Saturday, November 22
Toledo, Ohio
2:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
7-4 , 5-2
38
vs
9
Ball State
4-7 , 3-4
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Ball St.
0
3
0
6
9
Toledo
14
10
7
7
38
Team Stats
BSU
TOL
Total Yards
335
404
Pass Yards
206
218
Rushing Yards
129
186
Penalty Yards
32
85
1st Downs
18
19
3rd Downs
7
3
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
37:04
22:56
1st Quarter
BSU 0, TOL 7
TOL - Rudolph,Trayvon 14 yd pass from Gleason,Tucker (Cunanan,Dylan kick) 2 plays, 17 yards, TOP 00:35
BSU 0, TOL 14
TOL - Treadway,Ryder 24 yd pass from Gleason,Tucker (Cunanan,Dylan kick) 4 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:09
2nd Quarter
BSU 3, TOL 14
BSU - Pippin,DC 47 yd field goal 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 04:21
BSU 3, TOL 21
TOL - Trayanum,Chip 2 yd run (Cunanan,Dylan kick), 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:29
BSU 3, TOL 24
TOL - Cunanan,Dylan 46 yd field goal 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:21
3rd Quarter
BSU 3, TOL 31
TOL - Vandeross III,Junior 42 yd pass from Gleason,Tucker (Cunanan,Dylan kick) 3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 01:02
4th Quarter
BSU 3, TOL 38
TOL - Vandeross III,Junior 63 yd pass from Gleason,Tucker (Cunanan,Dylan kick) 6 plays, 84 yards, TOP 02:42
BSU 9, TOL 38
BSU - Thacker,Isaiah 15 yd run (), 10 plays, 91 yards, TOP 04:50
Game Leaders
CMP
15
TD
4
YDS
218
INT
2
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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Toledo's defense set a program record with 17 tackles for loss and tied another school mark with seven sacks in the Rockets' 38-9 victory over Ball State on Saturday.
Photo by: Daniel Miller/University of Toledo
Rockets Clip Cardinals, 38-9, Behind Record-Setting Defense
11/22/2025 5:45:00 PM | Football
Toledo moves to 5-2 in MAC play, stays alive in hunt for MAC Championship title
TOLEDO, Ohio - Tucker Gleason threw for four touchdowns and the Toledo defense shut down the Ball State offense in a 38-9 victory at the Glass Bowl on Saturday.
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With the victory, Toledo moves to 7-4, 5-2 in MAC play, and is now tied for second place with Miami, Ohio and Central Michigan, and one game behind conference leader Western Michigan (6-1) with one game left for all five teams. The top two teams in the standings with play for the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 6.
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Gleason put the Rockets up early with a pair of touchdown passes in the first quarter and Toledo never looked back. Junior Vandeross III caught seven passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and became the seventh Rocket to eclipse the career 200-reception mark. Senior Chip Trayanum led the rushing attack with 128 yards and a touchdown on 15 attempts. It was his fourth 100-yard game of the season and pushed him over 2,000 yards for his career.
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Toledo's defense held Ball State just 308 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers on its way to a record-setting day. The Rocket D racked up a school-record 17 tackles for loss and tied the program record with seven sacks, holding its opponent to single digits for the third consecutive game. Junior linebacker K'Von Sherman paced the Rockets with eight tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. Senior safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren added eight tackles and 2.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
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Quoting Head Coach Jason Candle
(opening statement)
"I'm obviously very proud of our team's effort today and thankful to our seniors for everything they've given us here in the Glass Bowl. Their record here in the last four years is 21-3. It was a really good win for them today and I think winning your last game in their home stadium is a big deal. Our underclassmen really paid attention to that all week and provided a great effort for vets and our seniors. Put that all together and turned out to be a good team performance. We've got some things to clean up, but I thought it was a good game in all three phases."
(on his team's defensive performance)
"These guys keep raising the standard and keep raising the bar for what it should look like. We were very disruptive on the defensive front. When Ball State's quarterback pulls the ball down, he is a legit runner. When that guy tucks the ball, he can score a seventy-yard touchdown. There's not too many quarterbacks that across the country that can do that. They knew they had their hands full all week long chasing that guy around. They were very disruptive and very, very good all day."
(on Chip Trayanum)
"He's a hard tackle when he gets to the second level of defense. Ball State did a couple of good things schematically. There were the free hitters down there often and he ran through them most of the time. Give him a lot of credit. I'm glad he's here and he's been a great addition to our program."
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First Quarter
     The Rockets travel to Central Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 29 (Noon/ESPN+).
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Toledo Post Game Notes
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With the victory, Toledo moves to 7-4, 5-2 in MAC play, and is now tied for second place with Miami, Ohio and Central Michigan, and one game behind conference leader Western Michigan (6-1) with one game left for all five teams. The top two teams in the standings with play for the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 6.
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Gleason put the Rockets up early with a pair of touchdown passes in the first quarter and Toledo never looked back. Junior Vandeross III caught seven passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and became the seventh Rocket to eclipse the career 200-reception mark. Senior Chip Trayanum led the rushing attack with 128 yards and a touchdown on 15 attempts. It was his fourth 100-yard game of the season and pushed him over 2,000 yards for his career.
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Toledo's defense held Ball State just 308 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers on its way to a record-setting day. The Rocket D racked up a school-record 17 tackles for loss and tied the program record with seven sacks, holding its opponent to single digits for the third consecutive game. Junior linebacker K'Von Sherman paced the Rockets with eight tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss. Senior safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren added eight tackles and 2.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
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Quoting Head Coach Jason Candle
(opening statement)
"I'm obviously very proud of our team's effort today and thankful to our seniors for everything they've given us here in the Glass Bowl. Their record here in the last four years is 21-3. It was a really good win for them today and I think winning your last game in their home stadium is a big deal. Our underclassmen really paid attention to that all week and provided a great effort for vets and our seniors. Put that all together and turned out to be a good team performance. We've got some things to clean up, but I thought it was a good game in all three phases."
(on his team's defensive performance)
"These guys keep raising the standard and keep raising the bar for what it should look like. We were very disruptive on the defensive front. When Ball State's quarterback pulls the ball down, he is a legit runner. When that guy tucks the ball, he can score a seventy-yard touchdown. There's not too many quarterbacks that across the country that can do that. They knew they had their hands full all week long chasing that guy around. They were very disruptive and very, very good all day."
(on Chip Trayanum)
"He's a hard tackle when he gets to the second level of defense. Ball State did a couple of good things schematically. There were the free hitters down there often and he ran through them most of the time. Give him a lot of credit. I'm glad he's here and he's been a great addition to our program."
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First Quarter
- Toledo took advantage of a blocked punt by Junior Vandeross III to set up a 14-yard touchdown pass from Tucker Gleason to Trayvon Rudolph.
- Toledo capitalized on another short field, capping a 52-yard drive with a 24-yard Gleason TD toss to Ryder Treadway.
- Ball State came up with an interception but failed to capitalize when it missed a 40-yard field goal attempt.
- Ball State got on the board with a 47-yard field with 3:26 left in the first half.
- Chip Trayanum carried the ball on all five plays on Toledo's next touchdown drive, including runs of 16, 31 and 21 yards. The final run was a two-yarder for the score., giving the Rockets a 21-3 edge.
- Dylan Cunanan nailed a 46-yard field on the last play of the half to give Toledo a 24-3 lead heading into the locker room.
- Toledo scored on its first drive of the second half, a 42-yard bomb from Gleason to Vandeross.
- Gleason threw his fourth touchdown pass of the day, a 63-yarder to Vandeross.
- Ball State got in the end zone with a 15-yard rush from Isaiah Thacker.
     The Rockets travel to Central Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 29 (Noon/ESPN+).
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Toledo Post Game Notes
- Toledo is now 5-2 in MAC play, tied for second place with Miami, Ohio and Central Michigan, one game behind conference leader Western Michigan (6-1). The Rockets play at CMU on Nov. 29 in the regular season finale. The top two teams in the standings will play for the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 6.
- Toledo's win gives it seven for the season and clinches its 16th consecutive season without a losing record, the third-longest streak in the FBS.
- Toledo finishes with a 6-0 home record. The Rockets are 21-3 at home over the past four seasons.
- Toledo held its opponent to 14 points or fewer for the sixth time this season.
- The Rockets also held their opponents without a touchdown for 11 consecutive quarters, with the streak ending on Ball State's score in the fourth quarter.
- Toledo has held its opponents to single digits in three consecutive games for the first time since 1992.
- The Rockets set a school record with 17 tackles for loss. The previous mark was 14 vs. Kansas in 2006. Junior linebacker K'Von Sherman led the Rockets with 3.5 TFLs.
- Toledo also had 7.0 sacks, tying the program record. With last week's 6.0-sack output against Miami, Toledo has six sacks in consecutive games for the first time ever.
- Wide receiver Junior Vandeross III caught seven passes for 127 yards, becoming the seventh Rocket to reach of the 200-reception mark. He now has 204 career receptions, moving past Alonzo Russell (202 from 2010-13) for sixth place all time at Toledo.
- Vandeross also caught two touchdowns, his third game this season with two receiving scores. He now have 11 receiving touchdowns on the season.
- Chip Trayanum's 132-yard performance helped him cross the 2000-yard rushing mark for his career. Trayanum now has 2,118 yards, including 1,258 yards in his five seasons at Arizona State, Ohio State and Kentucky. He has also scored a rushing touchdown in eight consecutive games.
- Tucker Gleason threw four touchdown passes, tying his career high set against Kent State in Week 8. It's the eighth time in his career he has thrown for three or more scores. He now has 57 career TD passes, fifth on Toledo's all-time list.
- Sophomore Dylan Hohler and freshman DJ Kelly each recorded the first interceptions of their careers in the fourth quarter.
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