TUCSON, Ariz. - The University of Toledo football team arrived in Tucson late Tuesday night in preparation for its appearance in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. The Rockets have a full slate of activities leading up to the game vs. Wyoming on Saturday, Dec. 30 (2:30 p.m. MT/ 4:30 p.m. ET). The game will be televised on the CW and can also be seen on the Barstool Sports app.

In addition to practices on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the Rockets will enjoy team activities during the week, including a trip to the Main Event, a bowling and laser tag arcade; a visit to Old Tucson, an old west theme park; and a community service event.

"We're super excited to be here at the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl and a chance to represent the University of Toledo," said Head Coach Jason Candle upon arrival at the team hotel. "From everything I've been told from other coaches and teams that have been here is that they put on a first-class bowl here. We're excited for the week and we look forward to our young men having a great week."

Toledo (11-2, 8-0 MAC) won 11 consecutive games this season and was the West Division champion of the Mid-American Conference. Wyoming (8-4, 5-3 MWC) finished in a tie for fourth place in the Mountain West Conference, a game behind three teams that tied for first place.

After a heart-breaking 30-28 loss at Illinois to open the season, Toledo reeled off 11 consecutive wins before falling to Miami in the MAC Championship Game, 23-14. Toledo went a perfect 8-0 in conference play for the first time in its history, including a 21-17 win at Miami on Oct. 21.

"This is a chance for us to celebrate a great season," said Candle. "We had a little bit of a break for our players to take a little time off and see Santa Claus and spend time with their families, and now we're back to play one more round. This is the last go-round for our seniors so we will try to do a great job and send them off with a win."

Toledo is 12-8 all-time in bowl games, including last year's 21-19 victory over Liberty at the Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl. Toledo is 4-1 in bowl games vs. current Mountain West Conference teams, with wins over San Jose State, Nevada, UNLV and Air Force, and a loss to Utah State.

Toledo vs. Wyoming
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadiu, Tucson, Ariz.
Saturday, Dec. 30 - 2:30 p.m. MT (4:30 ET)

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (11-2, 8-0 MAC)
    Wyoming (8-4, 5-3 MWC)

• SERIES RECORD: Series tied, 1-1. The Cowboys won in Toledo in 2010 while the Rockets came out on top in Laramie in 2012.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 65-34 (8th year) at Toledo, same overall. 0-0 vs. Wyoming
    Craig Bohl, 60-60 (10th year) at Wyoming, 163-92 overall (21st year). 0-0 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: CW/Barstool Sports App
Play by Play: Jake Marsh
Analysts: Dave Portnoy, Dan Katz
Sideline: Caleb Pressley, Adam Ferrone 

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 3:00 p.m.
   Play by Play: Mark Beier
    Analyst: Jack Mewhort
    Sidelines: Mike Robinson

• WEB-AUDIO: Free live audio streaming of the UT Rocket Radio Network broadcast on UTRockets.com. 

• X/TWITTER: 
    @ToledoFB: Regular updates on UT Football, live updates on Game Day.

• TICKETS: 
    Online at UTRockets.com, by phone at 419-530-GOLD (4653).

Notes From the Launch Pad
    • Toledo is 11-2, the second time in Jason Candle's eight years at Toledo that the Rockets have won 11 games (11-3 in 2017).
    • Toledo went 8-0 in MAC play for the first time in school history. The Rockets are the first MAC school to go 8-0 since WMU had a perfect league slate in 2016.
    • Toledo is the MAC West Division champion for the second straight year. It is Toledo's 13th division crown, the most of any MAC school.
    • The Rockets won 11 straight games for the first time since 1971.
    • Toledo was ranked 23rd in the Associated Press college football poll on Nov. 19 and Nov. 26. It was Toledo's first time in the Top 25 since 2015.
    • Junior CB Quinyon Mitchell made second-team on four of the five major All-America teams; Associated Press, FWAA, AFCA, Sporting News.
    • 10 Rockets earned first-team All-MAC honors, the most of any MAC school since Marshall had 13 in 1999.
    • Jason Candle was named MAC Coach of the Year for the second time (2017).
    • Toledo will be playing in its 21st bowl game and seventh under Candle. 
    • This will be Toledo third straight bowl appearance. The Rockets defeated Liberty, 21-19, in last year's Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl. 
    • Toledo has an 12-8 bowl record going back to its very first appearance in the Tangerine Bowl in 1969.
    • Toledo is 4-1 in bowl games vs. current Mountain West Conference teams, with wins over San Jose State (1981), UNLV (1984, by forfeit), Nevada (1995), and Air Force (2011), and a loss to Utah State (2012).