2017 Toledo Rockets football team explained

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]

Coaching staff

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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Schedule

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Game summaries

Elon

See also: 2017 Elon Phoenix football team.

At Nevada

See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

Tulsa

See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.

At Miami (FL)

See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team.

Eastern Michigan

See also: 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.

At Central Michigan

See also: 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.

Akron

See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team.

At Ball State

See also: 2017 Ball State Cardinals football team.

Northern Illinois

See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.

At Ohio

See also: 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team.

At Bowling Green

See also: 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry.

Western Michigan

See also: 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team.

vs Akron–MAC Championship game

See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team and 2017 MAC Championship Game.

vs Appalachian State–Dollar General Bowl

See also: 2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team and 2017 Dollar General Bowl.

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 2018 NFL draft following the season.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl. 2017-12-19. en.
  2. News: Appalachian St. and Toledo invited to Dollar General Bowl. 2017-12-19. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222162431/http://www.kplctv.com/story/36982856/appalachian-st-and-toledo-invited-to-dollar-general-bowl. 2017-12-22. dead.
  3. http://utrockets.com/coaches.aspx?path=football 2017 Football Coaching Staff
  4. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-17/2017-toledo-rockets-football-schedule.php 2017 Toledo Rockets football schedule
  5. Web site: 2018 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. September 30, 2023.