Wednesday, November 11
Toledo, Ohio
7:30 p.m.
University of Toledo
vs
UMass
Toledo coach Mike Jacobs and quarterback John Alan Richter will try to engineer the Rockets' eighth win of the season on Wednesday against UMass.
Photo by: Bree Bee
11/9/2026 12:00:00 PM | Football
Toledo has won eight in a row over Minutemen
TOLEDO, Ohio – With three weeks to go in the regular season, the Toledo football team is right in the mix for the MAC Championship Game, taking on UMass in Week 11 at the Glass Bowl in Wednesday night MACtion.
The Rockets (7-2, 4-1 MAC) have won three games in a row and sit in a three-way tie for second place with Buffalo and Western Michigan. All are one game behind Ohio. The Rockets are coming off a 20-17 slugfest victory over Sacramento State, overcoming a halftime deficit for the victory. CJ Miller and Autavius Ison provided dual 100-yard games, while the Rockets allowed just eight yards rushing and totaled 12 tackles for loss.
Toledo enters Wednesday's contest with a 4-1 home record this season. The Rockets knocked off defending MAC champion Western Michigan, 45-38, in their most recent home game at home in Week 8. UMass is coming off a thrilling victory in Week 10, having defeated Ball State, 31-30, in overtime.
Toledo vs. Massachusetts
• 2026 TEAM RECORDS:
Toledo (7-2, 4-1 MAC)
UMass (5-4, 2-3 MAC)
• SERIES RECORD: Toledo, 8-1.
Last Meeting: Toledo 38, UMass 23.
Sept. 7, 2024 - Toledo, Ohio
• THE COACHES:
Mike Jacobs: 7-2 (1st year) at Toledo, 101-25 overall (11th year)
Joe Harasmyiak: 5-16 (2nd year) at UMass, 25-31 (5th year) overall
• TV/STREAMING: CBS Sports Network
Play by Play: John Sadak
Analyst: Randy Cross
• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 6:30 p.m.
Play by Play: Mark Beier
Analyst: Jack Mewhort
Sidelines: Pete Seymour
• WEB-AUDIO: Free live audio streaming of the UT Rocket Radio Network broadcast on the Varsity Network App or UTRockets.com.
• X/TWITTER: @ToledoFB: Regular updates on UT Football, live updates on Game Day.
• TICKETS: Online at UTRockets.com/FBtix, by phone at 419-530-GOLD (4653) or at the Rocket Ticket Office in Savage Arena.
The Launch Pad
• Toledo is tied for second place in the MAC with three games to go. The 4-1 Rockets are tied with Buffalo and Western Michigan. UT plays first-place Ohio the last week of the regular season.
• Toledo has scored at least 34 points in six of the seven games it has won.
• The Rockets lead the league in 10 statistical categories - scoring offense (35.4), rushing offense (192.0), total offense (455.3), passing offense (262.8), fewest sacks allowed (9), total sacks (28), first downs per game (21.9), opponent first downs (17.4), opponent third down percentage (34.1%) and red zone offense (94.6%).
• Despite several injuries and zero returning starters, Toledo has established itself as one of the top offensive lines in the country, allowing just nine sacks all season.
• Andrew Zock put up a career month of October and is carrying that into November. In five MAC games, Zock has totaled 10.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 14 QB hurries, 31 total tackles and four forced fumbles.
• Mike Jacobs is now part of the 100-win club, reaching the milestone against Western Michigan in just his 11th season and 125 games coached. Jacobs is the 17th-fastest head coach across all NCAA divisions to reach 100 career wins.
• CJ Miller led the Rockets with 135 yards rushing against Sacramento State. He has broken the 100-yard mark in three of Toledo's five MAC games with 196 yards against Ball State and 183 against WMU.
• Toledo is 4-1 at home this season and has one of the best home records in the FBS over the last four years, with a 20-3 home mark since 2023.
The Rockets (7-2, 4-1 MAC) have won three games in a row and sit in a three-way tie for second place with Buffalo and Western Michigan. All are one game behind Ohio. The Rockets are coming off a 20-17 slugfest victory over Sacramento State, overcoming a halftime deficit for the victory. CJ Miller and Autavius Ison provided dual 100-yard games, while the Rockets allowed just eight yards rushing and totaled 12 tackles for loss.
Toledo enters Wednesday's contest with a 4-1 home record this season. The Rockets knocked off defending MAC champion Western Michigan, 45-38, in their most recent home game at home in Week 8. UMass is coming off a thrilling victory in Week 10, having defeated Ball State, 31-30, in overtime.
Toledo vs. Massachusetts
• 2026 TEAM RECORDS:
Toledo (7-2, 4-1 MAC)
UMass (5-4, 2-3 MAC)
• SERIES RECORD: Toledo, 8-1.
Last Meeting: Toledo 38, UMass 23.
Sept. 7, 2024 - Toledo, Ohio
• THE COACHES:
Mike Jacobs: 7-2 (1st year) at Toledo, 101-25 overall (11th year)
Joe Harasmyiak: 5-16 (2nd year) at UMass, 25-31 (5th year) overall
• TV/STREAMING: CBS Sports Network
Play by Play: John Sadak
Analyst: Randy Cross
• ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: Pregame begins at 6:30 p.m.
Play by Play: Mark Beier
Analyst: Jack Mewhort
Sidelines: Pete Seymour
• WEB-AUDIO: Free live audio streaming of the UT Rocket Radio Network broadcast on the Varsity Network App or UTRockets.com.
• X/TWITTER: @ToledoFB: Regular updates on UT Football, live updates on Game Day.
• TICKETS: Online at UTRockets.com/FBtix, by phone at 419-530-GOLD (4653) or at the Rocket Ticket Office in Savage Arena.
The Launch Pad
• Toledo is tied for second place in the MAC with three games to go. The 4-1 Rockets are tied with Buffalo and Western Michigan. UT plays first-place Ohio the last week of the regular season.
• Toledo has scored at least 34 points in six of the seven games it has won.
• The Rockets lead the league in 10 statistical categories - scoring offense (35.4), rushing offense (192.0), total offense (455.3), passing offense (262.8), fewest sacks allowed (9), total sacks (28), first downs per game (21.9), opponent first downs (17.4), opponent third down percentage (34.1%) and red zone offense (94.6%).
• Despite several injuries and zero returning starters, Toledo has established itself as one of the top offensive lines in the country, allowing just nine sacks all season.
• Andrew Zock put up a career month of October and is carrying that into November. In five MAC games, Zock has totaled 10.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 14 QB hurries, 31 total tackles and four forced fumbles.
• Mike Jacobs is now part of the 100-win club, reaching the milestone against Western Michigan in just his 11th season and 125 games coached. Jacobs is the 17th-fastest head coach across all NCAA divisions to reach 100 career wins.
• CJ Miller led the Rockets with 135 yards rushing against Sacramento State. He has broken the 100-yard mark in three of Toledo's five MAC games with 196 yards against Ball State and 183 against WMU.
• Toledo is 4-1 at home this season and has one of the best home records in the FBS over the last four years, with a 20-3 home mark since 2023.
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