
The Rockets will play Illinois for the first time in football in 2023.
Toledo to Play at Illinois in 2023
7/12/2018 3:00:00 PM | Football
      Toledo, Ohio - The University of Toledo football team will play Illinois in Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. on Sept. 2, 2023, UT vice president and athletic director Mike O'Brien announced today. The contest will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools in football.
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           "The Illinois game adds another quality opponent to our future non-conference football schedule," said O'Brien. "Over the next few years we will play three teams from the Big Ten (Michigan State and Ohio State), as well as Kentucky and Notre Dame. These are exciting games for our players and are also close enough for our fans to attend in large numbers."
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       Toledo opens the 2018 season with three consecutive home games, beginning with the season opener vs. VMI on Saturday, Sept. 1. Following a bye week, the Rockets host Miami (Fla.) on Sept. 15 and Nevada on Sept. 22. For season tickets, go to UTRockets.com, call 419-530-GOLD (4653) or stop by the UT Athletic Ticket Office at Savage Arena.
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Toledo Football Ticket Information
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FUTURE TOLEDO NON-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
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2019
Aug. 31 – at Kentucky
Sept. 14 – MURRAY STATE
Sept. 21 – at Colorado State
Sept. 28 – BYU
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2020
Sept. 5 – at Tulsa
Sept. 12 – SAN DIEGO STATE
Sept. 19 – at Michigan State
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2021
Sept. 11 – at Notre Dame
Sept. 25 - COLORADO STATE
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2022
Sept. 10 – at San Diego State
Sept. 17 – at Ohio State
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2023
Sept. 2 – at Illinois
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Schedules as of July 12, 2018
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS
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           "The Illinois game adds another quality opponent to our future non-conference football schedule," said O'Brien. "Over the next few years we will play three teams from the Big Ten (Michigan State and Ohio State), as well as Kentucky and Notre Dame. These are exciting games for our players and are also close enough for our fans to attend in large numbers."
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       Toledo opens the 2018 season with three consecutive home games, beginning with the season opener vs. VMI on Saturday, Sept. 1. Following a bye week, the Rockets host Miami (Fla.) on Sept. 15 and Nevada on Sept. 22. For season tickets, go to UTRockets.com, call 419-530-GOLD (4653) or stop by the UT Athletic Ticket Office at Savage Arena.
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Toledo Football Ticket Information
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FUTURE TOLEDO NON-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
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2019
Aug. 31 – at Kentucky
Sept. 14 – MURRAY STATE
Sept. 21 – at Colorado State
Sept. 28 – BYU
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2020
Sept. 5 – at Tulsa
Sept. 12 – SAN DIEGO STATE
Sept. 19 – at Michigan State
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2021
Sept. 11 – at Notre Dame
Sept. 25 - COLORADO STATE
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2022
Sept. 10 – at San Diego State
Sept. 17 – at Ohio State
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2023
Sept. 2 – at Illinois
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