2016 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season

2016 Toledo Rockets football

Camellia Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Jason Candle (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Wright (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Miami (OH) x	6	–	2	6	–	7
Akron	3	–	5	5	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	4	–	8
Kent State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Buffalo	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$	8	–	0	13	–	1
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	5	–	7
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Central Michigan	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ball State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Jason Candle in his first full overall year, after coaching the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl. 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 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	9:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State *	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	W 31–10	26,182
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Maine *	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 45–3	23,439
September 17	3:00 p.m.	Fresno State *	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3/WTOL	W 52–17	19,379
September 30	10:15 p.m.	at BYU *	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 53–55	62,230
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	BCSN	W 35–20	21,412
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green ^dagger	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy)	ASN	W 42–35	30,147
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	BCSN	W 31–17	17,821
October 27	7:30 p.m.	Ohio	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	L 26–31	16,154
November 2	7:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN2	W 48–17	6,559
November 9	8:00 p.m.	vs. Northern Illinois	Guaranteed Rate Field ^[1] Chicago, IL (Huskie Chi–Town Showdown)	ESPN2	W 31–24	10,180
November 16	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 37–19	16,826
November 25	5:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	L 35–55	24,191
December 17	5:30 p.m.	vs. Appalachian State *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–31	20,257
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	86	Kareem Hunt	Running back	Kansas City Chiefs
4	127	Michael Roberts	Tight end	Detroit Lions
7	244	Treyvon Hester	Defensive tackle	Oakland Raiders

v t e Toledo Rockets football
Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bowling Green: (Battle of I-75)
Culture & lore	Rocket Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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 1943–1945 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	21	10	0	31
Red Wolves	3	0	0	7	10

1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	3	0	0	0	3
Rockets	7	10	21	7	45

1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	10	17
Rockets	14	10	14	14	52

1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	14	7	17	15	53
Cougars	21	0	14	20	55

Schedule