Rockets Travel to EMU For Key MAC Matchup

Saturday, November 2

Ypsilanti, Mich.

Noon

University of Toledo

Eastern Michigan

Jerjuan Newton established career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (164) while grabbing two touchdown passes vs. Bowling Green last Saturday.

10/29/2024 8:25:00 AM | Football

Toledo Game Notes

Toledo and Eastern Michigan are currently tied in MAC standings with 2-2 records

TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo and Eastern Michigan will battle it out in Ypsilanti, Mich. on Saturday, Nov. 2 (Noon/ESPNU) in a game between two teams looking to move up in the Mid-American Conference standings. Both team are 2-2 in league play and in a four-way tie for fifth place in the MAC.

Toledo (5-3, 2-2 MAC) is coming off a 41-26 loss to Bowling Green in the annual Battle of I-75 at the Glass Bowl last Saturday. The Rockets and Falcons were locked in a back-and-forth battle throughout most of the game, but Bowling Green scored the final 13 points to put the game away.

Toledo trailed early but cut the lead to 21-17 and was driving late in the first half when Jordan Oladokun picked off a sideline pass and bolted 61 yards for a touchdown to increase the Falcon lead to 28-17. A Rocket field goal at the end of the half cut the halftime margin to 28-20.

On UT's first possession of the third quarter, Tucker Gleason connected with Jerjuan Newton on a 64-yard touchdown strike to pull Toledo within 28-26 with 8:42 left in the third. However, the Rockets would be held scoreless the rest of the way.

Newton had a career day vs. the Falcons, establishing career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (164). His two TD receptions gives him a career-best 10 on the season and 31 for his career, breaking the Toledo record of 30 held by Cody Thompson (2014-18).

Eastern Michigan (5-3, 2-2 MAC) is coming off a 25-21 loss at Akron on Saturday.

Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan
Saturday, Nov. 2 - Noon
Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Mich.

• TEAM RECORDS:
   Toledo (5-3, 2-2 MAC)
   Eastern Michigan (5-3, 2-2 MAC)

• SERIES RECORD: Toledo leads, 38-13. The Rockets won in Toledo last year, 49-23

• THE COACHES:
   Jason Candle, 70-38 (9th year) at Toledo, same overall. 6-2 vs. Eastern Michigan.
   Chris Creighton, 57-71 (11th year) at EMU, 196-117 overall (28th year). 2-8 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: ESPNU
   Play by Play: Matt Schumacker
Analyst: Dustin Fox

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 10:30 a.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.

Rocket Launches
   • Toledo leads the series with EMU, 38-13. The Rockets are 21-3 in the last 24 meetings with the Eagles, including a 49-23 win at Toledo last year. Toledo has won seven of the last eight meetings in Ypsilanti, with the most recent loss coming in 2018.
   • Jerjuan Newton caught his 30th and 31st career touchdowns in the BGSU game. He surpassed Cody Thompson (30 from 2014-18) as Toledo's all-time leader. Newton is tied for second in the country in TD receptions behind San Jose State's Nick Nash (12).
   • Junior quarterback Tucker Gleason returned to the lineup vs. BGSU after missing one game due to injury, completing 30-of-45 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns, setting his career marks for completions and attempts. His 320 yards was nine short of his all-time high set vs. BG in 2022.
   • Attendance for the Bowling Green game was 29,697, the 14th-largest home crowd in school history and the most since 2016 (30,147 vs. BGSU).
   • Toledo leads the MAC in attendance with an average of 24,977 through four home games.
   • Freshman Dylan Cunanan's 54-yard field goal in the second quarter of the BGSU game was the second-longest in Toledo history. The record is 55 yards set by Todd France vs. Western Michigan in 2001.