TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Rockets return to the Glass Bowl to face Colorado State on Saturday, Sept. 18 (4:00 p.m./ESPNU) after nearly pulling off one of the greatest upsets in school history last week.

Toledo (1-1) lost at Notre Dame, 32-29, on Sept. 11 but not before putting on an impressive showing that nearly sent the then-No. 8 Irish down to defeat. 

Toledo's defense held Notre Dame in check most of the game, racking up three turnovers, six sacks and five pass breakups. Junior cornerback Chris McDonald had a pick-six late in the first half and junior lineman Terrance Taylor had a pair of sacks.

Sophomore quarterback Carter Bradley completed 17-of-27 passes for 213 yards. Sophomore Devin Maddox had a career-high nine receptions for 135 yards. Junior Bryant Koback paced the rushing attack with 122 yards on 22 carries with one TD reception.

The Rockets took a 29-24 lead with 1:35 left on a 26-yard touchdown run by redshirt freshman quarterback Dequan Finn. Notre Dame scored the game's final points on an 18-yard TD pass from Jack Coan to Michael Mayer and a converted two-point conversion with 1:09 left.

Colorado State (0-2) has opened the season with a pair of home defeats, 42-23 to South Dakota State and 24-21 to Vanderbilt.

Toledo leads the series with the Rams, 2-1. The Rockets won in Fort Collins in 2019, 41-35. Bryant Koback rushed for a career-high 228 yards, 168 coming in a wild third quarter. ­Koback ran for touchdowns of 37, 75 and 47 yards in Toledo's first three possessions of the second half.  The outcome of the game was not decided until the final play. A last-gasp pass by Colorado State from the Toledo 25-yard line was completed near the goal line, but DeDarallo Blue and Jordan Fisher combined for the tackle at the two-yard line as time ran out, giving Toledo the victory.

Toledo vs. Colorado State
Saturday, Sept. 18 - 4:00 p.m.
ESPNU

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (1-1, 0-0 MAC)
    Colorado State (0-2, 0-0 MWC)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 2-1. The Rockets won the last meeting, 41-35, in Fort Collins in 2019.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 39-22 (6th year) at Toledo, same overall. 1-0 vs. Colorado State.
    Steve Addazio, 1-5 (2nd year) at Colorado State, 58-60 (11th year) overall. 0-1 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: ESPNU
    Play by Play: Mike Couzans 
  Analyst: Dustin Fox

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 2:30 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
    •     Sophomore quarterback Carter Bradley completed 17-of-27 passes for 213 yards vs. Notre Dame. Redshirt freshman Dequan Finn rushed for 24 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown run with 1:35 remaining that gave the Rockets a 29-24 lead.
    • Bryant Koback rushed for 122 yards and one TD on 21 attempts. He now has 2,678 career rushing yards. He moved past Casey McBeth (2,719 yards from 1991-94) into eighth place on Toledo's all-time list with 2,800 yards. 
    • Junior linebacker Dyontae Johnson was named MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week. He led the Rockets with a career-tying 10 tackles vs. Notre Dame, including 1.5 tackles for loss.
    • Senior punter Bailey Flint was named MAC West Division Special Teams  Player of the Week. He averaged 45.4 yards on seven punts vs. Notre Dame, including boots of 68 and 57 yards in the first half. 
    • Sophomore wide receiver Devin Maddox set career highs with nine receptions and 135 receiving yards, including a 66-yard play in the first quarter.
    • Toledo's defense racked up six sacks, 11 tackles for loss, five QB hurries, five passes broken up and forced three turnovers.
    • Sophomore Chris McDonald's second quarter pick-six was the first interception of his career.
    • Toledo picked up two points in the latest AP poll.


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