TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Rockets will look to rebound following a heartbreaking 41-38 loss at Western  Michigan last week when they travel to Eastern Michigan on Wednesday, Nov. 18 (7:00 p.m./CBS Sports Network).

In the WMU game on Nov. 11,  the Rockets (1-1, 1-1 MAC) scored a touchdown to go up 38-28 with 2:54 to go in the game. The Broncos then marched down the field and scored a TD to pull within four, 38-34, with 45 seconds left. WMU then recovered an onside kick and proceeded to score the game-winning touchdown with 17 seconds left when quarterback Kaleb Eleby faked spiking the ball and then hit Jaylen Hall from nine yards out.

The loss overshadowed another fine performance by senior quarterbck Eli Peters, who completed 30-of-46 passes for a career-best 339 yards. Bryant Koback rushed for 78 yards and two TDs, and also caught a career-best seven passes,

Eastern Michigan (0-2, 0-2 MAC) is coming off a 38-31 loss at Ball State. The Cardinals scored with six seconds left to claim victory over the Eagles, who led 24-13 midway through the third quarter.     

Rocket Round-Up
    •     Toledo leads the all-time series with Eastern Michigan, 35-12. The Rockets have won 18 of the last 20 games in the series, including a 37-34 victory in Toledo last year.
    • Junior Bryant Koback leads the Rocket rushing attack with 152 yards and two touchdowns. He now has 2,256 career rushing yards, putting him at 16th on UT's all-time list ahead of Mike Alston, Sr., who had 2,180 yards from 1976-79.
    • Koback leads UT with 11 receptions and is one of six Rockets with at least five catches this season.
    • Senior quarterback Eli Peters has completed 64.1 percent of his passes for 553 yards and five TDs. His only interception this season was a Hail Mary toss at the end of the WMU game. He ranks first in the MAC with 553 passing yards.
    • Junior linebacker Dyontae Johnson leads the Rockets with 16 tackles. He set career high in tackles in each of the Rockets' games this season, seven vs. BGSU and nine vs. WMU. 
    • The Rockets have outscored opponents 45-14 in the first half so far this season.
    • Senior cornerback Samuel Womack is tied for the most pass breakups in the MAC with four. A year ago, Womack was second in the nation with 15 breakups.    

Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Mich.
Wednesday, Nov. 18 - 7:00 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (1-1, 1-1 MAC)
    Eastern Michigan (0-2, 0-2 MAC)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 35-12. The Rockets won in Toledo last year, 37-34.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 35-20 (5th year) at Toledo, same overall. 3-1 vs. EMU.
    Chris Creighton, 28-49 (7th year) at EMU, 167-95 overall (24th year). 1-5 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: CBS Sports Network
    Play by Play: Rich Waltz
  Analyst: Aaron Murray

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

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

• TWITTER: 
    @ToledoFB: Regular updates on UT Football, live updates on Game Day.



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