TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo enters its game at Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 16 (7:00 p.m./ESPN+) with its offense playing the best it has all year and its defense coming off a dominating performance in a 49-17 win at Bowling Green on Nov. 10. Head Coach Jason Candle hopes his team can keep up the pace against a rapidly improving Ohio team that is coming off a pair of close wins.

Toledo has scored 49 points in each of its last two games, thanks in part to the play of redshirt freshman quarterback Dequan Finn. Finn, who took over as the starter in week 7, has thrown for 731 yards and six touchdowns in the Rockets' last two games. He is also a dangerous runner, as evidenced by his eight rushing TDs.

Against Bowling Green, Toledo turned a close game into a rout with three touchdowns in a span of 2:19 late in the first half in the annual Battle of I-75 at Doyt L. Perry Stadium.

Toledo thoroughly dominated the contest, winning for the 11th time in the last 12 tries against its arch-rival. The Rockets outgained the Falcons, 539-196, including a staggering 352-64 in the first half.

Finn completed 18-of-24 passes for 270 yards and three TDs. Junior Bryant Koback led the rushing attack with 121 yards and two touchdowns. Toledo's defense racked up five sacks, 12 tackles for loss and five pass breakups.

Ohio (3-7, 3-3 MAC) opened the season losing seven of eight games but has won its last two, a 35-33 win over Miami on Nov. 2 and a 34-26 victory at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 9. 

Toledo at Ohio
Tuesday, Nov. 16 – 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Peden Stadium

 
TEAM RECORDS:
Toledo (5-5, 3-3 MAC)
Ohio (3-7, 3-3 MAC)
 
SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 31-21-1. The Bobcats won the last meeting, 38-10, in Athens in 2017.
 
THE COACHES:
Jason Candle, 43-26 (6th year) at Toledo, same overall. 0-2 vs. Ohio.
Tim Albin, 3-7 (1st year) at Ohio, same overall. 0-0 vs. Toledo.
 
TV/STREAMING: ESPN+
Play by Play: Michael Reghi  
Analyst: Jerod Cherry
 
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.
 
TICKETS:
Online at UTRockets.com/tix, by phone at 419-530-GOLD (4653) or at the Rocket Ticket Office in Savage Arena.
 
Rocket Round-Up

• Toledo won the Battle of I-75 trophy for the 10th time in its 11-year history, and leads the all-time series with Bowling Green, 42-40-4.
• Toledo ranks first in the MAC in scoring defense (21.5), total defense (330.1), passing defense (187.3) and defensive passing efficiency (117.4), and fourth in rushing defense (142.8).
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC in turnover margin (+0.7), and first in fewest turnovers (six in 10 games), which is also tied for second-fewest in the nation.
• Toledo has scored exactly 49 points in three games this year, including in each of its last two games.
• Toledo's offense is averaging 605.5 yards in its last two games.
• Redshirt freshman Dequan Finn has completed 48-of-69 passes (69.6%) for 731 yards and six touchdowns in his last two games.
• Junior Bryant Koback rushed for 121 yards vs. BGSU and now has 3,562 career rushing yards, moving him past Trinity Dawson (3,474 from 2002-05) for fifth-most in Toledo history. It was the 11th 100-yard game in Koback's career.
• Senior cornerback Samuel Womack broke up two passes vs. BGSU, setting the Toledo career record with 37 PBUs, one more than Keon Jackson (36 from 2002-05).

Head Coach Jason Candle weekly press conference.