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
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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).

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
5 166 Tycen Anderson Defensive back Cincinnati Bengals
5 172 Samuel Womack Defensive back San 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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