2025 Toledo Rockets football team

2025 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorVince Kehres (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRoss Watson (6th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
2025 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Western Michigan y$   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Miami (OH) y   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Ohio   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Toledo   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Akron*   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Buffalo   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UMass   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Western Michigan 23, Miami (OH) 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score
As of December 19, 2025

The 2025 Toledo Rockets football team represents the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets are led by Jason Candle in his tenth year as the head coach. The Rockets play home games at the Glass Bowl, located in Toledo, Ohio.

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.[1]

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.[2]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 135 (7)
2 Miami 131 (3)
3 Ohio 123 (3)
4 Buffalo 115
5 Northern Illinois 94
6 Bowling Green 81
7 Western Michigan 71
8 Eastern Michigan 68
9 Central Michigan 65
10 Ball State 41
T11 Akron 39
T11 Massachusetts 39
13 Kent State 12
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Toledo 6
2 Miami 4
3 Ohio 3

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:45 p.m.at Kentucky*
SECNL 16–2456,457
September 67:00 p.m.Western Kentucky*
ESPN+W 45–2124,138
September 133:30 p.m.Morgan State*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN+W 60–022,846
September 203:30 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN+L 13–1420,744
September 273:30 p.m.Akron
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN+W 45–324,535
October 1112:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPNUL 23–2824,000
October 182:00 p.m.Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN+W 45–1018,417
October 253:30 p.m.at Washington State*
The CWL 7–2827,646
November 57:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN2W 42–322,128
November 127:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)
ESPN2W 24–310,825
November 222:00 p.m.Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN+W 38–915,127
November 2912:00 p.m.at Central Michigan
ESPN+W 21–317,012
December 232:00 p.m.vs. Louisville*
ESPN

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Game summaries

at Kentucky

See also: 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Toledo Rockets (0–0) at Kentucky Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 0 2 01416
Wildcats 7 3 01424

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 12:45 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 56,457
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) and Matt Stinchcomb (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • UK – Zach Calzada 1-yard run (Jacob Kauwe kick), 6:27. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:38.
Second quarter
  • TOL – Langston Long Safety, 13:08. Wildcats 7–2.
  • UK – Jacob Kauwe 45-yard field goal, 2:04. Wildcats 10–2. Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 5:24.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • UK – Seth McGowan 6-yard run (Jacob Kauwe kick), 12:30. Wildcats 17–2. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:27.
  • TOL – Tucker Gleason 9-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick), 9:38. Wildcats 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:45.
  • UK – Dante Dowdell 79-yard run (Jacob Kauwe kick), 9:22. Wildcats 24–9. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:12.
  • TOL – Junior Vandeross III 20-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 1:55. Wildcats 24–16. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:28.
Statistics TOL UK
First downs 17 17
Plays–yards 69–329 66–305
Rushes–yards 29–59 43–220
Passing yards 270 85
Passing: comp–att–int 23–40–1 10–23–1
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 28:19 31:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 23/40, 270 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Chip Trayanum 14 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Junior Vandeross III 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Kentucky Passing Zach Calzada 10/23, 85 yards, INT
Rushing Dante Dowdell 14 carries, 129 yards, TD
Receiving Josh Kattus 3 receptions, 43 yards

Western Kentucky

See also: 2025 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2–0) at Toledo Rockets (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hilltoppers 7 0 01421
Rockets 21 10 14045

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH

  • Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 24,138
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • TOL – Chip Trayanum 1-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick), 12:57. Rockets 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:27.
  • TOL – Emmanuel McNeil-Warren 37-yard interception return (Dylan Cunanan kick), 11:52. Rockets 14–0.
  • WKU – Matthew Henry 7-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon kick), 6:48. Rockets 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:32.
  • TOL – Chip Trayanum 10-yard pas from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 2:34. Rockets 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:14.[
Second quarter
  • TOL – Dylan Cunanan 32-yard field goal, 11:50. Rockets 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:51.
  • TOL – Junior Vandeross III 71-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 1:25. Rockets 31–7. Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:28.
Third quarter
  • TOL – Chip Trayanum 75-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick), 14:49. Rockets 38–7. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.
  • TOL – Connor Jones 5-yard pass from John Alan Richter (Dylan Cunanan kick), 5:30. Rockets 45–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:32.
Fourth quarter
  • WKU – Jaden McGill 1-yard run (John Cannon kick), 13:08. Rockets 45–14. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:27.
  • WKU – Cameron Flowers II 11-yard pass from Maverick McIvor (John Cannon kick), 6:26. Rockets 45–21. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:32.
Statistics WKU TOL
First downs 18 21
Total yards 333 508
Rushes–yards 28–59 42–307
Passing yards 274 201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–39–1 12–21–1
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 26:35 33:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing Maverick McIvor 23/38, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Marvis Parrish 7 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Moussa Barry 3 receptions, 110 yards
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 7/12, 155 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chip Trayanum 14 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Junior Vandeross III 5 receptions, 122 yards, TD

Morgan State (FCS)

See also: 2025 Morgan State Bears football team
Morgan State Bears (FCS) (0–2) at Toledo Rockets (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears (FCS) 0 0 000
Rockets 3 43 7760

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: SE at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,846
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barber (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:37) TOL – Dylan Cunanan 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:23; Toledo 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:08) TOL – Junior Vandeross III 12-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Connor Jones rush (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:37; Toledo 11–0)
  • (11:07) TOL – Chip Trayanum 1-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:05; Toledo 18–0)
  • (8:19) TOL – Kenji Christian 10-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:22; Toledo 25–0)
  • (4:54) TOL – Chip Trayanum 1-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:55; Toledo 32–0)
  • (2:18) TOL – Kenji Christian 2-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:04; Toledo 39–0)
  • (0:07) TOL – Junior Vandeross III 7-yard pass from John Alan Richter, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 1:16; Toledo 46–0)
Third Quarter
  • (7:50) TOL – CC Ezirim 2-yard pass from John Alan Richter, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:35; Toledo 53–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:48) TOL – Kalieb Osborne 7-yard run, Anthony Ruggles kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:59; Toledo 60–0)
Statistics MORG TOL
First downs 4 31
Total yards 56 557
Rushing yards 36 260
Passing yards 20 297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–16–0 27–37–0
Time of possession 26:01 33:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Morgan State Passing Kobe Muasau 6/8, 18 yards
Rushing Dae'Jeaun Dennis 4 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Joshua Smith 1 reception, 21 yards
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 13/17, 174 yards, TD
Rushing Kalieb Osborne 7 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Javon Brown 5 receptions, 94 yards

at Western Michigan

See also: 2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Toledo Rockets (2–1) at Western Michigan Broncos (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 0 3 10013
Broncos 0 0 6814

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,744
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter
  • (0:22) TOL – Dylan Cunanan 30-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:38; Toledo 3-0)
Third Quarter
  • (14:28) TOL – Chip Trayanum 63-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; Toledo 10-0)
  • (7:43) TOL – Dylan Cunanan 27-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:37; Toledo 13-0)
  • (0:48) WMU – Broc Lowry 6-yard run, Palmer Domschke PAT failed (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:47; Toledo 13-6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (0:52) WMU – Broc Lowry 2-yard run, Broc Lowry run for two-point conversion (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 0:48; Western Michigan 14-13)
Statistics TOL WMU
First downs 16 17
Total yards 280 291
Rushing yards 191 90
Passing yards 89 201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–30–2 16–33–1
Time of possession 29:42 30:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 15/30, 89 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Chip Trayanum 26 carries, 153 yards, TD
Receiving Terrell Crosby Jr. 3 receptions, 34 yards
Western Michigan Passing Broc Lowry 16/33, 201 yards, INT
Rushing Broc Lowry 18 carries, 50 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Talique Williams 4 receptions, 112 yards

Akron

See also: 2025 Akron Zips football team
Akron Zips (1–3) at Toledo Rockets (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Zips 0 3 003
Rockets 14 21 3745

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 degrees
  • Game attendance: 24,535
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • TOL – Junior Vandeross III 28-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 14:44. Rockets 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:07.
  • TOL – Chip Trayanum 11-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick), 9:59. Rockets 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:33.
Second quarter
  • TOL – Tucker Gleason 2-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick), 13:41. Rockets 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:01.
  • TOL – Junior Vandeross III 26-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 10:27. Rockets 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:18.
  • AKR – Owen Wiley 39-yard field goal, 1:56. Rockets 28–3. Drive: 18 plays, 54 yards, 8:31.
  • TOL – Eric Holley III 26-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick), 0:23. Rockets 35–3. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:29.
Third quarter
  • TOL – Dylan Cunanan 40-yard field goal, 0:12. Rockets 38–3. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:06.
Fourth quarter
  • TOL – Kalieb Osborne 21-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick), 12:48. Rockets 45–3. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:55.
Statistics AKR TOL
First downs 11 28
Total yards 134 538
Rushes–yards 35–55 37–245
Passing yards 79 293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–25–0 20–24–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:53 31:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Akron Passing Brayden Roggow 7/12, 51 yards
Rushing Jordan Gant 13 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Israel Polk 2 receptions, 16 yards
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 16/19, 237 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Chip Trayanum 11 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Junior Vandeross III 9 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD

at Bowling Green (Battle of I-75)

See also: 2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Battle of I-75
Toledo Rockets (3–2) at Bowling Green Falcons (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 14 7 0223
Falcons 0 7 71428

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: N at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,000
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:03) TOL – Chip Trayanum 14-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:57; Toledo 7–0)
  • (3:39) TOL – Tucker Gleason 12-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:05; Toledo 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (1:29) TOL – Jacob Petersen 17-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:55; Toledo 21–0)
  • (0:13) BGSU – Cameron Pettaway 45-yard pass from Lucian Anderson III, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:13; Toledo 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (1:52) BGSU – Jacob Harris 8-yard pass from Lucian Anderson III, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:20; Toledo 21–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:03) BGSU – Cameron Pettaway 73-yard pass from RJ Garcia II, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:49; Tied 21–21)
  • (6:07) BGSU – Chris McMillian 1-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:06; Bowling Green 28–21)
  • (0:00) TOL – 0-yard safety (Bowling Green 28–23)
Statistics TOL BGSU
First downs 23 10
Total yards 429 226
Rushing yards 165 61
Passing yards 264 165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–30–1 10–17–1
Time of possession 31:50 25:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 19/30, 264 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Chip Trayanum 27 carries, 125 yards, TD
Receiving Junior Vandeross III 6 receptions, 100 yards
Bowling Green Passing Lucian Anderson III 9/16, 92 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Lucian Anderson III 10 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Cameron Pettaway 2 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

Kent State

See also: 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (2–4) vs. Toledo Rockets (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 10 0 0010
Rockets 7 10 21745

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,417
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:50) KENT – Cade Wolford 75-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; KENT 7–0)
  • (7:33) KENT – Will Hryszko 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:51; KENT 10–0)
  • (1:18) TOL – Trayvon Rudolph 58-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:19; KENT 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (12:31) TOL – Dylan Cunanan 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 plays, 2:35; Tied 10–10)
  • (0:32) TOL – Ryder Treadway 11-yard pass from Tucker GLeason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 3:34; TOL 17–10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:24) TOL – Junior Vandeross III 21-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:18; TOL 24–10)
  • (6:04) TOL – Javon Brown 16-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:54; TOL 31–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:00) TOL – Terrell Crosby Jr. 18-yard pass from Kalieb Osborne, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11; TOL 45–10)
Statistics KENT TOL
First downs 9 29
Total yards 224 552
Rushing yards 65 178
Passing yards 159 374
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–24–1 25–32–0
Time of possession 26:12 33:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 12/23, 159 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jordan Nubin 13 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Cade Wolford 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 21/28, 294 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Kenji Christian 16 carries, 113 yards
Receiving Trayvon Rudolph 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD

at Washington State

See also: 2025 Washington State Cougars football team
Toledo Rockets (4–3) vs. Washington State Cougars (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 0 7 007
Cougars 0 21 0728

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:30 PM PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,646
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (The CW): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) and Nigel Burton (sideline)
Statistics TOL WSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Northern Illinois

See also: 2025 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Northern Illinois Huskies (2-6) vs. Toledo Rockets (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 0 003
Rockets 7 21 7742

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NW at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,128
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:45) TOL – Trayvon Rudolph 96-yard kickoff return, Dylan Cunanan kick (Toledo 7–0)
  • (9:25) NIU – Andrew Glass 50-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 5:21; Toledo 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (11:01) TOL – Tucker Gleason 2-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:44; Toledo 14–3)
  • (5:08) TOL – Chip Trayanum 5-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:23; Toledo 21–3)
  • (0:51) TOL – Junior Vandeross III 19-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 1:03; Toledo 28–3)
Third Quarter
  • (4:53) TOL – Kenji Christian 10-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:38; Toledo 35–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:43) TOL – Kenji Christian 16-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 4:28; Toledo 42–3)
Statistics NIU TOL
First downs 13 23
Total yards 203 443
Rushing yards 62 134
Passing yards 141 309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–29–0 25–33–0
Time of possession 29:42 30:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Josh Holst 5/13, 87 yards
Rushing Chavon Wright 11 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Rickey Taylor Jr. 3 receptions, 69 yards
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 25/31, 309 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chip Trayanum 11 carries, 36 yards, TD
Receiving Junior Vandeross III 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD

at Miami (OH)

See also: 2025 Miami RedHawks football team
Toledo Rockets (5–4) vs. Miami RedHawks (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 0 14 10024
RedHawks 0 0 303

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Wind: E at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,825
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter
  • (5:59) TOL – Chip Trayanum 3-yard run, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:21; Toledo 7–0)
  • (0:18) TOL – Jacob Petersen 6-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:00; Toledo 14–0)
Third Quarter
  • (11:31) TOL – Ryder Treadway 24-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:17; Toledo 21–0)
  • (8:31) TOL – Dylan Cunanan 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:01; Toledo 24–0)
  • (1:45) M-OH – Dom Dzioban 26-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 6:40; Toledo 24–3)
Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics TOL M-OH
First downs 15 15
Total yards 312 222
Rushing yards 143 75
Passing yards 169 147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–2 11–38–3
Time of possession 30:09 29:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 18/31, 169 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Chip Trayanum 21 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Ryder Treadway 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD
Miami (OH) Passing Henry Hesson 11/38, 147 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Jordan Brunson 9 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Kam Perry 4 receptions, 69 yards

Ball State

See also: 2025 Ball State Cardinals football team
Ball State Cardinals (4–6) vs. Toledo Rockets (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 069
Rockets 14 10 7738

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Chris LaMange
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kelsie Kasper (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Statistics BALL TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Toledo Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Central Michigan

See also: 2025 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Toledo Rockets (7–4) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 0 0 71421
Chippewas 0 3 003

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Statistics TOL CMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Central Michigan Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Louisville (Boca Raton Bowl)

See also: 2025 Louisville Cardinals football team and 2025 Boca Raton Bowl
2025 Bush's Boca Raton Bowl
Louisville Cardinals (8–4) vs. Toledo Rockets (8–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Toledo 0 0 000
Louisville 0 0 000

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: December 23
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst) and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TOL LOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisville Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "Toledo Selected as Favorite in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Toledo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  4. ^ Rowland, Kyle. "Early look at Toledo's 2025 nonconference football schedule". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
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