TOLEDO, Ohio – Fresh off a dominating performance in their home opener, the Toledo Rockets return to the Glass Bowl this Saturday, Sept. 16 (7:00 p.m./ESPN+) to face an explosive San Jose State team that is also coming off an impressive showing. 

Toledo (1-1) smothered Texas Southern 71-3 on Saturday at about the same time that Spartans (1-2) was dispatching with Cal Poly, 59-3. Combined, the Rockets and the Spartans clobbered their opponents by a score of 130-6, setting up a potential offensive fireworks display at the Glass Bowl this Saturday.

In Toledo's victory, junior quarterback Dequan Finn completed 16-of-17 passes for 238 yards and three scores, while junior running back Peny Boone rushed for three touchdowns as Toledo scored in all seven of its possessions in the first half.

The 71 points scored were the most by a Rocket team in 72 years and the third-most in a game in school history. Finn, who rested for the entire second half, set the Toledo record for completion percentage (94.1%) as the Rockets put up 50 points in the opening 30 minutes, a school record for a half.

Toledo outgained Texas Southern in total yards, 549-238, was a perfect 9-of-9 in red zone opportunities and converted 10-of-12 on third-down. Toledo's defense was dominant, holding the Tigers to just 238 total yards while sacking TSU quarterbacks five times.

San Jose State (1-2) scored on its first eight possessions over Cal Poly to pick up its first win of the season following a pair of losses to ranked opponents. The Spartans lost at No. 6 USC, 56-28, on Aug. 26, and then fell to No. 18 Oregon State at home, 42-17.

Toledo vs. San Jose State
Saturday, Sept. 16 - 7:00 p.m.
The Glass Bowl

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

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads 1-0. The Rockets defeated the Spartans in the 1981 California Bowl, 27-25.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 54-33 (8th year) at Toledo, same overall. 0-0 vs. San Jose State
    Brent Brennan, 28-45 (7th year) at San Jose State, same overall. 0-0 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: ESPN+
    Play by Play: Michael Reghi
  Analyst: Ryan Cavanaugh

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 5:30 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/tix, by phone at 419-530-GOLD (4653) or at the Rocket Ticket Office in Savage Arena.

Launch Pad
    • Toledo's 71-point total was the most by a Rocket team in 72 years and the third-highest in program history. 
    • Toledo's 50 first-half points broke the school record of 48 set in 1951 vs. Davis & Elkins and again in 2002 vs. Eastern Michigan. 
    • Dequan Finn completed 16-of-17 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns. All of his completions came in the first half, including seven in a row to start the game.
     • Finn's completion percentage of 94.1 percent set a school record previously held by Terrance Owens (92.4 percent/13-of-14 vs. Eastern Michigan in 2011).
    • Peny Boone rushed for 39 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, all coming in the first half. 
    • Judge Culpepper had four tackles and a career-high two sacks while forcing and recovering a fumble. He was named MAC West Division Player of the Week.
    • The home-opening crowd of 22,742 was the largest in the Glass Bowl since 24,889 fans saw Toledo defeat BYU on Sept. 28, 2019.
    • Toledo has not had a losing season since 2009, the fifth-longest streak in the FBS behind Boise State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State and Alabama.
    • The 1981 Toledo team that defeated San Jose State in the 1981 California Bowl, as well as players from the 1977-80 teams, will be honored during Saturday's game. Players and coaches from that era are holding a reunion to honor their coach, the late Chuck Stobart, who was Toledo's head coach from 1977-81. Stobart passed away last November at the age of 90.