The Toledo Rockets have won one MAC title but they are certainly hungry for another. Toledo, winners of the MAC West Division title, will battle East Division champion Akron for the MAC Championship crown on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Ford Field in Detroit (Noon/ESPN).

     Toledo (10-2, 7-1 MAC) defeated Western Michigan, 37-10, in the regular-season finale at the Glass Bowl on Nov. 24 to earn a berth into the league title game for the first time since 2004. It was UT's first outright division title since 1998.

     The Rockets clinched the title by following the same formula that has worked for them all year—a balanced offense combined with a stingy defense. Senior quarterback Logan Woodside threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns vs. the Broncos, while senior running back Terry Swanson added 94 yards and scored two scores. The defense held WMU to 275 yards of total offense, including just 98 yards in the first half.

    Akron (7-5, 6-2 MAC) made it to the MAC title game by winning its final two games of the season, over Ohio (37-34) and Kent State (24-14). The Zips are led by redshirt freshman quarterback Kato Nelson, who threw for 322 yards in the win over Ohio. Akron, which has allowed just 24.8 points per game this season, held Kent State to 246 yards of total offense in the division-clinching victory of the Golden Flashes.

Toledo vs. Akron

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (10-2, 7-1 MAC)
    Akron (7-5, 6-2 MAC)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 11-9. The Rockets defeated Akron, 48-21, in Toledo on Oct. 21.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 20-6 (2nd year) at Toledo, same overall. 2-0 vs. Akron.
    Terry Bowden, 31-42 (6th year) at Akron, 171-104-2 overall (24 years). 1-3 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: ESPN/ESPN3
    Play by Play: Mark Jones
    Analyst: Rod Gilmore
    Sideline: Quint Kessenich

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 10:30 a.m.
    Play by Play: Brent Balbinot
    Analyst: Bruce Gradkowski
    Sidelines: Mike Robinson

• WEB-AUDIO: Free live audio streaming of the UT Rocket Radio Network broadcast on UTRockets.com. 

• UT COACH'S SHOW: Coach Jason Candle and host Brent Balbinot talk Rocket Football every Monday from 6-7 p.m. at Frickers in Maumee. Carried live on WSPD-AM1370 and online on UTRockets.com.

• TWITTER: 
    @ToledoFB: Regular updates on UT Football, live updates on Game Day.
    @UTPaulHelgren: Regular updates on UT Football.
    @ToledoRockets: Updates for all Rocket sports.

Rocket Roundup
• Toledo (10-2, 7-1 MAC) won the MAC West Division title, one game ahead of Northern Illinois and Central Michigan. Toledo will face East Division champ Akron.
• This will be Toledo's first trip to the MAC Championship title game since 2004. Toledo beat Miami that year, 35-27, the first-ever title game played at Ford Field.
• Toledo is 2-3 all-time in MAC Championship games. Akron is 1-0 in the MAC title game, with its only appearance being a 31-30 victory over Northern Illinois in 2005.
• This is the 11th time Toledo has earned at least share of the MAC West title, but its first out-right crown since 1998.
• This is the ninth time in UT history that a Rocket team has won at least 10 games in a season, most recently a 10-2 mark in 2015. Toledo has won at least nine games in six of the last seven years.
• Toledo leads the series with Akron, 11-9. The Rockets won in Toledo earlier this year, a 48-21 triumph at the Glass Bowl on Oct. 21.
• Toledo leads the MAC in total offense (505.7), is second in scoring offense (38.7) and passing offense (290.7) and third in rushing offense (215.0). 
• Senior Logan Woodside has thrown for 3,451 yards and 24 touchdowns against just three interceptions. He holds Toledo's career passing records in yardage (10,083) , touchdowns (89), passing efficiency (165.5) and 300-yard games (16).
• Senior Terry Swanson has rushed for 1,139 yards and now ranks fifth at UT with 3,377 career rushing yards.
• Toledo picked up 13 points in this week's AP poll and seven in the coaches poll.


Head Coach Jason Candle previews the MAC Championship Game against Akron.


Senior Logan Woodside previews the MAC Championship Game against Akron.


Junior Olasunkanmi Adeniyi previews the MAC Championship Game against Akron.