2011 Toledo Rockets football team

2011 Toledo Rockets football

Military Bowl Champions MAC West Division Co–Champions
Military Bowl vs Air Force, W 42–41
Conference	Mid-American Conference West
2011 record	9–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tim Beckman (regular season) Matt Campbell (bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Campbell
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ward, Paul Nichols
Home stadium	Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248)

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3		9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		5	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6		3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1		9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by third-year head coach Tim Beckman during the regular season and new head coach Matt Campbell for their bowl game. They competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at the Glass Bowl. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MAC play to be West Division co–champions with Northern Illinois. Due to their loss to Northern Illinois, they did not represent the division in the MAC Championship Game. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Air Force 42–41.

At the end of the regular season, head coach Tim Beckman resigned to become the new head coach at Illinois. Offensive coordinator Matt Campbell was named as Beckman's replacement and coached the Rockets in the Military Bowl. Beckman finished at Toledo with a three year record of 21–16.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	#10 (FCS) New Hampshire*	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 58–22	20,106
September 10	12:00 pm	at #15 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	L 22–27	105,016
September 16	8:00 pm	#4 Boise State*	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN	L 15–40	28,905
September 24	12:00 pm	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	Big East Network	L 30–33 ^OT	39,116
October 1	12:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 36–13	21,705
October 8	3:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 54–16	22,909
October 15	12:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN3	W 28–21	22,408
October 22	7:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 49–28	25,910
November 1	7:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 60–63	19,004
November 8	8:00 pm	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPNU	W 66–63	16,107
November 18	8:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	W 44–17	12,741
November 25	2:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPNU	W 45–28	6,873
December 28	4:30 PM	vs. Air Force*	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Military Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–41	25,042
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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References

↑ "2011 Football Schedule". University of Toledo. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-19.

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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