TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo travels to Central Michigan this Saturday, Oct. 16 (3:30 p.m./CBS Sports Network) for what is shaping up to be a critical MAC West Division contest for both schools.

    Toledo (3-3, 1-1 MAC) is coming off a 22-20 loss to Northern Illinois on Oct. 9 and can ill-afford to fall further behind the Huskies (2-0 MAC) in the race to represent the West Division at the MAC Championship Game. 

    Toledo's loss to NIU was tough to swallow because it easily could have gone into the win column. The Rockets scored a go-ahead touchdown with 3:35 remaining, but the Huskies answered with a field goal with just 26 seconds left. 

    Junior Bryant Koback led the Rockets with 91 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns, one on a 40-yard run and the other on a 75-yard reception. Redshirt freshman Dequan Finn connected on 10-of-17 passes for 186 yards and added 25 yards on the ground. Toledo had 372 yards of offense, while Northern Illinois had 371. Toledo was hurt by third-down conversions, making just 1-of-10 while NIU made 7-of-18.

    Central Michigan (3-3, 1-1 MAC) is coming off a 30-27 come-from-behind win over Ohio last week. Kalil Pimpleton caught a game-winning 28-yard TD pass from Daniel Richardson with 3:55 remaining. CMU's other MAC game was a 28-17 loss at Miami on Oct. 2. 

Toledo vs. Central Michigan
Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Saturday, Oct. 16 - 3:30 p.m.

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (3-3, 1-1 MAC)
    Central Michigan (3-3, 1-1 MAC)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 27-19-3. The Rockets won last year, 24-23, in the season finale at Toledo. Toledo has won 10 of the last 11 meetings.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 41-24 (6th year) at Toledo, same overall. 4-1 vs. CMU.
    Jim McElwain, 14-12 (3rd year) at CMU, same overall. 1-1 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: CBS Sports Network
    Play by Play: Chris Lewis
  Analyst: Ben Leiber

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 2:00 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.

Rocket Round-Up
    • Toledo ranks first in the MAC in scoring defense (17.5) and defensive passing efficiency (107.9), and second in total defense (314.2). 
    •The Rockets also rank third in scoring offense (28.5) and fifth in total offense (390.7).
    • Toledo ranks second in the MAC in turnover margin (+1.2) and first in fewest turnovers (three in six games).
    • Junior Bryant Koback rushed for 91 yards vs. NIU, becoming the eighth Rocket to rush for 3,000 yards in a career. He now has 3,074 career rushing yards and needs 46 yards to pass Jalen Parmele (3,119 yards from 1991-94) to move into seventh place on Toledo's all-time list. 
    • Redshirt freshman Dequan Finn connected on 10-of-17 passes for 188 yards vs. Ball State, all of which were career-high totals.
    • Junior outside linebacker Dyontae Johnson and freshman safety Maxen Hook both had 13 tackles vs. Ball State, setting career bests for both players. 
    • Toledo's defense registered eight tackles for loss vs. Ball State, giving them 45 for the season (third in the MAC).


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