2021 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2021 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by sixth-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

2021 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Hallett (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRobert Weiner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVince Kehres (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRoss Watson (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCraig Kuligowski (2nd season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
(capacity: 26,248)
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Kent State xy  6 2   7 7  
Miami (OH)  5 3   7 6  
Ohio  3 5   3 9  
Bowling Green  2 6   4 8  
Buffalo  2 6   4 8  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  6 2   9 5  
Central Michigan x  6 2   9 4  
Toledo  5 3   7 6  
Ball State  4 4   6 7  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   7 6  
Western Michigan  4 4   8 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 7:00 p.m. Norfolk State* ESPN3 W 49–10 21,783
September 11 2:30 p.m. at No. 8 Notre Dame* Peacock L 29–32 62,009
September 18 4:00 p.m. Colorado State*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPNU L 6–22 21,365
September 25 2:00 p.m. at Ball State ESPN+ W 22–12 14,902
October 2 12:00 p.m. at UMass* NESN+ W 45–7 9,456
October 9 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinoisdagger
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
CBSSN L 20–22 21,284
October 16 3:30 p.m. at Central Michigan CBSSN L 23–26 OT 20,112
October 23 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
CBSSN W 34–15 19,906
November 2 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN2 L 49–52 14,997
November 10 7:00 p.m. at Bowling Green CBSSN W 49–17 18,349
November 16 7:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN+ W 35–23 9,716
November 27 12:00 p.m. Akron
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN+ W 49–1411,282
December 17 12:00 p.m. vs. Middle Tennessee* ESPN L 24–31 13,596
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rockets were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft following the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
5166Tycen AndersonDefensive backCincinnati Bengals
5172Samuel WomackDefensive backSan Francisco 49ers

References

  1. "2021 Toledo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. "2022 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.


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