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2008 Toledo Rockets football team

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.

2008 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTim Rose (4th season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
(Capacity: 26,248)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
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 (OH)   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

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 edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 610:00 pmat Arizona*
L 16–4150,939
September 1312:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
W 41–1716,860
September 208:15 pmNo. 25 Fresno State*
ESPNUL 54–55 2OT20,096
September 277:00 pmFlorida International*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 16–3519,004
October 47:00 pmBall State 
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–3118,009
October 1112:00 pmat Michigan*
BTNW 13–10107,267
October 184:00 pmat Northern Illinois
L 7–3822,092
October 2512:00 pmat Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
ESPN+L 23–2421,422
November 57:00 pmat Akron
ESPNUL 30–4710,134
November 152:00 pmat Western Michigan
FS DetroitL 17–2712,336
November 217:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 42–1412,251
November 283:30 pmBowling Green
ESPN ClassicL 10–3811,264

References edit

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


 

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