Oct. 11, 2003

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From AP and UT staff reports

TOLEDO, Ohio - Bruce Gradkowski passed for 289 yards and three scores and Trinity Dawson scored three touchdowns as Toledo beat Eastern Michigan 49-14 Saturday night.

Gradowski threw TD passes of 8 yards to Dawson, 12 yards to Steve Odom and 19 yards to Terrance Hudson in the second quarter, when the Rockets (4-2, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) scored 28 points to take a 42-7 lead.

Gradkowski was 22-26 (84.6%) in the first half, his best completion percentage in a half this season.

Anthony Sherrell rushed 26 times for 123 yards and a touchdown for the Eagles (1-6, 0-3), who allowed 35 consecutive points after tying the score midway through the first quarter.

Eastern Michigan made it 7-7 when Chris Roberson caught a 4-yard TD pass from Chineda Okoro. Dawson scored on a 1-yard run to give Toledo a 14-7 lead with four seconds left in the first.

Astin Martin's 1-yard run was the first of Toledo's four touchdowns in the second quarter.

Dawson also had a 5-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and Odom returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown in the third. Gradkowski completed 23 of 30 passes without an interception.

UT is now 22-1 in its last 23 games in the Glass Bowl. The Rockets have won five straight at home since a 27-13 loss to Miami on Oct. 26, 2002.

Toledo travels to Central Michigan next week and then to Ball State on Oct. 25.