2008 Toledo Rockets football team

2008 Toledo Rockets football

Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2008 record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Amstutz
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose
Home stadium	Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248)

2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Buffalo x$		5	–	3		8	–	6
Bowling Green		4	–	4		6	–	6
Temple		4	–	4		5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	5		4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
Ball State x		8	–	0		12	–	2
Central Michigan		6	–	2		8	–	5
Western Michigan		6	–	2		9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		6	–	7
Toledo		2	–	6		3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Toledo competed as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Rockets were led by Tom Amstutz in his eighth and final year as head coach.

Toledo finished the year 3–9 overall and 2–6 in conference play. The season highlight was a 13–10 victory over the Michigan Wolverines; Michigan entered the game 24–0 against MAC teams.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	10:00 PM	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		L 16–41	50,939
September 13	12:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		W 41–17	16,860
September 20	8:15 PM	#25 Fresno State*	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPNU	L 54–55 ^2OT	20,096
September 27	7:00 PM	Florida International*	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 16–35	19,004
October 4	7:00 PM	Ball State	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 0–31	18,009
October 11	12:00 PM	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 13–10	107,267
October 18	4:00 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 7–38	22,092
October 25	12:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 23–24	21,422
November 5	7:00 PM	at Akron	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	ESPNU	L 30–47	10,134
November 15	2:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	FS Detroit	L 17–27	12,336
November 21	7:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 42–14	12,251
November 28	3:30 PM	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN Classic	L 10–38	11,264
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Lage, Larry (October 12, 2008). "Toledo Ends Michigan's Dominance Over MAC". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 2, 2011.

Toledo Rockets football

Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bowling Green (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Rocket Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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