Nov 9, 2002

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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Brian Jones threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns as Toledo beat Central Michigan 44-17 Saturday night.

Jones threw TD passes of 40 and 11 yards to Andrew Clarke as the Rockets (6-3, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) dominated the first three quarters, taking a 44-3 lead.

The Chippewas (4-6, 2-4 MAC) scored two late touchdowns. Kent Smith scored on a 3-yard run with about six minutes to play and then threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Nick Thompson with about three minutes to play.

The Rockets held Central Michigan to 284 total yards, including 71 yards passing. Three quarterbacks combined to finish 9-for-31 with two interceptions. One week after he rushed for a MAC-record 377 yards, Robbie Mixon was held to 35 yards on 10 carries.

Aston Martin rushed for 60 yards and a 1-yard touchdown on six carries for Toledo. Quinton Broussard rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and Trinity Dawson also scored a rushing touchdown. Carl Ford caught seven passes for 80 yards.

Toledo kept itself alive in the MAC West Division race. The Rockets are 4-1 in the division, behind Bowling Green (5-1) and Northern Illinois (6-0). Toledo still has games against Western Michigan, Northern Illinois and Bowling Green.