2015 Toledo Rockets football team

2015 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division co–champions
Boca Raton Bowl Champions
Boca Raton Bowl vs. Temple, W 32–17
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2015 record 10–2 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach Matt Campbell (reg. season, 4th year)
Jason Candle (bowl game)
Offensive coordinator Jason Candle (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Jon Heacock (2nd year)
Home stadium Glass Bowl
(Capacity: 26,248)
2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x$   7 1         10 4  
Ohio   5 3         8 5  
Akron   5 3         8 5  
Buffalo   3 5         5 7  
Kent State   2 6         3 9  
Miami   2 6         3 9  
UMass   2 6         3 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy   6 2         8 6  
Western Michigan x   6 2         8 5  
Toledo x   6 2         10 2  
Central Michigan x   6 2         7 6  
Ball State   2 6         3 9  
Eastern Michigan   0 8         1 11  
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Matt Campbell in his fourth year. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–2, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a four way tie for the West Division title. However, due to loses to Western Michigan and Northern Illinois, two other teams to finish 6–2 in the West Division, they did not represent the West Division in the MAC Championship Game. They were inivited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they defeated Temple.

On November 29, head coach Matt Campbell resigned to become the head coach at Iowa State.[1] On December 2, offensive coordinator Jason Candle was promoted to head coach and led the Rockets in their bowl game.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 p.m. Stony Brook* Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN3 Canceled[a]
September 12 3:00 p.m. at #18 Arkansas* War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR SEC Alt. W 16–12   49,591
September 19 8:00 p.m. Iowa State* Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPNews W 30–23 2OT  23,104
September 26 7:00 p.m. Arkansas State* Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 37–7   21,385
October 3 3:00 p.m. at Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN ASN W 24–10   10,002
October 10 3:00 p.m. Kent Statedagger #24 Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 38–7   23,118
October 17 Noon Eastern Michigan #22 Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 63–20   18,204
October 24 3:00 p.m. at Massachusetts #19 Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA ESPN3 W 51–35   12,793
November 3 8:00 p.m. Northern Illinois #20 Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2 L 27–32   23,089
November 10 8:00 p.m. at Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI ESPN2 W 28–23   13,490
November 17 6:00 p.m. at Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) ESPN2 W 44–28   23,492
November 27 Noon Western Michigan #24 Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH CBSSN L 30–35   16,151
December 22 7:00 p.m. vs. #24 Temple* FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl) ESPN W 32–17   25,908
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source[3]

^[a] The game was delayed due to thunderstorms at 7:51 PM, and resumed at around 9:50 PM. It was halted again just before the start of the second half and was then suspended at around 12:13 AM. Toledo was leading Stony Brook 16–7 prior to the game being suspended.[4] Toledo wanted to resume the game the next day, but Stony Brook feared its players would not have been able to get home at a reasonable hour. As there was no room to make the game up later in the season, it was officially declared "no contest."[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR RV RV RV 24 22 19 20 20 RV RV 24 RV RV  
Coaches' NR NR RV RV RV RV 25 20 20 20 RV RV RV RV NR  
CFP Not released 24 NR NR 24 NR NR Not released

References

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