added seven tackles and three tackles for loss, while Cheatham Norrils had six stops and two pass breakups. The offense, missing injured running back Kareem Hunt (hamstring) for the second straight game, was powered by a three-headed rushing attack of Terry Swanson (139 yards), Damion Jones-Moore (85 yards, 1 TD) and Marc Remy (56 yards). Phillip Ely shook off two first-quarter interceptions to complete 16-of-22 passes for 164 yards and two scores. Toledo’s offense got off to a rocky start, with Ely throwing interceptions on his first two attempts, one each on UT’s first two possessions. However, Toledo was not harmed by the miscues as the Rocket defense stopped the Cardinals after both turnovers. The Rockets finally broke through after their defense forced a turnover of their own. DeJuan Rogers knocked the ball loose from BSU quarterback Riley Neal that was recovered by Keenan Gibbs. Ely then marched UT 69 yards in 12 plays, finishing off the drive with a two-yard TD pass to Michael Roberts. The Rockets advanced the lead to 14-0 on their next drive, sticking mostly with the ground game. Swanson had back-to-back runs of 16 yards and Jones-Moore finished it off with an 11-yard score. Toledo’s next score was a 31-yard field goal from Jameson Vest that was set up by a 41-yard run by Remy, making the score 17-0 with 3:15 left in the half. Following another Ball State punt, Ely hit Alonzo Russell for a 38-yard scoring strike to make the score 24-0. The Cardinals finally put points on the scoreboard on a 29-yard field goal by Morgan Hagee as time expired to end the first half. Following a scoreless third quarter, Ball State shook off its offensive dol-drums with a 51-yard touchdown reception by Jordan Williams from Riley Neal, cutting the lead to 24-10 with 11:12 left in the contest. The Cardinals had a chance to cut the lead further, but Hagge’s 36-yard field attempt with 5:34 missed badly to the right. Toledo then gained 57 yards and four first downs to run out the clock to clinch the win.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: Toledo extended its winning streak to seven games, dating back to last season...The streak is the second-longest unbeaten stretch under the direction of Coach Campbell....The Rockets won eight-straight con-tests during the 2012 season...UT won its Mid-American Conference opener for the eighth-consecutive year..The Midnight Blue & Gold are also unbeaten after four games for the first time since 2001...Terry Swanson carried the ball a career-high 24 times for a season-best 139 yards, topping the century mark for the first time this season and third time in his collegiate career...Damion Jones-Moore started at running back for a second-straight game and fin-ished with 17 rushes for 85 yards, including a five-yard TD scamper in the second period. Jones-Moore has now scored a rushing TD in each of the last six games, dating back to last season...Alonzo Russell hauled in a 38-yard TD reception in the second period and caught a pass in 42 straight games...Russell moved into a three-way tie for fourth place in school history in career TD catches (21) and eighth in receptions (176)...Trent Voss was credited with seven stops, including a season-best 3.0 tackles-for-loss...UT scored a season-high 24 points in the second period.

GaMe 4 - Toledo 24, ball sTaTe 10

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FKent State 7 0 0 0 — 7Toledo 7 17 7 7 — 38

1st Quarter14:21 KSU Seibert 0 yd fumble recovery (Hynes kick)3:44 UT Jones 3 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 8-71/2:232nd Quarter11:51 UT SWANSON 23 yd run (VEST kick) 6-75/1:415:49 UT VEST 41 yd field goal 9-51/3:201:44 UT HUNT 2 yd run (VEST kick) 2-90/0:363rd Quarter6:48 UT HUNT 1 yd run (VEST kick) 9-80/3:424th Quarter10:13 UT THOMPSON 7 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 6-38/2:29Attendance: 23,118

TEAM STATISTICS Kent State TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 13 27RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-123 46-288PASSING YDS (NET) 134 230Passes Comp-Att-Int 32-14-1 33-20-0TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 64-257 79-518Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-7 4-55Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-117 2-67Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 10-40.4 4-43.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 9-83 9-84Possession Time 27:10 32:50Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-1

RUSHING: Kent State-Bollas, George 6-48; Durham, Trayion 13-36; James, Rae-kwon 8-15; Dixon, Antwon 1-15; Simmons, P.J. 1-7; Hibbler, Miles 1-2; Calhoun, Ernest 1-1; Reardon, Colin 1-minus 1. TOLEDO-SWANSON, Terry 14-161; HUNT, Kareem 16-85; REMY 9-38; JULIAN, Michael 2-28; ELY, Phillip TEAM 3-13; Jones, Corey 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 38.PASSING: Kent State-Bollas, George 10-21-1-77; Reardon, Colin 4-11-0-57. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 19-32-0-205; JULIAN, Michael 1-1-0-25.RECEIVING: Kent State-James, Raekwon 4-66; White, Kris 3-8; Simmons, P.J. 2-14; Calhoun, Ernest 1-18; Woods, Johnny 1-12; Dixon, Antwan 1-8; Chandler, C. 1-5; Fackler, Brice 1-3. TOLEDO-THOMPSON, Cody 4-65; RUSSELL, Alonzo 4-58; JONES, Corey 3-11; RICHARDS, Darryl 2-40; WILCHER, Kishon 2-14; HUNT, Kareem 2-8; DAVIS, Andrew 1-25; ROBERTS, Michael 1-8; JOHNSON, Diontae 1-1.TACKLE LEADERS: Kent State-Holley, Nate 11-4-15; Murray, Najee 6-3-9. TOLE-DO-ROGERS, DeJuan 4-3-7. INTERCEPTIONS: Kent State-Holley, Nate 11-4-15. TOLEDO-MILLIGAN, Rolan 1-0.FUMBLES: Kent State -None. TOLEDO-Team 1-1.

TOLEDO, OH - Terry Swanson rushed for 161 yards and Kareem Hunt added two scores to lead No. 24 Toledo to a 38-7 Homecoming victory over Kent State (2-4, 1-1 MAC) before 23,118 at the Glass Bowl. Toledo (5-0, 2-0 MAC) moved to 5-0 for the first time since 2001. Toledo’s defense continued its dominance, holding Kent State to just 257 yards of total offense, including just 83 yards in the second half. Trent Voss led the way with six tackles, three tackles for loss and three QB hur-ries. KSU’s only score came on a fumble recovery in the end zone following a punt snap that sailed over punter Nick Ellis’ head. In the last three games Toledo’s defense has given up one touchdown, a 51-yard touchdown pass vs. Ball State on Oct. 3. Hunt, playing in his first game since suffering a hamstring injury vs. Iowa State on Sept. 19, rushed for 85 yards on 16 carries. He scored on runs of two and one yards. Swanson added an 88-yard run that set up one of Hunt’s scores as well as a 23-yard TD. Phillip Ely completed 19-of-32 passes for 205 yards and two touch-downs. Cody Thompson caught four passes for 65 yards and one score. Once again, the offensive line did not allow a sack, moving the streak to 173 passes without a sack this season. Toledo’s day started off with a couple of hitches. Diontae Johnson took the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown that was brought back due to an illegal block. The Rockets failed to move the ball, and the ensuing punt snap went over ended up being recovered in the end zone by Kent State. UT’s second drive stalled at the KSU 25-yard line and Jameson Vest’s 42-yard field goal was wide left. The Rockets finally broke through to tie the score late in the first quarter on four-yard pass from Ely to Corey Jones. The Rockets extended the lead to 14-7 on a 23-yard score by Swanson with 11:51 left in the second quarter. Vest made it 17-7 moments later with a 41-yard field goal. Swanson set up Toledo’s next touchdown with an 88-yard run to the KSU two-yard line. It was the longest run of Swanson’s career and tied for fourth longest in Toledo history. Hunt took it the rest of the way on the next play with a two-yard run, giving UT a 24-7 halftime lead. Toledo made it 31-7 on a one-yard run by Hunt that capped a nine-play, 80-yard drive with 3:42 left in the third quarter. The Rockets finished off the scoring with a seven-yard TD pass from Ely to Thompson early in the fourth quarter.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: The Rockets improve to 18-3 at home under fourth-year head coach Matt Campbell...UT is now sporting a seven-game winning streak at the friendly confines of the Glass Bowl...Since 2010, Toledo is 15-1 against MAC East Division opponents. The Rockets’ last loss to a cross-division foe came against Akron, 31-29, on Nov. 29, 2013...UT’s defense held KSU to 257 yards of total offense (123 passing, 134 rushing) and forced 10 punts. The Rockets did not allow the Golden Flashes to get into the red zone...Toledo sustained its first lost fumble of the season on its opening drive. The Rock-ets had a botched snap on a punt attempt and KSU recovered the loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown...UT posted a season-high 38 points and has now scored at least 30 points in all three home games...Toledo piled up 518 yards of total offense (288 rushing, 230 passing) against the MAC’s top statistical unit. KSU entered today’s game giving up 252.0 yards per game...Toledo extended its winning streak to eight games dating back to last season. It matches the longest unbeaten stretch under the direction of Coach Camp-bell (eight in 2012)...It also marks UT’s longest winning streak since the Mid-night Blue & Gold won 12 straight contests over the course of the 2000 and 2001 years. Terry Swanson made his first start of the season and carried the ball 14 times for a season-high 161 yards...Swanson topped the century mark for the second-straight game and fourth time in his collegiate career...Alonzo Russell caught a team-tying best four passes for 58 yards and has caught a pass in 43 straight games. Russell also moved into fifth place in school history with 2,685 career yards receiving...Rolan Millgan intercepted a pass in the third quarter and has recorded a pick in two of the last three games.

GaMe 5 - Toledo 37 , keNT sTaTe 7

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FEastern Michigan 6 0 0 14 — 20Toledo 0 28 28 7 — 63

1st Quarter11:01 EMU Mulder 51 yd field goal 9-48/3:591:29 EMU Mulder 23 yd field goal 13-83/6:002nd Quarter13:09 UT SWANSON 9 yd run (VEST kick) 14-78/3:166:25 UT ROBERTS 9 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 9-51/2:292:52 UT HUNT 4 yd run (VEST kick) 3-94/0:441:11 UT MURDOCK 45 yd blocked FG return (VEST kick)3rd Quarter13:25 UT JONES 55 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 4-75/1:359:06 UT THOMPSON 88 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 3-92/0:514:06 UT JOHNSON, Di. 22 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 3-48/0:540:15 UT YOUSEY 14 yd pass from JULIAN (VEST kick) 5-42/1:514th Quarter13:07 EMU Jackson 21 yd run (Mulder kick) 8-81/2:029:25 UT JONES-MOORE 21 yd run (VEST kick) 9-91/3:324:20 EMU Jackson 3 yd run (Mulder kick) 6-36/1:57Attendance: 18, 204

TEAM STATISTICS EMU TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 23 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-282 29-238PASSING YDS (NET) 176 373Passes Comp-Att-Int 37-23-1 33-22-0TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 85-458 62-611Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-minus 2 1-7Kickoff Returns-Yards 9-130 4-71Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-39Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 3-35.7Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 6-45 6-46Possession Time 36:29 23:31Third-Down Conversions 9 of 20 7 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-18

RUSHING: EMU-Jackson, Darius 18-113; Vann, Shaq 11-97; Bell, Reginald 13-28; Browning, Sam 1-22; Lewis, Juwan 4-20; Daugherty, Eddie 1-2. TOLEDO-SWAN-SON, Terry 4-97; JONES-MOORE, Damion 9-82; HUNT, Kareem 9-45; JULIAN, Mi-chael 2-21; REMY 2-5; TEAM 2-minus 4; ELY, Phillip 1-minus 8. PASSING: EMU-Bell, Reginald 16-26-1-121; Roback, Brogan 7-11-0-55. TOLE-DO-ELY, Phillip 18-27-0-327; JULIAN, Michael 4-6-0-46.RECEIVING: EMU-Tuttle, Cody 8-60; Daugherty, Eddie 4-12; Browning, Sam 2-41; Banham, Blake 2-25; Davis, Kevin 2-14; Jackson 2-minus 3; Stone, Austin 1-20; Creel, Dustin 1-4; Fuller, Izaiah 1-3. TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 7-90; ROBERTS, Michael 4-48; RUSSELL, Alonzo 3-43; THOMPSON, Cody 2-110; ZMOLIK, Alex 2-30; JOHNSON, Diontae 1-22; YOUSEY, Zach 1-14; JOHNSON, Jon’Vea 1-13; REMY, Marc 1-3.TACKLE LEADERS: EMU-Ibe, Great 1-6-7; Giraldo 6-0-6. TOLEDO-JOHNSON, Delando 6-5-11; MILLIGAN, Rolan 7-1-8.INTERCEPTIONS: EMU-None. TOLEDO-WHITTAKER, Chaz 1-39. FUMBLES: EMU-Bell, Reginald 2-1; Stone, Austin 1-0. TOLEDO-Team 1-0; Jones,

Toledo, OH - Phillip Ely threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns as No. 22 Toledo pounded Eastern Michigan, 63-20, at the Glass Bowl. The 63-point output was a season high and the most since Toledo’s 63-44 vic-tory over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl on Jan. 4, 2015. It was the most in a regular-season game since a 66-63 Rocket win over Western Michigan in 2011. The Rockets trailed 6-0 after one quarter of play but scored 56 un-answered points to roll to their sixth consecutive victory. Toledo (6-0, 3-0 MAC) scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 28-6 lead into the locker room. UT then exploded for four more TDs in the third to put the game away. Eastern Michigan (1-6, 0-3 MAC) was able to move the ball in the first half, racking up 234 yards of total offense by the break. But the Eagles could not penetrate Toledo’s end zone when they had the chance, and had no answer for UT’s big plays on both sides of the ball. Toledo allowed a defensive touchdown for just the second time in the last four games, a 21-yard run by Darius Jackson in the fourth quarter long after the outcome had been decided. EMU added another score by Jackson late in the game. The Rockets totaled 12 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and four sacks. Delando Johnson paced the ‘D’ with 11 tackles. Toledo’s offense racked up a season-high 611 yards, 373 in the air and 238 on the ground. Cody Thompson (88 yards), Corey Jones (55 yards) and Diontae Johnson (22 yards) all caught long TD passes from Ely in the third quarter. Zach Yousey also caught a TD in the third quarter, a 14-yarder from Michael Julian. Michael Roberts caught a nine-yard TD in the second quarter. Terry Swanson paced the running attack with 97 yards on four car-ries, Damion Jones-Moore added 82 yards and Kareem Hunt chipped in with 45 yards on nine carries. All three running backs scored a touchdown.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: The Rockets are 19-3 at home under Matt Campbell...UT has an eight-game home winning streak...Toledo has a nine-game win-ning streak dating back to last season. It marks UT’s longest streak since the Midnight Blue & Gold won 12 straight contests over the course of the 2000 and 2001 seasons...UT piled up a season-high 611 yards of total of-fense (238 rushing, season-best 373 passing)...Toledo’s 63 points marked the fifth consecutive game in the series in which the Rockets have scored at least 50 points vs. EMU...Toledo scored a season-high 28 points in both the second and third periods. UT’s 28 points scored is tied for third-most in school history in one quarter. The Rockets have now scored 28 points against EMU in a single quarter on four occasions in school history in 2002, 2003 and most recently 2012...UT held EMU without a point in the third period. The Rockets have not allowed a single point in the third quarter this season, outscoring their opponents 52-0...Toledo did not allow a sack for a sixth consecutive game, a string of 206 pass attempts without a sack this season...Toledo lost only his second fumble of the season late in the fourth quarter...Toledo’s defense gave up only its second TD of the season in the red zone...Terry Swanson averaged a staggering 24.2 yards on four carries, including a nine-yard scoring run in the second quarter. He was credited with a career-long 90-yard burst in the second quarter, marking the fourth-long run in school history and the longest that did not go for a score...Kareem Hunt carried the ball nine times for 45 yards, including a four-yard TD scamper in the second period...Damion Jones-Moore rushed the ball nine times for 82 yards, including a 21-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Jones-Moore has scored a rushing TD in seven of the last eight games, dating back to last season...Phillip Ely has now thrown multiple TD passes in each of the last three games...Corey Jones totaled a team-high seven catches for a season-high 90 yards...Alonzo Russell finished with three catches for 43 yards, extending his streak of consecutive games with at least one catch to 44. Russell also moved past Nick Moore (2005-08) into seventh place in school history with 183 career receptions...The Rockets’ defense totaled a season-high 12.0 tackles-for-loss with 10 different play-ers recording a stop behind the line of scrimmage. Toledo’s previous best effort was 10.0 tackles-for-loss against Iowa State on Sept. 19.

GaMe 6 - Toledo 63 , easTeRN MichiGaN 20

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FToledo 3 7 21 20 — 51Massachusetts 14 14 0 7 — 35

1st Quarter11:21 UT VEST 35 yd field goal 14-60/3:396:52 UM Mills 10 yd pass from Frohnapfel (Laurent kick) 8-44/2:231:47 UM Nesmith 14 yd pass from Frohnapfel (Laurent kick) 2-36/0:232nd Quarter13:10 UT JONES 20 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 11-78/3:3711:10 UM Sharpe 35 yd pass from Frohnapfel (Laurent kick) 6-76/2:008:23 UM Young 50 yd run (Laurent kick) 1-50/0:083rd Quarter10:33 UT THOMPSON 4 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 10-70/2:528:13 UT RUSSELL 15 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 3-71/0:391:56 UT ROBERTS 4 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 11-70/4:494th Quarter14:13 UT SWANSON 1 yd run (VEST kick) 7-36/1:4510:59 UT THOMPSON 31 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 5-62/2:196:31 UT VEST 25 yd field goal 7-34/3:184:11 UM Sharpe 3 yd pass from Frohnapfel (Laurent kick) 7-63/2:201:41 UT VEST 29 yd field goal 8-25/2:30Attendance: 12, 793

TEAM STATISTICS TOLEDO UMASSFIRST DOWNS 33 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 58-265 24-148PASSING YDS (NET) 355 240Passes Comp-Att-Int 26-47-3 27-49-1TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 105-620 73-388Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 5-60 1-16Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-117 9-179Interception Returns-Yards 1-83 3-68Punts (Number-Avg) 1-41.0 8-41.2Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 10-81 15-134Possession Time 36:58 23:02Third-Down Conversions 12 of 21 4 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 8-8 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0

RUSHING: TOLEDO-SWANSON, Terry 21-118; HUNT, 20-90; JONES-MOORE, Da-mion 14-61; ELY, Phillip 1-6; TEAM 2-minus 10. UMASS-Young, Marquis 13-80; Frohnapfel, Blake 2-32; Lindsay, Sekai 5-25; Isabella, Andy 1-8; Wilson, Jamal 3-3.PASSING: TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 26-47-3-355. UMASS-Frohnapfel, Blake 27-49-1-240.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 8-88; THOMPSON, Cody 6-116; RUSSELL, Alonzo 5-96; ZMOLIK, Alex 2-13; ROBERTS, Michael 2-12; JOHNSON, Diontae 1-7; SWANSON, Terry 1-4. UMASS-Sharpe, Tajae 12-159; Young, Marquis 5-7; Nesmith, Shakur 4-35; Mills, Rodney 2-16; Howard, Brandon 1-10; Long, Elgin 1-6; Michel, M. 1-5; Wilson, Jamal 1-2TACKLE LEADERS: TOLEDO-MILLIGAN, Rolan 7-3-10; MURDOCK, Chase 5-4-9; NORRILS, Cheatham 4-5-9. UMASS-Santos-Knox, Jovan 5-15-20; Singh, Charan 5-5-10; Huber, Shane 5-5-10.INTERCEPTIONS: TOLEDO-WOODLEY, Ja’Wuan 1-83. UMASS-Jette, Randall 1-48; Dudley-Giles, Trey 1-20; Colton, Joe 1-0.FUMBLES: TOLEDO-Jones, Corey 1-0. UMASS-Dudley-Giles, Trey 1-0.

FOXBOROUGH, MA - Faced with its first double-digit deficit of the season, No. 19 Toledo (7-0, 4-0 MAC) responded with a dominating sec-ond-half performance in a 51-35 victory over UMass (1-6, 0-3 MAC) at Gil-lette Stadium. After being hampered by three interceptions in the first half, the Rockets scored on their first five possessions of the second stanza. Com-bined with a stifling showing by UT’s defense in the final 30 minutes, it was more than enough for Toledo to maintain its unbeaten record and notch the fifth-largest comeback in school history. The Rockets’ victory extended their winning streak to 10 games dat-ing back to last season, marking the fifth double-digit winning streak in school history. Phillip Ely, ignited the second-half explosion with four scoring toss-es, finishing the day with a career-high 355 passing yards and a career-best five TDs. Ely’s five touchdown throws are tied for third-most in school history, trailing only former Rocket Bruce Gradkowski’s total of six that he accomplished on two occasions. Ely primarily spread the ball out to a trio of receivers. Cody Thomp-son hauled in six catches for 116 yards and a career-best two scores, Alonzo Russell caught five passes for 96 yards and a TD and Corey Jones matched his season high with eight receptions for 88 yards and one TD. Terry Swanson led Toledo’s ground attack with 21 carries for 118 yards and a score. Toledo opened the second stanza with a 70-yard march down the field that culminated with Ely finding Thompson wide open in the end zone. Russell brought the Rockets within 28-24 when he was able to get his foot in just inside the end line. Michael Roberts put the Midnight Blue and Gold ahead to stay, 31-28, on a four-yard catch with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter. A Swanson one-yard plunge and a 31-yard toss from Ely to Thomp-son in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter continued UT’s scoring spurt. Freshman Jameson Vest closed out the Rockets’ scoring with 25- and 29-yard field goals give a season-high three field goals for a third time this season.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: Toledo’s 10-game winning streak marks its longest since the Midnight Blue & Gold won 12 straight over the course of 2000-01...Toledo improved to 16-1 against MAC East Division opponents since 2010...The Rockets ran 105 plays, second most in school history in a single game, and posted a season-best 620 yards of total offense (355 passing, 265 rushing)...UT has now topped 600 yards of total offense in each of the last two contests...Toledo is averaging a staggering 50.7 points and 583.0 yards of total offense over the last three games...UT scored at least 50 points in consecutive games on four occasions under head coach Matt Campbell...Phillip Ely thrown 13 TD passes in the last four contests...Co-rey Jones tied his season high with eight catches for 88 yards...Jones has scored a TD in three straight games...Terry Swanson carried the ball a game-high 21 times for a contest-best 118 yards, including a one-yard TD plunge in the fourth quarter. Swanson topped the century three times this season and on five occasions in his collegiate career. He has also found the end zone in four of the last five games...Cody Thompson finished with six catches for a career-best 116 yards...He has now tallied a TD catch (four total) in three straight contests...Alonzo Russell moved into fourth place in school history with 22 career scoring receptions..Russell finished with a season-tying best five grabs for a season-high 96 yards...He has caught at least one pass in 45 straight games...Ja’Wuan Woodley picked off his collegiate pass on the final play of the second quarter and returned it 83 yards...Rolan Milligan spearheaded the defense with a season-high 10 stops...Milligan’s career high is 13 stops at Arkansas on Oct. 25, 2014 as a member of UAB...Josh Teachey made his first collegiate start and finished with four tackles...Michael Roberts registered a touchdown in three of his last four games.

GaMe 7 - Toledo 51 , uMass 35

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FNorthern Illinois 10 6 3 13 — 32Toledo 17 0 7 3 — 27

1st Quarter8:05 UT RUSSELL 11 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 12-75/3:077:31 NIU Lewis 67 yd pass from Hare (Hagan kick) 2-68/0:286:04 UT HUNT 6 yd run (VEST kick) 5-83/1:202:57 UT VEST 39 yd field goal 7-27/1:500:39 NIU Hagan 36 yd field goal 7-22/2:102nd Quarter3:07 NIU Hagan 20 yd field goal 6-16/2:160:00 NIU Hagan 29 yd field goal 7-9/2:143rd Quarter4:23 UT HUNT 1 yd run (VEST kick) 9-68/4:012:34 NIU Hagan 52 yd field goal 6-25/1:394th Quarter13:45 UT VEST 39 yd field goal 9-51/3:449:27 NIU Golladay 7 yd pass from Graham (Bouagnon rush failed) 11-67/4:131:59 NIU Bouagnon 2 yd run (Hagan kick) 8-70/3:20Attendance: 23,089

TEAM STATISTICS NIU TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 18 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 54-124 50-291PASSING YDS (NET) 277 136Passes Comp-Att-Int 25-16-1 33-15-2TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 79-401 83-427Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-minus 3Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-168 7-132Interception Returns-Yards 2-15 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.2 4-41.8Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 6-55 4-33Possession Time 30:13 29:47Third-Down Conversions 6 of 19 9 of 19Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-5 2-10

RUSHING: NIU-Bouagnon, Joel 26-87; Graham, Ryan 10-41; Hare, Drew 8-29; Huff, Jordan 5-21; Lewis, Tommylee 2-minus 8; TEAM 3-minus 46. TOLEDO-HUNT, 25-140; SWANSON, Terry 16-133; ELLIS, Nick 1-18; JONES-MOORE, Da-mion 2-5; REMY, Marc 1-2; ELY, Phillip 4-minus 3; TEAM 1-minus 4.PASSING: NIU-Hare, Drew 7-13-1-145; Graham 9-12-0-132. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 15-33-2-136.RECEIVING: NIU-Golladay, Kenny 8-128; Lewis, Tommylee 5-125; Turner, Aregero 2-21; Brescacin, Juwan 1-3. TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 4-40; SWANSON, Terry 3-17; RUSSELL, Alonzo 2-30; ROBERTS, Michael 2-17; JOHNSON, Diontae 1-21; WILCHER, Kishon 1-6; HUNT, Kareem 1-4; THOMPSON, Cody 1-1.TACKLE LEADERS: NIU-Mays, Boom 5-5-10; Mayes, Brandon 4-5-9. TOLEDO-MURDOCK, Chase 7-4-11; WOODLEY, Ja’Wuan 6-5-11.INTERCEPTIONS: NIU-Mayes, Brandon 1-15; Mays, Boomer 1-0. TOLEDO-MATHIS, Trevon 1-0.FUMBLES: NIU-Team 2-0; Golladay, Kenny 1-1. TOLEDO-TEAM 1-1, ELY, Phillip 1-0.

TOLEDO, OH - Terry Swanson and Kareem Hunt combined for 273 yards rushing but it wasn’t enough as the No. 20 Rockets fell to West Divi-sion rival Northern Illinois, 32-27, at the Glass Bowl. It was the first loss of the season for Toledo (7-1, 4-1 MAC). NIU (6-3, 4-1 MAC) moves into a three-way tie in the MAC West with the Rockets and Central Michigan. All three teams trail Western Michigan (4-0). Trailing 27-19 in the fourth quarter, the Huskies scored two touch-downs in the final nine minutes. The second score, a two-yard run by Joel Bouagnon with 1:59 left, gave NIU its first lead of the game. Toledo’s attempt to rally was quickly thwarted when Phillip Ely’s pass to Hunt was tipped in the air and intercepted by Boomer Mays at the UT 21-yard line. The Huskies then ran out the clock to claim their sixth con-secutive victory over the Rockets. Hunt led Toledo with a season-high 140 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Swanson added 133 yards on 16 attempts. Chase Murdock and Ja’Wuan Woodley led the defense with 11 tackles apiece. Toledo drew first blood on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Ely to Russell with 8:05 remaining in the first quarter. NIU wasted no time with its counter-punch, as Hare hit Tommylee Lewis down the middle of the field for 67-yard scoring strike just two plays later. Swanson set up the Rockets’ next score with a 58-yard run to the NIU 20-yard line. Hunt took it the rest of the way, rushing three more times, the last one a six-yard smash into the end zone to make the score 14-7 with 6:04 left in the first quarter. After Toledo’ defense forced a Huskie three-and-out, the Rockets moved down to the 23-yard line before the drive stalled. Jameson Vest kicked a 39-yard field goal to extend the lead to 17-7. NIU’s Christian Hagan answered with a 36-yarder to cut the margin to 17-10. The field goal was set up by a 50-yard completion from Hare to Lewis on a third-and-39 play. The pace of the game slowed down considerably in the second quar-ter, as both offenses stalled. But a pair of Rocket miscues aided the Hus-kies’ cause. A shanked punt by UT’s Nick Ellis that traveled just nine yards to the UT 19-yard line set up a 20-yard NIU field goal that cut the lead to 17-13 with 3:07 left in the half. Moments later, Ely tossed an interception that was picked off at the UT 36-yard line and returned to the 21. Once again, UT’s defense stiffened, forcing NIU to settle for a 29-yard field goal with two seconds left that made the score 17-16 at the break. Toledo’s third drive of the third quarter paid dividends, with Hunt scoring from one yard out on fourth down to make the score 24-16. Hunt set up his TD with a 37-yard run earlier in the drive. Northern struck back with a 52-yard field goal by Hagan, the first points scored against UT in the third quarter this season. Vest answered with a 39-yard field goal to push the lead back to eight points, 27-19, with 13:45 left. NIU then took advantage of a Toledo personal foul to cut the lead to 27-25. UT forced the Huskies to settle for a field goal, but on the attempt UT was whistled for a personal foul for illegal leverage. Northern took advantage as Graham hit Golladay for a one-handed TD grab from seven yards out with 9:27 left in the contest. NIU failed on the two-point conversion.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: Toledo’s 10-game winning streak dating back to last season was snapped...The Rockets are 19-4 at home under fourth-year head coach Matt Campbell...UT is 36-9 in MAC games since 2010 with six of those setbacks coming against NIU...Kareem Hunt notched his second multiple touchdown effort of the season and eighth in his collegiate ca-reer...Terry Swanson topped the century mark for the fourth time this season and averaged a staggering 8.3 yards per carry...UT had two play-ers rush for 100 yards for the first time this season...Alonzo Russell’s first-quarter TD reception was the 23rd of his career and moved him into a tie for third place in school history with Bernard Reedy (2010-13)...Russell has now caught at least one pass in 46 straight games, tied for the second-longest streak in school history with Mel Long (1997-2000).

GaMe 8 - NoRTheRN illiNois 32 , Toledo 27

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FToledo 14 7 0 7 — 28Central Michigan 0 10 7 6 — 23

1st Quarter10:28 UT ROBERTS 2 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 12-70/4:321:48 UT HUNT 41 yd run (VEST kick) 5-61/1:392nd Quarter13:27 UT JOHNSON, Di. 36 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 3-52/0:449:30 CMU Eavey 48 yd field goal 10-51/3:573:46 CMU Edwards 0 yd fumble recovery (Eavey kick) 8-58/3:333rd Quarter8:24 CMU Willis 23 yd pass from Rush (Eavey kick) 6-92/2:414th Quarter7:01 UT HUNT 3 yd run (VEST kick) 10-64/3:303:26 CMU Rice 5 yd pass from Rush (Rush pass failed) 10-79/3:35Attendance: 13,490

TEAM STATISTICS TOLEDO CMUFIRST DOWNS 23 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-163 20-59PASSING YDS (NET) 322 349Passes Comp-Att-Int 23-39-0 33-53-1TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 74-485 73-408Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-2 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-57 5-100Interception Returns-Yards 1-minus 3 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-30.8 5-39.6Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 7-65 5-63Possession Time 27:53 32:07Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 8 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-23 0-0

RUSHING: TOLEDO-HUNT, 20-113; SWANSON, Terry 10-26; REMY, Marc 2-17; JONES, Corey 1-16; ELY, Phillip 1-minus 3; TEAM 1-minus 6. CMU-Rush, Cooper 7-23; Hayes, Jahray 5-19; Roberson, Jay 3-10; Walker, Martez 5-7; Edwards, Derek 0-0.PASSING: TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 23-39-0-322. CMU-Rush, Cooper 33-52-1-349; Walker, Martez 0-1-0-0.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-RUSSELL, Alonzo 4-86; THOMPSON, Cody 4-62; WILCHER, Kishon 4-41; JOHNSON, Diontae 3-63; JOHNSON, Jon’vea 2-27; SWANSON, Terry 2-24; JONES, Corey 2-15; REMY, Marc 1-2; ROBERTS, Michael 1-2;. CMU-Kroll, Jesse 7-130; Chapman, Mark 6-38; Rice, Anthony 5-36; Willis, Corey 4-51; Walker, Martez 3-9; Conklin, Tyler 2-39; Cooper, Eric 2-26; Bacci, Joe 2-11; Roberson, Jay 1-5; McCord, Ben 1-4.TACKLE LEADERS: TOLEDO-NORRILS, Cheatham 7-0-7; WHITTAKER, Chaz 5-1-6; DUKES, Christian 2-4-6. CMU-Frazier, Kavon 9-3-12; Annese, Tony 7-1-8.INTERCEPTIONS: TOLEDO-NORRILS, Cheatham 1-minus 3. CMU-None.FUMBLES: TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 1-0. CMU-Roberson, Jay 1-0..

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — Kareem Hunt rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lead Toledo to a critical 28-23 victory over Central Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Hunt’s first touchdown was a 41-yard run in the first quarter that put the Rockets up, 14-0, while his second TD was a three-yard plunge in the fourth quarter that helped give UT its winning cushion. Hunt was complemented by Phillip Ely, who completed 23-of-39 passes for 322 yards and two scores. His primary target was Alonzo Russell, who tal-lied four receptions and a team-high 86 yards. Toledo’s defense held CMU to just 59 yards rushing, forcing the Chip-pewas into a one-dimensional attack. Cheatham Norrils (seven tackles, one interception, two pass breakups) and Christian Dukes (six tackles, two break-ups) led the defense. Toledo wasted no time getting on the board, driving 70 yards in 12 plays on its opening drive to take a 7-0 lead. The final two yards came on a shovel pass from Ely to Michael Roberts. Two possessions later, Hunt took it to the house on a 41-yard TD romp, his longest rush of the season, making it 14-0 with 1:48 left in the first quarter. The Rockets pushed the lead to 21-0 early in the second quarter on a 36-yard strike on a scramble from Ely to Diontae Johnson. CMU finally got on the board with 9:30 left in the half when Brian Eavey hit a career-long 48-yard field goal to trim the lead to 21-3. The Chippewas caught a break on their next drive when Jay Roberson fumbled the ball into the end zone on a short run from the two-yard line but it was recovered by right tackle Derek Edwards in the end zone to make the score 21-10. CMU scored on its second possession of the third quarter to move to within four points, 21-17. Corey Willis capped six-play, 92-yard drive with a 23-yard TD catch from Cooper Rush. Willis lost the ball near the goal line after the catch but officials ruled that he crossed the plane. Toledo then missed an opportunity to add points to the board on its next drive when Jameson Vest pushed a 21-yard field-goal attempt wide right. The Rockets’ defense came up big on Central’s next two drives. The Chip-pewas advanced to the UT two-yard line on a 33-yard scramble by Rush. But an offensive pass interference call and a 16-yard sack by Ja’Wuan Woodley forced CMU to attempt a 51-yard field goal, which came up short. A short while later, CMU drove to the UT 47-yard line, but Dukes broke up a pass on fourth-and-four. Toledo’s offense then got in gear with a 10-play, 64-yard drive that was finished off on a three-yard run by Hunt, giving UT a 28-17 lead with 7:01 to play. Hunt had 42 yards rushing on five carries in the drive. CMU stayed alive with a 10-play, 79-yard drive that was capped off by a five-yard TD catch by Anthony Rice from Rush with 3:26 left. The two-point conversion attempt failed, making the score 28-23. Toledo answered with a long drive but failed to cash in when Vest’s 33-yard field goal missed wide right with 21 seconds left. CMU took over at its own 20-yard line but its faint hopes ended when Norrils picked off Rush at the CMU 43 with five seconds left.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: Toledo extended its lead in its series vs. CMU to 23-18-3 with its sixth straight victory over the Chippewas...UT holds a 37-9 record in MAC games since 2010...The Rockets didn’t commit a turnover in the contest, marking the first time UT has done so since its season-opening victory over Arkansas...Phillip Ely topped the 300-yard passing mark for the fourth time this season and the fifth occasion in his Rocket career...Kareem Hunt post his 18th 100-yard game of his Rocket career, tying him with Wasean Tait (1993-98) for second place on UT’s all-time list...Hunt registered a 41-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for his longest run from scrimmage this season...Hunt is the sixth Rocket to top the 3,000-yard career rushing mark...Kishon Wilcher caught a career-high four passes for 41 yards in his first career start for the Rockets. Diontae Johnson recorded season highs for receptions (3) and re-ception yardage (63). He also scored his second touchdown of the season on a 36-yard reception early in the second quarter.

GaMe 9 - Toledo 28 , ceNTRal MichiGaN 23

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FToledo 17 13 7 7 — 44Bowling Green 0 14 14 0 — 28

1st Quarter12:55 UT HUNT 5 yd run (VEST kick) 4-27/1:5210:02 UT SWANSON 23 yd run (VEST kick) 3-67/0:503:10 UT VEST 20 yd field goal 11-60/5:292nd Quarter14:14 UT VEST 22 yd field goal 6-49/1:4712:20 BG Coppet 5 yd run (Tate kick) 9-65/1:548:33 UT VEST 35 yd field goal 10-47/3:475:58 UT HUNT 11 yd run (VEST kick) 3-39/0:291:34 BG Dieter 5 yd pass from Johnson (Tate kick) 11-76/4:173rd Quarter12:25 BG Dieter 3 yd pass from Johnson (Tate kick) 4-32/1:1911:10 UT ELY 8 yd run (VEST kick) 2-8/0:358:03 BG Dieter 11 yd pass from Johnson (Tate kick) 10-57/3:014th Quarter8:38 UT RUSSELL 15 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 9-64/5:14Attendance: 23,492

TEAM STATISTICS TOLEDO BGSUFIRST DOWNS 20 28RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 50-198 30-94PASSING YDS (NET) 208 274Passes Comp-Att-Int 16-24-1 29-47-2TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 74-406 77-368Fumble Returns-Yards 2-45 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-21 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-43 6-91Interception Returns-Yards 2-15 1-7Punts (Number-Avg) 2-35.5 4-40.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-3Penalties-Yards 8-84 8-85Possession Time 34:31 25:29Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-7 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-13 1-9

RUSHING: TOLEDO-HUNT, 29-153; SWANSON, Terry 13-52; JONES-MOORE, Da-mion 2-9; ELY, Phillip 3-minus 1; TEAM 3-minus 15. BGSU-Greene, Travis 17-73; Coppet, Fred 4-13; Johnson, Matt 9-8.PASSING: TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 16-24-1-208. BGSU-Johnson, Matt 29-47-2-274.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-THOMPSON, Cody 4-57; JONES, Corey 4-51; RUSSELL, Alonzo 3-74; HUNT, Kareem 2-5; SWANSON, Terry 2-5; ROBERTS, Michael 1-16. BGSU-Dieter, Gehrig 13-103; Moore, Ronnie 4-41; Greene, Travis 3-43; Lewis, Roger 3-32; Coppet, Fred 3-23; Burbrink, Ryan 2-28; Lee, Derek 1-4..TACKLE LEADERS: TOLEDO-MATHIS, Trevon 8-0-8; MURDOCK, Chase 4-4-8. BGSU-Valdez, Austin 5-8-13; Greene, Trent 5-6-11.INTERCEPTIONS: TOLEDO-NORRILS, Cheatham 2-15. BGSU-Valdez, Austin 1-7.FUMBLES: TOLEDO-None. BGSU-Greene, Travis 2-0; Johnson, Matt 1-1; Cop-pet, Fred 1-1; Dieter, Gehrig 1-1.

BOWLING GREEN, OH - Kareem Hunt rushed for a season-high 153 yards and two touchdowns and the Rocket defense forced five turnovers as Toledo defeated arch-rival Bowling Green, 44-28. It was the sixth consecutive victory for Toledo in the “Battle of I-75.” More importantly, it kept Toledo (9-1, 6-1 MAC) in the thick of race for the Mid-American Conference West Division title. Hunt battered the Falcons on the ground early as Toledo jumped out to a 20-0 lead, and then ground up yardage late as the Rockets tried to eat up the clock. Phillip Ely made enough big plays to keep the Falcons’ de-fense honest. Ely completed 16-of-24 passes for 208 yards and one touch-down, and also ran for his first career score. Toledo’s defense held Bowling Green to 368 yards of total offense, 216 below its average of 584. Most important was the three fumble re-coveries and two interceptions by the Rockets that either stopped BGSU drives or set up Toledo scores. The game was sealed by Cheatham Norrils’ second interception of the game with 1:55 left.

ROCKET ROUNDUP: Toledo extended its series-long winning streak against the Falcons to six games...UT’s victory also reduced Bowling Green’s all-time series advantage over the Rockets to 39-37-4...Toledo’s 5-0 road record this season is the first time since the 1971 season it was undefeated and untied away from the Glass Bowl...The Rockets did post a 5-0-1 mark in road games in the 1995 campaign...The Rockets are 17-1 against MAC East Division opponents since 2010. UT’s only loss to a cross-division foe during that stretch came against Akron, 31-29, in its season finale on Nov. 29, 2013...UT is 38-9 in Mid-American Conference contests since 2010...Toledo’s defense forced five turnovers, matching the most by a Rocket opponent this season. UT also forced five turnovers against Arkansas State (Sept. 26)...Toledo’s 30 points in the first half are a season high. The Rockets’ previous best was 28 vs. EMU on Oct. 17...The Rockets’ four rushing touchdowns tonight marked a season high...Phillip Ely con-tributed to that total with his first career rushing touchdown, an eight-yard scamper in the third quarter...Kareem Hunt carried the ball a season-high 29 times for a season-best 153 yards. He scored two touchdowns to give him 31 career rushing touchdowns, tying Emerson Cole (1947-49) for fifth place on UT’s all-time list...Hunt also moved into fifth place on the Rockets’ all-time rushing list and has 3,152 yards in his UT career...Hunt topped the 100-yard mark for the 19th time in his career to move into second place in that category in UT history...Alonzo Russell has caught at least one pass in 48 straight games, just one behind UT’s all-time leader Steve Odom (2003-06)...Russell also moved into second place on UT’s career touchdown list with 24 scores, one behind former Rockets Lance Moore (2001-04) and Eric Page (2010-13) for the school record...Russell became the third Rocket to surpass 3,000 receiving yards...He ranks third in UT history with 3,014 yards and now is fifth in Toledo annals with 197 receptions...Cheatham Norrils leads the team with three interceptions after notching a career-best two picks tonight...He has three INTs in his last two games and six in his Rocket career...Trevon Mathis registered a career-high eight tackles, surpassing his previous best of four on three occasions...Josh Teachey started his second game of the season in place of Rolan Milligan...Milligan did see action after sitting out UT’s last two contests due to injury and recorded two tackles, one forced fumble, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry...Jameson Vest booted a sea-son-high three field goals for a fourth time this year. He connected from 20, 22 and 35 yards out in the first half before missing a 51-yard attempt in the fourth quarter...The Rockets tallied touchdowns on their first two drives of the game...It was the first time this season and first since last year’s game at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 28) that UT reached the end zone on its first two possessions...Toledo scored on its first six scoring drives of the game...The only drive UT didn’t find the end zone was when it ran out the clock before halftime.

GaMe 10 - Toledo 44, bowliNG GReeN 28

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FWestern Michigan 11 14 7 3 — 35Toledo 7 14 3 6 — 30

1st Quarter12:24 WMU Flacco 17 yd run (Flacco rush) 3-70/1:107:58 UT ZMOLIK 3 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 10-68/4:192:38 WMU Haldeman 31 yd field goal 8-60/4:522nd Quarter8:07 UT HUNT 28 yd run (VEST kick) 1-28/0:077:22 WMU Davis 76 yd pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick) 2-75/0:455:06 UT SWANSON 1 yd run (VEST kick) 6-73/2:101:07 WMU Davis 30 yd pass from Terrell (Haldeman kick) 5-48/0:003rd Quarter9:29 WMU Bogan1 yd run (Haldeman kick) 9-65/5:310:58 UT VEST 19 yd field goal 10-63/2:394th Quarter6:57 WMU Haldeman 38 yd field goal 7-59/3:571:18 UT JOHNSON 35 yd pass from ELY (Ely pass failed) 2-75/0:21Attendance: 16,151

TEAM STATISTICS WMU TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 16 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-160 39-201PASSING YDS (NET) 256 280Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-13-0 33-16-0TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 61-416 72-481Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-38 6-135Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.2 5-36.6Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 6-59 5-35Possession Time 34:02 25:58Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 5 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 1-3

RUSHING: WMU-Bellamy, LeVante 12-65; Flacco, Tom 6-56; Franklin, Jarvion 7-31; Davis, Corey 1-11; Braverman, Daniel 1-5; Bogan, Jamauri 7-2; Terrell, Zach 3-minus 4; Team 3-minus 6. TOLEDO-HUNT, Kareem 20-139; SWANSON, Terry 12-69; JONES-MOORE, Damion 1-3; ELY, Phillip 5-0; ELLIS, Nick 1-minus 10.PASSING: WMU-Terrell, Zach 12-20-0-231; Flacco, Tom 1-1-0-25. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 16-33-0-280.RECEIVING: WMU-Davis, Corey 6-139; Braverman, Daniel 5-88; Roberts, Kend-rick 1-25; Franklin, Jarvion 1-4. TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 3-58; HUNT, Kareem 3-22; THOMPSON, Cody 2-96; JOHNSON, Diontae 2-41; RUSSELL, Alonzo 2-30; SWAN-SON, Terry 2-10; ROBERTS, Michael 1-20; ZMOLIK, Alex 1-3.TACKLE LEADERS: WMU-Bailey, Caleb 4-5-9; DePalma, Grant 5-3-8. TOLEDO-MILLIGAN, Rolan 6-3-9; ROGERS, DeJuan 6-1-7; WOODLEY, Ja’Wuan 3-4-7; MUR-DOCK, Chase 3-4-7. INTERCEPTIONS: WMU-None. TOLEDO-None.FUMBLES: WMU-Bogan, Jamauri 1-1; Flacco, Tom 1-0. TOLEDO-RUSSELL, Alonzo 1-1; ELY, Phillip 1-0.

TOLEDO, OH - Toledo’s hopes for a MAC Championship were washed away by Western Michigan, 35-30, on a rain-soaked afternoon at the Glass Bowl. A win for the Rockets would have given them a outright West Division title and a trip to the MAC Championship Game. Instead, the Rockets (9-2, 6-2 MAC) had to settle for a share of the division crown with Northern Illinois, Central Michigan and the Broncos. As a result, NIU will go to the MAC Championship Game for a sixth-con-secutive season. Toledo’s final chance to pull out the victory was thwarted when Western (7-5, 6-2 MAC) recovered an on-side kick with 1:16 left following a late UT touch-down pass from Phillip Ely to Diontae Johnson. Ely completed 16-of-33 passes for 280 yards and two TDs. Junior Kareem Hunt led the rushing attack with 139 yards and one score on 20 carries.The first half was a back-and-forth battle, highlighted by big plays on both sides. Western struck first, jumping out to an 8-0 lead on the strength of a 54-yard pass completion from Terrell to Daniel Braverman that put the Broncos on the UT 16-yard line. Two plays later, backup quarterback Tom Flacco ran it in from 17 yards out. Flacco also ran in the two-point conversion. Toledo answered with a 10-play drive in which the only pass came on the 10th play, a three-yard toss from Ely to Alex Zmolik to cut the lead to 8-7. After a WMU field goal, the Rockets took their first lead of the contest thanks to a big play on defense by DeJuan Rogers. Rogers stripped Jamauri Bogan and took the ball to the WMU 28-yard line. On the next play, Hunt took it down the left side for the score, giving Toledo a 14-11 lead with 8:07 left. Toledo’s lead was short-lived, however, as Terrell hit Corey Davis on a sideline pass two plays later that David broke open for a 76-yard score. Toledo struck right back as Ely hit Cody Thompson for a 56-yard bomb to the WMU one-yard line. Swanson ran in untouched to give Toledo a 21-18 lead with 5:06 left in the half. WMU recaptured the lead thanks to a fumbled punt by the Rockets that gave the Broncos the ball at UT’s 48-yard line. Davis scored again, this time on a screen pass from Terrell that went 30 yards, sending Western into the locker room with a 25-21 lead. Western Michigan pushed its lead to 32-21 on the opening drive of the second half, a nine-play, 65-yard drive capped by Bogan’s one-yard run. Toledo missed an opportunity to answer when Hunt was stopped on fourth-and-one on WMU’s 17-yard line. But the Rockets came back on their next drive to cut the lead to eight points, 32-24, on a Jameson Vest’s 19-yard field goal with 58 seconds left in the third quarter. Both teams exchanged punts to start the fourth quarter, but Toledo’s stalled drive was especially costly, as Alonzo Russell was ejected on a second-down play for targeting. WMU proceeded to put three more points on the board on Halde-man’s 38-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 35-24 edge with 6:57 to play. Toledo then drove to the WMU 14-yard line before having to settle for a 31-yard field goal. A fumbled snap left the Rockets with no points though and in an even deeper hole. UT forced the Broncos to punt, giving them one last shot at pulling out the victory. Ely hit Thompson for a 40-yard gain then connected with Diontae Johnson to cut the lead to 35-30. The two-point conversion failed, leav-ing the Rockets with only the on-side kick as their only hope. Western recovered the kick then ran out the clock.ROCKET ROUNDUP: Toledo’s loss to the Broncos was its first in the last six games...Kareem Hunt rushed for 139 yards, moving him to No. 5 on Toledo’s all-time rushing list with 3,391 career yards, surpassing former teammate David Fluellen, who had 3,336 yards from 2010-13...Hunt’s 139-yard effort was his fourth 100-yard game this season and 20th as a collegian, which ranks second all-time at UT behind Chester Taylor, who had 27 100-yard efforts from 1998-2001...Alonzo Russell caught two passes for 30 yards giving him 199 receptions in his Rocket career, leaving him one shy of becoming the fifth Rocket ever to catch at least 200 passes...Russell ranks fifth all-time in receptions and third in receiving yards (3,044) and has caught at least one pass in 49 straight games, the second-longest current streak in the country and tied for the all-time UT record with Steve Odom (2003-06)...DeJuan Rogers forced a fumble in the second quarter, his third forced fumble of the season, tying him with most in the MAC this season with teammate Rolan Milligan.

GaMe 11 - wesTeRN MichiGaN 35 , Toledo 30

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FTemple 3 0 6 8 — 17Toledo 0 12 0 20 — 32

1st Quarter1:13 TU Jones 29 yd field goal 13-40/5:452nd Quarter13:56 UT TEAM safety12:16 UT JONES 26 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 5-55/1:400:00 UT VEST 38 yd field goal 6-36/1:103rd Quarter11:38 TU Jones 25 yd field goal 8-67/3:226:11 TU Jones 35 yd field goal 8-37/3:504th Quarter12:41 UT THOMPSON 80 yd pass from ELY (VEST kick) 1-80/0:125:46 UT HUNT 1 yd run (VEST kick blocked) 12-74/5:312:50 TU Patton 2 yd run (Anderson pass from Walker) 11-68/2:562:29 UT HUNT 41 yd run (VEST kick) 2-46/0:21Attendance: 25,908

TEAM STATISTICS Temple TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 21 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-99 33-150PASSING YDS (NET) 236 285Passes Comp-Att-Int 23-42-1 20-29-0TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 75-335 62-435Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-33 1-4Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-75 3-66Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-45.2 6-47.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 4-30 9-63Possession Time 31:50 28:10Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-10

RUSHING: Temple-Walker, P.J. 10-30; Armstead, Ryquell 8-25; Shippen, Bran-don 1-13; Hood, David 3-10; Bryant, Ventell 1-9; Thomas, Jahad 8-5; Anderson, Robby 1-5; Patton, Kip 1-2. TOLEDO-HUNT, Kareem 15-79; SWANSON, Terry 11-53; JONES, Corey 1-15; REMY 1-8; JONES-MOORE, Damion 3-6; TEAM 1-minus 3; ELY Phillip 1-minus 8.PASSING: Temple-Walker, P.J. 23-42-1-236. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 20-28-0-285; TEAM 0-1-0-0.RECEIVING: Temple-Anderson, Robby 6-66; Shippen, Brandon 4-70; Hood, David 4-23; Deloatch, Romond 4-8; Bryant Ventell 2-58; Major, Saledeem 1-5; Christopher, John 1-3; Patton Kip 1-3.. TOLEDO-THOMPSON, Cody 4-119; ROB-ERTS, Michael 3-46; JONES, Corey 3-42; RUSSELL, Alonzo 3-32; HUNT, Kareem 3-6; JOHNSON, Diontae 2-28; SWANSON, Terry 1-7; DAVIS, Andrew 1-5.TACKLE LEADERS: Temple-Matakevich, Tyler 2-10-12; Alwan, Jarred 3-3-6. TOLEDO-MURDOCK, Chase 6-5-11; VOSS, Trent 6-4-10; MILLIGAN, Rolan 7-2-9.INTERCEPTIONS: Temple-None. TOLEDO-HAYNES, Juwan 1-0.FUMBLES: Temple-Thomas, Jahad 1-0. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 1-0

Boca Raton, FL – Phillip Ely threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns and Toledo used a smothering defense to knock off No. 24 Temple, 32-17, at the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl at FAU Stadium. Ely, playing in his final game as a Rocket, returned to his native Florida to lead the Rockets to victory in Jason Candle’s first game as head coach. Candle, a seven-year assistant at UT, took over the head coaching position on Dec. 2 after Matt Campbell assumed the head coaching position at Iowa State. Ely, a transfer from Alabama, was named the game’s Offensive MVP. He completed 20-of-28 passes despite throwing in driving rain most of the night. Kareem Hunt led the running attack with 79 yards and two TDs. Cody Thompson had four receptions for a career-high 119 yards, including a big 80-yard score in the fourth quarter. While Ely provided the Rockets (10-2) with leadership on offense, the Toledo defense set the tone of the game, holding the Owls to just 17 points and a mere 67 yards of total offense in the first half. Ja’Wuan Woodley, who had a key safety in the first half, was named the game’s Defensive MVP. Chase Murdock and Trent Voss paced the front seven with 11 and 10 tackles, re-spectively. The game was in doubt until the waning moments of the fourth quarter. Toledo broke open a close game with an 80-yard touchdown pass from Ely to Thompson to make the score 19-9 with 12:41 left. A Hunt one-yard TD with less than six minutes left gave UT a comfortable 25-9 lead. However, Temple (10-4) came back and put together an 11-play, 68-yard drive and converted a two-point conversion to cut the lead to 25-17. The Owl onside kick that followed was battled over for two minutes before UT’s Thompson came out with the ball. Hunt broke free for a 41-yard score to give Toledo its final margin. Toledo’s defense controlled the action in the first half, holding Temple to just 67 yards of total offense, 34 yards rushing and 33 passing. UT’s offense moved the ball effectively through the air, as Ely hit on 15-of-21 passes for 168 yards. Nevertheless, Temple got on the board first with a 29-yard field goal by Austin Jones with 1:13 left in the first quarter following a 13-play drive that covered 40 yards. Following a career-long 64-yard punt by Nick Ellis that pushed Temple back to its own nine-yard line, the Rockets’ defense came up with a momen-tum-swinging play. Woodley cracked Jahad Thomas at the three-yard line, causing a fumble that went out of the back of end zone for a safety. Toledo then took over at its own 45-yard line on the ensuing free kick, setting the stage for UT’s first touchdown. On the fifth play of the drive, Corey Jones took a short pass from Ely and fought through three tackles for a 26-yard touchdown to put Toledo up, 9-3, with 12:16 left in the second quarter. The Rockets managed the clock deftly late in the first half, using up all of the 1:10 that was on the clock when it received a Temple punt on its own 42-yard line. Jameson Vest finished the drive with a 38-yard field goal to give UT a 12-3 edge at the half. Temple opened the second half with its best drive of the game, moving 67 yards in eight plays to set up a 25-yard field goal by Jones, cutting the UT lead to 12-6. Following a three-and-out by the Rockets, Temple came right back with another Jones field goal, this time from 35 yards out, further trim-ming the lead to 12-9 with 6:11 left in the third quarter. Both teams traded a pair of punts until Toledo broke through with the biggest play of the game. Ely hit Thompson on a play-action pass over the middle and Thompson pulled away from the Owl defender for an 80-yard touchdown to give UT a 10-point cushion, 19-9, with 12:41 to play. Toledo scored two more times in the rest of the way, to just one TD for Temple, giving the Rockets their second consecutive bowl win and their first 10-win season since 2001.ROCKET ROUNDUP: The Rockets (10-2) finished with 10 wins for the seventh time in school history and the first time since a 10-2 mark in 2001...The Rock-ets are now 11-4 all-time in bowl games and 8-3 vs. Temple...Toledo’s defense broke up a season-high 10 Temple passes and intercepted one pass....Alonzo Russell caught a pass for the 50th-straight game, setting a Toledo record previ-ously held by Steve Odom (49 from 2003-06).

GaMe 12 - Toledo 32 , TeMPle 17

Day Date Opponent Site TimeSat. Sept. 3 at Arkansas State Jonesboro, AR TBASat. Sept. 10 MAINE GLASS BOWL TBASat. Sept. 17 FRESNO STATE GLASS BOWL TBAFri. Sept. 30 at Brigham Young Provo, UT TBASat. Oct. 8 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI TBASat. Oct. 15 BOWLING GREEN* (Homecoming) GLASS BOWL TBASat. Oct. 22 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* GLASS BOWL TBAThur. Oct. 27 OHIO* (CBS Sports Network/ESPN3) GLASS BOWL TBAWed. Nov. 2 at Akron* (ESPN2) Akron, OH TBAWed. Nov. 9 at Northern Illinois*& (ESPN2/U) Chicago, IL TBAWed. Nov. 16 BALL STATE* (ESPN2/U) GLASS BOWL TBAFri. Nov. 25 at Western Michigan* (TV TBD) Kalamazoo, MI TBAFri. Dec. 2 MAC Championship Game# (ESPN2) Detroit, MI 7:00 p.m.

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