2021 Toledo Rockets football team

2021 Toledo Rockets football
2021 Toledo Rockets football
Bahamas Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Middle Tennessee
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jason Candle (6th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Mike Hallett (2nd season); Robert Weiner (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vince Kehres (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Ross Watson (2nd season); Craig Kuligowski (2nd season);
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by sixth-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

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Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)

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2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Kent State xy	6	–	2	7	–	7
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ohio	3	–	5	3	–	9
Bowling Green	2	–	6	4	–	8
Buffalo	2	–	6	4	–	8
Akron	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$	6	–	2	9	–	5
Central Michigan x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Western Michigan	4	–	4	8	–	5
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Norfolk State*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 49–10	21,783
September 11	2:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Peacock	L 29–32	62,009
September 18	4:00 p.m.	Colorado State*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNU	L 6–22	21,365
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 22–12	14,902
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at UMass*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	NESN+	W 45–7	9,456
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	L 20–22	21,284
October 16	3:30 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	CBSSN	L 23–26 ^OT	20,112
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	W 34–15	19,906
November 2	7:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 49–52	14,997
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	CBSSN	W 49–17	18,349
November 16	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 35–23	9,716
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 49–14	11,282
December 17	12:00 p.m.	vs. Middle Tennessee*	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–31	13,596
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
5	166	Tycen Anderson	Defensive back	Cincinnati Bengals
5	172	Samuel Womack	Defensive back	San Francisco 49ers

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