![]() ![]() The coaching tree at Division III Mount Union in small town Alliance, Ohio is growing and the branches extend well into Toledo. Toledo football has plenty of Mount Union connections They gave up 21.8 points per game, which was 28th out of 130 teams. The Rockets averaged 33.4 points per game in 2021, good for 27th in the nation. In that game, Toledo held a lead with 1:09 remaining.Īfter three consecutive wins to finish the regular season, Toledo lost to Middle Tennessee State 31-24 in the Bahamas Bowl. ![]() That includes a narrow 32-29 loss to Notre Dame on Sept. The Rockets lost four games by combined 11 points. As in, the Rockets came up just short in several games en route to a 7-6 season. The best way to describe Toledo's 2021 season is short. Not only did the Rockets lose starting quarterback Austin Dantin that game, but they had 102 yards in penalties, and missed two field goals. It took an interception thrown by Toledo backup quarterback Terrance Owens with 48 seconds left to seal the game for the Buckeyes. It could have been a loss for the Buckeyes. In that game, Toledo actually held a 15-7 lead after the first quarter. Ohio State won, but the score was much closer at 27-22. The Buckeyes beat the Rockets 49-0 in 1998 and 38-0 in 2009. Ohio State has played Toledo just three times. He was among the college football quarterbacks invited to participate in the Manning Passing Academy this year. Football in Michigan in 2018 and picked for the preseason MAC third team by Athlon for 2022. ![]() The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Finn was named Mr. The sophomore also ran for 505 yards and nine more touchdowns. In his first year starting, Finn threw for 2,071 yards and 18 touchdowns to just two interceptions in 2021. Toledo’s Dequan Finn is on pace to be a special quarterback for Toledo. Toledo came up a field goal short in the 2018 Bahamas Bowl to FIU, 35-32 – the Rockets’ most recent bowl game appearance.Move over, Bruce Gradkowski. MTSU lost the 2015 Bahamas Bowl appearance to Western Michigan, 45-31. The Bahamas Bowl has traditionally been high scoring with an average of 61.8 combined points per game.įriday’s game is the first of the college bowl season and pits two teams making their second trip to The Bahamas. Middle Tennessee scored 44 or more points in three of the Blue Raiders’ six victories. “They know what they do, and they do it well.” “(Koback) is a very good player and I think their coaches do a great job with their scheme,” Middle Tennessee defensive coordinator Scott Shafer said. Toledo running back Bryant Koback has rushed for 1,274 yards including an average of 6.7 yards per carry. Toledo scored an average of more than 43 point per game over the last five games of the regular season (4-1 record), including three games in which the Rockets totaled 49 points. The Blue Raiders’ defense will be facing one of their biggest tests. “Our coaches have done a great job in spending an enormous amount of time at each practice with our turnover emphasis. “Our defense has done a great job,” Stockstill said. Middle Tennessee forced two or more turnovers in a game eight times during the regular season, including six against Marshall and five in a win over Southern Miss. “We need to be on point with getting their guys accounted for in the run game and the pass game.” “Middle Tennessee does a nice job of creating havoc with their defensive front and linebackers,” Toledo co-offensive coordinator Mike Hallett said. The Rockets haven’t committed a turnover since November 2, which coincidentally was their last loss – a 52-49 setback versus Eastern Michigan. Conversely, Toledo quarterbacks threw just two interceptions on 351 pass attempts. Senior safety Reed Blankenship led the team with three of MTSU’s 15 fumble recoveries. Nine different Blue Raiders combined for 16 interceptions this season, paced by cornerback Quincy Riley’s five picks. “Your opportunities are going to be limited and we’ve got to do a good job of capitalizing on it.” “If you get an opportunity to recover a ball or intercept a ball you have to take advantage of it because Toledo is really good at protecting the ball,” Middle Tennessee Head Coach Rick Stockstill said. Toledo leads the FBS in fewest turnovers – just six in 12 regular season games – and fewest interceptions thrown (2). Specifically, the Blue Raiders rank first among all FBS teams in turnovers gained (31) and fumbles recovered (15), and their turnover margin of +0.92 (31 gained/20 lost in 12 games) is sixth-best. The Rockets (7-5, 5-3 in the MAC), meanwhile, may be the best among all FBS teams when it comes to protecting the football. MTSU (6-6 overall, 4-4 in Conference USA) leads the nation when it comes to forcing and recovering turnovers. NASSAU, Bahamas – Middle Tennessee and Toledo players have heard the “Something has to give” cliché all week long as the two teams prepare to play in the annual Bahamas Bowl on Friday (Noon kickoff, ESPN). Bahamas Bowl Communications | December 16, 2021 ![]()
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