Nov. 22, 2003

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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Trinity Dawson rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown and Astin Martin ran for two scores to lead Toledo past Western Michigan 34-17 Saturday night.

The Rockets (8-3, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) stayed tied with No. 22 Bowling Green for first place in the league's West Division. The rivals play Nov. 29 at Bowling Green, and the winner hosts East winner Miami of Ohio in the MAC title game Dec. 4.

Toledo never trailed but needed 14 points in the fourth quarter to put away the Broncos (5-7, 4-4).

Bruce Gradkowski threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Steve Odom to give the Rockets a 27-17 lead with 6:34 remaining. Martin scored on a 1-yard run with 2:32 to play.

Gradkowski finished 22-of-33 for 225 yards and two interceptions. Odom had 111 yards receiving on eight catches.

Kendrick Mosley caught 10 passes for 130 yards for Western Michigan. Jon Drach completed 24 of 35 passes for 262 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

Dawson's 4-yard TD run gave Toledo a 14-3 lead with 1:53 left in the second quarter. The Broncos cut it to 14-10 about a minute later on Drach's 14-yard TD pass to Anthony Kiner.

Martin gave Toledo a 20-10 lead with a 3-yard TD run with 6:35 remaining in the third. Western Michigan pulled within 20-17 on Daniel Marks' 1-yard run.