Toledo, Ohio – Toledo (3-4, 1-2 MAC) has a short week to prepare for its contest at MAC West co-leader Western Michigan (6-2, 4-0 MAC) this Thursday night. 

    The Rockets are coming off a 31-17 loss to Buffalo at the Glass Bowl on Saturday.  The Rockets led at the break, 17-7, but were outscored by the Bulls 24-0 in the final 30 minutes.

      Toledo's defense kept it in the game, but the Rockets could not keep pace with the Bulls in the second half. UT set season highs with three interceptions and five sacks, but penalties and field position proved too much to overcome in the end. Buffalo outgained the Rockets in total yards, 463-295, and racked up 32 first downs to just eight for UT. Junior linebacker Jordan Fisher led the Rockets with a career-best 12 tackles. Seniors Josh Teachey and Ka'dar Hollman each broke up three passes. Junior Willie Ross was credited with 2.5 sacks.

      Sophomore quarterback Eli Peters was 5-of-17 for 128 yards and one TD in relief of starter Mitch Guadagni. His big play was an 80-yard TD to junior Diontae Johnson. Redshirt freshman Bryant Koback led the rushing attack with 81 yards, 70 of it coming on a first-quarter TD run.

    Western Michigan (6-2, 4-0 MAC) is tied with Northern Illinois for first place in the MAC West Division. The Broncos are coming off a 35-10 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday and have won six straight games following season-opening losses to Syracuse and Michigan. WMU leads the MAC in total offense (467.1) and rushing offense (219.6). Junior Lavante Bellamy leads the MAC in rushing with 821 yards. Junior quarterback Jon Wassink is second in the MAC with 247.5 yards passing per game. 

Rocket Round-Up
    • Toledo (3-4, 1-2 MAC) is coming off a 31-17 loss to Buffalo at the Glass Bowl on Oct. 20
    • Toledo leads the series with Western Michigan, 42-30. This will be the 73rd meeting between Toledo and Western Michigan, dating back to 1939. The two schools have played every year since 1950, a run of 69 straight years.
    • Toledo beat Western Michigan, 37-10, at the Glass Bowl in last year's regular-season finale. The victory clinched the MAC West Division title for Toledo. 
    • Toledo leads the MAC in scoring (39.3), and is fourth in the MAC total offense (416.4). 
    • Senior wide receiver Cody Thompson's streak of consecutive games with at least one reception was snapped at 36 in Saturday's game vs. Buffalo.
    •The Toledo defense set season highs in interceptions (3), tackles for loss (13) and sacks (5) vs. Buffalo. Entering Saturday's game, Buffalo's offensive line had only allowed one sack in its previous seven games.
    • Toledo's top three receivers have combined for 67 touchdown receptions in their careers: Cody Thompson (26), Diontae Johnson (22) and Jon'Vea Johnson (19).

Toledo vs. Western Michigan
Thursday, Oct. 25 - 7:00 p.m.
Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Mich. 

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (3-4, 1-2 MAC)
    Western Michigan (6-2, 4-0 MAC)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 42-30. The Rockets won in Toledo last year, 37-10.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 24-11 (3rd year) at Toledo, same overall. 1-1 vs. Western Michigan.
    Tim Lester, 12-8 (2nd year) at WMU, 52-31 overall (9th year). 0-1 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: ESPN2
    Play by Play: Mark Neely
    Analyst: Tom Luginbill

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 5:30 p.m.
    Play by Play: Brent Balbinot
    Analyst: Bruce Gradkowski
    Sidelines: Mike Robinson

• WEB-AUDIO: Free live audio streaming of the UT Rocket Radio Network broadcast on UTRockets.com. 

• UT COACH'S SHOW: Coach Jason Candle and host Brent Balbinot talk Rocket Football every Monday at Frickers in Maumee. Carried live on WSPD-AM1370 and online on UTRockets.com.

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