(Photo Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports)
Key Players Returning:
RB Bryant Koback, WR/PR Danzel McKinley-Lewis, WR Bryce Mitchell, WR Isaiah Winstead, TE Jordan Fisher, OC Bryce Harris, OG Luke Doerger, OT Mitchell Berg, OT Nick Rosi, DE Jamal Hines, DE Terrence Taylor, DT Desjuan Johnson, NT David Hood, LB Daniel Bolden, LB Dyontae Johnson, LB Jonathan Jones, CB Justin Clark, CB Samuel Womack, NB Nate Bauer, NB Chris McDonald, FS Saeed Holt, SS Tycen Anderson, KR Jacquez Stuart, PK Thomas Cluckey, PK Evan Davis, and PT Bailey Flint.
Key Players Departing:
QB Eli Peters, and PR Ronnie Blackmon.
Top 10 Recruits:
3 Star Recruits: DT Judge Culpepper (Penn State transfer), ATH Trenton Adkins (Clintwood, Virginia), LB Damon Ollison (Akron, Ohio), RB Willie Shaw (Oak Lawn, Illinois), WR Matt Landers (Grambling transfer), S Ronald Delancey (Nebraska transfer), TE Lennard Kuhl (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), S Jaylin Mines (Oak Park, Michigan), WR Dalen Stovall (Stow, Ohio), and WR Brayden Fox (Rutgers transfer).
2020 Results:
G01 BOWLING GREEN W 38-3
G02 at Western Michigan L 38-41
G03 at Eastern Michigan W 45-28
G04 BALL STATE L 24-27
G05 at Northern Illinois W 41-24
G06 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 24-23
Team Info:
2020 Overall: 4-2 (3rd in MAC West)
Home: 2-1
Away: 2-1
Neutral: 0-0
MAC: 4-2
Non-MAC: 0-0
Head Coach: Jason Candle
Toledo: 38-21
Career: 38-21
Bowls: 1-3
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Carter Bradley (55-89, 849 yards, 61.8%, 9.5 avg., 9 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing: Bryant Koback (123 car., 522 yards, 4.2 avg., 4 TD)
Receiving: Isaiah Winstead (25 rec., 429 yards, 17.2 avg., 3 TD)
TD’s Scored: Bryant Koback (6)
Sacks: Desjuan Johnson (2.5)
Tackles: Dyontae Johnson (47)
Interceptions: Nate Bauer (2)
Pass Deflections: Samuel Womack (7)
Tackles For Loss: Desjuan Johnson (6.5)
Forced Fumbles: 5 Tied (1)
Kick Returns: Jacquez Stuart (10 ret., 187 yards, 18.7 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Danzel McKinely-Lewis (3 ret., 9 yards, 3.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Thomas Cluckey (5-5 fg/fga., 100%, 11-12 xp/xpa., 26 pts.)
Punting: Bailey Flint (19 punts, 692 yards, 36.4 avg., 6 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 2 Carter Bradley (RS SO)
RB: 22 Bryant Koback (RS JR/TR)
WR: 14 Isaiah Winstead (JR/TR)
WR: 4 Danzel McKinley-Lewis (RS SR)
WR: 00 Matt Landers (GR/TR)
TE: 81 Jamal Turner (RS JR)
LT: 68 Mitchell Berg (JR)
LG: 78 Vitaliy Gurman (GR/TR)
OC: 72 Bryce Harris (RS SR)
RG: 60 Tyler Long (RS SO)
RT: 73 Nick Rosi (RS SO)
KR: 5 Jacquez Stuart (RS FR)
PK: 29 Evan Davis (SO)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 91 Jamal Hines (JR)
DT: 99 Desjuan Johnson (JR)
NT: 96 David Hood (RS SR)
DE: 56 Terrance Taylor (JR)
LB: 31 Daniel Bolden (JR)
LB: 45 Dyontae Johnson (JR)
NB: 6 Nate Bauer (RS SO)
CB: 24 Justin Clark (RS JR)
CB: 00 Samuel Womack (SR)
FS: 20 Saeed Holt (JR)
SS: 1 Tycen Anderson (SR)
PR: 22 Danzel McKinley-Lewis (RS SR)
PT: 49 Bailey Flint (SR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: B
Defense:
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: C
Schedule:
09/04 NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS | First meeting between schools.
09/11 at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | First meeting between schools.
09/18 COLORADO STATE RAMS | Toledo leads the series 2-1. The Rockets won (41-35) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
09/25 at Ball State Cardinals | Toledo trails the series 24-21-1. The Rockets are 6-4 since 2011, and their last series win (45-13) was in 2018.
10/02 at Massachusetts Minutemen | Toledo leads the series 4-1. The Rockets won (51-35) the last meeting between schools in 2015.
10/09 NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES | Toledo leads the series 32-16. The Rockets are 3-7 since 2011, and their last series loss (28-31) was in 2019.
10/16 at Central Michigan Chippewas | Toledo leads the series 27-19-3. The Rockets are 9-1 since 2011, and their last series loss (7-49) was in 2019.
10/23 WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS | Toledo trails the series 44-31. The Rockets are 7-3 since 2011, and their last series win (31-24) was in 2019.
11/02 EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES | Toledo leads the series 36-12. The Rockets are 9-1 since 2011, and their last series loss (26-28) was in 2018.
11/10 at Bowling Green Falcons | Toledo leads the series 41-40-4. The Rockets are 9-1 since 2011, and their last series loss (7-20) was in 2019.
11/16 at Ohio Bobcats | Toledo leads the series 31-21-1. The Rockets lost (10-38) the last meeting between schools in 2017.
11/27 AKRON ZIPS | Toledo leads the series 12-9. The Rockets won (45-28) the last meeting between schools in 2017.
Predictions:
Home: 4-2
Away: 3-3
Neutral: 0-0
MAC: 4-4
Non-MAC: 3-1
Overall: 7-5 (5th in MAC West)
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