TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo hosts Eastern Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 2 (7:30 p.m./ESPN2) in a key MAC West Division game that could have important implications in the race for the Mid-American Conference Championship.

    Toledo (4-4, 2-2 MAC) and EMU (5-3, 2-2) are in a five-way tie for second place in the West Division, two games behind division leader Northern Illinois (4-0). Since both the Rockets and Eagles have lost to NIU this season, both teams are effectively three games behind the Huskies with four games left. The winner may still have an outside chance to catch NIU, especially if the Huskies lose their game at Kent State on Nov. 3.

    The Rockets are fresh off a 34-15 victory over Western Michigan in the Glass Bowl on Saturday. Redshirt freshman Dequan Finn threw for two long touchdown passes and the Toledo defense shut out a potent Bronco offense in the second half to lead the Rockets.

    Finn was just 3-of-14 at the half but keyed a second-half comeback that saw Toledo outscore the Broncos 21-0 in the final 30 minutes after trailing 15-13 at halftime. Toledo's defense stopped WMU three times on fourth down, converting that into 10 points, and came up with a 35-yard touchdown on a fumble recovery, one of three TDs in the third quarter. 

    Finn ended the game 8-of-24 passing for 138 yards and two scores. Junior Bryant Koback led the rushing attack with an even 100 yards on 17 carries. Toledo's defense held a Western offense that scored 64 points a week ago to just 398 yards.

    Eastern Michigan is coming off a 55-24 rout of Bowling Green last week. 

Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan
Tuesday, Nov. 2 - 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
The Glass Bowl

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (4-4, 2-2 MAC)
    Eastern Michigan (5-3, 2-2 MAC)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 36-12. The Rockets won in Ypsilanti last year, 45-28.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 42-25 (6th year) at Toledo, same overall. 4-1 vs. EMU.
    Chris Creighton, 35-54 (8th year) at EMU, 174-100 overall (25th year). 1-6 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: ESPN2
  Play by Play: John Schriffen
  Analyst: Rene Ingoglia 

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 6:00 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. 

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Rocket Round-Up
    • Toledo ranks first in the MAC in scoring defense (18.3) and defensive passing efficiency (112.3), second in total defense (326.9), and fourth in rushing defense (146.1).
    •The Rockets rank seventh in scoring offense (28.5) and total offense (378.0).
    • Toledo ranks second in the MAC in turnover margin (+0.9) and first in fewest turnovers (four in eight games).
    • Junior Bryant Koback rushed for 100 yards vs. WMU and now has 3,261 career rushing yards, seventh place on Toledo's all-time list. He needs 76 yards to pass David Fluellen (3,336 yards from 2010-13) for sixth place. 
    • Junior defensive tackle Desjuan Johnson was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week following his performance vs. WMU last week in which he had six tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and a QB hurry. He is tied for the MAC lead with 8.0 tackles for loss. 
    •Zachary Ford's 35-yard fumble return for a touchdown was the first score on a fumble recovery by a Rocket since Allen Covington picked one up and went 67 yards vs. Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl on Jan. 4, 2015.
    •Toledo's defense stopped Western on fourth down three times in three attempts and broke up seven WMU passes.