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Toledo’s Tentative Schedule at the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl

Friday, Dec. 18• 8:00 a.m. – Depart from Toledo Express Airport• 10:30 a.m. – Arrive West Palm Beach Airport• 11:30 a.m. – Arrive Boca Raton Resort & Club• 2:45 p.m. - Practice, Saint Andrew’s School• 7:00 p.m. - Team Welcome Party

Saturday, Dec. 19• 12:20 p.m. - Practice, Saint Andrew’s School• 3:00 p.m. - Beach Party, Lake Worth Pier / Benny’s on the Beach

Sunday, Dec. 20• 11:00 a.m. - Players’ Hospital Visit, Boca Raton Regional Hospital• 3:10 p.m. - Practice, Saint Andrew’s School

Monday, Dec. 21• 9:15 a.m. - Practice, Saint Andrew’s School (Closed practice)• Noon – Kickoff Luncheon, Palm Beach County Convention Center• 1:45 p.m. – Joint Team Press Conference, Palm Beach County Convention Center• 7:00 p.m. - Pep Rally, Mizner Park

Tuesday, Dec. 22• 3:00-7:00 p.m. - Ford Fan Fest and Oh Boy Sports Midway, FAU Stadium• 7:00 p.m. – Marmot Boca Raton Bowl: Toledo vs. Temple

Wednesday, Dec. 23• 9:30 a.m. - Depart West Palm Beach Airport• Noon - Arrive Toledo Express Airport.

Please contact Paul Helgren at (419) 262-3861 to request interviews or with any other questions.Schedule is subject to change. Contact Paul Helgren to verify any schedule details.All practices closed to the general public.

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Toledo Bowl GuidePage 2 - Practice schedule / Bowl itineraryPages 3-4 - Quick FactsPage 5 - Season in ReviewPage 6 - Depth ChartPages 7-19 - Game NotesPages 20-22 - Head Coach Jason CandlePages 23-26 - Toledo Team RosterPages 27-52 - Toledo Player BiosPages 53-63 - 2015 Game by Game ReviewPages 64-73 - 2015 StatisticsPages 74-76 - Toledo Bowl HistoryPage 77 - The Glass Bowl

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Toledo, OH - The Toledo Rockets will try to put an exclamation point on a memorable 2015 season when they play No. 24 Temple in the 2015 Marmot Boca Bowl at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, FL. The game will be played at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and will be televised on ESPN. Jason Candle, who will be debuting as UT’s head coach in the bowl game, is enthusiastic about his team’s bowl destination. “The Marmot Boca Raton Bowl will provide our players with an outstanding bowl experience, as well as the opportunity to play against a very tough Temple team,” said Candle. “Playing in the Boca Raton Bowl is an excellent reward for our players, coaches and everyone involved in our team’s success.”

Candle assumed the head coaching position on Dec. 2 following the depar-ture of Matt Campbell to Iowa State at the conclusion of the regular season. Candle had been an assistant at UT for the past seven years, the last four as the offensive coordinator. The Rockets (9-2, 6-2 MAC) are co-champions of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, sharing the crown with Northern Illinois, Western Michigan and Central Michigan. Toledo was ranked in the Top 25 for six weeks this season, rising to No. 19 in the AP poll on Oct. 18. The Rockets defeated two teams from Power Five conferences in successive weeks, then-No. 18 Arkansas on Sept. 12 and Iowa State on Sept. 19. Temple is 10-3 and 7-1 in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls finished in first place in the East Division of the American, losing in the league champion-ship game to Houston, 24-13, on Dec. 5. Temple was ranked as high as No. 20 in the AP poll this season and currently sits at No. 24 in all three major polls.

2015 Toledo FootballDate 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 7:00 p.m. Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, FL

* Mid-American Conference Game

Toledo vs. Temple• TEAM RECORDS: Toledo (9-2, 6-2 MAC) Temple (10-3, 7-1 American Athletic)• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 7-3. The schools last played in 2011, a 36-13 Toledo victory in Philadelphia.• THE COACHES: Jason Candle, 0-0 (1st year) at Toledo, same overall. First game as college head coach. Matt Ruhle, 18-19 (3rd year) at Temple, same overall. 0-0 vs. Toledo.• TV: ESPN Play by Play: Allen Bestwick Analyst: Dan Hawkins Sideline: Tiffany Greene• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 5:30 p.m. Play by Play: Mark Beier Analyst: Jim Yockey Sidelines: Jim Heller• WEB-AUDIO: Free live audio streaming of the UT Rocket Radio Network broadcast on UTRockets.com. • UT COACH’S SHOW: Coach Jason Candle and host Mark Beier talk Rocket Football every Monday from 6-7 p.m. at Frickers in Maumee. Carried live on WSPD-AM1370 and online on UTRockets.com.• TWITTER: @UTPaulHelgren: Daily updates on UT Football. @ToledoFB: Live updates on Game Day. @ToledoRockets: Updates for all Rocket sports.• ONLINE: Follow the Rockets on Game Day at UTRockets.com for live stats during the game and complete post-game coverage.

Toledo (9-2) vs. No. 24 Temple (10-3)Marmot Boca Raton Bowl

Tuesday, Dec. 22 • 7:00 p.m.FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL • ESPN

Bowl Notes• The Rockets will be playing in their 15th bowl and fifth in the last six years. UT is 10-4 all-time in bowl games, including a 63-44 victory over Arkansas State at the GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile last January.• The last time Toledo played in a bowl game in Florida was the 1971 Tanger-ine Bowl in Orlando. The Rockets beat Richmond, 28-3, the final victory in the Rockets’ famous 35-0 run from 1969-71.• Toledo leads the all-time series with Temple, 7-3, including a 1-1 record when the Owls were a member of the Mid-American Conference from 2007-11. The two teams last faced in Philadelphia in 2011, a 36-13 Rocket victory.• This is the second year for the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl. Northern Illinois and Marshall played in the bowl’s debut last year, with the Thundering Herd (Con-ference USA) claiming a 52-23 victory.• Toledo won every road game on its schedule (5-0) for the first time since it went 12-0 in 1971. The Rockets were undefeated on the road in 1995, but had one tie (5-0-1).• UT ranks No. 1 in the MAC in scoring defense (21.1) and rushing offense (213.2), and No. 2 in scoring offense (35.3) and rushing defense (115.5).

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Quick FactsLocation: Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390Population: 282,313 (city); 651,429 (metro)Founded: 1872Enrollment: 20,325Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Nickname: RocketsColors: Midnight Blue and GoldMascot: Rocky the RocketStadium (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: 0-0 (1st game as head coach/ 7th season at UT)Overall Coaching Record: SameFor Interviews: Call Paul Helgren (419) 530-4918Coaching Staff: • Jason Candle - Head Coach - TBA• Jon Heacock - Defensive Coordinator/Safeties - PRESS BOX• Anthony Johnson - Running Backs - FIELD• Mike Hallett - Offensive Line - TBA• Eli Rasheed - Defensive Line - FIELD• Derek Sage - Wide Receivers - FIELDField/Press Box positions are tentative

TOLEdO QUICK FACTS

Media Contact for Toledo Football Paul Helgren, Associate A.D. for CommunicationsOffice: (419) 530-4918Cell: (419) 262-3861Email: paul.helgren@utoledo.eduTwitter: @UTPaulHelgren and @ToledoRocketsToledo website: www.utrockets.com

MEDIA AVAILABLITY FOR THE ROCKETSAll media interview requests for Coach Jason Candle and Rocket student-athletes must go through Paul Helgren. The best way to contact Paul Helgren is by cell phone or email. The Rockets are staying at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

TOLEDO’S MEDIA POLICY FOR PRACTICESMedia may attend practice at selected times. Please con-tact Paul Helgren for information about practice and coach/player availability for media.

WEBSITEUpdated rosters, bios, depth chart, game notes and news on the Rockets can be found on the official UT Athletics website www.utrockets.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA• www.Twitter.com/ToledoRockets• www.Twitter.com/UTPaulHelgren• www.Facebook/UTRockets• www.YouTube.com/UTRocketsVideo

2015 MEDIA GUIDE/BOWL GUIDEToledo media guide and bowl guide may be found online at www.UTRockets.com at the “Football” page. A limited number of printed bowl guides will be made available at the bowl.

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

East DivisionTeam MAC ALLBowling Green 7-1 10-3Ohio 5-3 8-4 Akron 5-3 7-5Buffalo 3-5 5-7Kent State 2-6 3-9Miami 2-6 3-9UMass 2-6 3-9

2015 MAC Standings / Bowl Lineup

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Dec. 19 Ohio vs. Appalachian State (Sun Belt)Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Dec. 22Akron vs. Utah State (Mountain West)Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, Dec. 22Toledo vs. Temple (American) S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Dec. 23Northern Illinois vs. Boise State (Mountain West)GoDaddy Bowl, Dec. 23Bowling Green vs. Georgia Southern (Sun Belt) Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, Dec. 24WMU vs. Middle Tennessee (Conference USA)Quick Lane Bowl, Dec. 28Central Michigan vs. Minnesota (Big Ten)

2015 MAC Championship GameBowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14

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2015 SEASON IN REVIEW

Rockets Win MAC Co-West Division Championship, Earn Berth into the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl

Junior Kareem Hunt rushed for more than 100 yards in each of Toledo’s last four games this season.

The Toledo Rockets began the 2015 season by knocking off back-to-back Power Five conference schools. Now they look to finish it with a bowl victory over one of the toughest teams from the so-called “Group of Five” leagues. Toledo (9-2, 6-2 MAC) faces the Temple Owls (10-3, 7-1 AAC). Like Toledo, Temple also defeated a Power Five team (Penn State) and spent much of the sea-son ranked in the Top 25. The Owls ended the season ranked No. 24 in all three major polls. Toledo missed out on a chance to play for a MAC Championship due to a loss to Western Michigan in the regular-season finale on Nov. 27. But otherwise, the Rockets had a memorable year, rising to as high as No. 19 in the country in the AP poll at one point in the season. Toledo made national noise in its first (official) game of the season. After see-ing its home opener vs. Stony Brook cancelled due to severe weather, the Rockets travelled down to Little Rock and knocked off then-No. 18 Arkansas, 16-12. The outcome of the contest was not decided until the final play. With just one second remaining, a last-ditch Arkansas pass from the 16-yard line sailed out of the end zone, igniting a celebration on the Toledo sideline. The following week, UT returned home to defeat another Power Five team, and the finish was just as exciting, if not mo-reso. It took two overtimes for the Rockets to triumph over the Iowa State Cyclones, 30-23, before a joyous crowd of 23,104 at the Glass Bowl. The contest ended with a fourth-down sack of Iowa State quarterback Sam Richardson by Tre James on fourth-and-nine. Iowa State missed a golden opportunity to win the game in regulation, but missed a 32-yard field goal with no time left on the clock, sending the game into OT with the score knotted, 20-20. The Rockets’ winning score in the second overtime came on a 10-yard touchdown run by Damion Jones-Moore. A decisive 37-7 win over Arkansas State moved the Rockets into the Top 25 where they would stay as they made their way through the first half of the MAC schedule, eventually climbing to a 7-0 record. Toledo won four straight league games over Ball State, Kent State, Eastern Michigan and UMass to set up a West Division showdown with Northern Illinois.

Terry Swanson and Kareem Hunt combined for 273 yards rushing vs. NIU but it wasn’t enough as the Rockets fell to the Huskies, 32-27, at the Glass Bowl. Trailing 27-19 in the fourth quarter, the Huskies scored two touchdowns 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 at the UT 21-yard line. The Huskies then ran out the clock to claim their sixth consec-utive victory over the Rockets. The Rockets rebounded, win-ning two huge road games at Central Michigan and at eventual MAC cham-pion Bowling Green. Against BGSU, Hunt rushed for a season-high 153 yards and two touchdowns and the Rocket defense forced five turnovers as UT defeated its

arch-rival, 44-28. It was the sixth consecutive victory for Toledo in the “Battle of I-75” and it kept the Rockets in the thick of race for the MAC West Division title. Toledo’s defense held Bowling Green to 368 yards of total offense, 216 below its average of 584. Most important was the three fumble recoveries 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. The Rockets just needed a win in their season finale vs. Western Michigan to gain their first trip to the MAC Champion-ship Game since 2004. But it wasn’t meant to be, as the Broncos upset UT, 35-30, at the Glass Bowl, leaving Toledo to settle for four-way tie for first place in West. NIU advanced to the MAC title game by virtue of a tie-breaker. More big news followed two days later when it was an-nounced that head coach Matt Campbell would be leaving to accept the same position at Iowa State. Offensive coordinator Jason Candle was subsequently promoted to head coach on Dec. 2. Candle’s first chance to lead the Rockets as the head coach will come on a big stage, the 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl vs. a former MAC member, the Temple Owls. Toledo and Temple have faced each other 10 times before but this will be the first meeting in a bowl game.

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Toledo OffenseLT 74 Storm Norton Jr. 6-8 310 Toledo, OH-Whitmer 58 Cameron Bell Fr. 6-8 360 Sagamore Hills, OH-Nordonia LG 68 Paul Perschon Jr. 6-6 310 Schaumburg, IL-Conant 60 Nate Jeppesen So. 6-3 292 Portage, MI-Central C 65 Ruben Carter Sr. 6-4 306 Miami, FL-Jackson 72 Bryce Harris Fr. 6-5 285 Akron, OH-Firestone RG 64 Mike Ebert Jr. 6-6 298 Sandusky, OH-Perkins 67 Sami Kassem Jr. 6-4 320 Cincinnati, OH-Indian Hills RT 76 Elijah Nkansah So. 6-6 295 Mason, OH-Mason 71 Brant Weiss So. 6-6 280 Sunbury, OH-Big Walnut TE 15 Alex Zmolik Sr. 6-5 252 Port Huron, MI-Port Huron 80 Michael Roberts Jr. 6-4 265 Cleveland, OH-Benedictine QB 12 Phillip Ely Sr. 6-1 202 Tampa, FL-Plant 11 Logan Woodside Jr. 6-2 210 Frankfort, KY-Franklin County RB 3 Kareem Hunt Jr. 5-11 225 Willoughby, OH-South 2 Terry Swanson So. 5-10 202 Aliquippa, PA -Aliquippa 24 Damion Jones-Moore Jr. 5-7 190 Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic WR-X 19 Diontae Johnson Fr. 5-11 175 Ruskin, FL-Lennard 9 Alonzo Russell Sr. 6-4 205 Washington, D.C.-H.D. Woodson WR-M 4 Corey Jones Jr. 5-9 165 Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 6 Kishon Wilcher Sr. 5-7 180 Detroit, MI-Cass Tech WR-Z 25 Cody Thompson So. 6-1 202 Huron, OH-Huron 19 Diontae Johnson Fr. 5-11 175 Ruskin, FL-Lennard Toledo DefenseDE 99 Allen Covington Sr. 6-2 275 Tampa, FL-Armwood 34 Keenen Gibbs Sr. 6-3 265 Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle 10 John Stepec Jr. 6-3 260 Willoughby Hills, OH-Lake Catholic DT 97 Orion Jones Sr. 6-2 285 Tulsa, OK-Jenks (Nose) 53 Chris Collins Sr. 6-4 300 Cleveland, OH-John Hay DT 91 Treyvon Hester Jr. 6-4 305 Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 52 Marquise Moore So. 6-0 300 Toledo, OH-Whitmer DE 43 Trent Voss Sr. 6-3 235 East Grand Rapids, MI-East Grand Rapids (Leo) 31 Zach Quinn So. 6-3 225 Aurora, OH-Aurora LB 30 Ja’Wuan Woodley So. 5-11 230 Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley(Will) 42 Richard Olekanma Fr. (R) 6-2 240 Downers Grove, IL-North LB 40 Chase Murdock Sr. 6-0 225 Barrington, IL-Barrington (Mike) 17 Tyler Taafe Fr. 6-1 221 Hubbard, OH-Hubbard ________S 24 Rolan Milligan Sr. 5-11 198 Lake Wales, FL-Lake Wales (Nickel) 3 Connery Swift Jr. 5-11 195 Waynesboro, VA-Wilson Memorial Dime 32 Josh Teachey Fr. 5-11 172 Pomfret, MD-McDonough BC 1 Cheatham Norrils Sr. 6-0 195 Toledo, OH-St. John’s Jesuit 20 Juwan Haynes Sr. 6-0 190 Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic SS 8 Chaz Whittaker Sr. 6-2 212 Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 7 Delando Johnson Jr. 6-2 200 Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College FS 23 DeJuan Rogers Jr. 6-1 191 Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 24 Rolan Milligan Sr. 5-11 198 Lake Wales, FL-Lake Wales FC 5 Christian Dukes Sr. 5-9 185 Cincinnati, OH-Colerain 6 Trevon Mathis So. 6-0 175 Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills Toledo SpecialistsPK 37 Jameson Vest Fr. 5-9 203 Peachtree City, GA-Our Lady of Mercy 39 Samuel Vucelich So. 5-11 185 Powel, OH-Olentangy Liberty P 48 Nick Ellis Jr. 5-11 170 Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 5 Michael Julian So. 6-5 215 Hilton Head Island, SC-Hilton Head Island Hold 48 Nick Ellis Jr. 5-11 170 Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 25 Cody Thompson So. 6-1 202 Huron, OH-Huron LS 47 Brad Spelman So. 6-1 220 Hilliard, OH-Bradley 79 Zach Lozar Jr. 6-1 218 Willoughby Hills, OH-St. Ignatius KR 19 Diontae Johnson Fr. 5-11 175 Ruskin, FL-Lennard 6 Kishon Wilcher Sr. 5-7 180 Detroit, MI-Cass Tech PR 4 Corey Jones Jr. 5-9 165 Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 7 Jon’Vea Johnson Fr. (R) 6-0 183 Gary, IN-West Side

Depth Chart as of Dec. 8, 2015

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Florida.” UT head coach Jason Candle, who will be debuting as head coach in the bowl game, was enthusiastic about his team’s bowl destination. “The Boca Raton Bowl will pro-vide our players with an outstanding bowl experience, as well as the op-portunity to play against a very tough Temple team,” said Candle. “Playing in the Boca Raton Bowl is an excellent reward for our players, coaches and everyone involved in our team’s suc-cess.”

TOLEDO BOWL HISTORY The Rockets will be playing in their 15th bowl and fifth in the last six years. UT is 10-4 all-time in bowl games, including a 63-44 victory over Arkansas State at the GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile last January. Toledo’s first bowl win came in Florida, a 56-33 victory over Davidson in the 1969 Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The last time the Rockets played in a bowl game in Florida was in the 1971 Citrus Bowl, a 28-3 win over Richmond.

HISTORY VS. TEMPLE Toledo leads the all-time series with Temple, 7-3, including a 1-1 re-cord when the Owls were a member of the Mid-American Conference from 2007-11. The two teams last faced in Philadelphia in 2011, a 36-13 Rocket victory.

ROCKETS ON TV The Marmot Boca Raton Bowl will be televised on ESPN and streamed on ESPN3. The announcers are Allen Bestwick (play by play), Dan Hawkins (analyst) and Tiffany Greene (sideline). Toledo is 37-42 all-time on nation-al TV, 13-11 on ESPN.

NUMBER NINE Toledo’s victory over Bowling Green on Nov. 17 gave it its ninth vic-tory of the season, the fourth nine-win

ROCKET UPDATE • Toledo finished the regular season 9-2, 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 is 12-2 in its last 14 games dating back to the final three games of the 2014 season. • Toledo won nine games for the fourth time in the last five years. • 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 ranks No. 1 in the MAC in scor-ing defense (21.1) and rushing offense (213.2), and No. 2 in scoring offense (35.3) and rushing defense (115.5). • Toledo ranks second in the nation in sacks allowed, giving up only four this season in 382 passing attempts. • Toledo defeated two “Power Five” teams in the same season for the first time this year, Arkansas (SEC) on Sept. 12 and Iowa State (Big 12) on Sept. 19.

GOING BOWLING Toledo will play Temple of the American Athletic Conference in the 2015 Marmot Boca Bowl at FAU Sta-dium in Boca Raton, FL. The game will be played at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and will be televised on ESPN. “We are very excited to be select-ed to play in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl,” said UT Athletic Director Mike O’Brien. “The Rocket Nation sends a thank you to Executive Director Doug Mosley and the entire Marmot Boca Raton Bowl team selection commit-tee. We have heard nothing but great things about FAU Stadium and the terrific job the committee does in hosting this bowl. I’m confident that our players, coaches and fans will en-joy a terrific bowl experience in south

TOLEDO BOWL HISTORYBowl Record: 10-41969 Tangerine Bowl Toledo 56, Davidson 331970 Tangerine BowlToledo 40, William & Mary 121971 Tangerine BowlToledo 28, Richmond 31981 California BowlToledo 27, San Jose State 251984 California BowlUNLV 30, Toledo 13*1995 Las Vegas BowlToledo 40, Nevada 37 (OT)2001 Motor City BowlToledo 23, Cincinnati 162002 Motor City BowlBoston College 51, Toledo 252004 Motor City BowlConnecticut 39, Toledo 102005 GMAC BowlToledo 45, UTEP 132010 Little Caesars BowlFIU 34, Toledo 322011 Military BowlToledo 42, Air Force 412012 Famous Idaho BowlUtah State 41, Toledo 152015 GoDaddy Bowl#Toledo 63, Arkansas State 442015 Boca Raton BowlToledo vs. Temple* Toledo claims victory by forfeit

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season in the last five years for UT. The Rockets were 9-4 in 1011, 9-4 in 2012 and 9-4 in 2014. The last time Toledo won 10 games was in 2001 when the Rockets went 10-2.

HOW 2015 SEASON RANKS Toledo’s 9-2 record ranks tied as the eighth-best record in school history. Here are the top 10 seasons by winning percentage in UT history:

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senior wide receiver Alonzo Russell (Washington, DC); and sophomore running back Terry Swanson (Aliquip-pa, PA). Senior defensive lineman Trent Voss (East Grand Rapids, MI) and junior safety DeJuan Rogers (Detroit, MI) made third-team All-MAC.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

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 becomes 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 University of Toledo,” said UT Athletic Director Mike O’Brien. “Jason has done a terrif-ic job in his seven years with the Rock-ets, first as our receivers coach, then as our offensive coordinator. During that time, our offenses have been among the best in the Mid-American Conference, and in some cases, the entire country.” “I’m very excited to have the op-portunity to be the head football coach at the University of Toledo,”

TOP 10 SEASONS IN TOLEDO 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 .8338. 1947 9 2 0 .818 1983 9 2 0 .818 1990 9 2 0 .818 2015 9 2 0 .818

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

DOMINATING THE EAST The Rockets are 17-1 against MAC East Division opponents since 2010, 21-9 vs. West foes. UT’s only loss to a cross-division opponent during that stretch came against Akron, 31-29, in its season finale on Nov. 29, 2013. UT is 38-10 overall in Mid-American Conference contests since 2010.

10 ROCKETS MAKE ALL-MAC Ten Rockets were named to the 2015 All-MAC team. In addition, Matt Campbell was chosen as the MAC Coach of the Year. Campbell resigned from his post at UT on Nov. 29 to ac-cept the head coaching job at Iowa State. Four Rockets made first-team All-MAC. They were junior punt returner Corey Jones (Pittsburgh, PA); senior defensive lineman Orion Jones (Tulsa, OK); junior offensive lineman Storm Norton (Toledo, OH); and senior cor-nerback Cheatham Norrils (Toledo, OH). Four Rockets made second-team All-MAC, while two made the third team. Earning second-team honors were senior defensive lineman Allen Covington (Tampa, FL); junior running back Kareem Hunt (Willoughby, OH);

Toledo in the Polls2015 Nov. 22 #24 AP, #24 CFPNov. 1 #20 AP, #20 USA Today, #24 CFPOct. 25 #20 AP, #20 USA TodayOct. 18 #19 AP, #20 USA TodayOct. 11 #22 AP, #25 USA TodayOct. 4 #24 AP

2012 Oct. 29 #23 AP

2001 Dec. 2 #25 AP Dec. 9 #25 AP Final #22 USA Today/ESPN, #23 AP

2000 Nov. 26 #25 (AP)Dec. 3 #25 (AP), #25 (USA Today/ESPN)

1997Oct. 20 #24 (AP), #24 (USA Today/ESPN)Oct. 27 #22 (AP), #22 (USA Today/ESPN)Nov. 3 #18 (AP), #20 (USA TodayESPN)

1995Nov. 21 #25 (AP)Nov. 28 #25 (AP)Dec. 5 #25 (AP)Final #24 (AP), #24 (USA Today/CNN)

1971Sept. 20 #19 (AP) Oct. 4 #20 (AP)Oct. 11 #17 (AP)Oct. 18 #14-T (AP)Oct. 25 #15 (AP)Nov.1 #14 (AP)Nov. 8 #14 (AP)Nov. 15 #13 (AP)Nov. 22 #14 (AP)Nov. 29 #13 (AP)Dec. 6 #14 (AP)Final #13 (UPI), #14 (AP)

1970 Oct. 19 #19-T (AP)Nov. 2 #15 (AP)Nov. 9 #16 (AP)Nov. 16 #15 (AP)Nov. 23 #15 (AP)Nov. 30 #14 (AP) Dec. 7 #15 (AP)Final #12 (AP), #17-T (UPI)

1969 Nov. 17 #20 (AP)Nov. 24 #20 (AP)Dec. 1 #20 (AP)Dec. 8 #20 (AP)

NOTE: Weekly coaches poll information not available for some years.USA Today= Coaches pollUPI= Coaches poll

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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. “I’d like to express my gratitude to President Sharon Gaber and to Athletic Director Mike O’Brien for this wonderful opportunity. I’d also like to thank Matt Campbell, the coaching staff, and most of all the young men that I’ve had the privilege to coach on this team and teams in the past. I cer-tainly would not be here if it were not for their commitment and dedication to Rocket Football. And finally, I’d like to thank my family for their love and support that helped make a day like this possible.” Candle, 36, has been on the Rock-et staff since 2009, when he was hired by former UT head coach Tim Beck-man to coach the receivers. Candle was named the team’s offensive coor-dinator in 2012 shortly after Campbell assumed the head coaching position. Candle assumed the title of associate head coach in 2014.

KAREEM HUNT ROCKETING UP THE TOLEDO RECORD BOOK Junior Kareem Hunt’s 139 yards vs. Western Michigan on Nov. 27 gives him 3,391 career rushing yards, mov-ing him into fourth place on the Rock-ets’ all-time rushing list. He moved past former Rocket teammate David Fluellen (2010-13), who ranks fifth with 3,336 yards. Hunt also scored one touchdown vs. WMU to give him 32 career rush-ing touchdowns, tying Roland Moss (1966-68) for fourth place on UT’s all-time list. Hunt topped the 100-yard mark for the 20th time in his career, the second-most century outings in UT history. Hunt is now seven 100-yard games behind the Rockets’ all-time leading rusher Chester Taylor (27 from

1998-2001).

“JUSTICE LEAGUE” KEYS ROCKETS AT RUNNING BACK Star running back Kareem Hunt isn’t the only weapon in Toledo’s backfield. UT’s rushing attack has versatility, thanks to what sophomore Terry Swan-son dubbed “The Justice League.” Hunt, a junior, leads the committee with 894 yards and 10 touchdowns in eight games played. A second-team all-league pick this year, Hunt leads the MAC with 111.8 yards per game and has gained over 100 yards in each of Toledo’s last four games. Swanson is right behind Hunt with 870 yards. Also a second-team All-MAC selection, Swanson averages 6.6 yards per carry, tops in the MAC and 12th in the nation. Toledo’s other two members of the Justice League played big roles early in the season, especially when Hunt and Swanson were out with injuries. Junior Damion Jones-Moore was the starter vs. Arkansas State and Ball State. He led the team in rushing with 68 yards in Toledo’s 16-12 upset of Arkansas on Sept. 12. He is third on the team with 404 yards and also has scored five touchdowns. Junior Marc Remy got the starting nod in the Arkansas game. He has rushed for 171 yards and is second among the running backs with nine receptions.

CHEATHAM NORRILS FOR ALL-AMERICA Senior cornerback Cheatham Norrils wasn’t sure if he would even be playing football this year. But the Toledo native’s senior season has been so impressive, UT promoted him as an All-America candidate. Norrils leads the Rockets with three interceptions and 13 pass breakups. In Toledo’s last two victories over Central Michigan and Bowling Green, Norrils sealed the wins with interceptions on

the final drive of UT’s opponents. Nor-rils had two picks in Toledo’s 44-28 win over Bowling Green on Nov. 17, the first setting up the Rockets’ first touchdown of the game. Norrils also came up big in Toledo’s upset of then-No. 18 Arkansas, break-ing up two passes in the final minute of the contest. Norrils missed the entire 2014 sea-son after contracting an undiagnosed viral infection that left him bed-ridden for weeks and unable to participate in any physical activity for months.

PHILLIP ELY HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE IN RETURN AT QUARTERBACK Senior Phillip Ely’s performance this season settled any questions about his comeback from injury. Ely has led the Rockets to a 9-2 record and has shown solid leadership for the offense. He has completed 206-of-375 passes for 2,680 yards and 21 TDs. In 2014, Ely suffered a season-ending knee injury vs. Missouri in Week #2 on Sept. 6, 2014. Ely also tore the labrum in his left shoulder in that game. He had surgery for both injuries and endured a long and arduous fight back onto the playing field.

ALONZO RUSSELL JOINS 3000 CLUB, NEEDS ONE MORE CATCH FOR 200 RECEPTIONS Senior wide receiver Alonzo Russell became just the third Rocket to pass 3,000 yards in career receiving yards following a three-catch, 74-yard per-formance vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 17. Russell now ranks third all-time at UT with 3,044 receiving yards. He trails only Eric Page (3,446 from 2009-11) and Stephen Williams (3,102 from 2006-09. Russell also caught a TD pass vs. the Falcons, moving him into second place all-time in career touchdown catches with 24, just one behind Lance Moore (2001-04) and Page.

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Russell is fifth in career receptions at Toledo with 199. He would need 18 catches to pass Steve Odom (216 from 2003-06) for No. 4 on the list.

RUSSELL IS UT’S MR. CONSISTENCY Senior Alonzo Russell has caught at least one pass in every game in his UT career—a streak of 49 consecutive games. That streak is second in the na-tion and tied for the all-time record at UT with Steve Odom (2003-06). Russell caught at least 50 passes in each of his three seasons as a Rocket (56-59-51), earning third-team All-MAC each time. He has 33 receptions so far in 2015 and was named second-team All-MAC.Current NCAA Reception StreaksPlayer No. 1. D.J. Foster, Arizona State 522. Alonzo Russell, Toledo 493. Tajae Sharpe, UMass 474. Dom Williams, Washington St. 435. Jaydon Mickens, Washington 416. Bryce Treggs, California 38 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati 38 Nelson Spruce, Colorado 389. Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh 37 Rashard Higgins, Colorado State 37Streak through 12-5-15

HOLD THAT LINE! The Rockets is ranked No. 3 in the nation in red-zone defense, holding

opponents to just 23-of-35 (65.7%) in-side the 20-yard line.

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 Conference to make the list and one of only two schools from a non-Power Five conference (Navy from the American Athletic Con-ference is the other). The Rockets have allowed just four sacks this season and lead the MAC in rushing offense, av-eraging 213.2 yards per game. Toledo opened the season with 261 consecu-tive passing without a sack until NIU came up with two sacks vs. UT on Nov. 3.

SIX ROCKETS NOMINATED FOR ACA-DEMIC ALL-AMERICA Six Rockets were nominated for Capital One Academic All-America, se-lected by the College Sports Informa-tion Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be nominated, a player must be in his

ROCKETS IN THE NFLThere are 11 former Rockets on current NFL rosters (as of Nov. 29, 2015)

Andrew Hawkins

• Barry Church, S, Dallas• Jayrone Elliott, LB, Green Bay• T.J. Fatinikun, DE, Tampa Bay• David Fluellen, RB, Tennessee• Bruce Gradkowski, QB, Pittsburgh• John Greco, OL, Cleveland• Andrew Hawkins, WR, Cleveland• Brett Kern, P, Tennessee• Greg Mancz, OL, Houston• Lance Moore, WR, Detroit• Junior Sylvestre, LB, Indianapolis

second season of academic eligibility at his school, must be a starter or key reserve, must carry at least a 3.3 GPA and have played in at least 50 percent of his team’s games.Toledo’s Capital One Academic All-America Candidates• Nate Jeppesen, So., Portage, MI3.44 GPA, Interdisciplinary Studies• Storm Norton, Jr., Toledo, OH3.40 GPA, Criminal Justice• Brad Spelman, So., Hilliard, OH3.84 GPA, Accounting• John Stepec, Jr., Willoughby Hills, OH3.31 GPA, Criminal Justice• Cody Thompson, So., Huron, OH3.61 GPA, Business• Alex Zmolik, Sr., Port Huron, MI3.40 GPA, Marketing

ALEX ZMOLIK SEMIFINALIST FOR WUERFFEL AWARD Senior TE Alex Zmolik was named one of eight semifinalists for the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy. A record number 93 players from college’s Football Bowl Subdivision were considered for the award. Oklahoma’s Ty Darlington won the award. The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented an-nually by the All Sports Association. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy QB Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Tro-phy is awarded to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement. One of four team captains for the nationally ranked Rockets, Zmolik is a leader in the community and an active member in his church. This past spring, Zmolik spent five days in Nicaragua on a mission trip, spreading the gospel and helping those in need. He worked on various projects, including helping to paint a church and giving the place of worship its first cement floor.Wuerffel Award SemifinalistsSpencer Drango, BaylorRoss Martin, DukeNate Sudfeld, Indiana

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Landon Foster, KentuckyGarrett Adcock, New MexicoCorey Robinson, Notre DameTy Darlington, OklahomaAlex Zmolik, Toledo

CHEATHAM NORRILS NOMINATED FOR ORANGE BOWL COURAGE AWARD Senior cornerback Cheatham Nor-rils was named the Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award recipient for the week of Oct. 12. Norrils missed the entire 2014 sea-son after contracting an undiagnosed viral infection that left him bed-ridden for weeks and unable to participate in any physical activity for months. Norrils was hospitalized for 10 days and lost 25-30 pounds. Because he went through a stretch of five days without walking in the hospital, he developed blood clots, forcing him to take blood thinners on top of other medication. The redshirt senior was back at full strength by the time of fall camp this year, and he has played an integral part of the Rockets’ season. The Courage Award was first pre-sented by the Football Writers Associa-tion of America (FWAA) in 2002 to To-ledo’s William Bratton, a running back who played despite suffering from acute sickle-cell anemia. A select group of writers from the FWAA vote on the winner each year. The requirements for nomination include displaying cour-age on or off the field, including over-coming an injury or physical handicap, preventing a disaster or living through hardship. The winner of the award will be included in festivities during Capital One Orange Bowl week and receive his trophy at an on-field presentation. The very first winner of the Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award was To-ledo’s William Bratton in 2002.

JACK LINCH NOMINATED FOR BURLSWORTH TROPHY Sophomore linebacker Jack Linch

was nominated for the Burlsworth Tro-phy, given annually to the best player in the country who began his career as a walk-on. Linch has played nine games this season, making 16 tackles.

JAYLEN COLEMAN OUT AFTER BREAKING LEG IN EMU GAME Junior linebacker Jaylen Coleman suffered a broken leg in the first quar-ter of the Eastern Michigan game on Oct. 17, sidelining him for the remain-der of the season. Coleman paced UT with 48 tackles at the time of his injury. He led the team in tackles in each of the first four games, with a career-high of 16 vs. Iowa State.

ROCKETS FALL IN REGULAR-SEA-SON FINALE TO WESTERN MICHI-GAN, 35-30 Toledo’s hopes for a MAC Champi-onship were washed away by Western Michigan, 35-30, on a rain-soaked after-noon at the Glass Bowl on Nov. 27. 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 WMU. Toledo’s final chance to pull out the victory was thwarted when Western recovered an on-side kick with 1:16 left following a late UT touchdown pass from Phillip Ely to Diontae Johnson that cut the lead to five points. 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.

NOTES FROM THE WMU GAME • Toledo’s loss to the Broncos was its first in the last six meetings. • Junior Kareem Hunt rushed for 139 yards, moving him to No. 4 on Toledo’s all-time rushing list with 3,391 career yards, surpassing former teammate Da-

vid 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. • Senior wide receiver Alonzo Russell

TOLEDO NOMINEES FOR MAC WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEKOffenseSept. 12: Phillip Ely, QB*Sept. 19: Kareem Hunt, RB*Sept. 26: Phillip Ely, QB*Oct. 3: Terry Swanson, RB*Oct. 10: Terry Swanson, RBOct. 17: Phillip Ely, QBOct. 24: Phillip Ely, QBNov. 3: Kareem Hunt, RBNov. 10: Kareem Hunt, RBNov. 17: Kareem Hunt, RB*Nov. 27: Kareem Hunt, RB

DefenseSept. 12: Cheatham Norrils, CB*Sept. 19: Allen Covington, DESept. 26: Orion Jones, DT%Oct. 3: Trent Voss, DEOct. 10: Trent Voss, DE*Oct. 17: Chaz Whittaker, SOct. 24: Chase Murdock, LBNov. 3: Ja’Wuan Woodley, LBNov. 10: Cheatham Norrils, CBNov. 17: Cheatham Norrils, CBNov. 27: DeJuan Rogers, Safety

Special Teams Sept .12: Zach Quinn, LBSept. 19: Jameson Vest, PK*Sept. 26: Jameson Vest, PKOct 3: No nomineeOct 10: Corey Jones, PROct 17: Ja’Wuan Woodley, LB%/Keenen Gibbs, DE%Oct. 24: Jameson Vest, PKNov. 3: Nick Ellis, PNov. 10: No nomineeNov. 17: Jameson Vest, PKNov. 27: No nominee

* MAC West Division Player of the Week% MAC West Division Co-Player of the Week

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caught two passes for 30 yards. He now has 199 receptions in his Rocket career, leaving him one shy of becoming the fifth Rocket ever to catch at least 200 passes. He ranks fifth all-time in receptions and third in receiving yards (3,044). • Junior safety 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. • 19 Toledo seniors played in their final home game in the Glass Bowl.

ROCKETS SHOOT DOWN FALCONS, 44-28 Junior running back Kareem Hunt rushed for a season-high 153 yards and two touchdowns and the Rocket defense forced five turnovers as Toledo defeated its arch-rival Bowling Green, 44-28, on Nov. 17. It was the sixth consecutive victory for Toledo in the “Battle of I-75. More importantly, it kept Toledo 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 20-0 and 30-7 leads, then ground out yardage late as Toledo ate up the clock. Senior quarterback Phillip Ely made enough big plays to keep the Falcons’ defense honest. Ely completed 16-of-24 passes for 208 yards and one touchdown, 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 coming into the contest. Most important was the three fumble recoveries and two interceptions by the Rockets that either stopped BGSU drives or set up Toledo scores. The game was sealed by senior cornerback Cheatham Norrils’ second interception of the game with 1:55 left.

NOTES FROM THE BGSU GAME • Toledo extended its series-best winning streak against the Falcons to six games. The victory also reduced

Bowling Green’s all-time series advan-tage over the Rockets to 39-37-4. • Toledo kept control of the Battle of I-75 Trophy, which it has possessed every year since its introduction in 2011. • Toledo’s defense forced five turn-overs, 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. • Senior QB Phillip Ely had his first career rushing touchdown, an eight-yard bootleg in the third quarter. • Alonzo Russell caught a TD pass to move into second place on UT’s career touchdown list with 24 scores. He also became the third Rocket to surpass 3,000 receiving yards. • Senior CB Cheatham Norrils notched a career-best two intercep-tions. He has three INTs in his last two games, half of his career total of six. • Freshman PK Jameson Vest boot-ed a season-high three field goals for the fourth time this year. He connect-ed from 20, 22 and 35 yards in the first half before missing a 51-yard attempt in the fourth quarter. • Toledo scored on its first six drives of the game. The only drive UT didn’t find the end zone was when it ran out the clock before halftime.

TOLEDO HOLDS OFF RALLY TO DE-FEAT CMU, 28-23 Junior running back Kareem Hunt rushed for 113 yards and two touch-downs to lead Toledo to a critical 28-23 victory over Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant on Nov. 10. The victory kept Toledo alive in the hunt for Mid-American Conference West Division crown and all but elimi-nated the Chippewas from a chance to play in the MAC title game. 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 senior quarterback Phillip Ely, who completed 23-of-39 passes for 322 yards and two scores. His primary target was senior wideout Alonzo Russell, who tallied 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. Senior cornerbacks Cheatham Norrils (seven tackles, one interception, two pass breakups) and Christian Dukes (six tackles, two breakups) led the defense.

NOTES FROM THE CMU GAME • Toledo extended its lead in its se-ries vs. CMU to 23-18-3 with its sixth straight victory over the Chippewas. • Toledo is now 10-12-1 in games played in Mount Pleasant. • The Rockets didn’t commit a turnover in the contest, marking the first time UT has done so since its sea-son-opening victory over Arkansas. • Senior quarterback Phillip Ely topped the 300-yard passing mark for the fourth time this season and the fifth occasion in his Rocket career. • Junior RB Kareem Hunt gained 113 yards on 20 carries for 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.

NIU RALLIES TO SHOOT DOWN ROCKETS, 32-27 Terry Swanson and Kareem Hunt combined for 273 yards rushing but it wasn’t enough as the No. 20 Rockets fell to West Division rival Northern Il-linois, 32-27, at the Glass Bowl on Nov. 3. Trailing 27-19 in the fourth quarter, the Huskies scored two touchdowns 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

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the game. Toledo’s attempt to rally was quick-ly thwarted when Phillip Ely’s pass to Hunt was intercepted by Boomer Mays at the UT 21-yard line. The Huskies then ran out the clock to claim their sixth consecutive victory over the Rockets. Hunt led Toledo with a season-high 140 yards rushing and two touch-downs. Swanson added 133 yards on 16 attempts. Chase Murdock and Ja’Wuan Woodley led the defense with 11 tackles apiece.

ROCKETS RALLY TO DROP MINUTE-MEN, 51-35 Faced with its first double-digit deficit of the season, Toledo responded with a dominating second-half perfor-mance in a 51-35 victory over UMass on Oct. 24 at Gillette Stadium. After being hampered by three in-terceptions in the first half, the Rockets

scored on their first five possessions of the second stanza. Combined 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. Senior quarterback Phillip Ely, ig-nited the second-half explosion with four scoring tosses, 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 oc-casions.

ROCKET COMEBACK IS FIFTH-LARG-EST IN SCHOOL HISTORY UT trailed UMass, 28-10, at the 8:23 mark in the second period before scor-

ing 38 straight points to post the fifth-largest comeback in school history. It is also the Rockets’ largest deficit overcome since they posted 17-con-secutive points against Ball State after trailing 17-0 en route to tallying a 31-24 triumph on Oct. 23, 2010. The largest comeback was a 24-point turnaround in a 32-31 Rocket victory vs. Western Carolina in 1975.

MORE NOTES FROM UMASS GAME • Junior WR Corey Jones finished with a season-tying best eight catches for 88 yards. • Sophomore RB Terry Swanson carried the ball 21 times for 118 yards, including a one-yard TD plunge in the fourth quarter. Swanson topped the century mark for the third time this season and fifth in his collegiate career.

ROCKETS EXPLODE IN 63-20 VIC-TORY OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN Senior quarterback Phillip Ely threw for 327 yards and four touch-downs as No. 22 Toledo pounded Eastern Michigan, 63-20, at the Glass Bowl on Oct. 17. The 63-point output was a season high and the most since Toledo’s 63-44 victory 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 unan-swered points to roll to their sixth consecutive victory. After being held scoreless in the first 15 minutes, To-ledo scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 28-6 lead into the locker room. The Rockets then exploded for four more TDs in the third to put the game away.

MORE NOTES FROM THE EASTERN MICHIGAN GAME • UT piled up a season-high 611 yards of total offense (238 rushing,

TOLEDO VS. RANKED TEAMSAll-Time Record: 8-14Home: 5-2 Road: 2-10 Neutral: 1-2

Ranking Opponent Year ResultNo. 1 (AP/USA) at Ohio State 1998 L, 49-0No. 3 (UPI/AP) at Miami (FL) 1987 L, 24-14No. 3 (UPI/AP) at Washington 1991 L, 48-0No. 4 (AP/USA) at Boise State 2010 L, 57-14No. 4 (AP/USA) Boise State 2011 L, 40-15No. 9 (AP)/No. 11 (USA) Pittsburgh 2003 W, 35-31No. 10 (AP/USA) at Florida 2013 L, 24-6No. 10 (UPI)/No. 11 (AP) at Florida State 1986 L, 24-0No. 11 (USA/AP) vs. Ohio State# 2009 L, 38-0No. 15 (AP/USA) at Ohio State 2011 L, 27-22No. 15 (AP)/No. 16 (USA) at Marshall 1999 L, 38-13No. 16 (AP)/No. 19 (USA) N. Illinois 2013 L, 35-17No. 16 (AP), No. 17 (USA) Utah State& 2012 L, 41-15No. 18 (USA)/No. 20 (AP) Marshall 2001 W, 41-36No. 18 (USA)/No. 21 (AP) Cincinnati 2012 W, 29-23No. 18 (AP)/No. 18 (USA) Arkansas 2015 W, 16-12No. 20 (UPI) vs. San Jose State* 1981 W, 27-25No. 21 (AP/USA) N. Illinois 2003 W, 49-30No. 22 (USA)/No. 25 (AP) MIssouri 2014 L, 49-24No. 22 (AP)/No. 25 (USA) at Bowling Green 2003 L, 31-23No. 22 (USA) at N. Illinois 2004 W, 31-17No. 23 (USA)/No. 25 (AP) at Minnesota 2004 L, 63-21No. 24 (USA) Bowling Green 2004 W, 49-41

* California Bowl & Famous Idaho Potato Bowl# at Cleveland Browns StadiumAP - Associated Press media pollUSA - USA Today coaches poll UPI - United Press International coaches poll

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season-best 373 passing) against Eastern Michigan. • The Rockets posted a season-high 63 points. UT scored 56 unan-swered points against EMU after spot-ting the Eagles an early 6-0 lead. • The Rockets have now scored at least 50 points against EMU in each of the past five seasons. • Sophomore RB Terry Swanson ran for 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. He finished with a team-high 97 yards rushing. • Sophomore WR Cody Thompson posted a career-best 88-yard TD catch in the third quarter. It was the fourth-longest TD reception in school histo-ry. Thompson finished the game with two receptions for 110 yards, topping the century mark for his second time as a Rocket.

ROCKET DEFENSE OVERWHELMS KENT STATE, 38-7 Sophomore Terry Swanson rushed for 161 yards and junior Kareem Hunt added two scores to lead No. 24 Toledo to a 38-7 Homecoming victory before 23,118 at the Glass Bowl on Oct. 10. Toledo’s defense continued its dominance, holding Kent State to just 257 yards of total offense, including just 83 yards in the second half. Senior defensive end Trent Voss led the way with six tackles, three tackles for loss and three QB hurries. KSU’s only score came on a fumble recovery in the end zone following a bad snap by UT. 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.

MORE NOTES FROM KENT STATE GAME • Toledo piled up 518 yards of to-tal offense (288 rushing, 230 passing) against the MAC’s top statistical de-fesnive unit at the time. KSU entered the game giving up 252.0 yards per game. • Junior RB Kareem Hunt saw his first action since missing two games due to injury, carrying the ball 16 times for 85 yards and two scores. Hunt’s string of 12-straight contests with at least 100 yards rushing came to an end.

ROCKET DEFENSE STOPS BALL STATE, 24-10 Another dominating performance by Toledo’s defense helped the Rockets defeat Ball State, 24-10, in a cold and blustery afternoon in Muncie on Oct. 3. 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. BSU came into the game leading the MAC in rushing offense, averaging 232.0 yards per game. The offense was powered by a three-headed rushing attack of sopho-more Terry Swanson (139 yards) and juniors Damion Jones-Moore (85 yards, 1 TD) and Marc Remy (56 yards). Senior QB Phillip Ely shook off two first-quar-ter interceptions to complete 16-of-22 passes for 164 yards and two scores.

TOLEDO’S DEFENSE BULLIES AR-KANSAS STATE Eight months after giving up 44 points to Arkansas State in a wild 63-44 shoot-out at the GoDaddy Bowl, the Rockets’ defense dominated the Red Wolves in a 37-7 thumping at the Glass Bowl on Sept. 26. Some examples of Toledo’s domi-

nance: • UT held ASU’s offense to zero points and 209 yards of total offense. ASU’s only score came on a kickoff return. • UT held ASU to minus-14 yards rushing on 24 attempts. Even when accounting for the 42 yards lost on sacks, ASU had just 28 yards rushing on 18 attempts. • UT forced five turnovers. One interception was returned for a touch-down and a forced fumble set up a three-yard touchdown. • UT finished with a season-best six sacks. • UT gave up zero points in two pos-sessions in the red zone, including one drive that began on its own six-yard line following an interception by ASU.

ROCKETS GO OVERTIME TO BEAT IOWA STATE For the second consecutive week, Toledo defeated a Power Five confer-ence 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 on Sept. 19. A week earlier, Toledo 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 Cy-clones, with the contest ending with a fourth-down sack of Iowa State quar-terback Sam Richardson by senior de-fensive end Tre James on fourth and nine. The Rockets took the lead in the second overtime on a 10-yard touch-down run by junior 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

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from 42. Iowa State missed a golden op-portunity to win the game in regula-tion, 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 now has a 3-5 record vs. teams from the Big 12. The Rockets have two wins vs. Iowa State and one triumph over Kansas.

ROCKET VICTORY OVER ARKANSAS WAS ONE FOR THE BOOKS Toledo’s win over Arkansas was historic for a number of reasons: • It was its first win for Toledo over a team from the SEC. The Rockets pre-viously were 0-3 with two losses to Missouri and one to Florida. • It was Toledo’s first win over a Top 25 team since a 29-23 win over No. 18 Cincinnati in the Glass Bowl in 2012. The highest ranked team defeated by Toledo was No. 9 Pittsburgh in 2003. • It was only the second time To-ledo has defeated a Top 25 team on its home field and first-ever vs. a non-conference foe. The Rockets won at No. 24 Northern Illinois in 2004. • It was Toledo’s first win over a “Power Five” conference school since a 31-20 win over Purdue in 2010. • Toledo’s win over Arkansas marks the first MAC win against an opponent from the SEC since 2004 (Ohio 28-16 win at Ken-tucky on Oct. 2, 2004). Toledo moved to 8-14 all-time vs. teams ranked in the Top 25.

TOLEDO NAMED NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK BY FWAA AND U.S. SPORTS ACADEMY FOLLOWING ARKANSAS WIN Toledo was named the Na-tional Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the U.S.

Sports Academy following the 16-12 victory over No. 18 Arkansas on Sept. 12. It is the first time the Rockets have earned the FWAA’s AutoNation Na-tional Team of the Week honor since the award began in 2002. AutoNation will donate $1,000 to the Breast Can-cer Research Foundation (BCRF) in the University of Toledo’s name. Toledo’s honor by the U.S. Sports Academy means it is eligible for the game of the year award at the end of the season. The winner of that honor earns $5,000 toward its school’s gen-eral scholarship fund.

DEJUAN ROGERS NAMED WAL-TER CAMP NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOLLOWING ARKANSAS GAME Junior safety DeJuan Rogers was named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Toledo’s 16-12 victory over No. 18 Arkansas on Sept. 12. Rogers recorded a career-high 11 tackles, tallied one interception that stopped a Razorback touchdown and broke up another throw in Toledo’s victory.

Rogers is the first Toledo player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors, and the first hon-oree from the Mid-American Confer-ence since Oct. 20, 2013 (Northern Illinois QB Jordan Lynch).

CAP AND GOWN CREW The following seven players have already received their bachelor’s degrees and are currently working on their master’s degree or a second bachelor’s degree.• Ruben Carter (MBA)• Cameron Cole (Bachelor’s-Communica-tion)• Christian Dukes (Bachelor’s-Communi-cation)• Phillip Ely (MBA)• Keenen Gibbs (Bachelor’s-Communica-tion)• Cheatham Norrils (Master’s - Recreation)• Kishon Wilcher (MBA)

2015 CAPTAINS The Rockets voted on their 2015 captains and selected four seniors to lead the team: quarterback Phillip Ely, cornerback Cheatham Norrils, defen-sive end Trent Voss and tight end Alex Zmolik.

Giant Killers“Big” UT Victories in the 21st Century2015: Toledo 16, #18 Arkansas 12 Toledo 30, Iowa State 23 (2OT)2013: Toledo 45, Navy 44 (2OT)2012: Toledo 29, #18 Cincinnati 232011: Toledo 42, Air Force 41 (Military Bowl)2010: Toledo 31, Purdue 202009: Toledo 54, Colorado 382008: Toledo 13, Michigan 102007: Toledo 36, Iowa State 352006: Toledo 37, Kansas 31 - 2OT2005: Toledo 45, UTEP 13 (GMAC Bowl)2003: Toledo 35, #9 Pittsburgh 312001: Toledo 38, Minnesota 7 Toledo 23, Cincinnati 16 (Motor City Bowl)2000: Toledo 24, Penn State 6

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TOLEDO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Olasunkanmi Adeniyi OH-la-suhn-KAHN-mee ah-DAY-neeYazeed Atariwa YAH-zeed AH-tar-EE-wahMichael Blazevich BLAZE-uh-vitch Chad Coeling CO-ling Phillip Ely E-leeMitchell Guadagni GWUH-don-eeBrandon Heidecker HI-duh-kerKadar Hollman kuh-DAR HALL-monNate Jeppesen JEPP-eh-senJon’Vea Johnson JOHN-vayOrion Jones OR-e-onSami Kassem KUH-simAdam Kulon KOO-lahnConner Lancia LAN-see-uhTrevon Mathis TRAY-vonMarquise Moore MAR-kees

Elijah Nkansah en-KAN-sahCheatham Norrils CHEE-dum NOR-illzRichard Olekanma OH-lay-kahn-mahPaul Perschon per-SHOWNJosh Rode ROW-deeTaylor Taafe TAFESamuel Vucelich VOO-suh-litchTravis Vuich VOO-itchBrant Weiss WICEKishon Wilcher KEY-shawnZach Yousey YOW-zeeAlex Zmolik ZMAH-lick

COACHESJon Heacock HAY-cockEli Rasheed E-ly RAH-sheedTyson Veidt VITE

Toledo’s Future Non-Conference Games

2016Sept. 3 - at Arkansas StateSept. 10 - MAINESept. 17 - FRESNO STATESept. 30 - at BYU

2017Aug. 31 - ELONSept. 9 - at NevadaSept. 16 - TULSASept. 23 - at Miami (FL)

2018Aug. 30 - VMI Sept. 15 - MIAMI (FL) Sept. 22 – NEVADASept. 29 - at Fresno State

2019Sept. 28 – BYU

2020Sept. 5 – at Tulsa

Schedules as of July 23, 2015

Media PollTeam (First Place Votes) - PointsMAC East Division 1. Bowling Green (18) 160T2. Ohio (1) 118T2. Akron (2) 1184. UMass (3) 1135. Buffalo 706. Miami 477. Kent State 46

MAC West Division1. Toledo (11) 1212. Western Michigan (8) 1203. Northern Illinois (4) 1134. Ball State 665. Central Michigan (1) 566. Eastern Michigan 28

Coaches PollTeam (First Place Votes) - PointsMAC East Division 1. Bowling Green (11) 892. Ohio 643. Akron 604. UMass (2) 575. Buffalo 436. Miami 307. Kent State 21

MAC West Division1. Northern Illinois (7) 702. Toledo (5) 673. Western Michigan (1) 554. Ball State 365. Central Michigan 326. Eastern Michigan 13

2015 MAC Preseason Polls

2015 Marathon MAC Championship Game Winner: Toledo (9); Western Michigan (8); Northern Illinois (6); Central Michigan (1).

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INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (through Dec. 5, 2015)

Category Player Total MAC NationalRushing Yards Kareem Hunt 894 5 70 Terry Swanson 870 7 76 Rushing Yards Per Game Kareem Hunt 111.8 1 21 Terry Swanson 87.0 5 52 Rushing Yards Per Attempt Terry Swanson 6.6 1 12 Kareem Hunt 5.5 5 51Passing Yards Per Game Phillip Ely 243.6 5 33Completion Percentage Phillip Ely 54.9% 9 88Passing Efficiency Phillip Ely 128.1 8 69Receptions/Game Corey Jones 4.7 14 77Yards Per Reception Cody Thompson 21.4 2 5 Alonzo Russell 17.8 5 31Total Offense Phillip Ely 245.8 6 41Scoring Jameson Vest 9.1 1 20Rushing Touchdowns Kareem Hunt 10 6 T-50Punt Return Average Corey Jones 10.5 1 27Kickoff Return Average Diontae Johnson 22.7 7 60All-Purpose Yards/Game Kareem Hunt 116.6 3 68Field Goals/Game Jameson Vest 1.64 1 20Field Goals Pct. Jameson Vest 69.2% 5 78Tackles/Game Jaylen Coleman 8.0 14 NRSacks Orion Jones 6.0 T-6 T-67Tackles For Loss Orion Jones 11.5 T-8 NR Allen Covington 11.0 11 NRPasses Defended/Game Cheatham Norrils 1.45 5 T-16 DeJuan Rogers 1.11 8 NRInterceptions Cheatham Norrils 3 T-9 T-70Forced Fumbles Rolan Milligan 3 T-1 T-24 DeJuan Rogers 3 T-1 T-24Fumbles Recovered Trent Voss 2 T-2 T-24 DeJuan Rogers 2 T-2 T-24

TEAM RANKINGS (through Dec. 5, 2015) Category Total MAC National (127 teams)Scoring Offense 35.3 2 26Scoring Defense 21.1 1 24Total Offense 463.3 3 29Total Defense 378.8 5 51Rushing Offense 213.2 1 26Rushing Defense 115.5 2 11Passing Offense 250.1 5 41Passing Defense 263.3 12 106Passing Efficiency 129.5 6 66Passing Efficiency-Defense 121.4 3 45Kickoff Returns 21.6 4 53Kickoff Returns-Defense 19.2 6 30Punt Returns 11.3 2 33Interceptions 11 T-7 T-59Net Punting 35.6 12 105Kickoff Coverage 39.0 10 NAField Goal Percentage 69.2% 7 NASacks/Game 2.27 5 52Sacks Allowed/Game (Fewest) 0.36 1 2First Downs/Game 22.7 3 64First Downs Allowed/Game 20.5 7 363rd-Down Conversions 46.6% 3 16Opp. 3rd-Down Conversions 40.3% 9 80 4th-Down Conversions 47.6% 10 78 Opp. 4th-Down Conversions 44.4% 4 35Penalties (Fewest yards) 68.6 10 111Time of Possession 29:40 6 71Turnover Margin +0.64 3 24Red Zone Offense 83.6% 5 71Red Zone Defense 65.7% 1 3

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

Ark ISU ASU BSU KSU EMU UMass NIU CMU BG WMU TotalToledo 6 6 5 4 10 10 8 3 4 5 8 69Opponent 5 4 4 1 2 6 5 5 6 1 7 46

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)Total Big Plays 69 (41 receiving, 19 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)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) 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)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)

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2015 (5-2)Sept. 12: Toledo 16, at Arkansas 12 (SEC Network)Sept. 19: at Toledo 30, Iowa State 23 - 2OT (ESPNews)Oct. 3: Toledo 24, at Ball State 10 (American Sports Network)Nov. 3: Northern Illinois 32, at Toledo 27 (ESPN2)Nov. 10: Toledo 28, at Central Michigan 23 (ESPN2)Nov. 17: Toledo 44, at Bowling Green 28 (ESPN2) Nov. 27: Western Michigan 35, Toledo 30 (CBS Sports Network)Dec. 22: Marmot Boca Raton Bowl - Toledo vs. Temple (ESPN)

2014 (3-3)Sept. 6: Missouri 49, at Toledo 24 (ESPN)Sept. 12: at Cincinnati 58, Toledo 34 (ESPNU)Nov. 4: Toledo 30, at Kent State 20 (ESPNU)Nov. 11: at Northern Illinois 27, Toledo 24 (ESPN2)Nov. 19: at Toledo 27, Bowling Green 20 (ESPN2)Jan. 4: GoDaddy Bowl - Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 (ESPN)

2013 (2-3)Aug. 31: at Florida 24, Toledo 6 (SEC Network)Sept. 7: at Missouri 38, Toledo 23 (ESPNU)Oct. 19: at Toledo 45, Navy 44 (2OT) (ESPNews)Nov. 12: at Toledo 51, Buffalo 41 (ESPNU)Nov. 20: Northern Illnois 35, at Toledo 17 (ESPN2)

2012 (1-4)Sept. 1: at Arizona 24, Toledo 17 (OT) (ESPNU)Nov. 6: Ball State 34, at Toledo 27 (ESPN2)Nov. 14: at Northern Illinois 31, Toledo 24 (ESPN2)Nov. 20: at Toledo 35, Akron 23 (ESPN2)Dec. 15: Potato Bowl - Utah State 41, Toledo 15 (ESPN)

2011 (3-3)Sept. 10: at Ohio State 27, Toledo 22 (Big Ten Network)Sept. 16: Boise State 40, at Toledo 15 (ESPN)Nov. 1: Northern Illlinois 63, at Toledo 60 (ESPN2)Nov. 8: at Toledo 66, WMU 63 (ESPNU)Nov. 18: Toledo 44, at CMU 17 (ESPNU)Dec. 28: Military Bowl - Toledo 42, Air Force 41 (ESPN)

2010: (2-3)Sept. 3: Arizona 41, at Toledo 2 (ESPN)Sept. 25: Toledo 31, at Purdue 20 (Big Ten Network)Nov. 9: at Northern Illinois 65, Toledo 30 (ESPN2)Nov. 17: at Toledo 33, Bowling Green 14 (ESPN2)Dec. 26: LCP Bowl - FIU 34, Toledo 32 (ESPN)

2009: (1-2)Sept. 5: at Purdue 52, Toledo 31 (Big Ten Network)Sept. 11: at Toledo 54, Colorado 38 (ESPN)Nov. 11: at Central Michigan 56, Toledo 28 (ESPN2)

2008: (1-3)Sept. 20: Fresno State 55, at Toledo 54 - 2OT (ESPNU)

Oct. 11: Toledo 13, at Michigan 10 (Big Ten Network)Nov. 5: at Akron 47, Toledo 30 (ESPNU)Nov. 28: Bowling Green 38, at Toledo 10 (ESPN Classic)

2007: (0-3)Sept. 1: Purdue 52, at Toledo 24 (ESPNU)Nov. 13: at Ball State 41, Toledo 20 (ESPN2)Nov. 23: at Bowling Green 37, Toledo 10 (ESPNU)

2006: (3-3)Sept. 15: at Toledo 37, Kansas 31 - 2OT (ESPN2)Sept. 30: at Pittsburgh 45, Toledo 3 (ESPNU)Oct. 7: Central Michigan 42, at Toledo 20 (ESPNU)Nov. 7: Toledo 17, at Northern Illinois 13 (ESPN2)Nov. 14: Ball State 20, at Toledo 17 (ESPN2)Nov. 21: at Toledo 31, Bowling Green 21 (ESPN2)

2005: (3-2)Sept. 27: at Fresno State 44, Toledo 14 (ESPN2)Nov. 4: Toledo 30, at Ohio 21 (ESPN2)Nov. 16: Northern Illinois 35, at Toledo 17 (ESPN2)Nov. 22: Toledo 44, at Bowling Green 41 (2OT) (ESPN2)Dec. 21: GMAC Bowl - Toledo 45, UTEP 13 (ESPN)

2004: (4-3)Sept. 4: at Minnesota 63, Toledo 21 (ESPN2)Oct. 16: at Toledo 31, Ohio 13 (ESPN)Nov. 2: at Miami 23, Toledo 16 (ESPN2)Nov. 9: Toledo 31, at Northern Illinois 17 (ESPN2)Nov. 23: at Toledo 49, Bowling Green 41 (ESPN2)Dec. 2: MAC Championship - Toledo 35, Miami 27 (ESPN)Dec. 27: Motor City Bowl - UConn 39, Toledo 10 (ESPN)

2003: (1-2)Aug. 29: at UNLV 28, Toledo 18 (ESPN)Sept. 12: Toledo 24, at Marshall 17 (ESPN)Nov. 29: Bowling Green 31, Toledo 23 (ESPN)

2002: (0-2)Dec. 7: MAC Championship - at Marshall 49, Toledo 45 (ESPN2)Dec. 26: Motor City Bowl - Boston College 51, Toledo 25 (ESPN)

2001: (3-0)Nov. 6: at Toledo 41, Western Michigan 35 (ESPN)Nov. 30: MAC Championship - at Toledo 41, Marshall 36 (ESPN)Dec. 29: Motor City Bowl - Toledo 23 vs. Cincinnati 16 (ESPN)

2000: (2-0)Sept. 2: Toledo 24, at Penn State 6 (ESPN2)Nov. 22: at Toledo 51, Bowling Green 17 (ESPN2)

1999: (0-1)Oct. 14: at Marshall 38, Toledo 13 (ESPN)

1998: (0-1)Dec. 4: MAC Championship - at Marshall 23, Toledo 17 (ESPN2)

1997: (0-1)Dec. 5: MAC Championship - at Marshall 34, Toledo 14 (ESPN2)

1995: (1-0)Dec. 14: Las Vegas Bowl - Toledo 40 vs. Nevada 37 (OT) (ESPN)

1987: (0-1)Nov. 5: Eastern Michigan 38, at Toledo 9 (ESPN)

1984: (1-0)*Dec. 15: California Bowl - UNLV 30, Toledo 13 (ESPN) * Game later forfeited to Toledo

1981: (1-0)Dec.19: California Bowl - Toledo 27, vs. San Jose State 25 (ESPN)

Overall Record: 37-42Record on ESPN: 13-11Record on ESPN2: 14-17 Record on ESPNU: 4-9Record on ESPN Classic: 0-1 Record on ESPNews: 2-0Record on Big Ten Network: 2-2Record on SEC Network: 1-1Record on CBS Sports Network: 0-1Record on American Sports Network: 1-0

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Jason Candle was named head football coach at the Univer-sity of Toledo on Dec. 2, 2015. Candle, who pre-viously served as UT’s associate head coach/offensive coordinator, replaced Matt Campbell, who resigned 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 University of Toledo,” said UT Athletic Director Mike O’Brien. “Jason has done a terrific job in his seven years with the Rock-ets, first as our receivers coach, then as our offensive coordinator. 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 careful consideration, I came to the conclusion that he is the best person to lead this program going forward. His hiring brings us consistency as we look forward to a bowl game later this month, and also going forward as we compete for MAC championships in the years to come. Our football program is in capable hands. We are very excited for the future of Rocket Football under Jason’s guidance.” UT President Sharon L. Gaber echoed O’Brien’s enthusiasm for Candle. “Jason Candle has been a key part of the Rockets’ success during his past seven years and I’m excited for his con-tinued leadership in the years to come,” said Dr. Gaber. “His commitment to our

student-athletes’ aca-demic achievement and character development is just as strong as his experience and exper-tise on the field. Jason is a great choice to take the helm of the Rocket football program.” Candle will get his first chance to coach the Rockets at the Mar-mot Boca Raton Bowl vs. Temple on Dec. 22. “I’m very excited to have the opportunity to be the head football

coach at the University of Toledo,” 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. “I’d like to express my gratitude to President Sha-ron Gaber and to Athletic Director Mike O’Brien for this wonderful opportunity. I’d also like to thank Matt Campbell, the coaching staff, and most of all the young men that I’ve had the privilege to coach on this team and teams in the past. I certainly would not be here

if it were not for their commitment and dedication to Rocket Football. And finally, I’d like to thank my family for their love and support that helped make a day like this possible.” 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 added the title of associate head coach in 2014. Under Candle’s guidance, the Toledo offense has been prolific. This season, the Rockets are 9-2 and rank second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring

The Rocket offense ranked No. 2 in the MAC in scoring and rushing in 2015 with Candle as the offensive coor-dinator.

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

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offense (35.3) and third in total offense (463.3 yards per game). In 2014, UT led the MAC in just about every major offensive cat-egory, including scoring offense (36.6), total of-fense (490.5) and rushing offense (256.4). The 2014 season culminated with a nine-touchdown outburst in a 63-44 victory over Arkansas in the GoDaddy Bowl for the 9-4 Rockets. Six Rockets earned All-MAC recognition on of-fense in 2014, with senior center Greg Mancz snagging second-team All-America honors and the Vern Smith Leadership Award, given annually to the top player in the MAC. Sophomore running back Kareem 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 quarter-backs 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 running 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 coordina-tor 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, propelling them to a 9-4 mark and a trip to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. 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 re-ceiver in three seasons. A three-time All-MAC player, Page broke virtu-ally every UT receiving record and tied the MAC record for career recep-tions. 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. Sopho-more 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 sea-son 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 na-tional accolades of his own. In 2010, he was named one of the top recruit-ers 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 “Re-cruiter of the Year” by Scout.com in both 2011 and 2012. Toledo’s 2011 recruiting class was ranked No. 1 in the MAC by both Scout.com and Ri-vals.com.

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

Jason Candle accepts congratulations from UT Athletic Direc-tor Mike O’Brien.

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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 receiving (778) and touchdowns (9). He was a key member 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 coaching career at Mount Union in 2003 as the receivers coach. In the 2004 and 2005 seasons, he worked with Camp-bell, who was the Purple Raiders’ offensive coordina-tor 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.

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

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Jason Candle InformationAge: 36 (born Nov. 12, 1979)Hometown: Salem, OHHigh School: West BranchAlma Mater: Mount Union ‘03Family: Wife - Nicole

College Coaching Experience: 2015 Toledo - Head Coach2014-15 Toledo - Associate Head Coach/Offen-sive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2012-13 Toledo - Offensive Coordinator/ Wide Receivers2010-11 Toledo - Receivers 2009 Toledo - Slot Receivers/Tight Ends2007-08 Mount Union - Offensive Coordinator2003-06 Mount Union - Receivers

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep 9x Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi DE 6-2 250 Fr. (R) Richmond, TX-Fort Bend Bush 36 Alexander, Devin LB 6-0 225 Fr. (R) St. Louis, MO-Ritenour 86 Allen, Liam WR 6-0 178 So. Toledo, OH-St. John’s 78 Atariwa, Yazeed OL 6-4 300 Fr. (R) Sterling, VA-Dominion 70 Badford, Darius OL 6-2 320 Fr. (R) Elyria, OH-Elyria 58 Bell, Cameron OL 6-8 360 Fr. Sagamore Hills, OH-Nordonia 41 Berry, Michael TE/FB 6-3 235 Fr. Beavercreek, OH-Beavercreek 37 Blazevich, Michael DB 6-0 195 Jr. Northwood, OH-Cardinal Stritch 25 Bransford, Calvin SS 6-1 195 Fr. Dayton, OH- Stebbins 65 Carter, Ruben OL 6-4 306 Sr. Miami, FL-Jackson/Florida State 93 Childress, Nate DL 6-3 275 Fr. Rossford, OH-Rossford 98 Coeling, Chad DL 6-2 275 Fr. 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 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-University Prep 53 Collins, Chris*** DT 6-4 300 Sr. Cleveland, OH-John Hay 56 Cotterman, Chandler OL 6-4 305 Fr. Anna, OH-Anna 28 Covington, Aaron CB 5-9 175 Fr. Tampa, FL-Armwood 99 Covington, Allen*** DE 6-2 275 Sr. Tampa, FL-Armwood 8x Davis, Andrew WR 6-4 192 Fr. (R) St. Petersburg, FL-Lakewood 38 Davis, Anthony LB 6-0 190 Fr. (R) Tampa, FL-Chamberlain 92 Davis, Daniel DE 6-3 260 So. Grand Blanc, MI-Grand Blanc 90 Davis, LaMarr DL 6-1 305 Fr. Garfield Heights, OH-Benedictine 5 Dukes, Christian*** CB 5-9 185 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-Colerain 64 Ebert, Mike** OL 6-6 298 Jr. Sandusky, OH-Perkins 48 Ellis, Nick* P 5-11 170 Jr. Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 12 Ely, Phillip* QB 6-1 202 Sr. Tampa, FL-Plant / Alabama 62 Fair, Jordan OL 6-5 281 Fr. Mason, OH-William Mason 46 Fisher, Jordan TE 6-3 210 Fr. Leesburg, VA-Tuscarora 26 Frazier, Kennedy DB 6-1 185 So. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 34 Gibbs, Keenen** DE 6-3 265 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle 10x Gibson, Quentin QB 6-3 195 Fr. (R) Marrero, LA-Archbishop Shaw 6x Guadagni, Mitchell QB 6-2 200 Fr. Hudson, OH-Hudson 72 Harris, Bryce OL 6-5 285 Fr. Akron, OH-Firestone 20 Haynes, Juwan*** CB 6-0 190 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic 57 Heidecker, Brandon OL 6-6 309 Fr. Columbia Station, OH-Columbia 91 Hester, Treyvon** DT 6-4 305 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 35 High, Josh* LB 6-0 222 Jr. London, OH-London 36x Hollman, Kadar DB 6-1 185 Fr. Burlington, NJ-Burlington Township 3 Hunt, Kareem** RB 6-0 225 Jr. Willoughby, OH-South 39x Iverson, Quincy DB 5-11 180 Fr. (R) Copley, OH-Copley 14x James, Tré* DE 6-1 250 Sr. Baltimore, MD-Baltimore City College / Snow College 60 Jeppesen, Nate* OL 6-3 292 So. Portage, MI-Central 7 Johnson, Delando* DB 6-2 200 Jr. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 19 Johnson, Diontae WR 5-11 175 Fr. Ruskin, FL- Lennard 7x Johnson, Jon’Vea WR 6-0 183 Fr. (R) Gary, IN-West Side 4 Jones, Corey** WR 5-9 165 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 97 Jones, Orion*** DT 6-2 285 Sr. Tulsa, OK-Jenks 24 Jones-Moore, Damion** RB 5-7 190 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic 5x Julian, Michael* QB/P 6-5 215 So. Hilton Head Island, SC-Hilton Head Island 67 Kassem, Sami OL 6-4 320 Jr. Cincinnati, OH-Indian Hills / ASA (NY) College 45 Kulon, Adam TE/FB 6-4 250 Jr. Algonquin, IL-H.D. Jacobs 51 Lancia, Connor SS 6-0 185 Fr. Columbus, OH-Bishop Ready 29 Linch, Jack* LB 6-0 218 So. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 79 Lozar, Zach LS 6-1 218 Jr. Willoughby Hills, OH-St. Ignatius 2 Martin, Jordan** DB 6-2 205 Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD-Forestville Bishop McNamara 6x Mathis, Trevon* CB 6-0 175 So. Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 21x Mattison, Cameron DB 6-1 202 Fr. (R) Charlotte, NC-Mallard Creek 55 Maynard, Lucas DE 6-3 230 Fr. Ashville, OH-Teays Valley

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22 McKinley-Lewis, Danzel WR 5-9 173 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Seton LaSalle 59 Miles, Ramone OL 6-4 271 Fr. Toledo, OH-Central Catholic 24x Milligan, Rolan S 5-11 198 Sr. Lake Wales, FL-Lake Wales / UAB 52 Moore, Marquise* DT 6-0 300 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 87 Morant, Elijah WR 6-1 190 So. Toledo, OH-Central Catholic 40 Murdock, Chase*** LB 6-0 225 Sr. Barrington, IL-Barrington 76 Nkansah, Elijah* OL 6-6 295 So. Mason, OH-Mason 1 Norrils, Cheatham*** CB 6-0 195 Sr. Toledo, OH-St. John’s 74 Norton, Storm** OL 6-8 310 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 45x Norwood, Chris LB 6-1 230 Fr. Toledo, OH-Central Catholic 42 Olekanma, Richard LB 6-2 240 Fr. (R) Downers Grove, IL-North 61 Paddy, Carter DE 6-3 260 Fr. South Rockwood, MI-Monroe Jefferson 68 Perschon, Paul OL 6-6 310 Jr. Schaumburg, IL-Conant 73 Pfeiffer, Alex OL 6-5 292 Fr. (R) Cincinnati, OH-Anderson 95x Pollard, Doug K 6-2 180 Fr. Monroe, MI-Monroe 95 Potts, Nicholas TE 6-6 215 Fr. Hilliard, OH-Davidson 31 Quinn, Zach* LB 6-3 225 So. Aurora, OH-Aurora 7x Reese, Jalen QB 6-3 200 Fr. (R) Mansfield, OH-Mansfield 21 Remy, Marc** RB 6-0 195 Jr. North Olmsted, OH-North Olmsted 85 Rode, Josh PK 6-0 180 Jr. Delphos, OH-St. John’s 84 Richards, Darryl WR 6-3 185 So. Chagrin Falls, OH-Kenston 80 Roberts, Michael* TE 6-4 265 Jr. Cleveland, OH-Benedictine 27 Robinson, Kahlil DB 6-1 170 Fr. Charlotte, NC-Southlake Christian Academy 81 Robinson, Reid WR 6-4 200 Fr. Hudson, OH-Hudson 23 Rogers, DeJuan** DB 6-1 191 Jr. Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 88 Rogers, Zach* WR 6-2 200 Sr. Elyria, OH-Catholic 9 Russell, Alonzo*** WR 6-4 205 Sr. Washington, D.C.-H.D. Woodson/Milford (NY) Academy 49 Schafer, Andrew DB 5-11 175 Fr. Marian, IN-Marian 20x Smith, Brad RB 5-8 195 Fr. (R) Clyde, OH-Clyde 47 Spelman, Brad LS 6-1 220 So. Hilliard, OH-Bradley 10 Stepec, John** DE 6-3 260 Jr. Willoughby Hills, OH-Lake Catholic 2x Swanson, Terry* RB 5-10 202 So. Aliquippa, PA- Aliquippa 3x Swift, Connery* DB 5-11 195 Jr. Waynesboro, VA-Wilson Memorial 17 Taafe, Tyler LB 6-1 221 Fr. Hubbard, OH-Hubbard 32 Teachey, Josh CB 5-11 172 Fr. Pomfret, MD-McDonough 33 Thompkins, Art RB 5-8 175 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 25 Thompson, Cody* WR 6-1 202 So. Huron, OH-Huron 37 Vest, Jameson K 5-9 203 Fr. Peachtree City, GA-Our Lady of Mercy 43 Voss, Trent*** DE 6-3 235 Sr. East Grand Rapids, MI-East Grand Rapids 39 Vucelich, Samuel PK 5-11 185 So. Powell, OH-Olentangy Liberty 35x Vuich, Travis WR 6-4 188 Fr. Monroe, MI-St. Mary Catholic Central 53x Weber, Bill OL 6-5 305 Fr. (R) Coppell, TX-Coppell 71 Weiss, Brant OL 6-6 280 So. Sunbury, OH-Big Walnut 11x Whitfield, Marcus WR 5-11 178 Fr. (R) Massillon, OH-Washington 8 Whittaker, Chaz*** S 6-2 212 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 6 Wilcher, Kishon*** WR 5-7 180 Sr. Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 39x Wolf, Elijah TE 6-0 190 So. Morenci, MI-Morenci 30 Woodley, Ja’Wuan* LB 5-11 230 So. Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley 11 Woodside, Logan** QB 6-2 210 Jr. Frankfort, KY-Franklin County 83 Yousey, Zach** WR 6-1 190 Jr. Columbus, OH-Harvest Prep 15 Zmolik, Alex*** TE 6-5 252 Sr. Port Huron, MI-Port Huron

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep 1 Norrils, Cheatham*** CB 6-0 195 Sr. Toledo, OH-St. John’s 2 Martin, Jordan** DB 6-2 205 Jr. Upper Marlboro, MD-Forestville Bishop McNamara 2x Swanson, Terry* RB 5-10 202 So. Aliquippa, PA- Aliquippa 3 Hunt, Kareem** RB 6-0 225 Jr. Willoughby, OH-South 3x Swift, Connery* DB 5-11 195 Jr. Waynesboro, VA-Wilson Memorial 4 Jones, Corey** WR 5-9 165 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 5 Dukes, Christian*** CB 5-9 185 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-Colerain 5x Julian, Michael* QB/P 6-5 215 So. Hilton Head Island, SC-Hilton Head Island 6 Wilcher, Kishon*** WR 5-7 180 Sr. Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 6x Mathis, Trevon* CB 6-0 175 So. Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 6x Guadagni, Mitchell QB 6-2 200 Fr. Hudson, OH-Hudson 7 Johnson, Delando* DB 6-2 200 Jr. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 7x Johnson, Jon’Vea WR 6-0 183 Fr. (R) Gary, IN-West Side 7x Reese, Jalen QB 6-3 200 Fr. (R) Mansfield, OH-Mansfield 8 Whittaker, Chaz*** S 6-2 212 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 8x Davis, Andrew WR 6-4 192 Fr. (R) St. Petersburg, FL-Lakewood 9 Russell, Alonzo*** WR 6-4 205 Sr. Washington, D.C.-H.D. Woodson/Milford (NY) Academy 9x Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi DE 6-2 250 Fr. (R) Richmond, TX-Fort Bend Bush 10 Stepec, John** DE 6-3 260 Jr. Willoughby Hills, OH-Lake Catholic 10x Gibson, Quentin QB 6-3 195 Fr. (R) Marrero, LA-Archbishop Shaw 11 Woodside, Logan** QB 6-2 210 Jr. Frankfort, KY-Franklin County 11x Whitfield, Marcus WR 5-11 178 Fr. (R) Massillon, OH-Washington 12 Ely, Phillip* QB 6-1 202 Sr. Tampa, FL-Plant / Alabama 13 Cole, Cameron* CB 6-0 190 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle/Fort Scott (KS) C.C. 14x James, Tré* DE 6-1 250 Sr. Baltimore, MD-Baltimore City College / Snow College 15 Zmolik, Alex*** TE 6-5 252 Sr. Port Huron, MI-Port Huron 17 Taafe, Tyler LB 6-1 221 Fr. Hubbard, OH-Hubbard 19 Johnson, Diontae WR 5-11 175 Fr. Ruskin, FL- Lennard 20 Haynes, Juwan*** CB 6-0 190 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic 20x Smith, Brad RB 5-8 195 Fr. (R) Clyde, OH-Clyde 21 Remy, Marc** RB 6-0 195 Jr. North Olmsted, OH-North Olmsted 21x Mattison, Cameron DB 6-1 202 Fr. (R) Charlotte, NC-Mallard Creek 22 McKinley-Lewis, Danzel WR 5-9 173 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Seton LaSalle 23 Rogers, DeJuan** DB 6-1 191 Jr. Detroit, MI-Cass Tech 24 Jones-Moore, Damion** RB 5-7 190 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central Catholic 24x Milligan, Rolan S 5-11 198 Sr. Lake Wales, FL-Lake Wales / UAB 25 Thompson, Cody* WR 6-1 202 So. Huron, OH-Huron 25x Bransford, Calvin SS 6-1 195 Fr. Dayton, OH- Stebbins 26 Frazier, Kennedy DB 6-1 185 So. Baltimore, MD-Calvert Hall College 27 Robinson, Kahlil DB 6-1 170 Fr. Charlotte, NC-Southlake Christian Academy 28 Covington, Aaron CB 5-9 175 Fr. Tampa, FL-Armwood 29 Linch, Jack* LB 6-0 218 So. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 30 Woodley, Ja’Wuan* LB 5-11 230 So. Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley 31 Quinn, Zach* LB 6-3 225 So. Aurora, OH-Aurora 32 Teachey, Josh CB 5-11 172 Fr. Pomfret, MD-McDonough 33 Thompkins, Art RB 5-8 175 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Woodland Hills 34 Gibbs, Keenen** DE 6-3 265 Sr. Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle 35 High, Josh* LB 6-0 222 Jr. London, OH-London 35x Vuich, Travis WR 6-4 188 Fr. Monroe, MI-St. Mary Catholic Central 36 Alexander, Devin LB 6-0 225 Fr. (R) St. Louis, MO-Ritenour 36x Hollman, Kadar DB 6-1 185 Fr. Burlington, NJ-Burlington Township 37 Blazevich, Michael DB 6-0 195 Jr. Northwood, OH-Cardinal Stritch 37x Vest, Jameson K 5-9 203 Fr. Peachtree City, GA-Our Lady of Mercy 38 Anthony Davis LB 6-0 190 Fr. (R) Tampa, FL-Chamberlain 39 Vucelich, Samuel PK 5-11 185 So. Powell, OH-Olentangy Liberty 39x Iverson, Quincy DB 5-11 180 Fr. (R) Copley, OH-Copley 39x Wolf, Elijah TE 6-0 190 So. Morenci, MI-Morenci

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40 Murdock, Chase*** LB 6-0 225 Sr. Barrington, IL-Barrington 41 Berry, Michael TE/FB 6-3 235 Fr. Beavercreek, OH-Beavercreek 42 Olekanma, Richard LB 6-2 240 Fr. (R) Downers Grove, IL-North 43 Voss, Trent*** DE 6-3 235 Sr. East Grand Rapids, MI-East Grand Rapids 44 Coleman, Jaylen* LB 6-0 235 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-University Prep 45 Kulon, Adam TE/FB 6-4 250 Jr. Algonquin, IL-H.D. Jacobs 45x Norwood, Chris LB 6-1 230 Fr. Toledo, OH-Central Catholic 46 Fisher, Jordan TE 6-3 210 Fr. Leesburg, VA-Tuscarora 47 Spelman, Brad LS 6-1 220 So. Hilliard, OH-Bradley 48 Ellis, Nick* P 5-11 170 Jr. Pickerington, OH-Pickerington 49 Schafer, Andrew DB 5-11 175 Fr. Marian, IN-Marian 51 Lancia, Connor SS 6-0 185 Fr. Columbus, OH-Bishop Ready 52 Moore, Marquise* DT 6-0 300 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 53 Collins, Chris*** DT 6-4 300 Sr. Cleveland, OH-John Hay 53x Weber, Bill OL 6-5 305 Fr. (R) Coppell, TX-Coppell 55 Maynard, Lucas DE 6-3 230 Fr. Ashville, OH-Teays Valley 56 Cotterman, Chandler OL 6-4 305 Fr. Anna, OH-Anna 57 Heidecker, Brandon OL 6-6 309 Fr. Columbia Station, OH-Columbia 58 Bell, Cameron OL 6-8 360 Fr. Sagamore Hills, OH-Nordonia 59 Miles, Ramone OL 6-4 271 Fr. Toledo, OH-Central Catholic 60 Jeppesen, Nate* OL 6-3 292 So. Portage, MI-Central 61 Paddy, Carter DE 6-3 260 Fr. South Rockwood, MI-Monroe Jefferson 62 Fair, Jordan OL 6-5 281 Fr. Mason, OH-William Mason 64 Ebert, Mike** OL 6-6 298 Jr. Sandusky, OH-Perkins 65 Carter, Ruben OL 6-4 306 Sr. Miami, FL-Jackson/Florida State 67 Kassem, Sami OL 6-4 320 Jr. Cincinnati, OH-Indian Hills / ASA (NY) College 68 Perschon, Paul OL 6-6 310 Jr. Schaumburg, IL-Conant 70 Badford, Darius OL 6-2 320 Fr. (R) Elyria, OH-Elyria 71 Weiss, Brant OL 6-6 280 So. Sunbury, OH-Big Walnut 72 Harris, Bryce OL 6-5 285 Fr. Akron, OH-Firestone 73 Pfeiffer, Alex OL 6-5 292 Fr. (R) Cincinnati, OH-Anderson 74 Norton, Storm** OL 6-8 310 Jr. Toledo, OH-Whitmer 76 Nkansah, Elijah* OL 6-6 295 So. Mason, OH-Mason 78 Atariwa, Yazeed OL 6-4 300 Fr. (R) Sterling, VA-Dominion 79 Lozar, Zach LS 6-1 218 Jr. Willoughby Hills, OH-St. Ignatius 80 Roberts, Michael* TE 6-4 265 Jr. Cleveland, OH-Benedictine 81 Robinson, Reid WR 6-4 200 Fr. Hudson, OH-Hudson 83 Yousey, Zach** WR 6-1 190 Jr. Columbus, OH-Harvest Prep 84 Richards, Darryl WR 6-3 185 So. Chagrin Falls, OH-Kenston 85 Rode, Josh PK 6-0 180 Jr. Delphos, OH-St. John’s 86 Allen, Liam WR 6-0 178 So. Toledo, OH-St. John’s 87 Morant, Elijah WR 6-1 190 So. Toledo, OH-Central Catholic 88 Rogers, Zach* WR 6-2 200 Sr. Elyria, OH-Catholic 90 Davis, LaMarr DL 6-1 305 Fr. Garfield Heights, OH-Benedictine 91 Hester, Treyvon** DT 6-4 305 Jr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn Hills 92 Davis, Daniel DE 6-3 260 So. Grand Blanc, MI-Grand Blanc 93 Childress, Nate DL 6-3 275 Fr. Rossford, OH-Rossford 95 Potts, Nicholas TE 6-6 215 Fr. Hilliard, OH-Davidson 95x Pollard, Doug K 6-2 180 Fr. Monroe, MI-Monroe 97 Jones, Orion*** DT 6-2 285 Sr. Tulsa, OK-Jenks 98 Coeling, Chad DL 6-2 275 Fr. Centerville, OH-Centerville 99 Covington, Allen*** DE 6-2 275 Sr. Tampa, FL-Armwood

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2015Starter at center...Playing center for first time in collegiate ca-reer...Part of an offensive line that has allowed just four sacks in 382 passing attempts, the second-lowest total in the coun-try...Rocket offense leads MAC in rushing (213.2 yards/game), ranks second in scoring offense (35.3) and third in total offense (463.3)...Offensive line is one of 20 in the nation named as a semifinalist for Joe Moore Award honoring best O-line in the nation.

2011-14 AT FLORIDA STATEPlayed offensive line for three seasons for the Semi-noles, appearing in one game in 2014, 11 games in 2013 and five contests in 2012...Transferred from Flori-da State following his graduation in the spring of 2015... Entered UT as a graduate student with one year of eligibility.

HIGH SCHOOLPlayed his high school football at Jackson High School in Mi-ami...Rated the No. 29 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 42 offensive tackle nationally by Scout.com...Second-team All-Dade County pick by the Miami Herald as a se-nior and a member of the Times-Union’s Florida Super 75 team, where he was rated the No. 2 guard in the state.

PERSONALFull name is Ruben Christopher Carter...Birthdate: Dec. 1, 1992...Mother is Janet Carter...Attending graduate school at UT.

RubenCARTERCenter • 6-4 • 306 • Sr.Miami, FL • Jackson HS (Florida State)

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2015Broke his leg in the first quarter of the EMU game on Oct. 17...Out for 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 interception 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 • Jr.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)

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2015Second-team All-MAC...Second on team and 11th in MAC with 11.0 tackles for loss...41 tackles and 4.5 sacks...Five tackles, 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble vs. BGSU...Season-high six tackles vs. UMass and NIU...Five tackles vs. CMU...Career-high 4.0 TFL vs. Iowa State...Nominated for MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. ISU...1.5 TFL vs. EMU.

2014Starter in 12 of 13 games at defensive end...29 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack...Three times had four tackles in a game...Returned a fumble 67 yards for a touchdown in the GoDaddy Bowl vs. Arkansas State.

2013Appeared in all 12 games, making six starts at defensive tackle...Recorded 26 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks...Credited with five QB hurries, second-best on the team...Career-high seven tackles vs. Navy.

2012Played in six games, making one tackle.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-star recruit by Rivals.com...Honorable mention All-America selection by Sports Illustrated...93 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior for a Tampa Armwood team that won the Florida 6A state title and was ranked No. 2 in the nation...County Defensive Player of the Year...First-team all-state...Four-year starter...Played tight end as a junior, snagging six TD passes...Standout basketball player...Named to all-state basketball team as a junior...High school coach was Sean Callahan.

PERSONALFull name is Allen Marion Covington...Birthdate: July 9, 1994...Parents are Marion and Melissa Covington...Has a younger brother, Aaron, a freshman on the UT football team...Criminal justice major.

AllenCovingtonDefensive End • 6-2 • 275 • Sr.Tampa, FL • Armwood HS

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Allen Covington’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2012 6/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02013 12/2 8 18 26 5.5 0 0 0 1 52014 13/12 11 18 29 4.0 1.0 0 0 2 72015 10/10 25 16 41 11.0 4.5 1 0 2 3Totals 37/20 45 52 97 20.5 5.5 1 0 5 15

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 7 (Navy, 10-19-13)Tackles for Loss: 4.0 (Iowa State, 9-19-15)

2015 sECond-TEAm All-mAC 2015Starter in eight of 11 games...21 of his 28 tackles this season have been solo...Four pass breakups...Key pass breakup vs. BGSU...Two pass breakups vs. CMU...Five tackles vs. Arkansas and Ball State.

2014Started all 13 games at cornerback...62 tackles and team-best 10 passes broken up...Also had two interceptions...Career-high 10 tackles and three passes broken up in win over Ball State...Nine tackles and a fumble recovery vs. CMU.

2013Played in 11 games, starting three games at cornerback...Recorded 12 tackles and two pass breakups...Season-high four tackles vs. Western Michigan.

2012Appeared in all 13 games, making five starts...Recorded 35 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup...Season-high six tackles in Arizona and Northern Illinois contests...Tackle for loss vs. Northern Illinois...Broke up a pass against Coastal Carolina.

2011Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLSecond-team all-state as a senior...34 tackles and one intercep-tion...Averaged 46 yards on kickoff returns...Three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com...No. 104 cornerback in nation accord-ing to Scout.com...Played in the North-South All-Star Game and the Big 33 Classic...As a junior, had 44 tackles, three interceptions, six pass deflections and averaged 48 yards on kickoff returns...Made second-team all-state, and earned all-city and all-league honors...As a sophomore, had 48 tackles and nine pass deflec-tions...Earned honorable mention all-state honors.

PERSONALFull name is Christian Di’Aries Dukes...Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1992...Parents are Vince Pass and Colleen Dukes-Pass...Graduated with a degree in communications...Pursuing second bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.

ChrisTIAndukesCornerback • 5-9 • 185 • Sr.Cincinnati, OH • Colerain HS

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Christian Duke’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2011 DNP - Redshirt2012 13/5 27 8 35 1.0 0 0 0 1 02013 11/3 8 4 12 0 0 0 0 2 02014 13/13 47 15 62 1.0 1.0 0 2 10 02015 11/8 21 7 28 0 0 0 0 4 0TOTALS 48/29 101 34 137 2.0 1.0 0 2 17 0

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 10 (Ball State, 9-20-14)

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2015Starter at right tackle...Part of an offensive line that has allowed just four sacks in 382 passing attempts, the second-lowest to-tal in the country...Rocket offense leads MAC in rushing (213.2 yards/game), ranks second in scoring offense (35.3) and third in total offense (463.3)...Offensive line is one of 20 in the nation named as a semifinalist for Joe Moore Award honoring best O-line in the nation.

2014Played in all 13 games as a reserve on the offensive line...Returned a kickoff for 12 yards.

2013Played in all 12 games as a reserve on the offensive line.

2012Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-conference as both tight end and defensive end as a senior...12 catches for 128 yards...46 tackles, including five sacks...As a junior, made first-team all-conference as a tight end with 48 catches for 440 yards and three TDs...Second-team all-conference as a defensive end with 88 tackles and nine sacks...Three-year letterwinner in basketball, twice named first-team all-district and all-conference...Two-time conference champion and a state finalist in the shot put and discus...High school coach was Jason Ziegler.

PERSONALFull name is Michael Dean Ebert...Birthdate: Dec. 9, 1993...Par-ents are Michael and Dawn Ebert...Has two sisters, Heidi and Shannon...Mechanical engineering major.

mikeEbertOffensive Lineman • 6-6 • 298 • Jr.Sandusky, OH • Perkins HS

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2015Punter in all 11 games, averaging 38.2 yards per kick...Of his 38 punts, 14 were downed inside the 20, 12 were fair caught...Only one of his kicks went for a touchback...Just 10 of his kicks were returned for a total of 79 yards...Longest punt was 63 yards vs. Northern Illinois.

2014Punter in all 13 games, averaging 36.6 yards per kick...Of his 52 punts, 18 were downed inside the 20, 17 were fair caught...None of his kicks went for touchbacks...Just eight of his kicks were returned for a total of 59 yards...Twice had a long kick of 51 yards, vs. Kent State and Bowling Green.

2013Did not see game action.

2012Joined team as a walk-on...Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-conference kicker as a sophomore and senior....High school coach was Jay Sharrett.

PERSONALFull name is Nicholas Andrew Eliis...Birthdate: Jan. 6, 1994...Parents are Phil and Kathi El-lis...Father played football at Louisville...Has one brother, Tony...Criminal justice major.

nickEllisPunter • 5-11 • 170 • Jr.Pickerington, OH • Pickerington HS

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Nick Ellis’ Career Statistics

Year G No. Yds Avg. Long TB FC I20 Blk2012 DNP-Redshirt2013 DNP2014 13 48 1756 36.6 51 0 16 18 02015 11 38 1451 38.2 63 1 12 14 0 Totals 24 86 3207 37.3 63 1 28 32 0

CAREER GAME HIGHS Long Punt: 63 (Northern Illinois, 11-3-15)

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PhillipElyQuarterback • 6-1 • 202 • Sr.Tampa, FL • Plant HS

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2015Has completed 54.9% of his passes for 2,680 yards and 21 TDs...Passing yardage total ranks sixth among UT season leaders... Four games with at least 300 yards passing...Has been sacked only four times in 375 passing attempts...String of 255 passing attempts without a sack was snapped vs. NIU...Completed 16-of-33 passes for 280 yards and two TDs vs. WMU...Threw for 208 yards and one TD and also scored first career rushing TD in win over BGSU...Set career highs in passing yards (355), TD passes (5) and completions (26) vs. UMass...Threw three first-half inter-ceptions vs. UMass, but rallied UT back from 18 points down at halftime with five TD passes as Rockets outscored the Minute-men 41-7 in the second half to win, 51-35...322 yards and two TDs vs. CMU...Twice named MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Arkansas (Sept. 12) and Arkansas State (Sept. 26)...Four TD passes vs. EMU...327 yards passing vs. EMU was third-most in his career...Set career best in completion percent-age vs. Ball State, hitting 16-of-22 (72.7%) of his passes, two for touchdowns...Threw interceptions on his first two passes vs. the Cardinals, then hit 16 of his next 20 throws...Completed 21-of-38 passes for 237 yards, one TD and no interceptions in 16-12 vic-tory over No. 18 Arkansas...Converted eight passes on third or fourth down vs. the Razorbacks...Connected on 11-of-28 passes for 138 yards and one score vs. Iowa State...Threw for 308 yards on 25-of-52 passing vs. Arkansas State...Set then-career highs in completions and attempts vs. Red Wolves...Completed 19-of-32 passes for 205 yards and two TDs vs. Kent State...Team captain.

2014Missed most of the season following knee and shoulder injuries in the second week of the season vs. Missouri...Completed 24-of-34 passes with four TDs and no interceptions in Rocket debut vs. New Hampshire...Led Toledo to seven consecutive touch-

Phillip Ely’s Career StatisticsPassing StatisticsYear G/S Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD2011 DNP-Redshirt2012* 6/0 4 3 0 75.0 42 12013 DNP-Transfer2014 2/2 68 41 1 60.3 541 42015 11/11 375 206 10 54.9 2680 21Totals 13/13 443 247 11 55.8 3221 25* 2012 stats at Alabama. Career stats are at Toledo only.

CAREER GAME HIGHSCompletions: 26 (UMass, 10-24-15)Attempts: 52 (Arkansas State, 9-26-15)Completion Percentage: 72.7/16-22 (Ball State, 10-3-15)Passing Yards: 355 (UMass, 10-24-15)Touchdowns Passes 5 (UMass, 10-24-15)Rushing Yards: 23 (New Hampshire, 8-30-14)

downs midway through the game...Completed 17-of-34 passes for 204 yards vs. Missouri before leaving the game due to injury.

2013Sat out season after transferring from Alabama.

2012 (at Alabama)Played backup quarterback in six games, completing 3-of-4 passes for 42 yards and one touchdown...Connected on two of three attempts for 15 yards vs. Arkansas...Threw first career touchdown on a 27-yard pass, his only attempt of the game, vs. Mississippi State.

2011 (at Alabama)Redshirted during his first year with the Crimson Tide.

High SchoolU.S. Army All-American...Ranked as the No. 20 pro-style quarter-back prospect by Rivals.com and the No. 48 player in the state of Florida...No. 40 quarterback by ESPNU and the No. 41 QB by Scout.com...Ranked as the 69th player in Florida by SuperPrep Magazine...No. 107 on the Mobile Press-Register’s Super South-east 120...No. 77 on Orlando Sentinel Top 100 players in Florida...Threw for 2,731 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2010 for Plant High School while completing 64.3 percent of his passes and leading his team to the state championship game...As a junior in 2010, he led Plant to the Florida 5A State title while throwing for 1,860 yards and 20 touchdowns, earning 5A honorable mention All-State honors...Also led his team to a state championship as a sophomore in 2008...High school coach was Robert Weiner.

PersonalFull name is Phillip Edward Ely (pronounced E-lee)...Birthdate: Jan. 3, 1993...Parents are Bruce and Jan Ely...Father played foot-ball at the University of Miami...Also had an uncle who played at Miami, two uncles who played at the University of Florida and another who played at Air Force...Graduated with a degree in marketing last spring...Currently pursuing his MBA.

Phillip Ely’s Passing Statistics by Game2014Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDNew Hampshire 34 24 0 70.6 337 4Missouri 34 17 1 50.0 204 0

2015Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDat Arkansas 38 21 0 55.3 237 1Iowa State 28 11 1 39.3 138 1Arkansas State 52 25 1 48.1 308 0at Ball State 22 16 2 72.7 164 2Kent State 32 19 0 59.4 205 2Eastern Michigan 27 18 0 66.7 327 4at UMass 47 26 3 55.3 355 5Northern Illinois 33 15 2 45.5 136 1at Central Michigan 39 23 0 59.0 322 2at Bowling Green 24 16 1 66.7 208 1Western Michigan 33 16 0 48.5 280 2Stats at Toledo only

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2015Played in 11 games, starting one...16 tackles, 2.0 sacks...Twice had three tackles in a game, vs. Arkansas and Kent State.

2014Played first full season as a Rocket after battling through injuries in his first three years...Played in 13 games at defensive tackle, starting one...13 tackles and 2.5 sacks...Credited with sacks in each of UT’s final two games.

2013Played in three games...Participation limited due to injuries.

2012Did not see game action due to injuries.

2011Sat out season as a redshirt...Enrolled in January...Grayshirt who originally signed with the Rockets in 2010.

HIGH SCHOOLFirst-team all-league and second-team all-district selection as a senior...Made first-team all-league as a junior...Ranked No. 176 de-fensive end in nation by ESPN.com...Listed as a “Top 10” defensive line prospect in Ohio by McCallister Scouting Report...70 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks as a senior...75 tackles, 10 TFL and five sacks as a junior...Starter on basketball team...Competed in the shot put and discus...High school coach was Tom Grippa.

PERSONALFull name is Keenen Patrick Gibbs...Birthdate: Oct. 28, 1991...Father is Patrick Gibbs and mother is Vicky Goodson...Major is communciation.

KeenenGibbsDefensive Lineman • 6-3 • 265 • Sr.Cincinnati, OH • LaSalle HS

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Keenen Gibbs’ Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2011 DNP-Redshirt2012 DNP-Iinjured2013 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02014 13/1 6 8 14 2.5 2.5 0 0 0 12015 10/1 9 7 16 2.0 2.0 1 0 1 1TOTALS 26/2 15 15 30 4.5 4.5 1 0 1 2

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 3 (Three times, last vs. Kent State, 10-10-15))

201530 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, three QB hurries...Season-high five tackles vs. BGSU...Four tackles, 2.5 TFL and a sack vs. Arkansas State...Forced fumble on the 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...45 tackles, 7.0 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.

2012Sat out season as a redshirt.

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 • 6-4 • 305 • Jr.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 11/11 16 14 30 6.0 2.5 1 0 0 3TOTALS 36/31 54 63 118 23.0 8.0 3 1 2 14

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

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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 and two touchdowns on 20 carries vs. New Hampshire...Caught nine passes on the season for 39 yards.

KareemHuntRunning Back • 5-11 • 225 • Jr.Willoughby, OH • South HS

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2015 doAK wAlKER AwARd CAndIdATE 2015 mAxwEll AwARd CAndIdATE

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 84 yards to pass Trinity Dawson (3,474 from 2002-05) for fourth place...Career rushing average of 6.7 yards per carry ranks first all-time at UT.

2015Named second-All-MAC...Leads team with 894 yards rushing...MAC leader and 21st in country with 111.8 yards per game...Rushed for 100+ yards in each of last four 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...45 yards and one TD in nine carries vs. EMU...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...Eight receptions for 39 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 Toledo history...Led MAC and was third in nation with 163.1 yards per game...Led league and ranked second nationally with 7.96

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 8/7 163 894 5.5 10 41-TwiceTotals 30/20 505 3391 6.7 32 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)

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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 28

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.

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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) ....... 3,3915. 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) ......... 6.712. 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. Roland Moss (1966-68) ............................... 32 Kareem Hunt (2013-present) .............325. Emerson Cole (1947-49) .............................. 31

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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2015Played in all 11 games, starting one...23 tackles and two pass breakups...Career-high 11 tackles vs. EMU in a starting role.

2014Played in all 13 games...Totaled 22 tackles...Also had one TFL, one forced fumble and one interception...Ca-reer-high six tackles vs. Ball State.

2013Played in four games...Totaled four tackles.

HIGH SCHOOLFour-star recruit by 24/7 Sports...Three-star re-cruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com...Rivals listed him as the No. 47 athlete in the nation, while Scout ranked him as the No. 34 safety...Played safety and wide receiver in high school...Led his school to three straight MIAA Class A state championship games...Earned first-team all-metro and first-team all-confer-ence honors in both his junior and senior seasons...As a senior, had 90 tackles and four interceptions, as well as 20 receptions and two TDs on offense...Played in the Chesapeake Bowl and Crab Bowl...Member of Team USA in the USA International Bowl Game in Austin, TX on Feb. 5, 2013...Joins teammate Kennedy Frazier in the Rockets’ 2013 recruiting class...High school coach was Donald Davis.

PERSONALFull name is Delando Johnson, Jr...Birthdate: Jan. 30, 1995...Par-ents are Donald and Andrea Moore...Has one brother, Dylan, and two sisters, Summer and Khloe...Communication major.

delandoJohnsonSafety • 6-2 • 200 • Jr.Baltimore, MD • Calvert Hall College HS

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Delando Johnson’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2013 4/0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 02014 13/0 14 8 22 1.0 0 1 1 0 02015 11/1 13 10 23 0 0 0 0 2 0TOTALS 28/1 30 19 49 1.0 0 1 1 2 0

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 11 (Eastern Michigan, 10-17-15)

201512 receptions for 209 yards and three TDs...Returned 30 kickoffs for an average of 22.7 yards per return.

HIGH SCHOOLPlayed wide receiver and quarterback in his prep career...Caught 35 passes for 1,017 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior wide receiver...Also scored touchdowns by kickoff returns (3), punt returns (2) and interception returns (1)...Threw for 988 receiv-ing yards and seven TDs as a junior QB...Also ran for 121 yards...Threw for 430 yards and three TDs as a sophomore...Made the honor roll as a senior...High school coach was Keith Chattin.

PERSONALFull name is Diontae Lamarcus Johnson...Birthdate: July 5, 1996...Father is Leo Johnson, mother is Felicia Boyer...Undecided on major.

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Diontae Johnson’s Career StatisticsReceiving StatsYear G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP2015 10/0 12 209 17.4 3 36-CMUTotals 10/0 12 209 17.4 3 36-CMU

Kickoff Return StatsYear G/S No. Yds. Avg. TD LP2015 10 30 680 22.7 0 42-KSUTotals 10 30 680 22.7 0 42-KSU

CAREER GAME HIGHSReceptions: 3 (Central Michigan, 11-10-15)Receiving Yards: 63 (Central Michigan, 11-10-15)Touchdown Receptions: 1 (three times)

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2015Named first-team All-MAC as a punt returner...Leads MAC with 10.5 yards per punt return...Leads team with 52 receptions...Four receptions vs. BGSU...Eight catches for 88 yards and one TD vs. UMass...Seven catches for 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 • 5-8 • 165 • Jr.Pittsburgh, PA • Penn Hills HS

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2015 fIRsT-TEAm All-mAC2014 sECond-TEAm All-mAC

Jon’Vea Johnson’s Career StatisticsYear G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP2014 DNP-Redshirt2015 11/1 8 101 9.2 0 18-CMUTotals 11/1 8 101 9.2 0 18-CMU

CAREER GAME HIGHSReceptions: 2 (Three times, last vs. CMU, 11-10-15)Receiving Yards: 27 (Twice, last vs. CMU, 11-10-15)

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 11/10 52 535 10.3 4 55-EMUTotals 34/23 120 1377 11.5 9 69-NIU

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

2015Played in 11 games, starting one...Eight receptions for 101 yards...Had two receptions each vs. Arkansas, Ball State and Central Michigan.

2014Sat out season as redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLCaught 73 passes for 1,428 yards and 23 touchdowns as a se-nior...Earned first-team all-state honors and was named one of the top 22 players in the state by Indiana Preps...Scout.com ranked him as a three-star recruits, while 24/7 Sports ranked him as a three-star recruit and the No. 11 player in the state...47 passes for 1,054 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior, earning first-team all-area accolades...Also played basketball and was a two-time all-state sprinter in track, finishing third in the 100 meters at the 2013 state finals...High school coach was Jason Johnson.

PERSONALFull name is Jon’Vea J’Qyay Johnson...Birthdate: Dec. 23, 1995...Parents are Jason Johnson and Eula Veasy...Father was a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints from 1988-91...Major is interdisciplinary studies.

Jon’VeaJohnsonWide Receiver • 5-11 • 183 • Fr. (R)Gary, IN • West Side HS

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2015Named first-team All-MAC...Leads team and is tied for sixth in the MAC in sacks (6.0)...Team leader and tied for eighth in MAC in TFL (11.5)...Also has 44 tackles...Career-high seven tackles vs. NIU...Named MAC West co-Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in 37-7 win over Arkansas State...Career-high 3.0 sacks vs. Red Wolves...Five tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Arkansas...Seven tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1.5 TFL vs. Iowa State...Six tackles and 2.0 TFL vs. EMU.

2014Second-team All-MAC selection...33 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks...Had at least one TFL in nine games...Career-best six tackles vs. Iowa State.

2013Played in 10 games, starting seven...Totaled 19 tackles...Season-high four tackles vs. Missouri.

2012Played in nine games, making six tackles...Season-high three tackles vs. Coastal Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-star recruit and No. 74 defensive tackle in nation by Scout.com...24/7 Sports listed Jones as three-star recruit, No. 2 defensive tackle and No. 12 overall player from Oklahoma...68 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a senior...First-team all-state acco-lades from the Tulsa World...District 6A-3’s Defensive Player of the Year...As a junior, had 80 tackles and 12 sacks...Earned honorable mention all-state, first-team all-district and first-team all-metro honors...High school coach was Allan Trimble.

PERSONALFull name is Orion Jones...Birthdate: Aug. 4, 1994...Parents are Craig Colbert and Trammell Jones...Business major.

orionJonesDefensive Tackle • 6-2 • 285 • Sr.Tulsa, OK • Jenks HS

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Orion Jones’ Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2012 9/0 1 5 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 02013 10/7 6 13 19 2.0 0 0 0 0 02014 13/13 15 18 33 10.0 6.0 0 0 0 22015 11/11 19 25 44 11.5 6.0 0 0 0 1TOTALS 43/31 41 61 102 24.5 12.0 0 0 0 3

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 7 (Northern Illinois, 11-3-15)Tackles for Loss: 3.0 (Arkansas State, 9-26-15)Sacks: 3.0 (Arkansas State, 9-26-15)

2015 fIRsT-TEAm All-mAC 2014 sECond-TEAm All-mAC

2015Third on team with 404 yards rushing and five rushing TDs...82 yards and one TD vs. EMU...Sat out Kent State game due to foot injury...Started vs. Ball State, rushing for 85 yards and one TD...Started vs. Arkansas State, rushing for 64 yards and one TD...Rushed 27 yards on six carries vs. Iowa State...10-yard TD run in second overtime was the game-winner vs. Cyclones...Rushed for 68 yards and one TD on 11 attempts vs. Arkansas.

2014Played in 12 games, starting one...Third on team with 460 yards rush-ing on 80 carries...Rushed for six TDs and caught nine passes for 70 yards...Career-high 103 yards on 15 carries in GoDaddy Bowl...Named Offensive MVP in that game...70 yards rushing in the season opener vs. New Hampshire...Starter vs. CMU on Sept. 27.

2013Played in 10 games...Third on team with 267 rushing yards...Season-high 67 yards vs. EMU...Scored five touchdowns...Led team with 7.2 yards per carry.

2012Sat out season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL4,817 rushing yards and 72 touchdowns in high school career...1,632 yards and 32 touchdowns as a senior...WPIAL AAAA first-team all-conference and first-team all-state...As a senior, was a PIAA Mercury Award finalist, presented annually to the region’s top high school foot-ball player...SCS Sports World Player of the Year and the Rivalry Series MVP...As a junior, rushed for 1,074 yards and 16 TDs...SCS Sports World Offensive MVP...WTAE-TV Playbook Athlete of the Week...WPIAL AAAA first-team all-conference...WPIAL AAAA first-team all-conference team as a sophomore...Honorable mention as a freshman...Mercury Award finalist as a sophomore when he rushed for 1,359 yards and 15 TDs...Scout.com ranked him as the No. 61 running back in the country.

PERSONALFull name is Damion Joseph Jones-Moore...Birthdate: Nov. 10, 1993...Parents are Joseph Moore and Charlene Jones...Has three brothers, Jason, Marcus and Elijah...Major is interdisciplinary studies.

damionJones-mooreRunning Back • 5-7 • 190 • Jr.Pittsburgh, PA • Central Catholic HS

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Damion Jones-Moore’s Career StatisticsYear G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP 2013 10/0 37 267 7.2 5 53-UB2014 12/1 80 460 5.8 6 42-UNH2015 9/2 80 404 5.1 5 40-EMUTOTALS 31/3 197 1131 5.8 16 53-UB

CAREER GAME HIGHS Rushing Yards: 103 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)Rushing Attempts: 15 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)

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2015Played in 10 games, making 16 tackles...Had four tackles vs. Kent State and UMass...One of the team’s top special teams players.

2014Played in 10 games, making four tackles.

2013Sat out season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLRacked up 179 tackles and earned first-team all-state honors...High school team was state runner-up as a senior...District de-fensive player of the year and the league defensive player of the year...First-team all-district, all-region and all-league honors...As a junior, had 140 tackles and earned second-team all-district, all-region and all-league honors...Played baseball, earning first-team all-district and all-league honors as a junior...High school coach was Jerry Bell.

PERSONALFull name is Jack Francis Linch...Birthdate: Aug. 7, 1995...Parents are Jay and Julie Linch...Has one sister, Molly...Criminal justice major.

JacklinchLinebacker • 6-0 • 218 • So. Toledo, OH • Whitmer HS

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Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2013 DNP-Redshirt2014 11/0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 02015 10/0 12 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTALS 21/0 14 6 20 0 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 4 (Twice, last vs. UMass, 10-24-15)

2015Played in 10 games, starting three...Started vs. Northern Illinois, Central Michigan and Bowling Green...Career-high eight tackles vs. BGSU...Recorded interception vs. Northern Illinois.

2014Played in all 13 games as a true freshman, starting two....23 tackles and one interception...At least one tackle in 11 games...Had season-high four tackles vs. New Hampshire and Cincinnati.

HIGH SCHOOLWas a first-team all-conference and second-team all-state se-lection at cornerback as a senior...A “Fab 22” pick by the Pitts-burgh Post-Gazette...Had 62 tackles and three interceptions... As a junior, had three interceptions and earned second-team all-conference honors...High school coach was George Novac.

PERSONALFull name is Trevon Mathis...Birthdate: Sept. 12, 1995...Mother is Chiron Mathis...Has four older brothers...Major is interdisciplin-ary studies.

TrEvonmathisCornerback • 5-11 • 170 • So.Pittsburgh, PA • Woodland Hills HS

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Trevon Mathis’ Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2014 13/2 16 7 23 0 0 0 1/13 6 02015 10/3 17 2 19 1 0 0 1/0 6 0TOTALS 23/5 33 9 42 1 0 0 2/13 12 0

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 8 (Bowling Green, 11-17-15)

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2015Leads team with 78 tackles...Has had at least four tackles in every game...Eight tackles, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups vs. BGSU...Season-high 11 tackles vs. NIU...Nine tackles and 2.5 TFL vs. UMass...10 tackles vs. Iowa State...Scooped up a blocked field goal and ran 45 yards for first collegiate TD vs. EMU.

2014Played in 13 games, starting one vs. CMU...27 tackles, 1.5 TFL...Three times had four tackles in a game.

2013Second on team with 109 tackles...Ranked second in the MAC with 9.9 tackles per game...Also had 9.0 TFL...Had at least nine tackles in a game eight times...Career-high 16 tackles with 1.0 TFL, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups vs. Buffalo...15 tackles vs. NIU...15 tackles and two QB hurries vs. Navy...Nine tackles and fumble recovery vs. BSU...Tallied 12 tackles vs. CMU...Also had 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, an interception and forced a fumble vs. the Chip-pewas...Did not play vs. Eastern Washington due to injury...12 tackles vs. Missouri...Nine stops vs. Florida in the season opener.

2012Played in 12 games, making 11 tackles...Season-high three tackles vs. Akron.

HIGH SCHOOLSecond-team all-state honors as a senior...58 tackles, seven tack-les for loss and three sacks...First-team all-area and all-conference as a running back...Rushed for 1,574 yards and 20 touchdowns...As a junior made first-team all-area as a running back...1,068 yards and 12 TDs in seven games...Rushed for 1,025 yards as a sophomore...High school coach was Joe Sanchez.

PERSONALFull name is Theodore Chase Murdock...Birthdate: Jan. 29, 1994...Parents are Lance and Lynda Murdock...Has two older sisters, McKelle and Campbell...Father played football at Duke...Major is interdisciplinary studies.

ChasemurdockLinebacker • 6-0 • 225 • Sr.Barrington, IL • Barrington HS

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Chase Murdock’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2012 12/0 7 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 02013 11/11 49 60 109 9.0 4.0 1 1/11 2 32014 13/1 19 8 27 1.5 1.0 0 0 0 02015 11/10 45 33 78 7.5 0 2 0 3 2TOTALS 46/21 120 105 205 18.0 5.0 3 1/11 5 5

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 16 (Buffalo, 11-12-13)Tackles For Loss: 3.0 (Central Michigan, 9-21-13)

201539 tackles, 4.0 TFL...Leads MAC with three forced fumbles... Tied for second on team with two interceptions...Led team with nine tackles vs. WMU...Forced fumble and a pass breakup off the bench vs. BGSU...Career-high 10 tackles vs. UMass...Scored on 36-yard interception return vs. Arkansas State...Missed game vs. CMU due to injury.

2014 AT UABPlayed one season at UAB, starting eight games in 2014...Team’s No. 2 tackler with 54...Four tackles for loss, two sacks and broke up six passes...Transferred to UT from UAB after the school announced it was dropping its football pro-gram.

JUNIOR COLLEGEPlayed one season of junior college at Reedley (CA) Col-lege in 2013...Totaled 44 tackles, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Lakes Wales High School in Lake City, FL...Earned 5A all-state honorable mention honors as a quarterback in his senior year...High school coach was Rod Shafer.

PERSONALFull name is Rolan Lenard Milligan...Birthdate: Aug. 16, 1994...Parents are Earnest and Faye Hamilton...Has two brothers and five sisters...Marketing major.

RolanmilliganSafety • 5-11 • 198 • Sr.Lake Wales, FL - Lake Wales HS (UAB)

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Rolan Milligan’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2014* 12/8 37 17 54 4.0 2.0 0 0 6 22015 10/7 27 12 39 4.0 0 3 2 1 1TOTALS 10/7 27 12 39 4.0 0 3 2 1 1

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 10 (UMass, 10-24-15)

*2014 stats at UAB

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2015Having best season as a collegian after not playing football for a full 12 months due to illness...Named first-team All-MAC...Third on team with 60 tackles ...Leads team and tied for ninth in MAC with three interceptions...Leads team and sixth in MAC with 13 pass breakups...Two interceptions in 44-28 win over Bowling Green on Nov. 17...First set up UT’s first TD, second sealed with win with under two minutes to play...Picked off pass in final seconds to secure 28-23 win at CMU on Nov. 10...Also had two breakups vs. Chippewas...Named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week for his perfomance in 16-12 victory over No. 18 Arkansas on Sept. 12....Eight tackles and three pass breakups vs. Arkansas, including two breakups on game’s final drive...Nine tackles, one TFL, one pass breakup vs. Iowa State...Team captain.

CheathamnorrilsCornerback • 6-0 • 195 • Sr.Toledo, OH • St. John’s Jesuit HS

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Cheatham Norrils’ Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2011 9/0 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 02012 13/12 49 25 74 1.5 0 0 2 5 02013 12/12 32 20 52 1.5 0 2 1 2 02014 DNP-Illness2015 11/11 42 18 60 3.5 0 0 3 13 1TOTALS 45/35 126 67 193 6.5 0 2 6 20 1

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 10 (Ball State, 11-16-12)Pass Breakups: 3 (Arkansas, 9-12-15)

2014Missed the entire season due to illness.

2013Started all 12 games...Fifth on team with 52 tackles... Season-high seven tackles vs. CMU...Six tackles vs. Buffalo...Only interception of the season came vs. EMU...Five tackles vs. Florida and again vs. Missouri...Forced a fumble on a sack and also recovered it vs. Gators.

2012Started 12 of 13 games...Third-team All-MAC selection...Third on team with 74 tackles... Two interceptions and five pass breakups...Career-best 10 tackles with an interception and pass break-up vs. Ball State...Eight tackles vs. Coastal Carolina...MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. BGSU on Sept. 15...Seven tackles plus an interception vs. Fal-cons...Academic All-America nominee with 3.416 GPA.

2011Appeared in nine games, recording sev-en tackles...Season-best three tackles vs. Ball State...Two tackles vs. Miami.

HIGH SCHOOLNamed Toledo Blade “Player of the Year” in Northwest Ohio as a senior, as well as the district “Player of the Year”...Caught 58 passes for 1,061 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior...Eight interceptions, returning three for scores...Earned first-team all-state honors as a receiver, and first-team all-city as a receiver and defensive back...17 interceptions for his career... Four-year starting point guard on basketball team.

PERSONALFull name is Eddie Cheatham Norrils...Birthdate: July 26, 1993...Parents are Eddie and Willa Norrils...Mother is a Toledo police officer and father is a probation officer...Father played basketball and mother played volleyball at Defiance...Graduated with a degree in criminal justice...Studying recreation & leisure studies in graduate school.

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2015Named first-team All-MAC at left tackle...Leader of an offensive line that has allowed just four sacks in 382 passing attempts, the second-lowest total in the country...Rocket offense leads MAC in rushing (213.2 yards/game), ranks second in scoring offense (35.3) and third in total offense (463.3)...Offensive line is 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 nation’s top down lineman or linebacker.

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.

2012Sat out season as a redshirt.

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 • 310 • Jr.Toledo, OH • Whitmer HS

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2015Starter at right tackle...Part of an offensive line that has allowed just four sacks in 382 passing attempts this season, second-best mark in the country...Rocket offense leads MAC in rushing (213.2 yards/game), ranks second in scoring offense (35.3) and third in total offense (463.3)...Offensive line is one of 20 in the nation to be named semifinalist for Joe Moore Award honoring best O-line in the nation.

2014Played in six games as a reserve offensive lineman.

2013Sat out season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLEarned first-team all-league and second-team all-district hon-ors as a senior...Chosen to the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Top 50 watch list...Selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game...High school coach was Brian Castner.

PERSONALFull name is Elijah Osei Nkansah...Last name pronounced en-KAN-suh...Birthdate: Dec. 28, 1994...Mother is Amy Mason...Mother played college volleyball...Has two brothers, Isaiah and Roman...Major is interdisciplinary studies.

ElijahnkansahOffensive Line • 6-6 • 295 • So.Mason, OH • Mason HS

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2015Starter at left guard...Part of an offensive line that has allowed just four sacks in 382 passing attempts this season, second-best mark in the country...Rocket offense leads MAC in rushing (213.2 yards/game), ranks second in scoring offense (35.3) and third in total offense (463.3)...Offensive line is one of 20 in the nation to be named semifinalist for Joe Moore Award honoring best O-line in the nation.

2014Played in one game as a reserve lineman.

2013Played in one game as a reserve lineman.

2012Sat out season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLAll-conference and all-area honors as a senior...Shot putter in track & field...High school coach was John Powers.

PERSONALFull name is Paul William Perschon...Birthdate: June 15, 1994...Parents are George and Debbie Perschon...Has an older sister, Kristin...Criminal justice major.

PaulPerschonOffensive Lineman • 6-6 • 310 • Jr.Schaumburg, IL • Conant HS

68 marcRemyRunning Back • 6-0 • 195 • Jr.North Olmsted, OH • North Olmsted HS

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2015Played in nine games, rushing for 171 yards...Starter in season opener vs. Arkansas...Season-high 56 yards vs. Ball State, includ-ing career-best 41-yard run...Has caught nine passes for 42 yards.

2014Played in all 13 games, starting one vs. WMU...Fourth on team with 219 yards...Season-high 80 yards rushing vs. Cincinnati...Had a 22-yard run vs. the Bearcats...Caught six passes for 46 yards.

2013Played in four games...Fourth on team with 196 yards...First career 100-yard rushing game with 103 yards on 16 carries and one TD vs. Akron...Rushed for 58 yards and one touchdown vs. EMU.

2012Sat out season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLOver 2,000 all-purpose yards and 17 TDs as a senior...1,500 all-purpose yards and 15 TDs as a junior...All-state, all-district, all-region and all-conference honors both years...Team MVP both seasons...As a sophomore, rushed for 750 yards...High school coach was Mike Ptacek.

PERSONALFull name is Marc Ernst Remy...Birthdate: Dec. 31, 1993...Parents are Marc and Alexandria Remy...Has two younger sisters, Des-tiny and Ava...Marketing major.

Marc Remy’s Career StatisticsYear G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP 2012 DNP-Redshirt2013 4/0 38 196 5.2 2 22-EMU2014 12/0 42 219 5.2 0 22-Cinc.2015 9/1 29 171 5.9 0 41-BSUTOTALS 25/1 109 586 5.4 2 41-BSUCAREER GAME HIGHS Rushing Yards: 103 (Akron , 11-29-13)

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2015Named third-team All-MAC...Second on team in tackles (61) and pass breakups (9)...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, racking 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 zonevs. the Razorbacks...First Toledo player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors, and first hon-oree 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 career-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 • 6-1 • 191 • Jr.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 9/9 39 22 61 1.0 0 3 1 9 0TOTALS 34/20 95 56 151 4.5 1.0 3 1 11 0

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

2015 THIRd-TEAm All-mAC 2015Played in 11 games at tight end, starting one...Led Rocket tight ends with 18 receptions and 188 yards receiving...Career-high four catches vs. EMU...Caught TD passes vs. Ball State, EMU, UMass and CMU.

2014Played in nine games, making four receptions with two TDs...Two catches and a TD vs. UMass and EMU.

2013Played in three games as tight end...No receptions.

HIGH SCHOOLEarned first-team all-league honors in his junior and senior seasons...Caught 51 passes as a senior...High school coach was Ben Malbasa.

PERSONALFull name is Michael Lo-renzo Roberts...Birthdate: May 7, 1994...Mother is Ma-ria Young...Has one brother, Freeman...Criminal justice major.

michaelRobertsTight End • 6-4 • 265 • Jr.Cleveland, OH • Benedictine HS

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Michael Roberts’ Career StatisticsYear G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP2013 3/0 0 0 0 0 NA2014 9/0 4 65 16.2 2 36-UMass2015 11/1 18 188 10.4 4 20-WMUTOTALS 23/1 22 253 11.5 6 36-UMass

CAREER GAME HIGHS Receiving Yards: 50 (UMass, 10-25-14)Receptions: 4 (EMU, 10-17-15)

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CareerFour-time All-MAC selection...Only third Rocket ever to make All-MAC four times...The others were OL Nick Kaczur (2001-04) and safety Barry Church (2006-09)...Only third Rocket to pass 3,000 yards in career receiving yards (3,044)...Trails only Eric Page (3,446 from 2009-11) and Stephen Williams (3,102 from 2006-09 )...Second all-time in career touchdown catches (24), just one behind Lance Moore (25 from 2001-04) and Eric Page (25 from 2009-11)...Fifth in career receptions at Toledo (199)...Would need 18 catches to pass Steve Odom (216 from 2003-06) for No. 4...Has caught at least one pass in every game in his career (49 straight), which ranks second in the country among active receivers and tied with Odom for the UT record...Has started in every game in his career.

2015Named second-team All-MAC...Tied for second on team with 33 receptions...Fifth in MAC in yards per reception (17.8)...Has at least one reception for 20+ yards in nine games of 11 games...Leads team with five TD receptions...Three receptions for 74 yards vs. BGSU on Nov. 17...Four catches for 86 yards vs. CMU, including season-high 51-yarder...Two catches vs. NIU, including 11-yard TD grab...Three receptions for 43 yards vs. EMU...Caught one pass for 32 yards vs. Arkansas...Two receptions vs. Iowa State, including a 29-yarder and a three-yard TD catch...Five catches for 60 yards vs. Arkansas State...Four grabs vs. Kent State...Will not play in first half of bowl game due to second-half ejection for targeting in second half of WMU game...On official preseason Watch List for Biletnikoff Award as nation’s leading receiver.

2014Made third-team All-MAC for the third consecutive season...51 receptions, 770 receiving yards and eight touchdown receptions..Had at least two catches in every game...Caught game-winning

AlonzoRussellWide Receiver • 6-4 • 205 • Sr.Washington, DC • H.D. Woodson HS • Milford (NY) Academy

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22-yard TD in 20-19 overtime win at WMU on Oct. 4...Set season highs in receptions (7) and receiving yards (120), and tied season best in TD receptions (2) vs. CMU...First TD catch vs. CMU was a remarkable one-hand snatch...Five catches including two TDs vs. Cincinnati.

2013Third-team All-MAC selection...Second on team with 59 recep-tions, 728 receiving yards and six TD catches...10th in MAC in re-ceptions per game (4.9)...Caught at least five passes in six games...Caught five passes for 100 yards vs. NIU, including season-long 45-yard TD catch...Caught eight passes and two TDs vs. Bowling Green, including game-winner from 11 yards out with 1:22 to play...Other TD vs. BGSU was a one-hand grab in the second quarter...Tied career best with nine receptions to go with a season-high 147 yards and a TD vs. BSU...Grabbed one-handed three-yard TD catch vs. CMU on Sept. 21 that earned him ESPN’s “Play of the Day”...Seven catches for 101 yards and one TD vs. Missouri...Was on official watch list for Biletnikoff Award.

2012Third-team All-MAC pick...Second on team with 56 receptions...Second on team and eighth in MAC with 960 receiving yards...Second in MAC with 17.1 yards per catch...Has at least one recep-tion in every game...Career-best nine receptions for 139 yards and 2 TDs vs. Akron...Had a 59-yard TD reception at Arizona and a 60-yarder at EMU...Season-best 66-yard TD grab vs. BGSU...Also caught a 34-yarder vs. the Falcons and a 32-yarder vs. Coastal Carolina.

2011Sat out the season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com....Rated as the No. 12 prep school player in the nation by Rivals...Attended Milford Academy in New York...Caught 52 passes for 1,153 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior at Woodson High School in Washington, DC...Four TDs on kickoff and punt returns, and three more scores on seven interceptions...First-team All-Metro DC selection.

PERSONALFull name is Alonzo Jermey Russell...Birthdate: Sept. 29, 1992....Major is interdisciplinary studies.

Alonzo Russell’s Career StatisticsYear G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP2011 DNP-Redshirt2012 13/13 56 960 17.1 5 66-BGSU2013 12/12 59 728 12.3 6 45-NIU2014 13/13 51 770 15.1 8 59-EMU2015 11/11 33 586 17.8 5 51-CMUTotals 49/49 199 3044 15.3 24 66-BGSU

Career Game HighsReceptions: 9 (Twice, last vs. BSU, 9-28-13)Receiving Yards: 152 (BGSU, 9-15-12)Touchdowns: 2 (Four times, last vs. CMU, 9-27-14)

Current NCAA Reception StreaksPlayer No. 1. D.J. Foster, Arizona State 522. Alonzo Russell, Toledo 493. Tajae Sharpe, UMass 474. Dom Williams, Washington St. 435. Jaydon Mickens, Washington 416. Bryce Treggs, California 38 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati 38 Nelson Spruce, Colorado 389. Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh 37 Rashard Higgins, Colorado State 37Streak through 12-5-15

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ALONZO RUSSELL IN THE TOLEdO RECORd BOOK

Receptions1. Eric Page (2009-11) ......................................3062. Stephen Williams (2006-09) ......................2293. Lance Moore (2001-04) ..............................2224. Steve Odom (2003-06) ...............................2165. Alonzo Russell (2012-present) .........1996. Bernard Reedy (2010-13) ...........................1956. Dontà Greene (1999-2002) .......................1888. Nick Moore (2005-08) .................................1829. Mel Long (1997-2000) .................................17510. Don Fair (1969-71) ......................................171

Receiving Yards1. Eric Page (2009-11) ..................................3,4462. Stephen Williams (2006-09) ..................3,102 3. Alonzo Russell (2012-present) ......3,0444. Lance Moore (2001-04) ..........................2,7765. Bernard Reedy (2010-2013) ..................2,7436. Steve Odom (2003-06) ...........................2,6317. Don Fair (1969-71) ..................................2,1918. Mel Long (1997-2000) .............................2,1889. Nick Moore (2005-08) .............................2,04510. Donta` Greene (1999-2002) ..................1,979

Touchdown Receptions1. Lance Moore (2001-04) ................................25 Eric Page (2009-11) ........................................253. Alonzo Russell (2012-present) ...........244. Bernard Reedy (2010-13) .............................235. Mel Long, Jr. (1997-2000).............................21 Stephen Williams (2006-09) ........................21 7. Steve Odom (2003-06) .................................198. Andrew Clarke (2001-05) .............................189. Don Seymour (1972-74) ..............................17 Carl Ford (1999-2002) ...................................17

Yards Per Reception Average(minimum 50 receptions)1. Butch Hunyadi (1978-81) ..........................20.22. Scott Resseguie (1973-76) ........................17.33. Capus Robinson (1980-83) .......................17.04. Al Baker (1969-71) .......................................16.65. Don Seymour (1972-74) ............................16.16. Romauldo Brown (1988-90) ....................16.07. Eric Hutchinson (1984-87) ........................15.58. Randy Whately (1973-74) .........................15.49. Alonzo Russell (2012-present) ........15.310. Tom Boyd (1991-94) ...................................14.0

Consecutive Games With a Reception1. Steve Odom (2003-06) .................................49 Alonzo Russell (2012-present) ...........493. Mel Long (1997-2000) ...................................464. Eric Page (2009-11) ........................................38 Bernard Reedy (2010-13) .............................38

CAREER RECEIVINGReceiving Yards1. Lance Moore (2003) .................................1,1942. Lance Moore (2004) .................................1,1893. Eric Page (2011).........................................1,1824. Stephen Williams (2007) ........................1,1695. Eric Page (2009).........................................1,1596. Bernard Reedy (2012) .............................1,1137. Eric Page (2010).........................................1,1058. Stephen Williams (2009) ........................1,0659. Carl Ford (2002) .........................................1,06210. Alonzo Russell (2012)........................960

Touchdown Receptions1. Lance Moore (2004) .......................................142. Eric Page (2011)................................... ............103. Lance Moore (2003) ......................................... 9 Don Seymour (1973) ....................................... 9 Carl Ford (2002) ................................................. 9 Bernard Reedy (2011) ..................................... 97. Chuck Hardy (1948) ......................................... 8 Don Seymour (1974) ....................................... 8 Tom Boyd (1994) ............................................... 8 Andrew Clarke (2003) ..................................... 8 Nick Moore (2007) ............................................ 8 Stephen Williams (2008) ................................ 8 Eric Page (2010)................................................. 8 Bernard Reedy (2013).................................. ... 8 Alonzo Russell (2014)............................ 8

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Alonzo Russell’s Career Receiving by Game

2012Opponent No. Yards Avg. TD Longat Arizona 3 71 23.7 1 59at Wyoming 3 45 15.0 0 21Bowling Green 6 152 25.3 1 66Coastal Carolina 7 97 13.9 0 32at Western Michigan 5 87 17.4 0 27Central Michigan 6 58 9.7 0 24at Eastern Michigan 3 98 32.6 1 60Cincinnati 4 38 9.5 0 14at Buffalo 4 80 20.0 0 40Ball State 2 33 16.5 0 18at Northern Illinois 1 20 20.0 0 20Akron 9 139 15.4 2 39Utah State (Potato Bowl) 2 35 17.5 0 29

2013Opponent No. Yards Avg. TD Longat Florida 3 19 6.3 0 11at Missouri 7 101 14.4 1 41Eastern Washington 5 54 10.8 0 29at Central Michigan 3 21 7.0 1 12at Ball State 9 147 16.3 1 38Western Michigan 3 42 14.0 0 22Navy 3 30 10.0 0 20at Bowling Green 8 56 7.0 2 11Eastern Michigan 3 45 15.0 0 29Buffalo 4 56 14.0 0 19Northern Illinois 5 100 20.0 1 45at Akron 6 57 9.5 0 19

2014Opponent No. Yards Avg. TD LongNew Hampshire 6 78 13.0 0 25Missouri 6 89 14.8 0 25at Cincinnati 5 114 22.8 2 54Ball State 3 30 10.0 1 26Central Michigan 7 120 17.1 2 36at Western Michigan 4 43 10.8 1 22at Iowa State 2 16 8.0 0 9UMass 4 45 11.2 0 16at Kent State 3 21 7.0 1 8at Northern Illinois 3 53 17.7 0 39Bowling Green 2 19 9.5 0 13at Eastern Michigan 2 93 46.5 1 59Arkansas State 4 49 12.3 0 23

2015Opponent No. Yards Avg. TD Longat Arkansas 1 32 32.0 0 32Iowa State 2 32 16.0 1 29Arkansas State 5 60 12.0 0 33at Ball State 2 45 22.5 1 38Kent State 4 58 14.5 0 25Eastern Michigan 3 43 14.3 0 21at UMass 5 96 19.2 1 28Northern Illinois 2 30 15.0 1 19at Central Michigan 4 86 24.4 0 51at Bowling Green 3 74 24.6 1 47Western Michigan 2 30 15.0 0 16

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2015Named second-team All-MAC...Second on team with 870 yards rushing...Fourth in MAC with 87.0 rushing yards per game...Leads MAC and is 12th in nation with 6.6 yards per carry...Career mark of 6.54 yards per carry is second on UT’s all-time list behind teammate Kareem Hunt...118 yards on career-best 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...Season-high 161 yards and one TD vs. Kent State...Had an 88-yard run vs. KSU, tied for fifth-longest in UT his-tory...139 yards on 24 carries vs. Ball State...Named MAC West Of-fensive Player of the Week for performance vs. BSU...71 yards and two TDs vs. Arkansas State...Starter in aborted season opener vs. Stony Brook...Rushed for four yards on two carries before coming out with ankle injury...Did not play vs. Arkansas due to injury.

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.

TerryswansonRunning Back • 5-9 • 202 • So.Aliquippa, PA • Aliquippa HS

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Terry Swanson’s Career Statistics

Year G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP2014 12/1 113 732 6.5 6 48-WMU2015 10/2 132 870 6.6 7 90-EMUTotals 22/3 245 1602 6.5 13 90-EMU

Career Game HighsRushing Yards: 172 (Western Michigan, 10-4-14)Rushing Attempts: 21 (UMass, 10-24-15)Rushing TDs: 2 (Three times, last vs. Arkansas State, 9-26-15)Longest Run: 90 (Eastern Michigan, 10-17-15)

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Johnstepec

Defensive End • 6-3 • 260 • Jr.Willoughby Hills, OH • Lake Catholic HS

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2015Played in all 11 games, starting one, the season-opener vs. Ar-kansas...23 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks...Twice had career-high seven tackles, vs. Arkansas State and Central Michigan.

2014Played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive end, making nine tackles.

2013Saw action in seven games...10 tackles and two tackles for loss...Career-high six tackles vs. Navy.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-star recruit by Scout.com...Earned first-team all-state honors...Named district Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press in both his junior and senior seasons...Twice named first-team all-county and first-team all-conference...Named to the Ohio North-South All-Star Game...64 tackles as a defensive end and rushed for 377 yards and six touchdowns as a senior...As a junior, had 80 tackles, including 27 tackles for loss and 12 sacks, while scoring eight touchdowns on offense...High school coach was Mike Bell.

PERSONALFull name is John Thomas Stepec...Birthdate: Nov. 4, 1994...Par-ents are Tom and Maria Stepec...Has a brother, Joe, and a sister, Katie...Criminal justice major.

John Stepec’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2013 7/0 6 4 10 2.0 0.0 0 2 0 22014 13/0 8 1 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 02015 11/1 12 11 23 5.5 3.0 0 0 1 2TOTALS 31/1 26 16 42 7.5 3.0 0 2 1 4

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 7(Twice, last vs. Central Michigan, 11-10-15)

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ConneryswiftDefensive Back • 5-9 • 195 • Jr.Waynesboro, VA • Wilson Memorial HS

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2015Played in 11 games at nickel, starting once vs. Iowa State...23 tackles, three pass breakups..Season-high five tackles vs. North-ern Illinois.

2014Played in 13 games at safety, starting final three games of the season...16 tackles, one pass breakup and two QB hurries...Career-high six tackles vs. Bowling Green.

2013Joined team as a walk-on and sat out as a redshirt after transfer-ring from the University of Virginia-Wise.

2012Led UVA-Wise in rushing with 671 yards and five TDs on 156 at-tempts...Also caught eight passes for 39 yards...Named honor-able mention all-conference.

HIGH SCHOOLEarned all-state, all-region, all-district and all-conference hon-ors as a running back as a senior...Rushed for 1,914 yards on 249 carries with 31 TDs...As a junior, rushed for 795 yards and 14 TDs on 116 carries...Named all-region honorable mention, all-district and all-conference as a junior...High school coach was Jeremiah Major.

PERSONALFull name is Randy Connery Swift...Birthdate: March 2, 1994...Parents are Randy Swift, Sr. and Anita Swift...Has two brothers, Javal and Savant, and a sister, Trinity...Business major.

2015Played in nine games, starting two at safety...Played mostly in “Dime” package...14 tackles, 2.5 TFL, seven pass breakups...Season-high five tackles vs. Northern Illinois...Season-best four pass breakups vs. UMass...Three breakups vs. Kent State.

HIGH SCHOOLRecorded four interceptions, 30 tackles and forced two fumbles as a senior...Also tallied 27 receptions for 430 yards and nine TDs as a receiver...Named first-team all-conference as a defensive back and second-team all-conference as a wide receiver...High school coach was Ryan Gick.

PERSONALFull name is Joshua Lee Teachey...Birthdate: April 23, 1997...Mother’s name is Donna L. Brisco...Has two brothers, Robby and Jamoud, and one sister, Jessica...Plans to major in criminal jus-tice or business management.

JoshTeacheyCornerback • 5-11 • 172 • Fr.Pomfret, MD • McDonough HS

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Connery Swift’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2013 DNP-Redshirt2014 13/0 11 5 16 0 0 0 0 1 22015 11/1 18 5 23 0.5 0 0 0 3 1TOTALS 24/1 29 10 39 0.5 0 0 0 4 3

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 6 (Bowling Green, 11-19-14)

Josh Teachey’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2015 9/2 12 2 14 2.5 1.0 0 0 7 0TOTALS 9/2 12 2 14 2.5 1.0 0 0 7 0

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 5 (Northern Illinois, 11-3-15)Pass Breakups: 4 (UMass, 10-24-15)

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2015Tied for second on team with 33 receptions...Leads team with 706 receiving yards...Second in MAC and fifth in country with 21.4 yards per catch...Two catches of 56 and 40 yards vs. WMU...Four catches for 57 yards vs. BGSU...Set career highs in recep-tions (6), receving yards (116) and TD receptions (2) vs. UMass...Two catches for 110 yards vs. EMU, including career-high 88-yard TD catch...Five receptions and 112 receiving yards vs. Ar-kansas 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 sec-ond-team all-district selection, and academic all-conference...Totaled 1,574 passing yards and 1,001 rushing yards as a junior, throwing for 22 TDs and rushing for 14 more, earning second-team all-conference accolades...Also served as the team’s punt-er, averaging 44.6 yards per punt as a senior...Played wide re-ceiver 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 Legando.

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 • 6-1 • 202 • So.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 11/10 33 706 21.4 4 88-EMUTotals 24/10 37 740 20.0 4 88-EMU

Career Game HighsReceptions: 6 (UMass, 10-24-15)Receiving Yards: 116 (UMass, 10-24-15)Touchdown Receptions: 2 (UMass, 10-24-15)

2015Leads MAC and is 20th in country in field goals made (1.64/game)...Ranks fifth in MAC in field-goal percentage, connecting on 18-of-26 kicks...Four times made three field goals in a game...Earned MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week honors for performance vs. Iowa State on Sept. 19...Made 3-of-4 field goals, including a 42-yarder that sent the game into second ovetime vs. Cyclones...Made 3-of-3 field goals with a season-long boot of 44 yards vs. UMass...Made 3-of-3 FGs vs. Arkansas State and 3-of-4 vs. Bowling Green...Perfect 46-46 on PATs.

HIGH SCHOOLRanked as a three-star kicker by ESPN.com...Named honorable mention all-state, first-team South Metro, all-region offen-sive MVP, first-team all-county athlete and first-team all-coun-ty kicker...Also named an hon-orary captain, offensive MVP and special teams MVP as a se-nior...Had four field goals with a long of 45 yards...As a QB, threw for 1,058 yards, and rushed for 998 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior...Team’s offensive MVP and earned first-team all-county as an “athlete” as a junior...Recorded 1,800 passing yards, 750 rushing yards and 17 total touchdowns as a junior...Kicked five field goals, with a long of 48 yards...As a sophomore, was named a honorable mention all-region kicker and recorded 360 passing yards, 400 rushing yards, six total touchdowns, four field goals, with a long of 35 yards...High school coach was Mike Earwood.

PERSONALFull name Jameson McBride Vest...Birthdate: Jan. 1, 1997...Par-ents are Randal and Gail Vest...Has one brother, Chase...Plans to major in exercise science.

JamesonVestKicker • 5-9 • 203 • Fr.Peachtree City, GA • Our Lady of Mercy HS

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Jameson Vest’s Career StatisticsYear G FG-FGA Pct. 18-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Bl XP2015 11 18-26 69.2 2-2 5-7 8-11 3-5 0-1 44 1 46-46Career 11 18-26 69.2 2-2 5-7 8-11 3-5 0-1 44 1 46-46

Career Game Highs Long Field Goal: 44 (UMass, 10-24-15)Field Goals in Game: 3 (Four times, last vs. Bowling Green, 11-17-15)

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2015Named third-team All-MAC...58 tackles and 9.5 TFL...Leads team with eight QB hurries and two fumble recoveries...Four pass breakups...Six tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup vs. BGSU...Six tackles, 3.0 TFL and three QB hurries vs. Kent State...Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. KSU...Seven tackles, 3.0 TFL vs. Ball State...Seven tackles, two pass breakups and one QB hurry vs. Arkansas...Four tackles vs. Iowa State...Ninth in UT career tackles for loss (34.5)...Preseason Rotary Lombardi Award candidate.

2014Third on team with 67 tackles...First in MAC for tackles/game among linemen (5.9)...Led team and tied for second in MAC with 15.0 TFL...Second on team with eight QB hurries and 4.5 sacks...Team-high 10 tackles and career-high 4.0 TFL vs. Arkansas State in GoDaddy Bowl...Recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage...Named Defensive MVP of bowl...Moved from linebacker in the off-season.

2013Started first seven games at linebacker until suffering a season-ending injury...Tallied 33 solo tackles, 5.5 were for a loss...Had one sack...One fumble recovery and two forced fumbles.

TrentVossDefensive End • 6-3 • 235 • Sr.East Grand Rapids, MI • East Grand Rapids HS

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Trent Voss’ Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2011 DNP-Redshirt2012 12/2 26 21 47 6.5 3.5 0 1 6 12013 7/7 33 27 60 5.5 1.0 2 0 0 02014 13/13 38 39 77 15.0 4.5 0 1 3 82015 11/11 27 31 58 9.5 1.0 2 0 4 8Totals 44/34 124 118 242 36.5 10.0 4 2 13 17Career Game HighsTackles: 13 (Coastal Carolina, 9-22-12)Tackles for Loss: 4.0 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)

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2012Played in 12 games, making 47 tackles...Started final two games...Had season-high 13 tackles vs. Coastal Carolina...12 tackles and 2.5 TFL vs. Akron...Seven tackles vs. Utah State in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

2011Sat out season as a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-star recruit by Scout.com...First-team all-state selec-tion...Named to the Detroit Free Press “Dream Team”...Ranked as the No. 31 player in Michigan by the Detroit News...Earned first-team all-conference and all-area honors...140 tackles, 16 sacks, four interceptions, four fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles as a senior...Rushed for 690 yards and seven touchdowns on 113 carries...Helped East Grand Rapids High School win its fifth straight Division III title...As a junior, totaled 110 tackles, four forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries...Earned all-conference and all-area honors...85 tackles as a sophomore, 80 as a freshman.

PERSONALFull name is Trent Joseph Voss...Birthdate: July 27, 1993...Parents are Jim and Judy Voss...Father played football at Central Michigan...Major is interdisciplinary studies.

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201543 tackles and two pass breakups...Tied for second on team with two interceptions...Six tackles and a pick vs. EMU...Six tack-les vs. Ball State...Three tackles and an interception vs. Arkansas State...Six tackles vs. Iowa State...Grabbed two interceptions in aborted season opener vs. Stony Brook, though stats from that game do not count as the game was cancelled due to weather.

2014Starter in all 13 games at safety...56 tackles, two interceptions, six passes broken up...Career-high 11 tackles vs. Western Michigan...Also had eight tackles vs. Iowa State, seven vs. Northern Illinois.

2013Played in all 12 games, starting 11 at free safety...Had 31 tackles and two interceptions, both vs. WMU...Broke up two passes and deflected four...Twice had six tackles in a game.

2012Played in all nine games, making one tackle.

HIGH SCHOOLPlayed quarterback, wide receiver and safety...Three-star rating from Scout.com. and 247sports.com...No. 40 overall recruit in Pennsylvania by 247sports.com...ESPN.com listed him at No. 63...No. 101 safety in the nation by Scout...All-WPIAL selection as a senior at safety...Threw for 502 yards and five touchdowns...Averaged 19.9 yards per reception...Accounted for nine TDs...Honorable mention all-conference wide receiver as a junior...Honorable mention all-conference quarterback as a sophomore...As a junior, had 800 yards receiving and 200 yards passing with five overall TDs...Played basketball...Selected to the Super 60 All-Star Game as a senior...Attended same high school as former Rocket All-MAC players Barry Church, Archie Donald and Brandon Hefflin...High school coach was Ronald Graham.

PERSONALFull name is Chaz Jamal Whittaker...Birthdate: Aug. 10, 1994...Mother is Keesha Powell...Communication major.

ChazwhittakerSafety • 6-2 • 212 • Sr.Pittsburgh, PA • Penn Hills HS

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Chaz Whittaker’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int BrUp QBH2012 9/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02013 12/11 31 14 45 0 0 1 2 2 12014 13/13 39 17 56 0 0 1 2 6 12015 11/11 26 17 43 0 0 1 2 2 0TOTALS 45/35 97 47 144 0 0 3 6 10 2

CAREER GAME HIGHS Tackles: 11 (Western Michigan, 10-4-14)

201512 receptions for 125 yards...Career-best four catches vs. CMU...Returned six kickoffs for 109 yards.

201419 receptions for 275 yards and two TDs...Had a career-best 89-yard TD vs. Eastern Michigan...Twice had season-best three catches in a game, vs. New Hampshire and Kent State...Returned 27 kickoffs for 626 yards (23.2 avg.)...Long kickoff return was 77 yards vs. Bowling Green...Moved from cornerback in off-season.

2013Played in 10 games at cornerback...Totaled five tackles and forced one fumble.

2012Played in three games before missing the rest of the season due to injury...Retained sophomore eligibility.

2011Played in all 13 games at cornerback and on special teams...Leading freshman tackler with 28 stops...One of top tacklers on special teams...Career-high six tackles against Western Michigan.

HIGH SCHOOLThree-star prospect by Rivals.com...First-team all-state, all-metro and all-city running back and receiver...Rated as the No. 32 player in Michigan by the Detroit News...Named to Detroit Free Press “Dream Team”...Scored 16 touchdowns as a senior, catching 62 passes for 1,100 yards to go with 356 yards rushing...As a junior, caught 46 passes for 325 yards, gained 685 yards rushing and scored 10 TDs...Earned all-city and all-metro honors...Ran 200 meters and 4x200 relay on the track team, earning all-state and All-America honors...High school coach was father Thomas Wilcher.

PERSONALFull name is Kishon Thomas Wilcher...Birthdate: April 17, 1993...Parents are Thomas and Crystal Wilcher...Father is teacher/head football coach at Cass Tech and former running back at Michigan...Graduated with a degree in marketing...Working on his MBA.

KishonwilcherWide Receiver • 5-7 • 180 • Sr.Detroit, MI • Cass Tech HS

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Kishon Wilcher’s Career StatisticsReceiving StatsYear G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP 2011 13/0 0 0 0 0 02012 3/0 0 0 0 0 02013 10/0 0 0 0 0 02014 13/0 19 275 14.5 2 89-EMU2015 11/2 12 125 10.4 0 25- ArkansasTOTALS 50/2 31 400 2 89-EMUCAREER GAME HIGHS Receptions: 4 (Central Michigan. 11-10-15)Receiving Yards: 89 (Eastern Michigan, 11-28-14)

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loganwoodsideQuarterback • 6-2 • 210 • Jr.Frankfort, KY • Franklin County HS

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2015Listed at No. 2 at quarterback in depth chart...Has not seen game action this season...Will redshirt and return as a junior next season.

2014Ranked fourth in MAC in passing efficiency (142.5) and comple-tion percentage (62.5), 10th in passing yards (188.6)...Complet-ed 21-of-27 passes for 176 yards vs. Arkansas State in the Go-Daddy Bowl...Threw for 323 yards and career-high five TDs vs. EMU...Also completed career-best 77.8% (14-18) of his passes 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 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.

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 19Totals 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)

12...Completed 27-of-40 passes for 322 yards and three touch-downs 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

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201544 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks...Career-high 11 tackles vs. NIU...Moved into starting linebacker 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 junior, rushed for 1,500 yards and 21 TDs. On defense, totaled 82 tackles, three sacks and seven fumble recoveries...Earned conference 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.

Ja’wuanwoodleyLinebacker • 5-11 • 230 • So. Columbus, OH • Bishop Hartley HS

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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 11/6 20 24 44 5.5 2.0 1 1 0 1TOTALS 21/6 21 28 49 6.0 2.0 1 1 0 1

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

2015Six receptions for 51 yards...Caught a three-yard TD pass vs. WMU...Semifinalist for All State Good Works team for his outstanding athletics, academics and community service.

2014Played in 12 games, starting seven...16 receptions for 204 yards...Career-high six receptions in GoDaddy Bowl vs. Arkansas State...Four receptions vs. New Hampshire and Central Michigan...Named Academic All-MAC.

2013Played in all 12 games, starting seven...Caught six passes for 84 yards...Career-long 26 yard TD reception vs. NIU.

2012Appeared in all 13 games...Caught just three passes but two of them were touchdowns...Touchdown receptions came vs. WMU and Akron.

HIGH SCHOOLAll-conference and team Defensive Player of the Year as a se-nior... Conference all-academic team in junior and senior sea-sons... 247sports.com rated him as No. 79 player in Michigan...Played basketball and ran track & field...High school coach was Ryan Mullins.

PERSONALFull name is Alexander Scott Zmolik...Birthdate: Aug. 12, 1993...Parents are James and Roxann Zmolik...Has a younger brother, Zachary...Spent his spring break in March of 2015 doing mission work in Nicaragua...Marketing and sales major.

AlexZmolikTight End • 6-5 • 252 • Sr.Port Huron, MI • Port Huron HS

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Alex Zmolik’s Career Statistics

Year G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP2012 12/0 3 11 3.7 2 7-UB2013 12/7 6 84 14.0 1 26-NIU2014 12/7 16 204 12.8 0 29-CMU2015 11/10 6 51 8.5 1 22-EMUTOTALS 47/24 31 350 11.3 4 29-CMU

CAREER GAME HIGHS Receiving Yards: 69 (Central Michigan, 9-27-14)Receptions: 6 (Arkansas State, 1-4-15)

TOLEdO PLAYERS TO WATCH

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Team Statistics TOLEDO OPPSCORING 388 232 Points Per Game 35.3 21.1 Points Off Turnovers 83 52FIRST DOWNS 250 225 R u s h i n g 105 83 P a s s i n g 125 120 P e n a l t y 20 22RUSHING YARDAGE 2345 1271 Yards gained rushing 2557 1609 Yards lost rushing 212 338 Rushing Attempts 459 380 Average Per Rush 5.1 3.3 Average Per Game 213.2 115.5 TDs Rushing 24 10PASSING YARDAGE 2751 2892 C o m p - A t t - I n t 211-382-10 256-434-11 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.7 Average Per Catch 13.0 11.3 Average Per Game 250.1 262.9 TDs Passing 22 15TOTAL OFFENSE 5096 4163 Total Plays 841 814 Average Per Play 6.1 5.1 Average Per Game 463.3 378.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 38-822 67-1283PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 22-248 10-79INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-175 10-92KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6 19.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.3 7.9INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.9 9.2FUMBLES-LOST 15-4 26-10PENALTIES-Yards 87-755 89-847 Average Per Game 68.6 77.0PUNTS-Yards 39-1487 59-2275 Average Per Punt 38.1 38.6 Net punt average 35.6 34.0KICKOFFS-Yards 76-4351 48-2872 Average Per Kick 57.2 59.8 Net kick average 38.7 39.1TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 4 0 3 0 : 2 03RD-DOWN Conversions 81/174 72/181 3rd-Down Pct 47% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/21 9/19 4th-Down Pct 48% 47%SACKS BY-Yards 25-155 4-20MISC YARDS 63 3TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 48 27FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 18-26 14-21ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (46-55) 84% (23-35) 66%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (34-55) 62% (15-35) 43%PAT-ATTEMPTS (46-46) 100% (24-24) 100%ATTENDANCE 125051 109368 Games/Avg Per Game 6/20842 5/21874 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalToledo 98 126 90 64 10 388Opponents 51 82 31 65 3 232

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2015 Toledo FootballToledo Overall Individual Statistics (as of Dec 03, 2015)

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHUNT, Kareem 8 163 920 26 894 5.5 10 41 111.8SWANSON, Terry 10 132 878 8 870 6.6 7 90 87.0JONES-MOORE, D. 9 80 410 6 404 5.1 5 40 44.9REMY, Marc 9 29 173 2 171 5.9 0 41 19.0JULIAN, Michael 4 6 64 0 64 10.7 0 16 16.0ELY, Phillip 11 25 60 36 24 1.0 1 10 2.2SMITH, Brad 3 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 5 4.7JONES, Corey 11 3 17 5 12 4.0 0 16 1.1ELLIS, Nick 11 2 18 10 8 4.0 0 18 0.7JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 11 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3ZMOLIK, Alex 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0TEAM 9 14 0 119 -119 -8.5 0 0 -13.2Total 11 459 2557 212 2345 5.1 24 90 213.2Opponents 11 380 1609 338 1271 3.3 10 50 115.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gELY, Phillip 11 128.11 206-375-10 54.9 2680 21 88 243.6JULIAN, Michael 4 203.77 5-7-0 71.4 71 1 25 17.8Total 11 129.50 211-382-10 55.2 2751 22 88 250.1Opponents 11 121.30 256-434-11 59.0 2892 15 76 262.9

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gJONES, Corey 11 52 535 10.3 4 55 48.6THOMPSON, Cody 11 33 706 21.4 4 88 64.2RUSSELL, Alonzo 11 33 586 17.8 5 51 53.3ROBERTS, M. 11 18 188 10.4 4 20 17.1JOHNSON, Di. 10 12 209 17.4 3 36 20.9WILCHER, Kishon 11 12 125 10.4 0 25 11.4SWANSON, Terry 10 12 64 5.3 0 14 6.4REMY, Marc 9 9 42 4.7 0 10 4.7JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 11 8 101 12.6 0 18 9.2HUNT, Kareem 8 8 39 4.9 0 8 4.9ZMOLIK, Alex 11 6 51 8.5 1 22 4.6JONES-MOORE, D. 9 4 26 6.5 0 11 2.9RICHARDS, D. 8 2 40 20.0 0 26 5.0DAVIS, Andrew 5 1 25 25.0 0 25 5.0YOUSEY, Zach 5 1 14 14.0 1 14 2.8Total 11 211 2751 13.0 22 88 250.1Opponents 11 256 2892 11.3 15 76 262.9

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgJONES, Corey 18 189 10.5 0 48THOMPSON, Cody 1 31 31.0 0 4RUSSELL, Alonzo 1 0 0.0 0 0FRAZIER, K. 1 0 0.0 0 0QUINN, Zach 1 28 28.0 0 0Total 22 248 11.3 0 48Opponents 10 79 7.9 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 5ROGERS, DeJuan 1 0 0.0 0 0WOODLEY,Ja'Wuan 1 83 83.0 0 83MATHIS, Trevon 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 11 175 15.9 1 83Opponents 10 92 9.2 0 48

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgJOHNSON, Di. 30 680 22.7 0 42WILCHER, Kishon 6 109 18.2 0 22OLEKANMA, R. 1 10 10.0 0 10RUSSELL, Alonzo 1 23 23.0 0 23Total 38 822 21.6 0 42Opponents 67 1283 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

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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsVEST, Jameson - 18-26 46-46 - - - - - 100HUNT, Kareem 10 - - - - - - - 60SWANSON, Terry 7 - - - - - - - 42RUSSELL, Alonzo 5 - - - - - - - 30JONES-MOORE, D. 5 - - - - - - - 30JONES, Corey 4 - - - - - - - 24ROBERTS, M. 4 - - - - - - - 24THOMPSON, Cody 4 - - - - 0-1 - - 24JOHNSON, Di. 3 - - - - - - - 18ZMOLIK, Alex 2 - - - - - - - 12MURDOCK, Chase 1 - - - - - - - 6ELY, Phillip 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6MILLIGAN, Rolan 1 - - - - - - - 6YOUSEY, Zach 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 48 18-26 46-46 - - 0-2 - - 388Opponents 27 14-21 24-24 1-2 - 0-1 - 1 232

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gELY, Phillip 11 400 24 2680 2704 245.8HUNT, Kareem 8 163 894 0 894 111.8SWANSON, Terry 10 132 870 0 870 87.0JONES-MOORE, D. 9 80 404 0 404 44.9REMY, Marc 9 29 171 0 171 19.0JULIAN, Michael 4 13 64 71 135 33.8SMITH, Brad 3 4 14 0 14 4.7JONES, Corey 11 3 12 0 12 1.1ELLIS, Nick 11 2 8 0 8 0.7JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 11 1 3 0 3 0.3TEAM 9 14 -119 0 -119 -13.2Total 11 841 2345 2751 5096 463.3Opponents 11 814 1271 2892 4163 378.5

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkVEST, Jameson 18-26 69.2 2-2 5-7 8-11 3-5 0-1 44 1

FG Sequence Toledo OpponentsArkansas 26,(38) 41,(25)Iowa State (30),(19),36,(42) (35),(47),32,(44)Arkansas State (31),(23),(44) 20Ball State (31) (29),35Kent State 42,(41),36 42Eastern Michigan - (51),(23),54Massachusetts (35),(25),(29) -Northern Illinois (39),(39),47 (36),(20),(29),(52)Central Michigan 21,33 (48),51Bowling Green (20),(22),(35),51 -Western Michigan (19) (31),(38)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkELLIS, Nick 38 1451 38.2 63 1 12 14 4 0JULIAN, Michael 1 36 36.0 36 0 0 0 0 0Total 39 1487 38.1 63 1 12 14 4 0Opponents 59 2275 38.6 59 1 16 13 5 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnVUCELICH,Samuel 41 2337 57.0 4 4RODE, Josh 35 2014 57.5 1 0Total 76 4351 57.2 5 4 19.1 38.7 26Opponents 48 2872 59.8 7 3 21.6 39.1 25

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2015 Toledo FootballToledo Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Dec 03, 2015)

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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 11 45 33 78 7.5-16 . . 3 2 . 2 . .23 ROGERS, DeJuan 9 39 22 61 1.0-4 . 1-0 9 . 2-23 3 . .1 NORRILS, C. 11 42 18 60 3.5-7 . 3-12 13 1 . . . .43 VOSS, Trent 11 27 31 58 9.5-29 1.0-13 . 4 8 2-0 2 . .44 COLEMAN, Jaylen 6 21 27 48 2.5-3 . 1-5 1 . . 1 . .30 WOODLEY,Ja'Wuan 11 20 24 44 5.5-28 2.0-19 1-83 . 1 . 1 1 .97 JONES, Orion 11 19 25 44 11.5-49 6.0-39 . . 1 1-22 . . .8 WHITTAKER, Chaz 11 26 17 43 . . 2-39 2 . . 1 . .99 COVINGTON, A. 10 25 16 41 11.0-36 4.5-26 . 2 3 . 1 . .2S MILLIGAN, Rolan 10 27 12 39 4.0-9 . 2-36 1 1 . 3 . .91 HESTER, Treyvon 11 16 14 30 6.0-18 2.5-12 . . 3 . 1 . .5 DUKES,Christian 11 21 7 28 . . . 4 . . . . .3C SWIFT, Connery 11 18 5 23 0.5-2 . . 3 1 1-0 . . .10 STEPEC, John 11 12 11 23 5.5-23 3.0-18 . 1 2 . . . .7 JOHNSON, De. 11 13 10 23 . . . 2 . 1-0 . . .6D MATHIS, Trevon 10 17 2 19 1.0-3 . 1-0 6 . 1-0 . . .34 GIBBS, Keenen 10 9 7 16 2.0-9 2.0-9 . 1 1 1-0 1 . .29 LINCH, Jack 10 12 4 16 . . . . . . . . .20 HAYNES, Juwan 10 12 4 16 . . . . . . . . .32 TEACHEY, Josh 9 12 2 14 2.5-3 1.0-2 . 7 . . . . .42 OLEKANMA, R. 11 5 7 12 . . . . . . . . .17 TAAFE, Tyler 11 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .1 WHITFIELD, M. 11 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .31 QUINN, Zach 9 1 7 8 0.5-1 . . . 3 . . 1 .14 JAMES, Tre 11 3 3 6 3.0-17 3.0-17 . . . . 1 . .26 FRAZIER, K. 6 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .35 HIGH, Josh 3 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .52 MOORE, Marquise 11 1 3 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . .3Z HOLLMAN, Kadar 2 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .38 DAVIS, Anthony 3 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .25 THOMPSON, Cody 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . 1 .2D MATTISON, C. 2 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .6 WILCHER, Kishon 11 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .53 COLLINS, Chris 8 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . . . .9D ADENIYI, O. 6 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .85 RODE, Josh 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .71 WEISS, Brant 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .65 CARTER, Ruben 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .24 JONES-MOORE, D. 9 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .12 ELY, Phillip 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .19 JOHNSON, Di. 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .80 ROBERTS, M. 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .4 JONES, Corey 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .

Total 11 479 329 808 77-257 25-155 11-175 61 28 10-45 19 3 .Opponents 11 439 420 859 38-103 4-20 10-92 42 12 4-0 5 1 1

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2015 Toledo FootballToledo Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 03, 2015)

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SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHUNT, Kareem 8 163 920 26 894 5.5 10 41 111.8 30 505 3456 65 3391 6.7 32 91 113.0SWANSON, Terry 10 132 878 8 870 6.6 7 90 87.0 22 245 1619 17 1602 6.5 13 90 72.8JONES-MOORE, D. 9 80 410 6 404 5.1 5 40 44.9 31 197 1149 18 1131 5.7 16 53 36.5REMY, Marc 9 29 173 2 171 5.9 0 41 19.0 25 109 601 15 586 5.4 2 41 23.4JULIAN, Michael 4 6 64 0 64 10.7 0 16 16.0 10 20 89 36 53 2.7 0 16 5.3ELY, Phillip 11 25 60 36 24 1.0 1 10 2.2 13 35 103 72 31 0.9 1 18 2.4SMITH, Brad 3 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 5 4.7 3 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 5 4.7JONES, Corey 11 3 17 5 12 4.0 0 16 1.1 34 13 109 5 104 8.0 0 29 3.1ELLIS, Nick 11 2 18 10 8 4.0 0 18 0.7 24 3 18 34 -16 -5.3 0 18 -0.7JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 11 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2ZMOLIK, Alex 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 48 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0TEAM 9 14 0 119 -119 -8.5 0 0 -13.2Total 11 459 2557 212 2345 5.1 24 90 213.2Opponents 11 380 1609 338 1271 3.3 10 50 115.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gELY, Phillip 11 128.11 206-375-10 54.9 2680 21 88 243.6 13 130.49 247-443-11 55.8 3221 25 88 247.8JULIAN, 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 16.1Total 11 129.50 211-382-10 55.2 2751 22 88 250.1Opponents 11 121.30 256-434-11 59.0 2892 15 76 262.9

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gJONES, Corey 11 52 535 10.3 4 55 48.6 34 120 1377 11.5 9 69 40.5THOMPSON, Cody 11 33 706 21.4 4 88 64.2 24 37 740 20.0 4 88 30.8RUSSELL, Alonzo 11 33 586 17.8 5 51 53.3 49 199 3044 15.3 24 66 62.1ROBERTS, M. 11 18 188 10.4 4 20 17.1 25 22 253 11.5 6 36 10.1JOHNSON, Di. 10 12 209 17.4 3 36 20.9 10 12 209 17.4 3 36 20.9WILCHER, Kishon 11 12 125 10.4 0 25 11.4 50 31 400 12.9 2 89 8.0SWANSON, Terry 10 12 64 5.3 0 14 6.4 22 24 217 9.0 1 40 9.9REMY, Marc 9 9 42 4.7 0 10 4.7 25 16 93 5.8 1 16 3.7JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 11 8 101 12.6 0 18 9.2 12 9 102 11.3 0 18 8.5HUNT, Kareem 8 8 39 4.9 0 8 4.9 30 29 146 5.0 0 15 4.9ZMOLIK, Alex 11 6 51 8.5 1 22 4.6 48 31 350 11.3 4 29 7.3JONES-MOORE, D. 9 4 26 6.5 0 11 2.9 31 17 153 9.0 0 35 4.9RICHARDS, D. 8 2 40 20.0 0 26 5.0 9 2 40 20.0 0 26 4.4DAVIS, Andrew 5 1 25 25.0 0 25 5.0 5 1 25 25.0 0 25 5.0YOUSEY, Zach 5 1 14 14.0 1 14 2.8 23 2 37 18.5 1 23 1.6Total 11 211 2751 13.0 22 88 250.1Opponents 11 256 2892 11.3 15 76 262.9

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gELY, Phillip 11 400 24 2680 2704 245.8 13 478 31 3221 3252 250.2HUNT, Kareem 8 163 894 0 894 111.8 30 506 3391 0 3391 113.0SWANSON, Terry 10 132 870 0 870 87.0 22 245 1602 0 1602 72.8JONES-MOORE, D. 9 80 404 0 404 44.9 31 197 1131 0 1131 36.5REMY, Marc 9 29 171 0 171 19.0 25 109 586 0 586 23.4JULIAN, Michael 4 13 64 71 135 33.8 10 46 53 161 214 21.4SMITH, Brad 3 4 14 0 14 4.7 3 4 14 0 14 4.7JONES, Corey 11 3 12 0 12 1.1 34 13 104 0 104 3.1ELLIS, Nick 11 2 8 0 8 0.7 24 3 -16 0 -16 -0.7JOHNSON,Jon'Vea 11 1 3 0 3 0.3 12 1 3 0 3 0.2TEAM 9 14 -119 0 -119 -13.2Total 11 841 2345 2751 5096 463.3Opponents 11 814 1271 2892 4163 378.5

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2015 Toledo FootballToledo Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 03, 2015)

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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 - 18-26 46-46 - - - - - 100 - 18-26 46-46 - - - - - 100HUNT, Kareem 10 - - - - - - - 60 32 - - - - - - - 192SWANSON, Terry 7 - - - - - - - 42 14 - - - - - - - 84RUSSELL, Alonzo 5 - - - - - - - 30 24 - - - - - - - 144JONES-MOORE, D. 5 - - - - - - - 30 16 - - - 1 - - - 98THOMPSON, Cody 4 - - - - 0-1 - - 24 4 - - - - 0-1 - - 24ROBERTS, M. 4 - - - - - - - 24 6 - - - - - - - 36JONES, Corey 4 - - - - - - - 24 9 - - - - - - - 54JOHNSON, Di. 3 - - - - - - - 18 3 - - - - - - - 18ZMOLIK, Alex 2 - - - - - - - 12 5 - - - - - - - 30YOUSEY, Zach 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6MURDOCK, Chase 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6MILLIGAN, Rolan 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6ELY, Phillip 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6Total 48 18-26 46-46 - - 0-2 - - 388Opponents 27 14-21 24-24 1-2 - 0-1 - 1 232

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgJONES, Corey 18 189 10.5 0 48 44 345 7.8 0 50QUINN, Zach 1 28 28.0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0 0RUSSELL, Alonzo 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0FRAZIER, K. 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0THOMPSON, Cody 1 31 31.0 0 4 1 31 31.0 0 4Total 22 248 11.3 0 48Opponents 10 79 7.9 0 43

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgJOHNSON, Di. 30 680 22.7 0 42 30 680 22.7 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 10RUSSELL, Alonzo 1 23 23.0 0 23 2 24 12.0 0 23Total 38 822 21.6 0 42Opponents 67 1283 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 15MILLIGAN, Rolan 2 36 18.0 1 36 2 36 18.0 1 36WHITTAKER, Chaz 2 39 19.5 0 39 6 66 11.0 0 39COLEMAN, Jaylen 1 5 5.0 0 5 1 5 5.0 0 5MATHIS, Trevon 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 13 6.5 0 13WOODLEY,Ja'Wuan 1 83 83.0 0 83 1 83 83.0 0 83ROGERS, DeJuan 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 11 175 15.9 1 83Opponents 10 92 9.2 0 48

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgROGERS, DeJuan 1 23 23.0 0 23 1 23 23.0 0 23JONES, Orion 1 22 22.0 0 22 1 22 22.0 0 22MURDOCK, 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/gSWANSON, Terr 10 870 64 0 0 0 934 93.4 22 1602 217 0 37 0 1856 84.4HUNT, Kareem 8 894 39 0 0 0 933 116.6 30 3391 146 0 0 0 3537 117.9JOHNSON, Di. 10 0 209 0 680 0 889 88.9 10 0 209 0 680 0 889 88.9THOMPSON, Co 11 0 706 31 0 0 737 67.0 24 0 740 31 0 0 771 32.1JONES, Corey 11 12 535 189 0 0 736 66.9 34 104 1377 345 237 0 2063 60.7RUSSELL, Alonz 11 0 586 0 23 0 609 55.4 49 0 3044 0 24 0 3068 62.6JONES-MOORE, 9 404 26 0 0 0 430 47.8 31 1131 153 0 0 0 1284 41.4WILCHER, Kisho 11 0 125 0 109 0 234 21.3 50 6 400 12 747 0 1165 23.3REMY, Marc 9 171 42 0 0 0 213 23.7 25 586 93 0 0 0 679 27.2ROBERTS, M. 11 0 188 0 0 0 188 17.1 25 0 253 0 8 0 261 10.4JOHNSON,Jon'V 11 3 101 0 0 0 104 9.5 12 3 102 0 16 0 121 10.1WOODLEY,Ja'W 11 0 0 0 0 83 83 7.5 21 0 0 0 30 83 113 5.4JULIAN, Michael 4 64 0 0 0 0 64 16.0 10 53 0 0 0 0 53 5.3ZMOLIK, Alex 11 0 51 0 0 0 51 4.6 48 0 350 0 15 0 365 7.6RICHARDS, D. 8 0 40 0 0 0 40 5.0 9 0 40 0 21 0 61 6.8WHITTAKER, Ch 11 0 0 0 0 39 39 3.5 36 0 0 0 0 66 66 1.8MILLIGAN, Rola 10 0 0 0 0 36 36 3.6 10 0 0 0 0 36 36 3.6QUINN, Zach 9 0 0 28 0 0 28 3.1 22 0 0 28 0 0 28 1.3DAVIS, Andrew 5 0 25 0 0 0 25 5.0 5 0 25 0 0 0 25 5.0ELY, Phillip 11 24 0 0 0 0 24 2.2 13 31 0 0 0 0 31 2.4YOUSEY, Zach 5 0 14 0 0 0 14 2.8 23 0 37 0 0 0 37 1.6SMITH, Brad 3 14 0 0 0 0 14 4.7 3 14 0 0 0 0 14 4.7NORRILS, C. 11 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.1 45 0 0 0 0 30 30 0.7OLEKANMA, R. 11 0 0 0 10 0 10 0.9 11 0 0 0 10 0 10 0.9ELLIS, Nick 11 8 0 0 0 0 8 0.7 24 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -0.7COLEMAN, Jayl 6 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.8 23 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.2TEAM 9 -119 0 0 0 0 -119 -13.2Total 11 2345 2751 248 822 175 6341 576.5Opponents 11 1271 2892 79 1283 92 5617 510.6

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdVEST, Jameson 26 18 44 1 26 18 44 1Total 26 18 44 1Opponents 21 14 52 1

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkELLIS, Nick 38 1451 38.2 63 0 90 3352 37.2 63 0JULIAN, Michael 1 36 36.0 36 0 2 101 50.5 65 0Total 39 1487 38.1 63 0Opponents 59 2275 38.6 59 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obVUCELICH,Samuel 41 2337 57.0 4 4 41 2337 57.0 4 4RODE, Josh 35 2014 57.5 1 0 35 2014 57.5 1 0Total 76 4351 57.2 5 4Opponents 48 2872 59.8 7 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 11 4 5 3 3 7 8 7.5 . . 3 . 2 . 46 1 2 0 1 0 5 2 2 5 18.0 5 . 0 1 5 2 3 .23 ROGERS, DeJuan 9 3 9 2 2 6 1 1.0 . 1 9 2 3 . 34 9 5 5 6 1 5 1 4.5 1 . 0 1 1 1 2 3 .1 NORRILS, C. 11 4 2 1 8 6 0 3.5 . 3 1 3 . . . 45 1 2 6 6 7 1 9 3 6.5 1 . 0 6 2 0 1 2 .43 VOSS, Trent 11 2 7 3 1 5 8 9.5 1 . 0 . 4 2 2 . 43 1 2 4 1 1 8 2 4 2 36.5 1 0 . 0 2 1 1 4 4 144 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 11 1 9 2 5 4 4 11.5 6 . 0 . . 1 . . 43 4 1 6 1 1 0 2 24.5 1 2 . 0 . . 1 . .30 WOODLEY,Ja'Wuan 11 2 0 2 4 4 4 5.5 2 . 0 1 . . 1 1 21 2 1 2 8 4 9 6.0 2 . 0 1 . . 1 18 WHITTAKER, Chaz 11 2 6 1 7 4 3 0.0 . 2 2 . 1 . 36 9 6 4 8 1 4 4 0.0 . 6 1 0 . 2 .99 COVINGTON, A. 10 2 5 1 6 4 1 11.0 4 . 5 . 2 . 1 . 41 4 4 5 2 9 6 20.5 8 . 0 . 5 1 1 .2S MILLIGAN, Rolan 10 2 7 1 2 3 9 4.0 . 2 1 . 3 . 10 2 7 1 2 3 9 4.0 . 2 1 . 3 .91 HESTER, Treyvon 11 1 6 1 4 3 0 6.0 2 . 5 . . . 1 . 36 5 4 6 4 1 1 8 23.0 8 . 0 . 2 1 3 .5 DUKES,Christian 11 2 1 7 2 8 0.0 . . 4 . . . 24 6 8 2 2 9 0 1.0 1 . 0 2 1 4 1 . .3C SWIFT, Connery 11 1 8 5 2 3 0.5 . . 3 1 . . 24 2 9 1 0 3 9 0.5 . . 4 1 . .10 STEPEC, John 11 1 2 1 1 2 3 5.5 3 . 0 . 1 . . . 30 2 6 1 5 4 1 7.5 3 . 0 . 1 . . .7 JOHNSON, De. 11 1 3 1 0 2 3 0.0 . . 2 1 . . 11 1 3 1 0 2 3 0.0 . . 2 1 . .6D MATHIS, Trevon 10 1 7 2 1 9 1.0 . 1 6 1 . . 23 3 3 9 4 2 1.0 . 2 1 2 1 . .34 GIBBS, Keenen 10 9 7 1 6 2.0 2 . 0 . 1 1 1 . 26 1 5 1 5 3 0 4.5 4 . 5 . 1 1 1 .29 LINCH, Jack 10 1 2 4 1 6 0.0 . . . . . . 21 1 4 6 2 0 0.0 . . . . . .20 HAYNES, Juwan 10 1 2 4 1 6 0.0 . . . . . . 43 3 1 1 5 4 6 0.0 . . 2 . . .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. 11 5 7 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 11 5 7 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .17 TAAFE, Tyler 11 5 4 9 0.0 . . . . . . 11 5 4 9 0.0 . . . . . .31 QUINN, Zach 9 1 7 8 0.5 . . . . . 1 22 1 1 1 5 2 6 3.0 . . . . . 11W WHITFIELD, M. 11 4 4 8 0.0 . . . . . . 11 4 4 8 0.0 . . . . . .14 JAMES, Tre 11 3 3 6 3.0 3 . 0 . . . 1 . 21 6 8 1 4 6.0 5 . 0 . . . 1 .26 FRAZIER, K. 6 4 1 5 0.0 . . . . . . 9 5 1 6 0.0 . . . . . .52 MOORE, Marquise 11 1 3 4 0.0 . . . 1 . . 25 1 0 2 2 3 2 5.0 2 . 0 . . 2 . .35 HIGH, Josh 3 4 . 4 0.0 . . . . . . 14 5 2 7 0.0 . . . . . .3Z HOLLMAN, Kadar 2 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 2 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . .38 DAVIS, Anthony 3 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 3 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . .25 THOMPSON, Cody 11 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . 1 24 3 4 7 0.0 . . . . . 12D MATTISON, C. 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 2 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .6 WILCHER, Kishon 11 2 . 2 0.0 . . 1 . . . 50 1 8 1 8 3 6 0.0 . . 2 2 2 185 RODE, Josh 7 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 7 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .9D ADENIYI, O. 6 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 6 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .53 COLLINS, Chris 8 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 37 1 2 1 4 2 6 3.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 .71 WEISS, Brant 10 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 10 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .4 JONES, Corey 11 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 . 34 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 .12 ELY, Phillip 11 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 13 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .19 JOHNSON, Di. 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 10 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .65 CARTER, Ruben 11 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 11 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .TM TEAM 9 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . 1 .80 ROBERTS, M. 11 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 25 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .24 JONES-MOORE, D. 9 1 . 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 31 1 . 1 0.0 . . 1 . . .

Total 11 4 7 9 3 2 9 8 0 8 77 25 11 6 1 1 0 1 9 3Opponents 11 4 3 9 4 2 0 8 5 9 38 4 10 4 2 4 5 1

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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 Jeppesen Nkansah Zmolik Ely Hunt Russell C. Jones Thompson

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

Central Michigan Norton Perschon Carter Jeppesen Nkansah Zmoiik Ely Hunt Russell Wilcher Thompson

Bowling Green Norton Perschon Carter Jeppesen Nkansah Zmoiik Ely Hunt Russell C. Jones Thompson

Western Michigan Norton Perschon Carter Jeppesen Nkansah Zmoiik Ely Hunt Russell Wilcher 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

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Game # G/S Ark ISU ASU BSU KSU EMU UMass NIU CMU BGSU WMU Adeniyi, Olasunkanmi, DL 6/0 P P x x x P x x P P PAlexander, Devin, LB 6/0 P P P x P P P x x x xAllen, Liam, WR 4/0 x P P x P P x x x x xAtariwa, Yazeed, OL 3/0 x x P x P P x x x x xCarter, Ruben, C 11/11 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 xCollins, Chris, DT 9/0 P x P P P P P x P P xCovington, Allen, DE 10/10 x S S S S S S S S S S Davis, Andrew WR 5/0 x P P P P P x x x x x Davis, Anthony, LB 3/0 x x P x P P x x x x xDukes, Christian, CB 11/9 S S S S S S S P P P SEbert, Mike, OL 11/10 S S S S S P S S S S SEllis, Nick, P 11/11 S S S S S S S S S P PEly, Phillip, QB 11/11 S S S S S S S S S S SFrazier, Kennedy, CB 6/0 P x P x P P P x x x PGibbs, Keenen, DE 11/1 S P P P P P P P P P PHaynes, Juwan, CB 10/0 P P P P P x P P P P P Hester, Treyvon, DT 10/10 S S S S S S S S S S SHigh, Josh 3/0 x x x x x x x x P P PHollman, Kadar, CB 2/0 x x x x P P x x x x xHunt, Kareem, RB 8/6 x S x x P P S S S S SJames, Tre, DE 11/0 P P P P P P P P P P PJeppesen, Nate, OL 6/1 x x P P P S P x P x xJohnson, Delando, DB 11/1 P P P P P S P P P P PJohnson, Diontae, WR 10/0 P P P x P P P P P P PJohnson, Jon’vea, WR 11/1 P S P P P P P P P P PJones, Corey, WR 11/10 S S S S S S S S P S PJones, Orion, DT 11/11 S S S S S S S S S S SJones-Moore, Damion, RB 9/2 P P S S x P P P x P PJulian, Michael, QB/P 4/0 P x P x P P x x x x xLinch, Jack, LB 10/0 P P x P P P P P P P PMathis, Trevon, CB 10/3 x P P P P P P S S S PMattison, Cameron, DB 2/0 x x x x x P P x x x xMilligan, Rolan, S 10/7 P P S S S S S S x P SMoore, Marquise, DT 11/0 P P P P P P P P P P PMurdock, Chase, LB 11/10 P S S S S S S S S S SNkansah, Elijah, OL 11/11 S S S S S S S S S S SNorrils, Cheatham, CB 11/11 S S S S S S S S S S SNorton, Storm, OL 11/11 S S S S S S S S S S SOlekanma, Richard, LB 11/0 P P P P P P P P P P PPerschon, Paul, OL 11/11 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 xQuinn, Zach, LB 9/0 P P P P P P P P P x xRemy, Marc, RB 9/1 S P P P P P P P P P xRichards, Darryl, WR 8/0 x x P P P P P P P x xRoberts, Michael, TE 11/1 P P P P P P P S P P PRode, Josh, PK 6/0 P P P P P P x x x x x Rogers, DeJuan, S 9/9 S S S S S x x S S S SRussell, Alonzo, WR 11/11 S S S S S S S S S S SSmith, Brad, RB 2/0 x P P x x x x x x x xSpelman, Brad, LS 11/11 S S S S S S S S S P PStepec, John, DE 11/1 S P P P P P P P P P PSwanson, Terry, RB 10/2 x P P P S S P P P P PSwift, Connery, DB 11/1 P S P P P P P P P P PTaafe, Tyler, LB 11/0 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 PThompson, Cody, WR 11/10 S P S S S S S S S S SVest, Jameson, PK 11/11 S S S S S S S S S P PVoss, Trent, DE 11/11 S S S S S S S S S S SVucelich, Samuel, PK 8/0 x x P x P P P P P P PWeber, Bill, OL 2/0 x x x x P P x x x x xWeiss, Brant, OL 10/0 P x P P P P P P P P PWhitfield, Marcus, DB 11/0 P P P P P P P P P P PWhittaker, Chaz, S 11/11 S S S S S S S S S S S Wilcher, Kishon, WR 11/2 P P P P P P P P S P SWoodlley, Ja’Wuan, LB 11/6 S P P P P P S S S S SYousey, Zach, WR 6/0 x x P P P P P x P x xZmolik, Alex, TE 11/10 S S S S S S S P S S S

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1969 Tangerine BowlToledo 56, Davidson 33

The Rockets headed to Orlando with much at stake: the first unde-feated season in the history of the football program. The Rocket offense racked up 324 yards in total offense and put 42 points on the board in the first half. It all led to a 56-33 victory over Southern Conference champion Davidson in the 24th annual Tangerine Bowl. Quarterback Chuck Ealey, voted the game’s most valuable back, ran nine times for 83 yards and a touchdown and threw for 147 yards and three scores on 10-of-13 passing. Don Fair caught four passes for 78 yards and Cole carried 22 times for 152 yards. The Rockets were later rewarded with a No. 20 national ranking in the final Associated Press poll.

1970 Tangerine BowlToledo 40,

William & Mary 12 The Rockets looking to repeat as Tan-gerine Bowl champs and post a second consecutive undefeated season, but Lou Holtz’s William & Mary team had other ideas and looked primed for an upset when it jumped out to a 6-0 lead and trailed by only 7-6 at halftime. But it was all Rockets in the second half as they scored on their first four possessions. The Rockets churned out 326 yards rushing, paced by Charles Cole (132 yards) and Tony Harris (101 yards). Toledo finished12th in the nation in the final A.P. poll, and 14th and 17th in the

1971 Tangerine BowlToledo 28, Richmond 3

For the first 15 minutes of the game, Richmond looked as if it had the abil-ity to end Toledo’s winning streak at 34 games, taking a 3-0 lead. But then quarterback Chuck Ealey and the No. 1 defense in the nation went to work. The Rocket defense limited the Spi-ders to just 51 total yards of total offense in the second half, including none through the air. Richmond punted on five of its seven possessions in the second half, was stopped on fourth down on one and intercepted on the other. Ealey completed 14-of-23 passes for 176 yards and scored from one yard out. With the victory, the Rockets ran their winning streak to 35 games, to this day the second-longest in major college football.

1981 California BowlToledo 27, San Jose St. 25 They said it couldn’t be done. There was no way that Toledo could beat a San Jose State team ranked 20th in the final UPI coaches poll. Yet when the first-ever California Bowl game was over, it was Toledo who left the field victorious, 27-25. Tony Lee’s 41-yard field goal with just seconds left gave Toledo the victory. Toledo had led in the game, 21-3, in the third quarter, but let that slip away. The Spartans took a 25-24 lead with just 52 seconds remaining, on a 35-yard touchdown pass and a two-point conversion The Rockets were faced with 80 yards of field ahead of them and no time outs remaining. Quarterback Maurice Hall cooly marched his offense down to the Spartan 24-yard line to set the stage for Lee’s winning field goal.

1984 California BowlUNLV 30, Toledo 13*

The Rockets came up short, 30-13, against Randall Cunningham, Ickey Woods and the rest of the Runnin’ Reb-els. Cunningham had a stellar game, completing 18-of-28 passes for 270 yards. Woods, just a freshman at the time, led UNLV with 53 yards and one TD. Rocket running back Steve Morgan was named Toledo’s outstanding offensive player after totaling 154 yards on 31 carries, while quarterback A.J. Sager was 12-of-31 for 137 yards with one TD. *NOTE: The contest was later claimed as a victory Toledo due to a PCAA ruling regarding the use of ineligible players by UNLV earlier that year.

1995 Las Vegas BowlToledo 40, Nevada 37 (OT) In a game that featured the first over-time in Division I-A football history, Toledo prevailed over Nevada, 40-37, electrifying a national TV audience on ESPN. After a field goal gave the Wolf Pack a 37-34 lead, its first of the game, the Rockets’ Wasean Tait, who set four bowl records and was named co-MVP, scored the winning points on a two-yard run. Tait set Las Vegas Bowl standards for rushing yards (185), all-purpose yards (238) and TDs (four). The two teams battled to stand-still through regulation, with Nevada tying the game with a late field goal. Toledo won the over-time coin toss and elected to go on defense first. Nevada settled for a field goal, setting up Tait, who got the call on three of UT’s four plays, the last one the game-winner. He was buried under a sea of Rockets in the victory celebration and passed out cold.

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2001 Motor City BowlToledo 23, Cincinnati 16 Chester Taylor ran for a Motor City Bowl-record 190 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 24-yard run with 3:23 left as Toledo defeated Cincin-nati, 23-16. But it was a big play by the defense that clinched the victory for Toledo. Cincinnati drove to the UT five-yard line, but couldn’t convert on fourth-and-4 with 50 seconds left. Cincinnati’s Ray Jackson bobbled a deflected pass in a crowded end zone, and senior free safety Andy Boyd then wrestled Jackson—and the ball—to the ground to seal the victory for Toledo. Quarterback Tavares Bolden was 14-of-28 for 135 yards, but it was his legs that helped Toledo the most. He ran for 41 yards on a draw on the first play of the second half that led to a UT field goal. He tied the game late in the third quarter when he sprinted 28 yards untouched for a touchdown. For the game, Bolden ran for 99 yards, which helped the Rockets set a Motor City Bowl record with 322 yards rushing. The victory culminated a dream season for the Rock-ets and first-year head coach Tom Amstutz. “I was born on Scottwood Avenue in downtown Toledo, grew up in Toledo, went to school at UT, was an assistant coach there for many years,” Amstutz said. “This is a dream come true. Words can’t express how I feel. This isn’t just my team, it’s what I love. It’s a privilege for me to be the head coach.”

2002 Motor City BowlBoston College 51,Toledo 25

Boston College scored on its first six possessions on its way to a 42-18 halftime lead, effectively putting the game away and preventing the Rockets from defending their Motor City Bowl title. Toledo cut the Eagles’ advantage to 21-10 when Trinity Dawson scored on a two-yard run with 10:47 remaining in the first half but UT never got any closer. Down 28-10 with less than six minutes to go in the first half, Toledo gambled, going for it on a fourth-and-1 from its own 40, but Jones’ pass fell incomplete. Boston College took possession, and on the next play, Grant Adams caught Brian St. Pierre’s pass across the middle, eluded a defender and raced into the end zone for a 35-10 lead. A one-yard TD run by Brandon Brokaw with 1:31 to go in the half made it 42-10. Jones, the nation’s percentage completion leader, con-nected on 27-41 passes for 331 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Wide receiver Carl Ford had a career-high 10 receptions for 112 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds to go in the second quarter. Fellow senior Donta’ Greene added four catches for 63 yards.

2004 Motor City BowlUConn 39, Toledo 10 Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski was game. Unfortunately, his broken right hand was not. Gradkowski, who broke his throwing hand in the MAC Championship Game, tried to play in the Motor City Bowl but was ineffective and clearly in pain. As a result, the Rockets’ offense stalled, and Connecticut had its way with Toledo, 39-10. Gradkowski finished 6-of-12 for 43 yards before being replaced by Marques Council. By the time Council got in the game to start the second half, UConn was up, 30-7. Council set career highs in attempts (28), completions (16) and passing yards (160). Toledo entered the game as the favorites, but without a healthy Gradkowski it was no contest. UConn scored on six of its first seven possessions as the Rockets were held to a season-low 10 points. Gradkowski wasn’t the only Rocket to go down, as the UT training staff was kept busy throughout the entire game. Senior All-MAC free safety Patrick Body broke his right arm in the second half. Lance Moore, Toledo’s all-time leading receiver, left the game in the second half with a dislocated shoulder. Senior center David Odenthal suffered a sprained left ankle in the first half, returned briefly, then sat out most of the second half.

2005 GMAC BowlToledo 45, UTEP 13 Quarterback Bruce Gradkowski ended his storied collegiate career with an exclamation point, throwing five touchdown passes to lead Toledo to a convincing 45-13 win over UTEP. Fellow senior and roommate Trinity Dawson ran for 132 yards. Toledo’s defense shut down UTEP’s offense at almost every turn. Linebacker Mike Alston contributed two big tackles for the Rockets to end the first half, when UTEP was threatening to cut into a 28-13 deficit. It was the last time the Miners appeared set to mount a rally. Gradkowski, who completed 18-of-32 passes for 298 yards, was chosen as the game’s MVP while Dawson (offense), Alston (defensive) and Steve Odom (special teams) also won game honors. After the game, Gradkowski summed up the sentiment of the team. “It’s been an honor to be here this week,” said Gradkowski. “We were treated unbelievably by the city of Mobile. The south-ern hospitality has been awesome. We’ve never experienced anything like this. We wanted to give back to Mobile by per-forming the way we did. I hope we satisfied the fans out there. “It’s been a pleasure. What a way to go out. This is our championship. We are GMAC Bowl Champions.”

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2012 Famous Idaho Potato BowlUtah State 41, Toledo 15

Despite the loss of two stars, Toledo gave No. 18 Utah State all it could handle before losing, 41-15, at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, ID. Senior linebacker Dan Molls, the na-tion’s leading tackler, was knocked out of the game with a concussion on the game’s opening kickoff. A short while later, junior running back David Fluellen reinjured his sore left ankle and never returned. Despite those losses, Toledo was in the game well into the fourth quarter, trailing just 13-9 before a 63-yard touchdown run by USU’s Kerwynn Williams put the game on ice just under the seven-minute mark. Williams then followed with two more scoring runs of five and 25 yards to finish the game with 18 carries for 235 yards. Senior QB Austin Dantin, who played the first three quarters, completed 12-of-21 attempts for 132 yards with two intercep-tions for the Rockets. Junior QB Terrance Owens, hobbled by an ankle injury, played most of the fourth quarter and was 5-of-16 for 26 yards. Utah State’s Chuckie Keeton threw for 229 yards and completed 21-of-31 pass attempts. Junior WR Bernard Reedy led the Rockets in both rushing and receiving, finishing with a career-high 10 carries for 50 yards on the ground and six catches for 62 yards through the air. He was honored following the game as Toledo’s Most Valuable Player.

2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

FIU 34, Toledo 32 Florida International capped a sec-ond-half comeback with a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give the Panthers a dramatic 34-32 victory over Toledo at the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Ford Field in De-troit. FIU’s game-winning field goal overshadowed Toledo’s own comeback that gave the Rockets a 32-31 lead with 1:14 to play. Redshirt freshman quarterback Terrance Owens scrambled in for a 14-yard TD and then completed a pass to sophomore wide receiver Eric Page for the two-point conversion. But on its final possession FIU converted a fourth-and-17 from its own 41-yard line to keep its drive alive and set up the even-tual game-winning field goal by Jack Griffin. Toledo held a 24-7 lead early in the second half before FIU scored 24 unanswered points to take a 31-24 lead with 3:18 to play. Junior Adonis Thomas led the Rockets with a career-high 193 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Thomas’ second TD run was an 87-yard bolt in the second quarter, the longest run of his career.

2011 Military BowlToledo 42, Air Force 41

Toledo used its powerful offense and the defense came up with a big play in an exciting 42-41 victory over Air Force in the Military Bowl. The Rockets never trailed in a see-saw affair in which there were three ties and UT’s largest lead was 14 points. With 52 seconds left in the game, Air Force scored what appeared to be the game-tying touchdown when Falcons receiver Jonathan Warzeka caught a wide open 33-yard pass from quarterback Tim Jefferson. Air Force lined up for the extra-point but opted to go for two points on a trick play. Holder David Baska took the snap and head-ed for the end zone, but sophomore defensive end Jayrone Elliott stripped the ball loose from Baska. The ball bounced in the direc-tion of Parker Herrington, who tried to scoop up the loose ball but ending up kicking it out of the end zone leaving the Rockets with a 42-41 advantage and their first bowl victory since 2005. The victory was a great vindication for a Rocket team that had survived numerous injuries—including three key injuries to its de-fense in this game. It was also a dramatic debut for head coach Matt Campbell, the Rockets’ offensive coordinator who was named head coach just 16 days prior to the game.

2015 GoDaddyBowlToledo 63, Arkansas State 44

Sophomore running back Kareem Hunt rushed for a career-high 271 yards and a bowl-record five touchdowns to propel the Toledo Rockets to a 63-44 vic-tory over Arkansas State at the GoDaddy Bowl. Hunt set the bowl record for rush-ing yards and his five TDs ties the Toledo record for touchdowns, and ties the all-time bowl record for rushing touchdowns. Logan Woodside completed 21-of-27 passes for 176 yards and one touchdown. Damion Jones-Moore added 103 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. Toledo led at halftime, 35-17, as Hunt ran for three first-half scores and the defense tallied two. On the game’s very first play from scrimmage, sophomore Treyvon Hester knocked the ball loose from ASU quarterback Fredi Knighten and was recovered by Trent Voss, making the score 7-0 just 10 seconds into the contest. Toledo’s defense scored for the second time in the game with 34 seconds left in the first half. In the third quarter, ASU came back with two touchdowns to trim the lead to 42-31. Hunt countered with his fifth and final touchdown, a one-yarder with 11:46 left in the game. Toledo clinched the game on a 10-yard TD run from sophomore Damion Jones-Moore with 6:33 left that gave UT a 56-38 margin. Jones-Moore then put the exclamation point on the game with a 29-yard score with 1:02 left.

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The Glass Bowl is truly one of America’s great college football stadiums. Originally built in 1937, the Glass Bowl was renovated in 1990. As a result of those changes, the Glass Bowl became a graceful synthesis of modern technology and old-time charm and craftsmanship. More recent improvements to the Glass Bowl include the addition of the installation of a new videoboard as part of the Larimer Athletic Complex renovation in 2014. The Glass Bowl features a three-level press tower that houses 45 private suites, a 300-seat Stadium Club and the Gerber Media Center. The Gerber Media Center can accom-modate 80 media members. A television crew provides closed-circuit coverage of every Rocket home game. A five-camera production is fed to two video boards and to more than 70 television monitors in the press tower.

TheGlass Bowl

Largest crowds in the Glass Bowl1. 36,852 vs. Navy (2001)2. 36,502 vs. Northern Illinois (2001)3. 34,950 vs. Minnesota (2001)4. 34,900 vs. Marshall (2000)5. 33,040 vs. Indiana State (1994)6. 32,726 vs. Weber State (2000)7. 31,981 vs. Bowling Green (2004)8. 31,711 vs. Pittsburgh (2003)9. 31,458 vs. Bowling Green (1994)10. 31,369 vs. Bowling Green (1982)

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