Saturday, November 29
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Noon
University of Toledo
8-4 , 6-2
21
at
3
Central Michigan
7-5 , 5-3
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Toledo
0
0
7
14
21
Central Michigan
0
3
0
0
3
Team Stats
UT
CMU
Total Yards
411
323
Pass Yards
206
242
Rushing Yards
205
81
Penalty Yards
70
47
1st Downs
18
15
3rd Downs
4
5
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
28:34
31:26
2nd Quarter
UT 0, CMU 3
CMU - Graham,Cade 28 yd field goal 12 plays, 87 yards, TOP 05:42
3rd Quarter
UT 7, CMU 3
UT - Trayanum,Chip 57 yd pass from Osborne,Kalieb (Cunanan,Dylan kick) 5 plays, 69 yards, TOP 01:50
4th Quarter
UT 14, CMU 3
UT - Christian,Kenji 9 yd run (Cunanan,Dylan kick), 6 plays, 57 yards, TOP 03:20
UT 21, CMU 3
UT - Trayanum,Chip 42 yd run (Cunanan,Dylan kick), 1 plays, 37 yards, TOP 00:07
Game Leaders
CMP
5
TD
1
YDS
108
INT
0
CMP
9
TD
0
YDS
98
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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LB
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CB
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WR
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Senior cornerback Andre Fuller had a career-best nine tackles and a tackle-for-loss in Toledo's 21-3 victory over Central Michigan.
Photo by: Jacob Peters
Rockets Put the Freeze on Central Michigan, 21-3
11/29/2025 3:33:00 PM | Football
Toledo wins fourth straight game to finish regular season with 8-4 record
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - On a cold, snowy and windy day in mid-Michigan, the Toledo Rockets grinded out a hard-fought 21-3 victory over Central Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on Saturday.
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With the victory, Toledo moves to 8-4, 6-2 in MAC play, tied for second place with Ohio and Miami, and one game behind conference leader Western Michigan (8-4, 7-1 MAC). However, Miami wins the tie-breaker due to the best record against common opponents and will face WMU in the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 6.
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The Rockets were trailing 3-0 late in the third quarter when senior running back Chip Trayanum snagged a screen pass up the middle, then spun and headed down the left sidelines for a 57-yard touchdown. The Rockets made it 14-3 midway through the fourth quarter on a nine-yard touchdown by Kenji Christian. Trayanum put an exclamation point on the game with a 42-yard sprint through the defense late in the fourth quarter.
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Toledo had to rally without starting quarterback Tucker Gleason, who left the game in the second quarter due to injury. Redshirt freshman Kalieb Osbourne came in and completed 5-of-7 passes for 108 yards and the score to Trayanum in his first significant action as a collegian.
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Trayanum led the Rockets with 94 rushing yards and a touchdown and three catches for 65 yards. Junior Vandeross III added four receptions for 71 yards.
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The defense was led by career-high days from sophomore linebacker Chris D'Appolonia with 10 tackles and senior cornerback Andre Fuller, who had a career-high nine tackles and 1.0 TFL. Senior safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren added six tackles and a diving interception in the fourth quarter. The unit held CMU to 0-of-4 on fourth down conversions.
Quoting Head Coach Jason Candle
"Really proud of our team this whole month. Today was one of my favorite games, if not my favorite game at Toledo because of the effort, elements and everything that you could see. Our guys stayed the course the whole month of November and especially this week. We stayed as an inside-out thinking team this week, which is not always easy to do. Really proud of our team and our seniors for coming up here and finishing the month of November like they wanted to do, and getting another road victory against a good Central Michigan team."
First Quarter
     The Rockets' regular season ends. They will find out their bowl destination on Sunday, Dec. 7.
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Toledo Post-Game Notes
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With the victory, Toledo moves to 8-4, 6-2 in MAC play, tied for second place with Ohio and Miami, and one game behind conference leader Western Michigan (8-4, 7-1 MAC). However, Miami wins the tie-breaker due to the best record against common opponents and will face WMU in the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 6.
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The Rockets were trailing 3-0 late in the third quarter when senior running back Chip Trayanum snagged a screen pass up the middle, then spun and headed down the left sidelines for a 57-yard touchdown. The Rockets made it 14-3 midway through the fourth quarter on a nine-yard touchdown by Kenji Christian. Trayanum put an exclamation point on the game with a 42-yard sprint through the defense late in the fourth quarter.
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Toledo had to rally without starting quarterback Tucker Gleason, who left the game in the second quarter due to injury. Redshirt freshman Kalieb Osbourne came in and completed 5-of-7 passes for 108 yards and the score to Trayanum in his first significant action as a collegian.
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Trayanum led the Rockets with 94 rushing yards and a touchdown and three catches for 65 yards. Junior Vandeross III added four receptions for 71 yards.
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The defense was led by career-high days from sophomore linebacker Chris D'Appolonia with 10 tackles and senior cornerback Andre Fuller, who had a career-high nine tackles and 1.0 TFL. Senior safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren added six tackles and a diving interception in the fourth quarter. The unit held CMU to 0-of-4 on fourth down conversions.
Quoting Head Coach Jason Candle
"Really proud of our team this whole month. Today was one of my favorite games, if not my favorite game at Toledo because of the effort, elements and everything that you could see. Our guys stayed the course the whole month of November and especially this week. We stayed as an inside-out thinking team this week, which is not always easy to do. Really proud of our team and our seniors for coming up here and finishing the month of November like they wanted to do, and getting another road victory against a good Central Michigan team."
First Quarter
- Toledo stopped CMU on fourth-and-goal on a tackle at the one-yard line by Andre Fuller.
- A 29-yard field goal attempt by Dylan Cunanan was blocked by CMU.
- CMU broke the ice with a 28-yard field goal with 41 seconds remaining in the half.
- Toledo took a 7-3 lead with 11 seconds to play in the third quarter when Chip Trayanum caught a middle screen pass and bolted 57 yards for the score.
- A nine-yard TD run by Kenji Christian capped a 57-yard drive to make it 14-3 with 8:41 left in the game.
- Toledo's defense effectively sealed the game on an interception by Emmanuel McNeil-Warren and another fourth down stop.
- Chip Trayanum put an exclamation point on the game with a 42-yard sprint through the defense.
     The Rockets' regular season ends. They will find out their bowl destination on Sunday, Dec. 7.
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Toledo Post-Game Notes
- With the victory, Toledo moves to 8-4, 6-2 in MAC play, tied for second place with Ohio and Miami, and one game behind conference leader Western Michigan (8-4, 7-1 MAC). However, Miami wins the tie-breaker due to the best record against common opponents and will face WMU in the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 6.
- Toledo's win gives it eight victories for the season, the fourth straight season with at least eight wins and the sixth time in Head Coach Jason Candle's 10 seasons at the helm.
- It was Toledo's fourth straight win over CMU and 14th in the last 16 meetings.
- The Rockets' defense held its fourth-straight opponent to single-digit scoring, the longest single-digit defensive scoring streak since a six-game stretch in 1983.
- Toledo's defense was led by Chris D'Appolonia (career-high 10 tackles), Andre Fuller (career-high nine tackles and one TFL) and Avery Smith (seven tackles).
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren snared his fifth career interception in the fourth quarter.
- Wide receiver Junior Vandeross III caught four passes for 71 yards. He now has 208 career receptions, moving past former teammate Jerjuan Newton (206 from 2019-24) for fifth place all time at Toledo.
- Toledo defense totaled four turnover-on-downs, its most in a game since forcing six at Northern Illinois in 2024.
- The Rockets out-gained the Chippewas, 205-81 on the ground, reaching 200 rushing yards for the fourth time this season and the first time since Week 5 against Akron.
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