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American college football season
The 2017 Toledo Rockets football team represented the
University of Toledo in the
2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach
Jason Candle and played their home games at the
Glass Bowl as members of the West Division of the
Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win the West Division. They defeated
Akron in the
MAC Championship game to become champions of the MAC. They received an invitation to the
Dollar General Bowl where they lost to
Appalachian State for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.
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[2]
Coaching staff
Source:
[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. |
Elon* | |
ESPN3 | W 47–13 | 22,104 |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Nevada* | | ESPN3 | W 37–24 | 18,617 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. |
Tulsa* | | ESPN3 | W 54–51 | 24,239 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14
Miami (FL)* | |
ACCRSN | L 30–52 | 49,361 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. |
Eastern Michigan | |
CBSSN | W 20–15 | 22,681 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at
Central Michigan | | ESPN3 | W 30–10 | 15,572 |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. |
Akron | |
WTOL/ESPN3 | W 48–21 | 20,414 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at
Ball State | | ESPN3 | W 58–17 | 7,103 |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Northern Illinois | |
ESPNU | W 27–17 | 17,084 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at
Ohio | |
ESPN2 | L 10–38 | 15,562 |
| 8:00 p.m. | at
Bowling Green | | ESPNU | W 66–37 | 16,649 |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Western Michigan | | ESPNU | W 37–10 | 17,948 |
December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Akron | |
ESPN | W 45–28 | 16,225 |
December 23 | 7:00 p.m. | vs.
Appalachian State* | | ESPN | L 0–34 | 28,706 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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Source:
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Game summaries
Elon
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Phoenix
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
6 |
13 |
Rockets
|
13
|
6
|
21
|
7 |
47 |
At Nevada
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
10
|
10
|
14
|
3 |
37 |
Wolf Pack
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
24 |
Tulsa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane
|
21
|
7
|
9
|
14 |
51 |
Rockets
|
7
|
7
|
22
|
18 |
54 |
At Miami (FL)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
14 |
30 |
No. 14 Hurricanes
|
10
|
0
|
14
|
28 |
52 |
Eastern Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
6 |
15 |
Rockets
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
20 |
At Central Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
13 |
30 |
Chippewas
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
10 |
Akron
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Rockets
|
21
|
3
|
14
|
10 |
48 |
At Ball State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
3
|
21
|
27
|
7 |
58 |
Cardinals
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Huskies
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
17 |
Rockets
|
7
|
3
|
14
|
3 |
27 |
At Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
Bobcats
|
7
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
38 |
At Bowling Green
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
14
|
10
|
28
|
14 |
66 |
Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
9 |
37 |
Western Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Broncos
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Rockets
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
6 |
37 |
vs Akron–MAC Championship game
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
21 |
28 |
Rockets
|
7
|
21
|
10
|
7 |
45 |
vs Appalachian State–Dollar General Bowl
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mountaineers
|
7
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
Rockets
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
After the season
NFL Draft
The following Rocket was selected in the
2018 NFL Draft following the season.
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