TOLEDO, Ohio – Fresh off a big conference victory, the Toledo Rockets will close the book on their non-conference slate with a matchup at UMass on Saturday, Oct. 2 (Noon/NESN and FloSports).

Toledo (2-2, 1-0 MAC) knocked off defending MAC champion Ball State, 22-12, in Muncie, Ind. on Sept. 25. Toledo's defense did not allow an offensive touchdown for the second straight game and held the Cardinals to 312 yards of total offense. The Rocket defense has now gone eight straight quarters without allowing an offensive touchdown.

Toledo went ahead, 20-12, with a 22-yard field goal by Thomas Cluckey with 4:51 to play. The Rocket defense then forced Ball State to punt on a three-and-out, and ran out all but four seconds on the clock in their final drive. Toledo gained a safety on the game's final play as Ball State tried a series of laterals. 

Offensively, redshirt freshman quarterback Dequan Finn ran for a game-high 106 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown. Junior Devin Maddox once again sparked the Toledo offense with a long touchdown, this time hauling in a 69-yard catch for a score in the first quarter.
 
UMass (0-4) is looking for its first win following losses to Pittsburgh, Boston College, Eastern Michigan and Coastal Carolina.

Toledo vs. UMass
Saturday, Oct. 2 - Noon
McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, Mass.

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (2-2, 1-0 MAC)
    UMass (0-4)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 4-1. The Rockets won the last meeting, 51-35, in Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. in 2015.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 40-23 (6th year) at Toledo, same overall. 0-0 vs. UMass.
    Walt Bell, 1-19 (3rd year) at UMass, same overall. 0-0 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: NESN/FloSports 
 Play by Play: TBA
 Analyst: TBA 

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 10:30 a.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 (17.6) and is third in total defense (334.6). The Rockets' defense has not allowed a touchdown in the past two games.
    • Redshirt freshman quarterback Dequan Finn connected on 2-of-2 passes and rushed for a career-high 106 yards on 12 carries vs. Ball State. Finn's 106 yards is the most by a Rocket quarterback since Mitchell Guadagni rushed for 119 yards vs. Colorado State on Sept. 21, 2019. His 70-yard touchdown run was the Rockets' longest scoring rush since Bryant Koback scored from 75 yards out at Colorado State in Sept. 21, 2019.
    • Devin Maddox caught a 69-yard TD pass in the first quarter, his third game this season with a reception of at least 60 yards.
    • Thomas Cluckey's streak of 13 consecutive field goals came to an end when he missed a 41-yarder in the third quarter. He came back to hit two field goals in the fourth quarter, a 43-yard field goal, tying his career long set last week vs. Colorado State, and a 22-yarder.
    • Bryant Koback rushed for 84 yards on 23 attempts. He now has 2,908 career rushing yards. He needs 212 yards to pass Jalen Parmelee (3,119 yards from 1991-94) to move into seventh place on Toledo's all-time list.
    • Bryant Koback has 2,824 career rushing yards, eighth on Toledo's all-time list. He needs 296 yards to pass Jalen Parmele (3,119 from 2004-07) for No. 7 on the list.


Head Coach Jason Candle full press conference.