2013 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2013 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Matt Campbell in his second full year after coaching the Rockets in the 2011 Military Bowl. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl and are members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. they finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.

2013 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Matt Campbell (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jason Candle (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Louis Ayeni (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Matukewicz (2nd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Miami (OH)		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:21 p.m.	at No. 10 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECTV	L 6–24	83,604
September 7	3:30 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 23–38	56,785
September 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 2 (FCS) Eastern Washington*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 33–21	20,459
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 38–17	15,136
September 28	3:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 24–31	18,329
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 47–20	17,621
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Navy*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNews	W 45–44 2OT	18,221
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN3	W 28–25	21,724
November 2	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 55–16	17,492
November 12	7:30 p.m.	Buffalo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNU	W 51–41	15,036
November 20	8:00 p.m.	No. 20 Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 17–35	21,974
November 29	12:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 29–31	12,506
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Florida

See also: Florida Gators football and 2013 Florida Gators football team

Toledo at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 0 3 3 0 6 • #10 Gators 7 10 7 0 24 Date: August 31 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL Sources:

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Missouri

See also: Missouri Tigers football and 2013 Missouri Tigers football team

Toledo at Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 3 6 14 0 23 • Tigers 10 7 14 7 38 Date: September 7 Location: Faurot Field Columbia, MO Sources:

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Eastern Washington

See also: Eastern Washington Eagles football and 2013 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Eastern Washington at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 14 0 0 7 21 • Rockets 13 3 7 10 33 Date: September 14 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, OH Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Central Michigan

See also: Central Michigan Chippewas and 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Toledo at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Rockets 14 10 0 14 38 Chippewas 7 7 3 0 17 Date: September 21 Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mt. Pleasant, MI Television network: ESPN+ Sources:

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Ball State

See also: Ball State Cardinals football and 2013 Ball State Cardinals football team

Toledo at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 28 Location: Scheumann Stadium Mincie, IN Sources:

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Western Michigan

See also: Western Michigan Broncos football and 2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Michigan at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 5 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, OH Sources:

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Navy

See also: Navy Midshipmen football and 2013 Navy Midshipmen football team

Navy at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Midshipmen 0 0 0 0 0 Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 19 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, OH Television network: ESPN Networks Sources:

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Bowling Green

See also: Bowling Green Falcons football, 2013 Bowling Green Falcons football team, and Peace Pipe (college football)

Toledo at Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 26 Location: Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH Sources:

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Eastern Michigan

See also: Eastern Michigan Eagles football and 2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Eastern Michigan at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 2 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, OH Sources:

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Buffalo

See also: Buffalo Bulls football and 2013 Buffalo Bulls football team

Buffalo at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 12 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, OH Television network: ESPNU/ESPN3 Sources:

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Northern Illinois

See also: Northern Illinois Huskies football and 2013 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Northern Illinois at Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total • #20 Huskies 7 0 14 14 35 Rockets 3 7 7 0 17 Date: November 20 Location: Glass Bowl Toledo, OH Television network: ESPN2 Sources:

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Akron

See also: Akron Zips football and 2013 Akron Zips football team

Toledo at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 Zips 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 29 Location: InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH Television network: ESPNU/ESPN3 Sources:

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