University of Toledo Athletics

Toledo Post-Game Notes
Toledo vs. Buffalo
Oct 31, 2023

• Toledo’s win makes it 8-1 for the first time since 2017 when it also opened with an 8-1 mark.
• The Rockets have won eight straight games for the first time since 2012 when they won eight straight following a season-opening overtime loss at Arizona. The last time Toledo won nine in a row was in 1983 when the Rockets reeled off nine straight victories before ending up 9-2 for the season.
• Toledo begins the MAC season with a 5-0 mark for the first time since 2017 when it won its first five MAC games. The last time Toledo was 6-0 in MAC play was in 1997.
• Jacquez Stuart’s 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown was the second of his career. He also had a 97-yarder vs. Eastern Michigan on Nov. 2, 2021, which was also the last time a Rocket returned a kickoff to the house.
• Peny Boone’s 71-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the longest of his career. His previous long run was 54 yards vs. Western Michigan on Sept. 23 of this year.
• Boone rushed for 125 yards on 12 carries, his sixth 100-yard game of the season. He entered the game ranked 10^th in the nation in rushing yards.
• Boone’s 125 yards gives him 990 for the season, leaving him just 10 yards shy of becoming the 19^th Rocket to crack the 1000-yard mark for rushing in a season.
• Quarterback Dequan Finn completed 12-of-19 passes for 173 yards and one touchdown. He now has 6,015 career passing yards, eight behind Kevin Meger’s 6,023 yards from 1989-92 that rank seventh in program history.
• Junior tight end Anthony Torres caught a 26-yard touchdown pass one week after catching his first career TD vs. Miami.
• Torres led the Rockets with a career-high four receptions and a career-best 84 receiving yards.
• All three of freshman Emilio Duran’s punts landed inside the 20-yard line, giving him 14 punts inside the 20 in 32 attempts.
• Senior Dallas Gant and junior Maxen Hook topped the Rockets with 13 tackles apiece. Hook’s 13 tackles tied a career high, while Gant’s total was two shy of his career best.
• Hook also registered his team-high third interception of the season. He now has five picks in his Rocket career.
• Junior Quinyon Mitchell notched three pass breakups, giving him 13 for the season and leaving him one shy of the school career record of 42 held by Samuel Womack (2017-21). His 13 breakups are tied for fifth best in program history.