Toledo will play its third consecutive home game to start the 2018 season when Nevada invades the Glass Bowl on Sept. 22. Kickoff is set for noon on the CBS Sports Network.

    Toledo (1-1) lost for the first time last week in a 49-24 defeat to No. 21 Miami (Fla.) before a sell-out crowd of 28,117 at the Glass Bowl on Sept. 15. The Rockets stayed to within a touchdown in the third quarter but four Hurricane scores in consecutive possessions put the game away.

    Junior quarterback Mitchell Guadagni's arm and legs kept Toledo in the game. After a slow start, Guadagni threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, and also extended drives by running the ball. He rallied the Rockets from a 21-0 deficit in the first half to make it a close game. Guadagni hit junior wide receiver Diontae Johnson with a 40-yard TD to cut the lead to 28-21 with 7:39 to play in the third quarter. But the Hurricanes outscored the Rockets 28-3 from that point. Johnson led all receivers with six receptions for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Guadagni led Toledo rushers with 47 net yards, including five rushes for at least 10 yards.

     Nevada (2-1) is coming off a big 37-35 home-field victory over Oregon State  last Saturday. The Wolf Pack hld a 30-7 lead at one point in the contest before holding off the Beavers' late rally. Nevada was outgained in the contest, 540-357, but used three turnovers to pull off the upset. Quarterback Ty Gangi threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wolf Pack offense. Nevada's other games this season were a 72-19 victory over Portland State and a 41-10 loss at Vanderbilt.

Rocket Round-Up
    • Toledo (1-1, 0-0 MAC) is coming off a 49-24 defeat to No. 21 Miami (Fla.) at the Glass Bowl on Sept. 15.
    • The official attendance for he Miami game was 28,117, which makes it the 16th-biggest crowd in Glass Bowl history and the biggest since 2016 (30,147 vs. Bowling Green).
    • Junior Diontae Johnson caught six passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns vs. Miami, giving him his seventh 100-yard receiving game of his career and the fifth time he has caught multiple touchdowns in a game.
    • Senior Cody Thompson caught two passes for 19 yards, extending his streak to 32 straight games with a reception. He also eclipsed Bernard Reedy (2,743 receiving yards, 2010-13) on Toledo's all-time career receiving yards list. Thompson now has 2,752 career receiving yards, which is fifth all-time. He is 24 yards away from tying Lance Moore (2,776 yards, 2001-04) for fourth all-time.
    • Junior Mitchell Guadagni threw for 222 yards and two TDs. He also led the Rockets with 47 rushing yards, including five rushes of at least 10 yards.
    • Toledo is 4-0 vs. Nevada. The Rockets won last year in Reno, 37-24. This is the final game in the two-game series.
    • Toledo and Nevada played in the first overtime game in FBS history.  The Rockets defeated the Wolf Pack, 40-37, in the 1995 Vegas Bowl.

Toledo vs. Nevada
• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (1-1, 0-0 MAC)
    Nevada (2-1, 0-0 Mountain West)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 4-0. The Rockets won in Reno last year, 37-24.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 22-8 (3rd year) at Toledo, same overall. 1-0 vs. Nevada.
    Jay Norvell, 5-10 (second year) at Nevada, same overall. 0-1 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: CBS Sports Network
    Play by Play: Ben Holden
    Analyst: Ross Tucker

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 10:30 a.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.

• TWITTER: 
    @ToledoFB: Regular updates on UT Football, live updates on Game Day.
    @UTPaulHelgren: Regular updates on UT Football.
    @ToledoRockets: Updates for all Rocket sports.

• TICKETS: Available. Go online at UTRockets.com or call 419-530-GOLD (4653).



Football Head Coach Jason Candle week 3 press conference.