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

Rockets Travel to EMU For Key MAC Matchup

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

10/29/2024 8:25:00 AM

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.











 
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