Toledo, Ohio – Toledo faces one its toughest challenges of the season when it travels to South Bend, Ind. on Saturday, Sept. 11 to take on the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2:30 p.m./Peacock). 

    The Rockets are coming off a convincing 49-10 victory over Norfolk State in the Glass Bowl on Sept. 4. Toledo used all three phases of the game to win its season opener.

      The Rockets' special teams set the tone with two touchdowns off blocked punts, while the defense held the Spartans in check all night. Norfolk State managed just 272 yards of total offense and was held to 5-of-15 on third down plays.

      Toledo's offense was balanced and efficient, racking up 205 rushing yards and 236 passing yards. Sophomore quarterback Carter Bradley was 8-of-11 for 184 yards and one TD.  Freshman Maxen Hook made a big impact on special teams, scooping up a blocked punt for a 25-yard score and then blocking a punt that was returned for a TD by Jacquez Stuart.

    Notre Dame (#7 coaches poll/#9 AP) opened the season with a 41-38 overtime victory at Florida State Sunday night.

Toledo vs. Notre Dame
Saturday, Sept. 11 - 2:30 p.m.
Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Ind.

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (1-0, 0-0 MAC)
    Notre Dame (1-0)

• SERIES RECORD: First meeting.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 39-21 (6th year) at Toledo, same overall. 0-0 vs. Notre Dame.
    Brian Kelly, 103-96 (12th year) at Notre Dame, 274-96-2 (31st year) overall. 2-1 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: Peacock
   Play by Play: Mike Tirico 
  Analyst: Drew Brees 
  Sideline: Kathryn Tappen

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 1:00 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's quarterbacks combined for 13-of-17 passing for 236 yards vs. Norfolk State. Sophomore Carter Bradley started and connected on 8-of-11 passes for 183 yards. Redshirt freshman Dequan Finn hit on 4-of-5 passes for 38 yards. Finn also scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 24-yard run in the second quarter. He led the Rockets with 82 yards rushing on nine carries. Redshirt freshman Tucker Gleason completed his only pass attempt.
    • Toledo's special teams blocked two punts that were returned for touchdowns, and also recovered a fumble on a kickoff. It was the first time in school history that Toledo scored on two blocked punts. Freshman Maxen Hook went 25 yards on a blocked punt by Freshman DeMeer Blankemsee in the first quarter. Hook then blocked a punt in the second quarter that was returned 14 yards into the end zone by Jacquez Stuart. 
    •Bryant Koback rushed for 52 yards and two TDs on nine attempts vs. Norfolk State. He now has 2,678 career rushing yards. He needs 42 yards to pass Casey McBeth (2,719 yards from 1991-94) to move into eighth place on Toledo's all-time list. 
    • Toledo is 9-17 all-time vs. teams in the Top 25. Its last win against a Top 25 team was vs. No. 24 Temple in the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl, Jason Candle's very first game as the Rockets' head coach.


Weekly press conference with Head Coach Jason Candle.