TOLEDO, Ohio – In a rematch of last year's MAC Championship Game, the Toledo Rockets host Miami at the Glass Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 5 (3:30 p.m. ET/ESPN+) in their 94th Homecoming game.

Toledo defeated Miami in Oxford in the regular season in 2023, but the RedHawks got their revenge with a 23-14 victory in the MAC Championship Game. Toledo's 2022 MAC crown makes Saturday a matchup of the last two MAC champions.

Toledo (3-1, 0-0 MAC), which had a bye last week, most recently suffered a 26-21 defeat at Western Kentucky on Sept. 21. The Hilltoppers scored the final 16 points in the second half and stopped a pair of Rocket red-zone opportunities in the waning moments of the contest.

The Rockets took a 21-10 lead in the third quarter before lightning paused play for 75 minutes. After the delay, a safety followed by two rushing touchdowns by WKU quarterback Caden Veltkamp in a span of 10:23 gave the Hilltoppers the lead with 5:16 left to play. The Rockets got within the 10-yard line on two different drives for the go-ahead touchdown, but were unable to score. Tucker Gleason completed 19-of-33 passes for 200 yards and two passing TDs, and was Toledo's leading rusher for 56 yards on 12 carries. 

Miami (1-3, 0-0 MAC) defeated UMass at home in overtime last week, 23-20. Dom Dzioban hit a career-long 47-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to force overtime and followed it with a 43-yard kick in the extra session. The RedHawks' three losses came at Northwestern, at Notre Dame and a home defeat vs. Cincinnati. 

Toledo vs. Miami
Saturday, Oct. 5 - 3:30 p.m.
Homecoming
The Glass Bowl

• TEAM RECORDS: 
    Toledo (3-1, 0-0 MAC)
    Miami (1-3, 0-0 MAC)

• SERIES RECORD: Miami leads, 29-23-1. The two schools split last year, with Toledo winning on Oct. 21 in Oxford, 21-17, and the RedHawks taking the MAC Championship Game, 23-14.

• THE COACHES: 
    Jason Candle, 68-36 (9th year) at Toledo, same overall. 1-1 vs. Miami.
    Chuck Martin, 57-65 (11th year) at Miami, 131-72 overall (17th year). 1-1 vs. Toledo.

• TV/STREAMING: ESPN+
    Play by Play: Michael Reghi
    Analyst: Marcus Ray

• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 2:00 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/tix, by phone at 419-530-GOLD (4653) or at the Rocket Ticket Office in Savage Arena.

HOMECOMING 2024
Saturday's game is Homecoming for Toledo and marks the 94th Homecoming game in Toledo history The Rockets are 65-28 in Homecoming games, including an 11-4 mark vs. Miami. 

The school's very first Homecoming game came 101 years ago, a 27-0 victory over Bowling Green on Oct. 27, 1923. Toledo discontinued football for some years during the Great Depression and World War II so there was no Homecoming during those years.

Toledo Interim President Matt Schroeder is serving as the grand marshal of the Homecoming Parade which will occur on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Rocket Launches
    • After a 12-year gap in the series, Toledo and Miami played twice last year. The Rockets won on Oct. 21 in Oxford, 21-17, while the RedHawks got their revenge in the MAC Championship Game, 23-14. 
    • Miami will make its first trip to the Glass Bowl since Oct. 22, 2011, a 49-28 Toledo victory.
    • The Rockets will be honoring former MAC Champion teams from 1969, 1984 and 2004 throughout the Miami game.
    • Toledo's defense put in another strong performance in the loss to Western Kentucky, holding the Hilltoppers to 315 yards of total offense, including just 30 yards in the first quarter and 117 in the first half. The Rockets intercepted two passes in the end zone vs. WKU, Maxen Hook in the first quarter and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the third quarter.
    • Toledo's win over Mississippi State on Sept. 14 was its second against an SEC team (Arkansas in 2015) and first over a "Power 4/5" team since a 30-23 win over Iowa State in 2015, which came one week after the Arkansas win. 
    • Through four games, Toledo leads in the MAC in scoring offense (37.3) and scoring defense (19.0/tied with Northern Illinois).
    • Jason Candle's record as Toledo's head coach is 68-36. He needs six more wins to pass Gary Pinkel (73-37-3 from 1991-2000) as Toledo's all-time leader.