| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Toledo Rockets |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 11–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jason Candle |
| Hc Year: | 2nd as HC/9th overall |
| Off Coach: | Brian Wright |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Brian George |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Stadium: | Glass Bowl |
| Champion: | MAC champion MAC West Division champion |
| Conf Champ: | MAC Championship |
| Conf Champ Result: | W 45–28 vs. Akron |
| Bowl: | Dollar General Bowl |
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.[1] [2]
| Name | Title | Years at Toledo | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | 9 | Mount Union | ||
| Brian George | Def. Coord./DL Coach | 2 | Ohio | |
| Brian Wright | Off. Coord./QB Coach | 2 | Wooster | |
| WR Coach | 1 | Illinois | ||
| RB Coach | 2 | South Florida | ||
| Robby Discher | TE/ST Coach | 2 | William Jewell (MO) | |
| Mike Hallett | Run Game Coord./OL Coach | 2 | Mount Union | |
| CB Coach | 1 | Pittsburgh | ||
| Mike Ward | LB Coach | 5 | Georgetown | |
| Ross Watson | Safeties Coach | 2 | Mount Union |
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See also: 2017 Elon Phoenix football team.
See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.
See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team.
See also: 2017 Ball State Cardinals football team.
See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.
See also: 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team.
See also: 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry.
See also: 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team and 2017 MAC Championship Game.
See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team and 2017 Dollar General Bowl.
The following Rocket was selected in the 2018 NFL draft following the season.[5]
| 7 | 249 | Logan Woodside | Quarterback | Cincinnati Bengals |