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2001 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2001 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz. Toledo's schedule originally included a game against Youngstown State on September 15, 2001, but that contest was canceled following the September 11 attacks.

2001 Toledo Rockets football
MAC champion
MAC West Division co-champion
Motor City Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record10–2 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Spence (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLou West (1st season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 – 0     8 – 0     11 – 2  
Miami (OH)   4 – 2     6 – 2     7 – 5  
Bowling Green   4 – 2     5 – 3     8 – 3  
Kent State   3 – 3     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Akron   3 – 3     4 – 4     4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 5     1 – 7     3 – 8  
Ohio   0 – 6     1 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$   4 – 1     5 – 2     10 – 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 – 1     4 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State x   4 – 1     4 – 3     5 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 3     4 – 4     5 – 6  
Central Michigan   1 – 4     2 – 6     3 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 5     1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmMinnesota*
BCNW 38–734,950
September 84:00 pmat Temple*
W 33–719,751
September 221:00 pmat Central Michigan
W 52–2827,413[1]
September 297:00 pmNorthern IllinoisNo. 25
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
W 41–2036,502
October 66:00 pmat OhioNo. 23
W 48–4121,918
October 202:00 pmat Ball StateNo. 25
BCNL 20–2421,278
October 277:00 pmNavy*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
BCNW 21–2036,852
November 68:00 pmWestern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
ESPNW 41–3523,923
November 177:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, Ohio
W 28–727,831
November 237:00 pmat Bowling Green
L 21–5626,483
November 307:30 pmNo. 20 Marshall
ESPN2W 41–3620,025
December 2912:00 pmvs. Cincinnati*No. 25
ESPNW 23–1644,164
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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After the season

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NFL draft

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The following Rocket was selected in the 2002 NFL draft following the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 207 Chester Taylor Running back Baltimore Ravens

References

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  1. ^ "Taylor's 5 TDs ignite Toledo's rout of CMU". Lansing State Journal. September 23, 2001. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.


 

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