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American college football season
The 2016 Toledo Rockets football team represented the
University of Toledo in the
2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach
Jason Candle in his first full overall year, after coaching the
2015 Boca Raton Bowl. They played their home games at the
Glass Bowl and were members of the West Division of the
Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the
Camellia Bowl where they lost to
Appalachian State.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at
Arkansas State* | |
ESPNU | W 31–10 | 26,182 |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. |
Maine* | |
ESPN3 | W 45–3 | 23,439 |
September 17 | 3:00 p.m. |
Fresno State* | | ESPN3/WTOL | W 52–17 | 19,379 |
| 10:15 p.m. | at
BYU* | | ESPN2 | L 53–55 | 62,230 |
October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at
Eastern Michigan | |
BCSN | W 35–20 | 21,412 |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. |
Bowling Green | |
ASN | W 42–35 | 30,147 |
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. |
Central Michigan | | BCSN | W 31–17 | 17,821 |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Ohio | |
CBSSN | L 26–31 | 16,154 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at
Akron | |
ESPN2 | W 48–17 | 6,559 |
| 8:00 p.m. | vs.
Northern Illinois | | ESPN2 | W 31–24 | 10,180 |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Ball State | | ESPN2 | W 37–19 | 16,826 |
| 5:00 p.m. | at No. 14
Western Michigan | | ESPN2 | L 35–55 | 24,191 |
December 17 | 5:30 p.m. | vs.
Appalachian State* | |
ESPN | L 28–31 | 20,257 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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Schedule Source
[2]
Game summaries
At Arkansas State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
0
|
21
|
10
|
0 |
31 |
Red Wolves
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Maine
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Black Bears
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Rockets
|
7
|
10
|
21
|
7 |
45 |
Fresno State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
10 |
17 |
Rockets
|
14
|
10
|
14
|
14 |
52 |
At BYU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
14
|
7
|
17
|
15 |
53 |
Cougars
|
21
|
0
|
14
|
20 |
55 |
At Eastern Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
20 |
Bowling Green
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
21 |
35 |
Rockets
|
7
|
7
|
13
|
15 |
42 |
Central Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Chippewas
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
17 |
Rockets
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
31 |
Rockets
|
0
|
6
|
14
|
6 |
26 |
At Akron
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
3
|
17
|
14
|
14 |
48 |
Zips
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
vs Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Huskies
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
24 |
Ball State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cardinals
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
6 |
19 |
Rockets
|
14
|
6
|
17
|
0 |
37 |
At Western Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
21 |
35 |
#14 Broncos
|
14
|
10
|
21
|
10 |
55 |
Appalachian State–Camellia Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mountaineers
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
3 |
31 |
Rockets
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
After the season
NFL Draft
The following Rockets were selected in the
2017 NFL Draft following the season.
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