Toledo’s 2017 Football Schedule Features Five National TV Games

         Toledo, Ohio - The University of Toledo released its 2017 football schedule today and a minimum of five games will on national TV. Among the Rockets' six home games next season are a pair of key MAC West Division battles in November, as well as a tough non-conference battle with Tulsa of the American Athletic Conference on Sept. 16.

        Toledo will host three Mid-American Conference opponents from the West Division, as well as Akron from the East Division. The West Division foes include Eastern Michigan, which will be the Homecoming opponent on Oct. 7, along with mid-week clashes against Northern Illinois (Thursday, Nov. 2) and Western Michigan (Friday, Nov. 24).

        In addition to Tulsa, Toledo's other non-conference home game is the season opener vs. Elon on Thursday, Aug. 31. Tulsa was 10-3, 6-2 in the AAC in 2016, and defeated Central Michigan 55-10 in the Miami Beach Bowl. The Golden Hurricane won six of its last seven games, its only loss a 42-40 setback at Navy on Nov. 12. The non-conference road games are at Nevada on Sept. 9 and at Miami (FL) on Sept. 23. Miami, which was 9-4, 5-3 in the ACC last season, will make the return trip to Toledo in 2018.

        Five games on the schedule will be carried on ESPN2, ESPNU or the CBS Sports Network, with more games likely to be added later to the television docket. The three road games on national TV are at Ball State (Oct. 26), at Ohio (Nov. 8) and at Bowling Green (Nov. 15). The two home games on national TV are vs. Northern Illinois (Nov. 2) and Western Michigan (Nov. 24).

            "We face another challenging schedule. Both our MAC and non-conference opponents will present us with tough games virtually every week," said Jason Candle, who led his team to a 9-4 record in his first season as head coach in 2016. "We look forward to preparing for an exciting season and competing for a Mid-American Conference championship."
            Candle's 2017 squad returns one of the nation's most explosive offenses. Led by senior quarterback Logan Woodside, Toledo averaged 38.0 points per game and led the Mid-American Conference in total offense with 517.8 yards per game. Woodside paced the nation with 45 touchdown passes. Two of his favorite targets are back—Cody Thompson (64 receptions, 11 TDs, 19.8 ypc) and Jon'Vea Johnson (40/10/19.3)—as is 2015 second-team All-MAC running back Terry Swanson. On defense, the Rockets return seven starters, including All-MAC linebacker Ja'Wuan Woodley.

        Rocket football season ticket orders are being taken now. Go online at UTRockets.com or call 419-530-GOLD (4653) for more information.

Toledo’s 2017 Football Schedule Features Five National TV Games

Players Mentioned

Jon'Vea Johnson

Terry Swanson

Cody Thompson

Ja'Wuan Woodley

Logan Woodside

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