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<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong><strong>2012</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>Prospectus</strong>T.J. FatinikunSenior Defensive EndTwo-time All-MACDan MollsSenior Linebacker2010 Second-Team All-MACMilitary Bowl Champions!Zac KerinJunior Center2011 Second-Team All-MACBernard ReedyJunior Wide Receiver2011 Military Bowl MVP


<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> Facts<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> ScheduleDate Opponent TimeSept. 1 at Arizona TBASept. 8 at Wyoming TBASept. 22 COASTAL CAROLINA TBAOct. 20 CINCINNATITBATBA BOWLING GREEN* TBATBA AKRON* TBATBA BALL STATE* TBATBA CENTRAL MICHIGAN* TBATBA at Eastern Michigan* TBATBA at Western Michigan* TBATBA at Northern Illinois* TBATBA at Buffalo* TBAHOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPSAll times listed are site times* Mid-American Conference Game# West Division champion vs. East Division champion,Ford Field, Detroit, MISchedule as <strong>of</strong> March xx, <strong>2012</strong>. Subject to change2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> ResultsDate Opponent TimeSept. 1 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 58-22Sept. 10 at Ohio State (BTN) L, 27-22Sept. 16 BOISE STATE (ESPN) L, 40-15Sept. 24 at Syracuse (BEN) L, 33-30 (OT)Oct. 1 at Temple* (ESPN+) W, 36-13Oct. 8 EMU* W, 54-16Oct. 15 at Bowling Green* (ESPN+) W, 28-21Oct. 22 MIAMI* (Homecoming) W, 49-28Nov. 1 NIU* (ESPN2) L, 63-60Nov. 8 WMU* (ESPNU) W, 66-63Nov. 18 at CMU* (ESPNU) W, 44-17Nov. 25 at Ball State* W, 45-28Dec. 28 Air Force# (ESPN) W, 42-41HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS* Mid-American Conference Game# Military Bowl, Washington, D.C.2011 MAC StandingsWest DivisionTeam MAC ALLNorthern Illinois 7-1 11-3*<strong>Toledo</strong> 7-1 9-4Western Michigan 5-3 7-6Eastern Michigan 4-4 6-6Ball State 4-4 6-6Central Michigan 2-6 3-9East DivisionTeam MAC ALLOhio 6-2 10-4Temple 5-3 9-4Kent State 4-4 5-7Miami 3-5 4-8Bowling Green 3-5 5-7Buffalo 2-6 3-9Akron 0-8 1-11Akron 1-7 1-11Quick FactsLocation: <strong>Toledo</strong>, Ohio 43606-3390Population: 287,208 (city); 651,409 (metro)Founded: 1872Enrollment: 22,575Conference: Mid-American (West Division)Nickname: RocketsColors: Midnight Blue and GoldMascot: Rocky the RocketStadium (built): Glass Bowl (1937)Stadium Capacity/Surface: 26,248/Field TurfTicket Office Phone: (419) 530-GOLDPresident: Dr. Lloyd JacobsAthletic Director: Michael O’BrienFaculty Representative: Celia RegimbalCoaching StaffHead Coach: Matt Campbell (Mount Union ‘02)Record at <strong>Toledo</strong>: 1-0 (entering first full season)Overall Coaching Record: SameFor Interviews: Call Paul Helgren (419) 530-4918Assistant Coaching Staff:• Louis Ayeni -Associate Head Coach/Run Game Coordinator• Jason Candle -Passing Game Coordinator/Receivers Coach• Tom Matukewicz - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach• Scott Isphording - Quarterbacks Coach• Tom Manning - Offensive Line Coach• D.K. McDonald - Cornerbacks Coach• Eli Rasheed - Defensive Line Coach• Bryce Saia - Safeties Coach• Stan Watson - Special Teams CoordinatorStrength Coach: Rudy Wade<strong>Football</strong> Information2011 Record: 9-4 overall; 7-1 MAC (T/1st-West)Lettermen Returning: 48 (22 <strong>of</strong>f., 23 def., 3 spec.)Lettermen Lost: 21 (9 <strong>of</strong>f., 9 def., 3 spec.)Starters Returning: 12 (4 <strong>of</strong>f., 5 def., 3 spec.)Starters Lost: 13 (7 <strong>of</strong>f., 6 def., 0 spec.)Offensive/Defensive Sets: Spread / MultipleUT Athletic Media RelationsAssistant AD/Media Relations: Paul HelgrenE-Mail: paul.helgren@utoledo.eduTwitter: UTPaulHelgrenOffice Phone Number: (419) 530-4918Mobile Phone Number: (419) 262-3861Media Relations Fax Number: (419) 530-4930Press Box Phone Number: (419) 530-3732Internet Address: www.utrockets.comTwitter: UTRocketsDotComFacebook: UTRocketsImportant Dates<strong>Spring</strong> Media DayWedneaday, March 14(11:00 a.m.)<strong>Spring</strong> practice beginsWednesday, March 14<strong>Spring</strong> GameFriday, April 13(7:00 p.m.)MAC <strong>Football</strong> Media DayDetroit, MITuesday, July 24Players report topreseason campThursday, Aug. 2First day <strong>of</strong> PracticeFriday, Aug. 3Media Day/Photo DaySaturday, Aug. 4UT fall classes beginMonday, Aug. 20Season Openerat ArizonaSaturday, Sept. 1Home Openervs. TBASaturday, Sept. 15MAC Championship GameFriday, Nov. 30Little Caesars Pizza BowlTBAFamous Idaho Potato BowlTBAGoDaddy.com BowlTBAThanks to Scott Grau/SouthcreekGlobal, for courtesyuse <strong>of</strong> player photos.


<strong>2012</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>Football</strong> OutlookExperienced Rockets Set Sites onMAC Championship Title Run<strong>Toledo</strong>, OH - Here’s a question. Can a college footballteam be on the verge <strong>of</strong> a breakout championship seasonand still face a rebuilding challenge?Consider the case <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Toledo</strong> Rockets. In 2011, UTwent 9-4, won a bowl game and came within a whisker<strong>of</strong> winning the Mid-American Conference West Divisiontitle. The Rockets return not one, but two accomplishedquarterbacks, a wide receiver who was the Most ValuablePlayer in the bowl game and a healthy supply <strong>of</strong> standoutson the defensive side <strong>of</strong> the ball.And yet...<strong>Toledo</strong> must replace seven starters on <strong>of</strong>fense, includingan All-American wide receiver/kick returner, atwo-time All-MAC running back and three starters on the<strong>of</strong>fensive line. Six starters on defense are gone, too.No matter how you evaluate the state <strong>of</strong> the Rockets,<strong>Toledo</strong> head coach Matt Campbell said his team’s goalsremain unchanged.“At <strong>Toledo</strong> your goals and expectations are alwaysgoing to be playing for a MAC Championship, winning abowl game and getting the team GPA to as close to 3.0 aspossible,” said Campbell, who enters his first full seasonas the Rockets’ head coach. “Those goals have been set instone for the last three years, and it’s something we stillaspire to. We have not reached all those goals yet, and Ithink it’s something that is really motivating us this <strong>of</strong>fseason.”Campbell pointed out that a team cannot strictly beevaluated by the number <strong>of</strong> returning starters.“One thing we have been able to do here is play a lot<strong>of</strong> kids, whether as starters or in critical game situations,”Campbell said. “We have a wealth <strong>of</strong> experience, guyswho have played a lot <strong>of</strong> football and have been extremelyproductive, whether as starters or in important reserveroles.”For the most part, <strong>Toledo</strong>’s experience is evenlydistributed throughout the squad. The exception wouldbe quarterback, where the Rockets are blessed with twosignal-callers—junior Terrance Owens and senior AustinDantin—who both ranked in the top 20 nationally inpassing efficiency in 2011.Other standouts on <strong>of</strong>fense include junior wide receiverJunior quarterback Terrance Owens set a MAC record bycompleting 72.2 percent <strong>of</strong> his passes in 2011.Bernard Reedy, the 2011 Military Bowl MVP who caught40 passes last year; junior David Fluellen, who has rushedfor more than 700 yards in two seasons; junior Zac Kerin,a second-team All-MAC center; and sophomore GregMancz, who earned Freshman All-America honors atguard.The defense has starters or key reserves back at justabout every position. Leaders on that side <strong>of</strong> the ball includethree seniors, linebacker Dan Molls (2010 third-team All--continued next page-


MAC), defensive end T.J. Fatinikun (two-time All-MACselection) and strong safety Jermaine Robinson (threeinterceptions in <strong>2012</strong>).Questions remain to be answered, <strong>of</strong> course. That willalways be the case when you graduate 13 starters, includingan NFL-caliber wide receiver like Eric Page. Some <strong>of</strong> thosequestions might even be answered this spring. But as itstands now, it’s not a stretch to say that the Rockets havemore than enough talent to challengefor a MAC West title. Putting it alltogether is the challenge for Campbelland his staff.The following is an overview <strong>of</strong> theRockets as they head into <strong>2012</strong> springpractice:<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> OutlookOffenseAny college football coach wouldlove to have one returning quarterbackranked in the top 25 in passingefficiency, much less two. <strong>Toledo</strong> hassuch a bounty at signal-caller in seniorAustin Dantin and junior TerranceOwens.For the third consecutive spring,Dantin and Owens will be fighting forplaying time as UT’s main quarterback.How the battle will all pan out by nextfall is anybody’s guess, but over thepast two seasons at least, they have split time pretty evenly.Owens has 393 passing attempts over that time span, whileDantin has 380. Owens’ incredible production over the finalthree games <strong>of</strong> 2011 might lead some Rocket fans to assumethat the two-quarterback system is over at UT. Campbell,however, said the position is still up for grabs.“We have always said that going into each part <strong>of</strong> theseason, we leave it up to competition to decide who isrising to the challenge,” said Campbell. “The thing we’veseen with Austin Dantin and Terrance Owens is that theyboth have been put into pressure situations and both havebeen successful. It will be a joy to watch those two go tobattle again. At the end <strong>of</strong> the day, it makes our footballteam better and I think those two understand that.”Dantin and Owens were splitting time pretty evenlylast season until Dantin went out <strong>of</strong> the lineup late in theJunior wide receiver BernardReedy caught three touchdownpasses on his way to MVP honorsin the 2011 Military Bowl.season due to concussion symptoms. Owens led <strong>Toledo</strong> tothree victories in Dantin’s absence, completing an amazing79.5 percent (70-<strong>of</strong>-88) <strong>of</strong> his passes for 752 yards, seventouchdowns with no interceptions. For the season, Owensfinished sixth in the nation in passing efficiency, completinga MAC-record 72.2 percent <strong>of</strong> his passes for 2,022 yardsand 18 touchdowns against just three interceptions.Dantin was no slouch, either. A starter for the Rockets’first 10 games, Dantin completed 64.9 percent <strong>of</strong> his throws,racking up 1,404 yards and 15 TDs withonly four picks. He finished 21st in thecountry in passing efficiency, marking thefirst time in NCAA history that one schoolhad two QBs rank in the top 25 in passingefficiency in the same year.Backing up <strong>Toledo</strong>’s dynamic duo issophomore Dwight Macon, who didn’tplay much as a redshirt freshman but hasreceived rave reviews from the <strong>Toledo</strong>coaching staff.The favorite target for <strong>Toledo</strong>’squarterbacks for the past three seasonswas unquestionably Eric Page. Page,who caught a MAC-record 306 passes asa Rocket, opted to enter the NFL Draftfollowing his junior season, leaving agaping hole in <strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>fense. The topcandidate to help fill the gap actually hadhis coming-out party in Page’s final gameas a collegian. Junior Bernard Reedycaught three touchdown passes in UT’s42-41 victory over Air Force in the 2011Military Bowl, earning game MVP honors. Reedy had 40receptions in 2011 and will have the opportunity to catchfar more than that next fall.Other veterans returning to the receiving corpsinclude senior Julian Bellinger, junior James Green andsophomores Justin Olack and Cassius McDowell.Campbell said that senior Cordale Scott will movefrom wide receiver to tight end this spring. Scott willbe battling senior Colby Kratch and sophomore ZachRosenbauer for playing time.The Rockets have big shoes to fill at running back,as well. Gone are Adonis Thomas, a two-time All-MACselection, and Morgan Williams, a 1,000-yard rusher in2008. But junior David Fluellen, who rushed for 493yards last season in a reserve role, is back, as are othercandidates.Fluellen was the starter in three games last year and


<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> Outlookgained a career-high 93 yards in a 28-21 victory overBowling Green. A solid 6-0, 215 pounds, Fluellen will havea chance to be <strong>Toledo</strong>’s No. 1 rusher this fall.“I think he’s competing to be a lead back on this team,”said Campbell. “I think he’s shown the ability to do that.At times the past two years we had three guys splitting thecarries, and David was one <strong>of</strong> them. I think it’ll be fun towatch David grow as a tailback in our system.”Battling Fluellen for playing time this spring willbe senior David Pasquale and junior Darius Reeves.Pasquale, a solid 6-2, 232 pounds, gives <strong>Toledo</strong> anotherbig back. He rushed for 59 yards on 11 carries as a wildcatquarterback in 2011, <strong>of</strong>ten in short-yardage situations.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>fensive line will feature three new startersin <strong>2012</strong>, but that doesn’t mean the Rockets won’t beexperienced. Junior center ZacKerin and sophomore right guardGreg Mancz were the starters onan O-line that powered the Rockets’<strong>of</strong>fense last year. But gone fromthat group are a pair <strong>of</strong> tackles—Mike VanDerMeulen and JohnMorookian—who combined for 98starts over four years. Campbell iscounting on some key reserves fromlast season to step into their shoes.At the top <strong>of</strong> Campbell’s listis 6-6, 300-pound right tackle A.J.Lindeman. Lindeman, a senior,played extensively in the rotationlast year. Now he will be needed toplay a much bigger role on the team.The leading candidate at left tackleis sophomore Josh Hendershot, whosaw extensive action in 2011 andcould also play guard. Two other topcandidates for playing time at tackleare a pair <strong>of</strong> redshirt freshmen,Ethan Wirth and Colin Perchinske.The competition at guard will be just as fierce. Mancz,a Freshman All-American in 2011, looks solid at rightguard. Sophomore Jeff Myers was a regular in the rotationlast year and will also be fighting for a starting role. Otherplayers to watch this spring are sophomores Rob Lisowskiand Chase Nelson.Kerin, a second-team All-MAC pick as a sophomorelast year, is penciled in at center. He will be challengedfor playing time by junior Erik Carlson.Seniors T.J. Fatinikun (left) and DanMolls (32) lead the Rocket defense.Defense<strong>Toledo</strong>’s defense has made significant strides over thepast few years, thanks in part to its improved depth. Gettingso many players into the lineup over the last two yearsshould pay dividends this season. Despite losing six starterson defense, Campbell is confident his team is well-stockedon the defensive side <strong>of</strong> the ball in <strong>2012</strong>.“From a defensive standpoint, we have a wealth <strong>of</strong>experience, guys who have played a lot <strong>of</strong> football andhave been extremely productive,” said Campbell. “You geta guy like (senior safety) Mark Singer back in the lineupand add a couple <strong>of</strong> transfers who sat out last year, and itgives us a defense with a lot <strong>of</strong> experience. We also havea wealth <strong>of</strong> guys who are looking to make their mark inour program, guys who have had smallwindows <strong>of</strong> opportunity or guys whohave been chomping at the bit to havean opportunity.”Nowhere is that depth more noticeablethan on the defensive line. TheRockets had enough depth on the linelast year to survive the loss to threestarters to injury and still win the MilitaryBowl. Depth will once again bethe key word for the defensive line in<strong>2012</strong> as eight returning players have atleast some experience.Leading the way is two-time All-MAC defensive end T.J. Fatinikun.Fatinikun, a senior, was enjoying anoutstanding junior season when hewent down with an arm injury midwaythrough the year, missing the final sixgames. He still tied for the team leadwith 7.5 tackles for loss and earnedthird-team All-MAC honors.Joining Fatinikun at defensive endis junior Christian Smith (27 tackles,5.5 TFL), a starter in six games in <strong>2012</strong> who came on strongtoward the end <strong>of</strong> the year. Another junior, Jayrone Elliott,is also back. Elliott was a key reserve in 2011 and madethe game-saving play in <strong>Toledo</strong>’s 42-41 win over Air Forcein the Military Bowl by forcing a fumble on a two-pointconversion attempt with less than a minute left to play.Senior Hank Keighley, sophomore Grant Pleasantand redshirt freshman Keenen Gibbs are all solid candi--continued next page-


dates for playing time at defensive endwho will be eager to show what they cando this spring.The defensive tackle spot is alsoloaded with experience and talent. JuniorElijah Jones (23 tackles, 3.0 TFL) savedhis best for last, making a career-highfive tackles in a clutch performance inthe Military Bowl. A pair <strong>of</strong> experiencedseniors, Danny Farr and Phil Lewis, arealso back. Farr stepped in and made threetackles in the Military Bowl when bothstarting tackles were injured on the sameplay in the first half. Lewis is a juniorcollege transfer who is now in his thirdseason in the program. Junior Ben Pike,<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> Outlook-continued from previous page-who had five sacks as a defensive end in passing situationslast year, will also see some time at tackle this spring.The inside linebacker position has depth and experience,as well. A pair <strong>of</strong> talented seniors, Dan Molls andRobert Bell, will help lead the defense. Molls finished 10thin the nation with 143 tackles in 2010, earning third-teamAll-MAC honors. The early portion <strong>of</strong> his junior seasonwas derailed, however, by a leg injury that caused him tomiss six games. He returned to play the final five games,averaging nearly 11 tackles per contest. Bell was solid allseason long, finishing second on the team with 78 tacklesand forcing a team-best four fumbles.Three sophomore linebackers saw significant playingtime as freshmen in 2011. Ray Bush (18 tackles), DawalynHarper (nine tackles) and James Gordon (eight tackles)are all back to challenge for spots in the playing rotation.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s star linebacker position is a hybrid linebacker/safety position that requires solid tackling skills combinedwith the ability to cover speedy receivers. Two players willbe battling it out at the position this spring, junior VladimirEmilien and sophomore Junior Sylvestre. Emilien sat outlast season after transferring from Michigan. Sylvestre had19 tackles on special teams and as a reserve in 2011.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s secondary has a chance to be one <strong>of</strong> the strongestcomponents <strong>of</strong> the defense this season if the Rocketscan fill the holes left by the departure <strong>of</strong> its two startingcornerbacks, Desmond Marrow and Taikwon Paige. Helpingease that loss is a wealth <strong>of</strong> experience at safety.Senior Jermaine Robinson, a three-year starter atstrong safety, is coming <strong>of</strong>f his finest season as a Rocket.Robinson had a career-high three interceptions in 2011,Senior Jermaine Robinson returnedtwo interceptions for touchdownsin 2011two <strong>of</strong> which he returned for touchdowns. He also had 55tackles, 6.5 TFL, two forced fumbles and broke up ninepasses.Another senior, Mark Singer, is backfor his fifth season after sitting out lastyear with a shoulder injury. Singer had73 tackles and two interceptions in 13starts at free safety in 2010.Campbell said that four othersafeties —juniors Ross Madison andEthan Kagy, sophomore CheathamNorrils and redshirt freshman NoahKey—will be competing this spring.Madison has the most experience, making25 tackles as a reserve last year.The cornerback position willprovide an interesting battlegroundthis spring. The player with the mostexperience is senior Byron Best, whoplayed cornerback in 2009 and 2010 before moving to starlinebacker last year. Best has started 14 games as Rocket,12 at cornerback. His best season came in 2010 when hehad 33 tackles and broke up three passes.Other candidates at cornerback are sophomores KeithSuggs, Kishon Wilcher and Jordan Haden, along withredshirt freshman Chris Dukes. Wilcher had 28 tackles as afreshman and distinguished himself as a gunner on specialteams. Suggs started three games, making12 tackles. Hadenis a transfer from Florida who will be seeing his first actionas a collegian in <strong>2012</strong>.Special TeamsSophomore Jeremiah Detmer was <strong>Toledo</strong>’s kick<strong>of</strong>fand long field-goal kicker in 2011. Now it’s his chance totake over all the kicking duties. Detmer will be pushed bysophomore Clay Simpkins, as well as by junior collegetransfer Brad Dunavant for kick<strong>of</strong>fs only.Dunavant, a sophomore, is the leading challenger forjunior Vince Penza’s job as punter. Penza averaged just37.8 yards per punt last year but came through with consecutiveclutch punts in the fourth quarter <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong>’s winin the Military Bowl.<strong>Toledo</strong> lost one <strong>of</strong> the best kick return players in thenation when Eric Page opted to turn pro. Leading candidatesto fill those big shoes are juniors Bernard Reedy and DavidFluellen, though many others are likely to get a shot.


ROCKETS RETURN KEYPLAYERS FROM LAST SEA-SON’S 9-4 TEAM<strong>Toledo</strong> returns 12 starters fromlast year’s 9-4 squad, as well asnumerous key reserves. A total <strong>of</strong>48 letterwinners are back, 22 on<strong>of</strong>fense, 23 on defense and threespecialists.Three All-MAC players areback in the fold, senior defensiveend T.J. Fatinikun, senior linebackerDan Molls (2010 All-MAC)and junior center Zac Kerin.ROCKETS HOLDING A PAIR OFACESThe Rockets enjoy the luxury <strong>of</strong>having two accomplished quarterbacksat their disposal, senior Austin Dantinand junior Terrance Owens. The twosplit time in the first 10 games lastseason before Owens took over whenDantin when down with an injury.Owens threw for 18 touchdowns vs.just three interceptions, and broke theMAC record by completing 72.2 percent<strong>of</strong> his passes. Dantin threw for 15 scoresand relinquished just four picks.DEFENSE RETURNS THREE OFTOP FIVE TACKLERSAmong the returning players on<strong>Toledo</strong>’s defense are three seniors whowere among the team’s top five tacklersin 2011. Linebackers Robert Bell (78tackles) and Dan Molls (70 tackles), andsafety Jermaine Robinson (55 tackles)are all back. Also, five the top nine leadersin tackles for loss are also back in thelineup in <strong>2012</strong>.CINCINNATI ADDED TO <strong>2012</strong>SCHEDULE<strong>Toledo</strong> will play the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Cincinnati in a home-and-home footballseries beginning with a game at theGlass Bowl this fall. The Rockets willhost the Bearcats on Oct. 20, <strong>2012</strong> andtravel to Nippert Stadium on Sept. 13,2014.<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> NotesFOLLOW THE ROCKETSTOLEDO ATHLETICS• Website - www.UTRockets.com• Facebook - UT Rockets• Twitter - UTRocketsDotCom• You Tube - UTRocketshEAD COACH MATT CAMPBELL• Twitter - UTMattCampbellThe Cincinnati game completes<strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>2012</strong> schedule. The Rockets’other non-conference games includea home game vs. Coastal Carolina onSept. 22, as well as visits to Arizonaon Sept. 1 and Wyoming on Sept. 8.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s eight conference games willbe announced at a later date.ROCKETS DEFEAT AIR FORCE INMILITARY BOWLWide receiver Bernard Reedy caughtthree touchdown passes and the Rocketsstopped a late two-point conversion attemptto defeat Air Force, 42-41, in the2011 Military Bowl at RFK Stadium inWashington, D.C. on Dec. 28.Quarterback Terrance Owens ledthe <strong>of</strong>fense, connecting on 19-<strong>of</strong>-24passes for 210 yards and three TDs, allto Reedy, who was named the game’sMVP. Adonis Thomas rushed for 108yards and one score, Eric Page returneda kick<strong>of</strong>f for a TD and safety JermaineRobinson took an interception to thehouse.ROCKETS FINISH 9-4, MAC WESTDIVISION CO-CHAMPS<strong>Toledo</strong> concluded the 2011 seasonwith a 9-4 record, its most wins since a9-3 record in 2005. UT tied NorthernIllinois for the MAC West Divisiontitle with a 7-1 record, but the Huskiesrepresented the West in the MAC ChampionshipGame because they won thetie-breaker over UT by virtue <strong>of</strong> their63-60 victory on Nov. 1.With the victory over Air Force,<strong>Toledo</strong> is now 9-3 all-timein bowl games.CAMPBELL WINS DE-BUT AS HEAD COACHMatt Campbell willenter the <strong>2012</strong> season witha perfect 1-0 record as headcoach.Campbell, who assumedthe head coachingposition on Dec. 12, 2011,won his debut as head coachin <strong>Toledo</strong>’s 42-41 victory over Air Forcein the 2011 Military Bowl. Campbellcoached the game from the coaches box,his customary spot during three seasonsas UT’s <strong>of</strong>fensive coordinator.Campbell replaced Tim Beckmanwho resigned on Dec. 9 to become thehead coach at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illinois.Campbell was the interim coach forthree days before UT athletic directorMike O’Brien gave him the permanenttitle.Campbell is the 26th head footballcoach in the 91-year history <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong>football.matt CAMPBELL NOW THEYOUNGEST HEAD COACH inthe countryMatt Campbell, 32, is the youngesthead coach in NCAA Division I (FBS)and it isn’t even close. Campbell ismore than three years younger than thenext youthful coach, Willie Taggart <strong>of</strong>Western Kentucky (35).Youngest coaches in FBSCoachAge (DOB)Matt Campbell, <strong>Toledo</strong> 32 (11-29-79)Willie Taggart, WKU 35 (8-27-76)Justin Fuente, Memphis 35 (7-30-76)Lane Kiffin, USC 36 (5-9-75)Pat Fitzgerald, N’western 37 (12-2-74)Garrick McGee, UAB 38 (4-6-73)SCORING MACHINE<strong>Toledo</strong> finished the season by scoringat least 40 points in six straightgames, averaging 51.5 points in thatspan. For the season the Rockets were


eighth in the nation with an average <strong>of</strong>42.2 points per game.SIX ROCKETS NAMED ALL-MACSix <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> studentathleteswere named to the 2011 All-MAC football team. Among thosesix was junior Eric Page, who madefirst-team all-league at three positions:wide receiver, kick<strong>of</strong>f returner and puntreturner.The other five honorees were senior<strong>of</strong>fensive tackle Mike VanDerMeulenand senior cornerback Desmond Marrowat first-team; senior running backAdonis Thomas and sophomore centerZac Kerin at second-team; and junior defensivelineman T.J. Fatinikun at thirdteam.Fatinikun made All-MAC for thesecond straight season despite missingthe final six games due to injury.<strong>Toledo</strong> led the league with a total <strong>of</strong>five first-team All-MAC honorees.FOUR ROCKETS NAMED ACA-DEMIC ALL-MACFour Rockets were named to the2011 Academic All-MAC football team.UT had the third-most honorees in theleague, trailing Eastern Michigan (6)and Northern Illinois (5), and tied withCentral Michigan (4).The four honorees were seniorplacekicker Ryan Casano, sophomorecenter Zac Kerin, junior linebackerDan Molls and senior <strong>of</strong>fensive linemanMike VanDerMeulen. VanDerMeulenmade the team for the second consecutiveseason.Rockets receiving honorable mentionAcademic All-MAC were sophomore<strong>of</strong>fensive lineman A.J. Lindeman(Aurora, IL), redshirt freshman <strong>of</strong>fensivelineman Greg Mancz (Cincinnati,OH), sophomore defensive end Ben Pike(Mentor, OH), junior tight end JaredStrait (Wyandotte, MI) and sophomorelong snapper Matt Wall (Centerville,OH).<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> NotesFuture RocketNon-Conference Games2013Aug. 31 - at FloridaSept. 7 - at MissouriOct. 19 - NAVY2014Sept. 6 - MISSOURISept. 13 - at CincinnatiSept. 20 - at Iowa State2015Sept. 5 - MIAMI (FL)Sept. 19 - IOWA STATEOct. 17 - at Navy2016Sept. 3 - at Miami (FL)Through Nov. 30, 2011 • Subject to changeERIC PAGE OPTS TO ENTER NFLDRAFTWide receiver Eric Page announcedon Jan. 12 that he would forego hissenior season and enter the <strong>2012</strong> NFLDraft.Page leaves the Rockets after finishingone <strong>of</strong> the most prolific careersin UT history. He set school records forboth career receptions (306) and seasonreceptions (125 in 2011). His 306 careerreceptions tied the Mid-American Conferencerecord held by Marshall’s JoshDavis and Western Michigan’s JordanWhite, and is 43 shy <strong>of</strong> the NCAA markheld by Robert Broyles <strong>of</strong> Oklahoma.TERRANCE OWENS SHINES ASSTARTING QBJunior QB Terrance Owens had agreat sophomore campaign in 2011.But as a starter in the final three games,Owens really shined.Owens came <strong>of</strong>f the bench in <strong>Toledo</strong>’sfirst 10 games, splitting timeevenly with Austin Dantin. But whenDantin missed the final regular-seasontilts due to injury, Owens stepped upand put up huge numbers. That flurrycontinued in UT’s victory over AirForce in the Military Bowl. In thosethree games, all victories, Owens completeda staggering 79.5 percent (70-<strong>of</strong>-88) <strong>of</strong> his passes for 752 yards, seventouchdowns with no interceptions.Owens made his first start <strong>of</strong> theseason vs. CMU on Nov. 18 and completed24-<strong>of</strong>-32 passes for 275 yardswith two TDs. Owens, who started thefinal four games under center in 2010,equaled his career high in completions,set against CMU last season.Against Ball State on Nov. 25, Owenscompleted his first 14 passes <strong>of</strong> thegame, ending up 27-<strong>of</strong>-32 for 267 yardsand four TDs.And in the Military Bowl vs. AirForce on Dec. 28, Owens connectedon 19-<strong>of</strong>-24 passes for 210 yards, threetouchdowns and no interceptions.OWENS, DANTIN AMONG NA-TION’S MOST ACCURATE PASS-ERSTerrance Owens and Austin Dantinranked fifth and 21st, respectively,in the nation in passing efficiency. <strong>Toledo</strong>is the first football team to havetwo passers in the top 25 in passing efficiencyin the same season. Owens andDantin also ranked first and fourth inthe MAC in passing efficiency.Owens was 166-<strong>of</strong>-230 (72.2%) for2,022 yards and 18 TDs with three interceptionsfor a 169.24 rating. Dantinis 122-<strong>of</strong>-188 (64.9%) for 1404 yardsand 15 TDs and four picks for an efficiencyrating <strong>of</strong> 149.70.FRESHMAN GREG MANCZ EARNSNATIONAL RECOGNITIONRight guard Greg Mancz was named2011 first-team Freshman All-Americaby Yahoo! Sports and third-team FreshmanAll-America by Phil Steele Publications.Mancz was a key part <strong>of</strong> a UT <strong>of</strong>fensethat ranked eighth in nation andfirst in MAC in scoring <strong>of</strong>fense (42.2),and 10th nationally and first in MAC intotal <strong>of</strong>fense (481.3). <strong>Toledo</strong>’s line alsoranked tied for sixth in nation and firstin MAC in fewest sacks allowed (10).


ROCKETS AMONG THE NATION-AL LEADERSThe Rockets were among the nationalleaders in numerous statisticalcategories in 2011. Among them:• WR Eric Page ranked in the top 25nationally in four categories: secondin receptions (9.6/game), fifth in allpurposeyardage (172.6), 19th in puntreturn average (10.9) and 25th in receivingyards (90.9).• QB Terrance Owens ranked fifth inpassing efficiency (169.2), 15 spotsahead <strong>of</strong> Austin Dantin (149.7), whoranked 21st.• Adonis Thomas ranked 17th in rushingyards per game (107.1).• Desmond Marrow tied for fifth with18 passes defended (15 breakups, threeinterceptions).• As a team, the Rockets ranked eighthin scoring <strong>of</strong>fense (42.2), 10th in total<strong>of</strong>fense, (481.3), eighth in passing efficiency(160.4), tied for sixth for fewestturnovers (14), third in turnover margin(+1.2), tied for sixth for fewest sacks allowed(10) and tied for sixth in red-zoneconversions (92.5%).LEADERS OF THE MAC<strong>Toledo</strong> ranked No. 1 in the MAC inscoring <strong>of</strong>fense, total <strong>of</strong>fense, passing efficiency,punt returns, turnover margin,third-down conversion and red-zoneconversion.DAN MOLLS BACK IN TOPFORMLinebacker Dan Molls made quitean impact following his return to thelineup on Oct. 22. He finished the seasonwith 70 tackles, and ranked third inthe MAC with 10.0 tackles per game.Molls was named MAC West DivisionDefensive Player <strong>of</strong> the Week forhis performance in the Northern Illinoisgame on Nov. 1, racking up a seasonhigh17 tackles.A week later against WMU, Mollstied for the team lead with 11 stops,adding two fumble recoveries, one<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> Notestackle-for-loss and one breakup.Molls was credited with 11 tacklesvs. CMU on Nov. 18, and nine tacklesand a fumble recovery vs. BSU on Nov.25. He led UT with 12 tackles in theMilitary Bowl before coming out in thethird quarter with a concussion.Molls had missed six games with aleg injury before returning to the startinglineup vs. Miami on Oct. 22. Hewas a third-team All-MAC selection in2010 when he was 10th in the nationwith 143 tackles.DETMER PERFECT FROM 50PK Jeremiah Detmer was 5-<strong>of</strong>-6 onhis field goal attempts in his freshmanseason in 2011. He made two kicks <strong>of</strong>at least 50 yards, both as time expiredat the end <strong>of</strong> the first half.Detmer nailed a 50-yarder at the end<strong>of</strong> the first half vs. CMU on Nov. 18.He also converted a 52-yard field goalon the final play <strong>of</strong> the opening half inthe Syracuse game in his first collegiatefield-goal attempt. Detmer’s 52-yardboot is the second-longest in school history,trailing only Todd France’s 55-yardkick vs. Western Michigan on Nov. 6,2001.Detmer shared field-goal duties withsenior Ryan Casano, who made 10-<strong>of</strong>-13kicks.LINDEMAN NOMINATED FORBURLSWORTH TROPHYOffensive lineman A.J. Lindemanwas one <strong>of</strong> 50 players nominated forThe Burlsworth Trophy.The Trophy is given to the mostoutstanding football player in Americawho began his career as a walk-on.A walk-on is defined as a player whobegan his first season <strong>of</strong> participationwith a Division I (FBS) football programwithout financial aid <strong>of</strong> any kind fromhis university’s athletic department.Lindeman, a 6-6, 300-pound <strong>of</strong>fensivetackle, walked on at <strong>Toledo</strong> in2008 and eventually earned a scholarshipin 2010. He played in every gameas a back-up right tackle as a junior in2011. He has a 3.457 grade-point averagein engineering and was a nomineefor CoSIDA Academic All-America thisseason.The Trophy is named in honor <strong>of</strong>former Arkansas <strong>of</strong>fensive linemanBrandon Burlsworth. A one-time walkon,Burlsworth was selected as the 63rdoverall pick by the Indianapolis Colts inthe 1999 NFL draft, but was tragicallykilled in a car accident 11 days later.FILLING THE BOWLThe Rockets averaged 22,157 fansin 2011 with over 20,000 in four <strong>of</strong> theirsix home games. The Glass Bowl <strong>of</strong>ficialseating capacity is 26,248.ROCKETS SET SEASON TICKETRECORD WITH 11,791UT sold a record 11,791 seasontickets in 2011, breaking the record <strong>of</strong>11,005 set in 2010. It is also the mostseason tickets ever sold for any currentMid-American Conference school.<strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Season Ticket Numbers2001 - 10,1052002 - 10,5962003 - 10,7842004 - 10,8512005 - 10,1042006 - 9,1102007 - 8,9832008 - 8,1902009 - 7,4762010 - 11,0052011 - 11,791ROCKETS ON NATIONAL OR RE-GIONAL TV 10 TIMES IN 2011Ten <strong>Toledo</strong> games were carried onnational or regional television last season,six on one <strong>of</strong> the ESPN stations,two on ESPN Regional, one on the BigTen Network and one on the Big EastNetwork (see chart in this release fora history <strong>of</strong> every national TV game inRocket history).


Q & A With Matt CampbellQ: How does it feel to becoming into your firstspring practice season ashead coach? Obviouslyyou’ve had experience as anassistant coach, but how isit different now?Campbell: One thing is thatinstead <strong>of</strong> being in charge<strong>of</strong> 40 guys, you are now incharge <strong>of</strong> the attitude andeffort <strong>of</strong> a football team<strong>of</strong> 105 players. I think thatgetting all 105 guys on thesame page with the samemission and being able toexcite them and get themready to go on a day-to-daybasis is the challenge for anyhead football coach. Then thesecond part <strong>of</strong> it is identifyingwhat gets the team going.What does the defense needto do to be successful? Whatdoes the special teams needto do to be successful? Whatdoes the <strong>of</strong>fense need to do to be successful? Where dowe want to be after 15 practices?Q: I would imagine another difference is now you haveto motivate your coaching staff, too.Campbell: Exactly. I think you need the ability tomotivate the staff and give them the flexibility to expressthemselves in their own way but ultimately have oneunified direction. That is how I approach it. What are ourgoals and how do we express them? I think that when youare unified as a staff, your team is more unified. That is one<strong>of</strong> our main goals coming out <strong>of</strong> the 15 spring practices.Offensively, defensively and special teams, we are one.I think when you get to that point you’ve got a chance tobe pretty good.Q: What are the biggestbenefits <strong>of</strong> spring practice?Campbell: I think it is a greatbarometer to where we areas a football team, what ourstrengths are, and what areaswe need to grow. One <strong>of</strong> thegreat positives for us has beenplaying in post-season gamesthe last two seasons. I thinkit has given us an extra sprintgoing into spring ball the lasttwo years. We can go intospring practice being two andhalf a months removed fromplaying instead <strong>of</strong> three anda half months, so I think theretention rate is greater.Q: Coming <strong>of</strong>f a 9-4 seasonand a bowl win, I wouldassume your goals for nextseason would be prettyambitious.Campbell: I think that at<strong>Toledo</strong> your goals and expectations are always going to beplaying for a MAC Championship, winning a bowl gameand getting the team GPA to as close to 3.0 as possible.Those goals have been set in stone for the last three yearsand it’s something we still aspire to. We have not reachedall those goals yet and I think it something that is reallymotivating us this <strong>of</strong>f-season.Q: You have a hard team to categorize in somerespects. With all the talent coming back, it’s definitelynot a rebuilding year. But you did lose a lot <strong>of</strong> seniorstarters. How do you see it?Campbell: One thing we have been able to do here isplay a lot <strong>of</strong> kids, whether as starters or in critical gamesituations. From a defensive standpoint, we have a wealth<strong>of</strong> experience, guys who have played a lot <strong>of</strong> footballand have been extremely productive. You get a guy like(senior safety) Mark Singer back in the lineup and add a


couple <strong>of</strong> transfers who sat out last year, and it gives us adefense with a lot <strong>of</strong> experience. We also have a wealth <strong>of</strong>guys who are looking to make their mark in our program,guys who have had small windows <strong>of</strong> opportunity or guyswho have been chomping at the bit to have an opportunity.We saw it last year with Bernard Reedy, who had a greatspurt in the spring, or Adonis Thomas the year beforethat. This is the time <strong>of</strong> year you see players grow, yousee the fruit <strong>of</strong> all their labors start to pay <strong>of</strong>f.Q: How difficult will it be to replace guys like (All-American wide receiver) Eric Page, (two-time All-MAC running back) Adonis Thomas, two four-yearstarting tackles in Mike VanDerMeulen and JohnMorookian?Campbell: Obviously, Eric and Adonis were two bigplayguys who could make plays when they got the ballin their hands. Somebody will have to assume the role<strong>of</strong> playmaker this year, and I thinkwe have guys who can do that. ButI also think losing two veteran guyslike Mike and John at tackle is a bigchallenge for our team. Offensivetackle is certainly an area wherea couple young guys will have tostep up and play. Fortunately, weplayed a lot <strong>of</strong> guys on the <strong>of</strong>fensiveline last year. Offensive line is alearned position and now it’s on theirshoulders and it will be fun to watchtheir development.Q: We can’t have a conversationabout the <strong>of</strong>fense without talkingabout your two quarterbacks,Terrance Owens and Austin Dantin.It’s been a unique situation withboth players getting about equaltime last year. Do you see yourselfsticking with the two-quarterbacksystem?Campbell: The first thing I will say isthat I felt for the last two years that wehave actually had three quarterbacksQ & A With Matt CampbellMatt Campbell on David Fluellen(above): “For the last two years, Davidhas shown us what he brings to thetable. We feel he is a special componentto our running game. He has shown alot <strong>of</strong> savvy and given us glimpses <strong>of</strong>what he is going to be...We are excitedto see him blossom in his role.”who were capable <strong>of</strong> playing. I think that the guy that getsforgotten sometimes is (sophomore) Dwight Macon. Wehave always said that going into each part <strong>of</strong> the season,we leave it up to competition to decide who is rising tothe challenge. The thing we’ve seen with Austin Dantinand Terrance Owens is that they both have been put intopressure situations and both have been successful. It willbe a joy to watch those two go to battle again. At the end<strong>of</strong> the day it makes our football team better and I thinkthose two understand that. I think that competition willcontinue through spring practice this year. But we’ve alsogot a guy like Dwight Macon who has shown us flashes <strong>of</strong>what he can do. How does a Dwight Macon get into themix <strong>of</strong>fensively? That’s going to be a challenge for ourstaff. Dwight has big play potential. I am really excitedto see how it all develops. I think our football team feeds<strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> the competition, to be honest with you.Q: So is it fair to say you are not committed to anysystem or any player, you’re juststrictly letting the quarterbackscompete and seeing how that playsout?Campbell: Yeah, honestly that’show we have always done it. We leteverybody compete and the guys thathave won those competitions are theguys who play. I think that’s the onlyway to do it.Q: At another critical position,running back, you’re losing twoseniors —Adonis Thomas andMorgan Williams—who gainedalmost 5,000 yards between them intheir careers. Who are the runningbacks we should be keeping an eyeon this spring?Campbell: The first guy that Iwould mention is (junior) DavidFluellen. For the last two years,David has shown us what he bringsto the table. We feel he is a specialcomponent to our running game. He


Q & A With Matt Campbellhas shown a lot <strong>of</strong> savvy andgiven us glimpses <strong>of</strong> what heis going to be. In the Syracusegame, for example, he camein and was huge for us whenAdonis went down. Davidhas a wealth <strong>of</strong> experienceand we are excited to see himblossom in his role. (Senior)David Pasquale has had somebig games in our <strong>of</strong>fense as arunning quarterback. We’vemoved him to running backand he’s bought into that. I’llbe anxious to see how thatrole develops and expands forDavid. A third guy is (junior) Darius Reeves. Dariusis a young man that has been in our program for threeyears and he’ll certainly have an opportunity to competeand show what he can do this spring. We also have somewalk-ons, guys like Rickey Pringle. He’s a guy who hasshown flashes <strong>of</strong> ability.Q: David Pasquale is a bigger guy, listed at 232 pounds.Could you see a role for him as a short-yardageback?Campbell: David’s a guy who’s had that role at times.We’ve challenged him to see if he can be a guy who cancome in and get five, six, seven carries a game. He’s gotgood hands. He catches the ball well out <strong>of</strong> the backfield.He’s certainly has the ability to block. He’s a guy whobrings a different dynamic to our <strong>of</strong>fense, for sure.Q: Does Fluellen have the potential to be the <strong>of</strong>fense’sfeatured back?Campbell: Yes, I think he’s competing to be a lead backon this team. I think he’s shown the ability to do that. Attimes the past two years we had three guys splitting thecarries, and David was one <strong>of</strong> them. I think it’ll be fun towatch David grow as a tailback in our system.Q: You mentioned a guy who had a break-out seasonat wide receiver last year, junior Bernard Reedy.Could you talk about him as well as some <strong>of</strong> the otherreceivers we should keep aneye on this spring?Campbell: Every time we’vechallenged Bernard, he’s risento the occasion. Last springwe really challenged him tostep up and by fall camp hewas ready to come into hisown. He has the ability tobe <strong>Toledo</strong>’s next really goodreceiver. This will be a hugespring for him if he wants torise to the very high level <strong>of</strong>those great Rocket receivers <strong>of</strong>the past. When you look at thecast around him, I think there are some guys that we’reexcited to watch and develop through the spring. The firstname that comes to me is (junior) James Green. Jameshas been a guy who has shown flashes <strong>of</strong> being a verygood football player. He’s had some games where he’smade some big catches. I think it’ll be a consistency factorfor him. Is he ready to step into a role as a starter and bea guy who can play at a consistently high level? Anotheryoung man that we feel was really coming into his ownat the end <strong>of</strong> last year was (sophomore) Justin Olack.Justin has a year under his belt and another few monthsin the weight room to get bigger, stronger and faster. Heis a sure-handed receiver who could play a bigger role inour program. (Sophomore) Cassius McDowell is a youngman who can really do a little bit <strong>of</strong> everything. He has theability to play running back. He has the ability to play slotreceiver. He could line up at quarterback. Cassius couldhave been a starter as a true freshman until he hurt hisknee. He is fully healthy for the first time in his collegecareer and is excited to show what he can do. (Senior)Jullian Bellinger is a guy who’s had glimpses during histhree-year tenure at <strong>Toledo</strong>. He’s had some big catches.He’s got great speed and potentially could be a factorfor us. (Senior) Jimmy Davidson is a walk-on who hasgotten better every year. He could find a niche role in the<strong>of</strong>fense. Another young guy is Zach Rogers, who wasa true freshman last year. Zach is a kid who really camein to his own last year and we were able to redshirt him.He’s got the tools to be a good player.


Q & A With Matt CampbellQ: Who are the candidates at tight end?Campbell: We are looking at moving (senior) CordaleScott to tight end. He is a big, strong, physical kid. Hecould also continue to see time at wide receiver. Hehas some athleticism but also has the ability to block.Another possible tight end is (senior) Colby Kratch. Thiswill be Colby’s second year in our system at tight end.Colby’s a strong, physical kid who was a good blockerfor us last year. Another player we moved to tight end is(sophomore) Zac Rosenbauer. Zac has the potential tobe a physical, striking tight end. I’m excited to see whathe brings to the table in spring practice.Q: You are losing three seniors on the <strong>of</strong>fensiveline. Who’s going to be fighting for those positions,especially the two tackle spots?Campbell: The first guy I want to mention is (senior) A.J.Lindeman. A.J. has played a ton <strong>of</strong> football here. I almostcount him as a returning starter. He’s played both tacklespots and played in a lot <strong>of</strong> critical situations. He wasthe starter all last spring when some guys were out withinjuries. He brings a big, strong, physical presence there.I probably see him as a right tackle to start the spring <strong>of</strong>f.Next is (sophomore) Jeff Myers. He played in over 300snaps last year. He’s a guy now who will be fighting forone <strong>of</strong> those inside guard spots. He was very productivelast year when he played. (Sophomore) Josh Hendershotis another kid who played around 200 snaps last year. Heplayed very well when he had the opportunity. He hasthe ability to play inside at <strong>of</strong>fensive guard or outside at<strong>of</strong>fensive tackle so he gives us flexibility. Of course, ithelps to have (junior) Zac Kerin and (sophomore) GregMancz, two guys who were exceptional last year. Zacwill continue at center, while Greg has the ability to moveout to tackle if need be. They’ll be the foundation <strong>of</strong> the<strong>of</strong>fensive line. Other guys who will be competing thisspring are (sophomores) Rob Lisowski, Chase Nelson,(redshirt freshman) Ethan Wirth, (junior) Erik Carlsonand (redshirt freshman) Colin Perchinske.Q: It’s a somewhat similar situation with yourdefensive line. You are losing some starters but youhave a lot <strong>of</strong> guys back too.Campbell: We’ve got a lot <strong>of</strong> defensive lineman whocan do a lot <strong>of</strong> things. We have skill and depth at bothdefensive end and defensive tackle. Coach (Eli) Rasheed’sdone a great job developing this group. At end, we haveguys who can really rush the passer, guys like (senior)T.J. Fatinikun, (juniors) Christian Smith, JayroneElliot, Ben Pike and (senior) Hank Keighley. Obviously,T.J. is as good a player as there is in our conference,and the other guys have the potential to be very good.A young player whose name I’ll throw out is (redshirtfreshman) Keenan Gibbs, who’s had a great <strong>of</strong>f-season.At defensive tackle there are guys like (senior) DannyFarr and (junior) Elijah Jones who were key to how wellwe played defensively in the second half <strong>of</strong> the MilitaryBowl. Another player who doesn’t get a lot <strong>of</strong> mention is(senior) Phil Lewis. Phil is a junior college transfer whosat out a year so he’s in his third year for us now. He’s justa solid worker who I think we’ll see good productivityfrom this fall.Q: The linebacker position may be just as strong asthe D-line. You’ve got two senior starters back andsome other guys who could be a factor.Campbell: Right. I think Danny Molls and Bobby Bellare a great foundation for our linebacker corps. Over thelast two years, those two guys were at the top <strong>of</strong> the tacklelist in just about every game. They have a great nose forthe football, they understand the game and they bring thatattitude to our defense. I’m also excited to watch some <strong>of</strong>the young guys develop, guys like (sophomores) JamesGordon, Ray Bush and Dawalyn Harper. Those guyscertainly have the ability to become consistent footballplayers.Q: Who’s going to compete for the star linebackerposition?Campbell: That position is really important and right nowthe leading contenders are (sophomore) Junior Sylvestreand (junior) Vlad Emilien, a transfer from Michigan whosat out last year. Both are really talented players who havethe ability to play safety but are big enough and physicalenough to play linebacker, as well.


Q: What about the safeties?You have JermaineRobinson there, and MarkSinger is coming back.Campbell: If you saydefensive line is an area<strong>of</strong> strength, then I’d saythat safety is, too. We havesome really talented footballplayers at safety, guys whohave been leaders and won alot <strong>of</strong> football games. I couldnot be more proud <strong>of</strong> (senior) Mark Singer. As a coach,you love his unselfishness. He had to sit out with aninjury all <strong>of</strong> last year but he remained a great leader in ourfootball program. I think that has benefitted him. He reallyhit the ground running this winter. (Senior) JermaineRobinson brings us many <strong>of</strong> the same intangibles asMark. Jermaine has a smile on his face and comes towork every day. He knows how to compete at a reallyhigh level and expects to be successful. He’s a guy thatother players rally around because <strong>of</strong> the energy that hebrings to the practice field every day. Another player weare watching is (sophomore) Cheatham Norrils, whowe feel is one <strong>of</strong> the best young football players in ourprogram right now. He’s a guy that can play safety andcorner and can do a lot <strong>of</strong> things in the secondary. (Junior)Ross Madison has been lights out this <strong>of</strong>f-season. He’splayed a lot <strong>of</strong> football here and we’re looking for him tobe a guy that can play with great consistency at all times.We also have (junior) Ethan Kagy, who did a great jobon special teams for us last year until he got injured. Weexpect him to be ready to go. Noah Key is a freshmanthat we’re excited to see develop this spring.Q: You’ve got two starting cornerbacks to replace.That has to be a concern.Q & A With Matt CampbellCampbell: Cornerback is an area where there is goingto be a tremendous amount <strong>of</strong> competition this spring.We’re moving (senior) Byron Best back to cornerbackfrom the star position. He started at corner as a freshmanand we feel it’s his natural position. (Sophomore) JordanHaden who transferred from Florida, has an opportunityto compete and make a difference in our program. Twoyoung guys who played alot <strong>of</strong> football for us lastyear are (sophomores)Keith Suggs and KishonWilcher. Both have playedreally well on specialteams and saw enoughaction at corner that wefeel really good about theirpotential. Another playerwe’re looking at is ChrisDukes, who redshirted asa freshman last year.Q: Talk about the kicking game. Is Jeremiah Detmerready to take over all the kicking duties?Campbell: I think we tried to ease J.D. into the position asmuch as possible in his freshman season last year, wherehe handled the kick<strong>of</strong>fs and long field goals and RyanCasano handled the shorter kicks. J.D. proved himselfand is ready to compete for all the kicking duties. Hewill be pushed by (sophomore) Clay Simpkins. Also(sophomore) Brad Dunavant, a junior college player whowe brought in to punt, will be competing to handle thekick<strong>of</strong>fs. At punter, Brad will be competing with (junior)Vince Penza, our starter from last year who had a greatbowl game. He’s punting with a lot <strong>of</strong> confidence now soI think you will see a great competition between Vinceand Brad. The guy that I think is as important as anybodyon special teams is our long snapper, (junior) Matt Wall.Matt was extremely consistent last year, which is whatyou want from a long snapper.Q: Can you summarize your feelings about theupcoming season?Campbell: We have a great mix <strong>of</strong> juniors and seniors inleadership positions on our team. I think we are a youngfootball team in a lot <strong>of</strong> areas, but we have great talentand great leadership so I think we have an opportunity tobe a really solid football team. I am really excited abouthow our coaching staff is meshing, too. It’s an excitingtime in our program and we look forward to taking thenext step.


<strong>Toledo</strong> OffenseDepth Chart - OffenseLT 56 Josh Hendershot 6-4 275 Jr.62 Mark Mattraw 6-3 255 So.70 Ben Steele 6-4 250 Jr.LG 54 Jeff Myers 6-3 280 So.57 Robert Lisowski 6-4 292 So.Corey MillerC 67 Zac Kerin 6-5 294 Jr.61 Erik Carlson 6-2 283 Jr.RG 75 Greg Mancz 6-5 280 So.65 Chase Nelson 6-8 345 So.76 Samuel Cherry 6-2 302 Jr.RT 60 A.J. Lindeman 6-6 300 Sr.64 Ethan Wirth 6-6 280 Fr. (R)89 Colin Perchinske 6-5 265 Fr. (R)TE 13 Cordale Scott 6-4 220 Sr.82 Colby Kratch 6-4 245 Sr.41 Zac Rosenbauer 6-2 255 So.QB 2 Terrance Owens 6-4 180 Jr.4 Austin Dantin 6-2 200 Sr.17 Dwight Macon 6-0 200 So.15 Ryan Gannon 6-2 190 Fr. (R)Austin DantinRB 22 David Fluellen 6-0 215 Jr.34 David Pasquale 6-2 232 Sr.27 Darius Reeves 6-1 202 Jr.Ricky PringleJamaal JacksonCharles PerdueMichael HayslipWR-X 8 James Green 6-3 200 Jr.14 Justin Olack 6-4 210 So.20 Zach Rogers 6-2 195 Fr. (R)20 Robert Carmona 6-0 200 Jr.WR-Z 11 Bernard Reedy 5-9 175 Jr.26 Jimmy Davidson 6-4 201 Sr.84 Sam Gaymon 6-3 199 Sr.81 Jeff Moore 6-0 175 Jr.WR-M 19 Cassius McDowell 5-9 180 So.11 Devin Brown 5-9 175 Fr. (R)Martin Chenier83 Julian Bellinger 6-1 175 Sr.InjuredC 68 Kyle Cameron 6-2 280 Fr. (R)TE 95 Jared Strait 6-2 246 Sr.Zac Kerin


Depth Chart - Defense/Special Teams<strong>Toledo</strong> DefenseDE 84 Christian Smith 6-2 260 Jr.46 Hank Keighley 6-4 250 Sr.99 Keenen Gibbs 6-3 260 Fr. (R)DT 98 Elijah Jones 6-2 295 Jr.(Nose) 93 Phil Lewis 6-2 285 Sr.96 Ayoub Hamidah 6-1 260 So.DT 92 Danny Farr 6-5 295 Sr.30 Ben Pike 6-3 266 Jr.Tom CrawfordRyan AridiDE 23 T.J. Fatinikun 6-2 250 Sr.(Leo) 15 Jayrone Elliott 6-3 220 Jr.90 Grant Pleasant 6-3 230 So.LB 25 Vladimir Emilien 6-1 204 Jr.(Star) 33 Junior Sylvestre 6-0 195 So.Drake FletcherLB 32 Dan Molls 6-1 222 Sr.(Mike) 55 Ray Bush 6-3 220 So.48 Dawalyn Harper 6-1 220 So.Alvin Fletcher<strong>Toledo</strong> Special TeamsPK 85 Jeremiah Detmer 5-8 170 So.Brad Dunavant 6-0 195 So.94 Clay Simpkins 5-10 165 So.Jimmy DunsmoreP 35 Vince Penza 6-1 201 Jr.Brad Dunavant 6-0 195 So.8 Corey Smith 5-8 175 So.Hold 35 Vince Penza 6-1 201 So.Snap 53 Matt Wall 6-1 218 Jr.38 Robert Bell 6-0 227 Sr.73 Stone Monarch 5-10 205 Fr. (R)KOR 11 Bernard Reedy 5-9 175 Jr.22 David Fluellen 6-0 215 Jr.PR 11 Bernard Reedy 5-9 175 Jr.Depth chart as <strong>of</strong> March 12, <strong>2012</strong>LB 38 Robert Bell 6-0 227 Sr.(Will) 31 James Gordon 6-3 210 So.51 Derek Batt 5-11 210 Fr. (R)FCB 26 Keith Suggs 5-10 175 So.25 Kishon Wilcher 5-7 168 So.Leonard HassellSS 29 Jermaine Robinson 6-3 188 Sr.36 Cheatham Norrils 6-0 185 So.47 Noah Key 6-0 180 Fr. (R)FS 43 Mark Singer 6-1 194 Sr.21 Ross Madison 6-1 193 Jr.28 Ethan Kagy 5-11 192 Jr.BCB 6 Byron Best 5-9 200 Sr.34 Chris Dukes 5-9 182 Fr. (R)4 Jordan Haden 5-11 200 So.Jermaine Robinson


<strong>Toledo</strong> Returning Starters (12)Offense (4)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep4 Dantin, Austin***& QB 6-2 200 Sr. Tallahassee, FL-Leon67 Kerin, Zac* OL 6-5 294 Jr. Delaware, OH-Olentangy75 Mancz, Greg* C 6-5 280 So. Cincinnati, OH-Anderson2x Owens, Terrance**& QB 6-4 180 Jr. Cleveland, OH-Glenville11 Reedy, Bernard** WR 5-9 175 Jr. St. Petersburg, FL-LakewoodDefense (5)#No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School38 Bell, Robert*** LB 6-0 227 Sr. Grand Rapids, MI-East Grand Rapids23x Fatinikun, T.J.*** DE 6-2 250 Sr. Perrysburg, OH-Perrysburg32 Molls, Dan*** LB 6-1 222 Sr. North Royalton, OH-Padua Franciscan29 Robinson, Jermaine*** S 6-3 188 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Brashear43 Singer, Mark***# S 6-1 194 Sr. Cinnaminson, NJ-Delran Holy Cross84x Smith, Christian** DE 6-2 260 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK-Carl AlbertSpecial Teams (3)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School85 Detmer, Jeremiah* PK 5-8 170 So. Hilliard, OH-Davidson35 Penza, Vince** P 6-1 201 Jr. Canfield, OH-Cardinal Mooney53 Wall, Matt LS 6-1 218 So. Centerville, OH-Centerville14 starters includes 11 on <strong>of</strong>fense/defense and three on special teams& Dantin started the first 10 games at QB, Owens started the final three. Count as one starter returning.# Does not include Mark Singer, a starter in 2010 who missed the 2011 season due to injury<strong>Toledo</strong> Starters Lost (13)Returning Starters/Starters LostOffense (7)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School88 Jones, Jerome*** TE 6-7 240 Sr. Youngstown, OH-Cincinnati Harmony78 Manley, Phillipkeith*** OL 6-5 309 Sr. Hamilton, OH-Hamilton72 Morookian, John*** OL 6-5 301 Sr. Providence, RI-LaSalle12 Page, Eric** WR 5-10 180 Jr. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-<strong>Spring</strong>field7 Stafford, Kenny*** WR 6-4 204 Sr. Columbus, OH-St. Francis DeSales24 Thomas, Adonis*** RB 5-10 185 Sr. Newark, NJ-Weeguahic74 VanDerMeulen, Mike*** OL 6-7 304 Sr. Marshall, MI-MarshallDefense (6)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School3 Marrow, Desmond*** CB 6-3 210 Sr. Youngstown, OH-Cardinal Mooney5 Morrow, Diauntae* SS 6-0 199 Sr. Cleveland, OH-St. Edward / Iowa2x Paige, Taikwon* CB 5-11 185 Sr. Aiken, SC-Aiken / Georgia Military College10 Rancifer, Charles* LB 6-3 217 Sr. Brookhaven, MS-Brookhaven/Copiah-Lincoln (MS) C.C.97 Riley, Malcolm*** DL 6-3 281 Sr. Fort Wayne, IN-Snider94 Roberts, Johnie* DL 6-3 280 Sr. Hattiesburg, MS-Hattiesburg / Pearl River C.C.


Returning Letterwinners (48)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or Prep38 Bell, Robert*** LB 6-0 227 Sr. Grand Rapids, MI-East Grand Rapids83 Bellinger, Julian** WR 6-1 175 Sr. Lithonia, GA-Lithonia6 Best, Byron*** DB 5-9 200 Sr. Greenwood, SC-Greenwood55 Bush, Ray* LB 6-3 220 So. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-Rogers61 Carlson, Erik** C 6-2 283 Jr. Canton, OH-Jackson4 Dantin, Austin*** QB 6-2 200 Sr. Tallahassee, FL-Leon26x Davidson, Jimmy** WR 6-4 201 Sr. Findlay, OH-Findlay85 Detmer, Jeremiah* PK 5-8 170 So. Hilliard, OH-Davidson15 Elliott, Jayrone** DE 6-3 220 Jr. Cleveland, OH-Glenville92 Farr, Danny** DT 6-5 295 Sr. Evanston, IL-Evanston Township23x Fatinikun, T.J.*** DE 6-2 250 Sr. Perrysburg, OH-Perrysburg22 Fluellen, David** RB 6-0 215 Jr. Lockport, NY-Lockport84 Gaymon, Sam** WR 6-3 199 Sr. Redford, MI-Detroit Renaissance31 Gordon, James* LB 6-3 210 So. Cleveland, OH-Glenville8 Green, James* WR 6-3 200 So. Miami, FL-Tallahassee Leon48 Harper, Dawalyn* LB 6-1 220 So. Youngstown, OH-Ursuline56 Hendershot, Josh* OL 6-4 275 So. Newark, OH-Catholic98 Jones, Elijah** DT 6-2 295 Jr. Indianapolis, IN-Warren Central28 Kagy, Ethan* S 5-11 192 Jr. Tiffin, OH-Columbian46 Keighley, Hank** DE 6-4 250 Sr. Dayton, OH-Kettering Alter67 Kerin, Zac* OL 6-5 294 Jr. Delaware, OH-Olentangy82 Kratch, Colby* TE 6-4 245 Sr. Watertown, MN-Watertown-Mayer/N. Dakota St. Coll. <strong>of</strong> Science93 Lewis, Phil* DL 6-2 285 Sr. Grosse Pointe, MI-South/Grand Rapids C.C.60 Lindeman, A.J.** OL 6-6 300 Sr. Aurora, IL-Waubonsie Valley17 Macon, Dwight* QB 6-0 200 So. Steubenville, OH-Steubenville21 Madison, Ross** DB 6-1 193 Jr. Leesburg, VA-Heritage/Hargrave (VA) Military Academy75 Mancz, Greg* C 6-5 280 So. Cincinnati, OH-Anderson19 McDowell, Cassius* WR 5-9 180 So. Deerfield Beach, FL-Deerfield Beach32 Molls, Dan*** LB 6-1 222 Sr. North Royalton, OH-Padua Franciscan54 Myers, Jeff* OL 6-3 280 So. Weston, OH-Massillon Washington36 Norrils, Cheatham* DB 6-0 185 So. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-St. John’s14 Olack, Justin* WR 6-4 210 So. Shadyside, OH-Massillon Washington2x Owens, Terrance** QB 6-4 180 Jr. Cleveland, OH-Glenville34 Pasquale, David*** QB 6-2 232 Sr. Cape Coral, FL-Cape Coral35 Penza, Vince** P 6-1 201 Jr. Canfield, OH-Cardinal Mooney30 Pike, Ben** DL 6-3 266 Jr. Mentor, OH-Mentor11 Reedy, Bernard** WR 5-9 175 Jr. St. Petersburg, FL-Lakewood27 Reeves, Darius* RB 6-1 202 Jr. Columbus, OH-Gahanna Lincoln29 Robinson, Jermaine*** S 6-3 188 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Brashear41 Rosenbauer, Zac* DL 6-2 255 So. Lima, OH-Shawnee13 Scott, Cordale* WR 6-4 220 Sr. Cleveland, OH- Glenville / Illinois43 Singer, Mark*** S 6-1 194 Sr. Cinnaminson, NJ-Delran Holy Cross84x Smith, Christian** DE 6-2 260 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK-Carl Albert95 Strait, Jared** TE 6-2 246 Sr. Wyandotte, MI-Roosevelt26 Suggs, Keith* CB 5-10 175 So. Indianapolis, IN-Ben David33 Sylvestre, Junior* DB 6-0 195 So. Hollywood, FL-South Broward45 Wall, Matt* LS 6-1 218 Jr. Centerville, OH-Centerville25 Wilcher, Kishon* CB 5-7 168 So. Detroit, MI-Cass TechThrough Feb. 9, <strong>2012</strong>


<strong>2012</strong> Recruiting ClassName Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School / Transfer or PrepBlackburn, Brian QB 6-6 225 Fr. Detroit, MI-CrockettCole, Cameron CB 6-0 190 So. Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle/Fort Scott (KS) C.C.Coleman, Jaylen LB 6-0 225 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-<strong>University</strong> PrepCollins, Chris DE 6-4 270 Fr. Cleveland, OH-John HayCovington, Allen DT 6-2 272 Fr. Tampa, FL-ArmwoodDavis, Marcus WR 5-10 175 Fr. Columbus, OH-Dublin C<strong>of</strong>fmanDunavant, Brad P 6-0 195 So. Rockwall, TX-Heath/Trinity Valley (TX) C.C.Ebert, Mike TE 6-6 240 Fr. Sandusky, OH-PerkinsFavorite, Troy* OL 6-6 300 Fr. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-St. John’sFrench, Cole* QB 6-4 205 Fr. Dayton, OH-EatonHaynes, Juwan CB 6-0 185 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central CatholicHenry, James OL 6-8 255 Fr. Columbus, OH-Upper ArlingtonHester, Treyvon DT 6-3 290 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn HillsJones, Corey WR 5-8 165 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn HillsJones, Orion DL 6-2 270 Fr. Tulsa, OK-JenksJones-Moore, Damion RB 5-7 180 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Central CatholicLarkins, Danny WR 5-11 190 Fr. Madison Heights, MI-MadisonLozar, Zach* LS 6-1 235 Fr. Willoughby Hills, OH-St. IgnatiusMarlow, Raymond OL 6-7 323 Fr. Dayton, OH-CarrollMartin, Phillip DL 6-4 275 Fr. Chicago, IL-Kenwood AcademyMiller, Armani WR 6-0 185 Fr. Huber Heights, OH-WayneMurdock, Chase LB 6-0 215 Fr. Barrington, IL-BarringtonNees, Travis S 5-11 195 Fr. Piqua, OH-PiquaNorton, Storm OL 6-8 310 Fr. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-WhitmerPerschon, Paul OL 6-6 310 Fr. Schaumburg, IL-ConantRemy, Marc RB 6-0 186 Fr. North Olmsted, OH-North OlmstedRunyan, Craig TE 6-4 230 Fr. Marysville, OH-MarysvilleSmith, Brandon* K/P 6-0 195 Fr. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-St. John’sWebb, Jody RB 5-9 170 Fr. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-WhitmerWhitaker, Chaz S 6-2 180 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA-Penn HillsZmolik, Alex TE 6-5 230 Fr. Port Huron, MI-Port Huron* Preferred walk-on


<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> Alphabetical RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown-High School/Transfer or PrepAridi, RyanDL44 Barnes, Jordan DE 6-1 240 Jr. Fort Wayne, IN-Homestead/Western Oklahoma C.C.51 Batt, Derek LB 5-11 210 Fr. (R) Bowling Green, OH-Bowling Green38 Bell, Robert*** LB 6-0 227 Sr. Grand Rapids, MI-East Grand Rapids83 Bellinger, Julian** WR 6-1 175 Sr. Lithonia, GA-Lithonia6 Best, Byron*** DB 5-9 200 Sr. Greenwood, SC-Greenwood11x Brown, Devin WR 5-9 175 Fr. (R) Cincinnati, OH-Mount Healthy55 Bush, Ray* LB 6-3 220 So. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-Rogers68 Cameron, Kyle C 6-2 280 Fr. (R) <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-Central Catholic61 Carlson, Erik** C 6-2 283 Jr. Canton, OH-Jackson20 Carmona, Robert WR 6-0 200 Jr. Dublin, OH-JeromeChenier, Martin WR76 Cherry, Samuel OL 6-2 302 Jr. Columbus, OH-Gahanna LincolnCrawford, TomDL4 Dantin, Austin*** QB 6-2 200 Sr. Tallahassee, FL-Leon26x Davidson, Jimmy** WR 6-4 201 Sr. Findlay, OH-Findlay85 Detmer, Jeremiah* PK 5-8 170 So. Hilliard, OH-Davidson34x Dukes, Chris CB 5-9 182 Fr. (R) Cincinnati, OH-ColerainDunavant, Brad P 6-0 195 So. Rockwall, TX-Heath/Trinity Valley (TX) C.C.Dunsmore, Jimmy PK15 Elliott, Jayrone** DE 6-3 220 Jr. Cleveland, OH-Glenville25 Emilien, Vladimir DB 6-1 204 Jr. Lauderhill, FL-Plantation/Michigan92 Farr, Danny** DT 6-5 295 Sr. Evanston, IL-Evanston Township23x Fatinikun, T.J.*** DE 6-2 250 Sr. Perrysburg, OH-PerrysburgFletcher, AlvinLBxx Fletcher, Drake LB22 Fluellen, David** RB 6-0 215 Jr. Lockport, NY-Lockport15x Gannon, Ryan QB 6-2 190 Fr. (R) Columbus, OH-Dublin Jerome84 Gaymon, Sam** WR 6-3 199 Sr. Redford, MI-Detroit Renaissance99 Gibbs, Keenen DE 6-3 260 Fr. (R) Cincinnati, OH-LaSalle31 Gordon, James* LB 6-3 210 So. Cleveland, OH-Glenville8 Green, James* WR 6-3 200 Jr. Miami, FL-Tallahassee Leon4 Haden, Jordan DB 5-11 200 So. Fort Washington, MD-Friendly/Florida96 Hamidah, Ayoub DL 6-1 260 So. Cleveland, OH-Lakewood48 Harper, Dawalyn* LB 6-1 220 So. Youngstown, OH-UrsulineHassell, Leonard CBHayslip, Michael RB56 Hendershot, Josh* OL 6-4 275 So. Newark, OH-Catholicxx Jackson, Jamaal RB98 Jones, Elijah** DT 6-2 295 Jr. Indianapolis, IN-Warren Central28 Kagy, Ethan* S 5-11 192 Jr. Tiffin, OH-Columbian46 Keighley, Hank** DE 6-4 250 Sr. Dayton, OH-Kettering Alter67 Kerin, Zac* OL 6-5 294 Jr. Delaware, OH-Olentangy47 Key, Noah DB 6-0 180 Fr. (R) Columbus, OH-Bishop Hartley82 Kratch, Colby* TE 6-4 245 Sr. Watertown, MN-Watertown-Mayer/N. Dakota St. Coll. <strong>of</strong> Science93 Lewis, Phil* DL 6-2 285 Sr. Grosse Pointe, MI-South/Grand Rapids C.C.60 Lindeman, A.J.** OL 6-6 300 Sr. Aurora, IL-Waubonsie Valley57 Lisowski, Robert OL 6-4 292 So. Union, NJ-Union / Fork Union (VA) Military Academy17 Macon, Dwight* QB 6-0 200 So. Steubenville, OH-Steubenville21 Madison, Ross** DB 6-1 193 Jr. Leesburg, VA-Heritage/Hargrave (VA) Military Academy75 Mancz, Greg* C 6-5 280 So. Cincinnati, OH-Anderson


<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> Alphabetical Roster62 Mattraw, Mark OL 6-3 255 So. Fort Recovery, OH-Fort Recovery19 McDowell, Cassius* WR 5-9 180 So. Deerfield Beach, FL-Deerfield BeachMiller, CoreyOL32 Molls, Dan*** LB 6-1 222 Sr. North Royalton, OH-Padua Franciscan73 Monarch, Stone LS 5-10 205 Fr. (R) Walled Lake, MI-Detroit Central Catholic81 Moore, Jeff WR 6-0 175 Jr. Rochester, MI-Rochester54 Myers, Jeff* OL 6-3 280 So. Weston, OH-Massillon Washington65 Nelson, Chase OL 6-8 345 So. Edina, MN-Edina / North Dakota State College <strong>of</strong> Science36 Norrils, Cheatham* DB 6-0 185 So. <strong>Toledo</strong>, OH-St. John’s14 Olack, Justin* WR 6-4 210 So. Shadyside, OH-Massillon Washington2x Owens, Terrance** QB 6-4 180 Jr. Cleveland, OH-Glenville34 Pasquale, David*** QB 6-2 232 Sr. Cape Coral, FL-Cape Coral35 Penza, Vince** P 6-1 201 Jr. Canfield, OH-Cardinal Mooney89 Perchinske, Collin TE 6-5 265 Fr. (R) Cleveland, OH-Padua Franciscanxx Perdue, Charles RB30 Pike, Ben** DL 6-3 266 Jr. Mentor, OH-Mentor90 Pleasant, Grant DE 6-3 230 So. Columbus, OH-Dublin Sciotoxx Pringle, Ricky RB11 Reedy, Bernard** WR 5-9 175 Jr. St. Petersburg, FL-Lakewood27 Reeves, Darius* RB 6-1 202 Jr. Columbus, OH-Gahanna Lincoln29 Robinson, Jermaine*** S 6-3 188 Sr. Pittsburgh, PA-Brashear20x Rogers, Zach WR 6-2 195 Fr. (R) Elyria, OH-Catholic41 Rosenbauer, Zac* DL 6-2 255 So. Lima, OH-Shawnee13 Scott, Cordale* WR 6-4 220 Sr. Cleveland, OH- Glenville / Illinois94x Simpkins, Clay PK 5-10 165 So. Wauseon, OH-Wauseon43 Singer, Mark*** S 6-1 194 Sr. Cinnaminson, NJ-Delran Holy Cross84x Smith, Christian** DE 6-2 260 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK-Carl Albert8x Smith, Corey P 5-8 175 So. Dexter, MI-Detroit Catholic Central70 Steele, Ben OL 6-4 250 Jr. Venice, FL-Venice95 Strait, Jared** TE 6-2 246 Sr. Wyandotte, MI-Roosevelt26 Suggs, Keith* CB 5-10 175 So. Indianapolis, IN-Ben David33 Sylvestre, Junior* DB 6-0 195 So. Hollywood, FL-South Broward40 Voss, Trent LB 6-3 210 Fr. (R) East Grand Rapids, MI-East Grand Rapids45 Wall, Matt* LS 6-1 218 Jr. Centerville, OH-Centerville25 Wilcher, Kishon* CB 5-7 168 So. Detroit, MI-Cass TechWilliams, Andre64 Wirth, Ethan OL 6-6 280 Fr. (R) Williamston, MI- WilliamstonThrough March 12, <strong>2012</strong>


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<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> Numerical Roster


<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchRobert BellLinebacker6-0 • 227 • Sr.Grand Rapids, MIEast Grand Rapids H.S.382011Second on team with 78 tackles...Tied for second in MAC with fourforced fumbles...Tied for first inleague with three fumble recoveries...Starterin all 13 games at insidelinebacker...Eight tackles and 1.0 TFLvs. Air force in Military Bowl...Secondcareer interception vs. Ball State...11tackles and two forced fumbles vs.WMU...Returned a fumble 55 yardsfor a TD vs. Miami...Named MACWest Defensive Player <strong>of</strong> the Weekfor performance vs. Temple...Had career-best 12 tackles, 2.5TFL and a fumble recovery vs. the Owls...Has had 7+ tacklesin five games...Came out <strong>of</strong> Ohio State game with sore ribsbut returned to starting lineup vs. Boise State.2010Played in eight games as a reserve, making 10 tackles.2009Played in nine games as a backup linebacker, making 12tackles...Returned an interception 67 yards vs. EasternMichigan.High SchoolThree-star recruit by Rivals.com...Named first-team all-statein Division 3-4 by the Associated Press...Made first-team allconference,as well as the Grand Rapids Press area “DreamTeam,” in both his junior and senior seasons...Starred atfullback, defensive end and linebacker on teams that wonstate championships in 2007 and 2008...Played for USA<strong>Football</strong>’s Junior National Team and the first Junior WorldChampionship in football in Canton, OH...As a senior, hehad 38 tackles, four sacks, eight pass breakups and threeforced fumbles.Robert Bell’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int/Yds BrUp2009 9/0 10 2 12 0 0 0 1/67 02010 8/0 8 2 10 0 0 0 0 02011 13/13 38 40 78 4.5/-13 1.0/-7 4 1/4 1Totals 30/13 56 44 100 4.5/-13 1.0/-7 4 2/71 1Career Game HighsTackles: 12 (Temple, 10-1-11)Byron BestDefensive Back5-9 • 200 • Jr.Greenwood, SCGreenwood H.S.2011Played in all 13 games...Startedagainst Syracuse at “star” linebackerand against Central Michiganat cornerback...Had a career-highfive tackles against Ball State.2010Played in 13 games at cornerback,starting four...33 tackles and threepass breakups.Byron Best’s Career Statistics62009Played in 11 games at cornerback as a true freshman, startingeight...20 tackles and one pass breakup.High SchoolEarned first-team all-state honors as a senior...Chosen toplay in the North-South All-Star Game...53 tackles and sixinterceptions...As a junior had 45 tackles and three interceptionsto go with three TDs <strong>of</strong>f kick<strong>of</strong>f returns...Played ona Greenwood team that won a state championship in hissophomore season...High School coach was Shell Dula.PersonalFull name is Byron Michael Best...Birthdate: Oct. 31, 1989...Mother is Ursula Best...Has a younger brother, Joshua...Enjoysbowling and skating......Individualized studies major.Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int/Yds BrUp2009 11/8 11 9 20 0 0 0 0 12010 13/4 21 12 33 0 0 0 0 32011 13/2 12 6 18 1.0/-8 0 1 0 0Totals 37/14 44 27 71 1.0/-8 0 1 0 4Career Game HighsTackles: 5 (Ball State, 11-25-11)


<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchAustin DantinQuarterback6-2 • 189 • Sr.Tallahassee, FLLeon H.S.4***21st in the Nation in Passing Efficiency***2011Starting QB in first 10 games, splitting time with Terrance Owens...Satout last two games <strong>of</strong> regular season due to concussion symptoms...Ranked 21st in nation and third in MAC in passing efficiency (149.7)...15TD passes vs. four interceptions...Career-high five TD passes vs. NIU,all to Eric Page...Completed 20-<strong>of</strong>-33 passes for 322 yards vs. Huskies,second-most yards <strong>of</strong> his career...Hit on 14-<strong>of</strong>-16 vs. EMU and 12-<strong>of</strong>-14vs. Temple, the best two percentage games <strong>of</strong> his career...EMU was tiedfor fourth-best game completion percentage (87.5%) in UT history...Hasnine TD passes vs. just one interception...Completed 15-<strong>of</strong>-21 passesfor 161 yards and three TDs vs. New Hampshire...14-<strong>of</strong>-26 for 155 yardsand one TD vs. OSU...3-<strong>of</strong>-8 with one TD vs. Boise State...22-<strong>of</strong>-32 for258 yards and one TD vs. Syracuse.2010Starting QB in first nine games...Injured shoulder in first quarter <strong>of</strong> EMUgame on Oct. 30 and missed rest <strong>of</strong> season...Resumed practice on Dec.5 but did not play in bowl game...Ranked 10th in MAC in passing yards(139.3/game), sixth in passing efficiency (124.7) and first in completionpercentage (66.1)...Second on team with 292 yards rushing...Tied forteam lead with eight rushing TDs...Completed 14-<strong>of</strong>-18 for 197 yardsand one TD in 31-24 win vs. Ball State...Also rushed for 58 yards andtwo scores...Completed 30-<strong>of</strong>-47 passes in 34-21 win vs. Kent State;career highs in attempts and completions...Ran for career-high 72yards vs. KSU, including game’s final TD...Completed 13-<strong>of</strong>-18 passesfor 167 yards vs. Boise State before leaving the game in the fourthquarter due to injury...Completed 24-<strong>of</strong>-31 passes for 209 yards andtwo TDs in 31-20 win vs. Purdue...Also rushed for 64 yards and twoTDs, including a 58-yard TD run...Named Rivals.com MAC Player <strong>of</strong> theWeek for performance vs. Purdue...12-<strong>of</strong>-15 for 102 yards in 20-13 winAustin Dantin’s Career StatisticsPassing StatisticsYear G/S Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. TD Int.2009 7/3 119 79 66.4 962 4 42010 9/9 192 127 66.1 1254 7 82011 11/10 188 122 64.9 1404 15 4Totals 27/22 499 328 65.7 3620 26 16Rushing StatisticsYear G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP2009 7/3 44 51 1.2 0 15-BGSU2010 9/9 103 292 2.8 8 58-Purdue2011 11/10 59 183 3.1 1 20-Boise StateTotals 27/22 206 526 2.6 9 58-PurdueCareer HighsCompletions: 30 (Kent State, 10-16-10)Attempts: 47 (Kent State, 10-16-10)Passing Yards: 326 (Bowling Green, 11-27-09)Touchdowns: 5 (Northern Illinois, 11-1-11)Rushing Yards: 72 (Kent State, 10-16-10)vs. Ohio...11-<strong>of</strong>-18 for 173 yards and two TDs plus one rushing TD in37-24 win vs. WMU.2009Played in seven games at quarterback, starting three...Completed 66.4percent <strong>of</strong> his passes for 962 yards and four TDs...Ran for 51 yards...Started in the Northern Illinois game on Oct. 17 and in the final twogames <strong>of</strong> the season vs. Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green dueto injuries to starter Aaron Opelt...Was 2-1 as a starter...Led <strong>Toledo</strong> to20-19 victory over NIU on 17-<strong>of</strong>-24 passing for 202 yards...Led UT to a47-21 win over EMU on 10-<strong>of</strong>-11 passing for 116 yards.Austin Dantin’s Passing Statistics by Game2009Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDat PurdueDNPColoradoDNPOhio StateDNPat FIUDNPat Ball StateDNPWestern Michigan 28 17 0 60.7 160 3Northern Illinois 24 17 1 70.8 202 1TempleDNP-Injuredat Miami 8 5 0 62.5 62 0at Central Michigan 9 6 1 66.7 91 0Eastern Michigan 12 11 0 91.7 121 0at Bowling Green 38 23 2 60.5 326 02010Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDArizona 23 14 1 60.9 103 0at Ohio 15 12 2 80.0 102 1at WMU 18 11 1 61.1 173 2at Purdue 31 24 0 77.4 209 2Wyoming 20 8 0 40.0 76 0at Boise State 18 13 2 72.2 167 0Kent State 47 30 0 63.8 229 1Ball State 18 14 2 77.8 197 1at EMU 2 1 0 50.0 -2 0at NIUDNP-InjuredBowling GreenDNP-InjuredCentral MichiganDNP-Injuredvs. FIU (Little Caesars Bowl)DNP-Injured2011Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDNew Hampshire 21 15 0 71.4 161 3at Ohio State 26 14 0 53.8 155 1Boise State 8 3 0 37.5 50 1at Syracuse 32 22 1 68.8 258 1at Temple 14 12 0 85.7 115 1Eastern Michigan 16 14 0 87.5 156 2at Bowling Green 8 5 0 62.5 30 0Miami 13 7 0 53.8 85 1Northern Illinois 33 20 0 60.6 322 5Western Michigan 14 8 2 57.1 67 0at Central MichiganDNP-Injuredat Ball StateDNP-InjuredAir Force (Military Bowl) 3 2 1 66.7 6 7


<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchJeremiah DetmerPlacekicker5-8 • 170 • So.Hilliard, OHDavidson H.S.2011Handled all kick<strong>of</strong>fs and long fieldgoalattempts...5-<strong>of</strong>-6 on field goals,including two over 50 yards...Averaged58.8 yards per kick<strong>of</strong>f...NamedMAC Special Teams Player <strong>of</strong> theWeek for Week 4 against Syracuse forbooting a career-long 52-yard fieldgoal and averaging 67 yards on kick<strong>of</strong>fs...Alsokicked 50-yarder at CMU.85Jayrone ElliottDefensive End6-3 • 220 • Jr.Cleveland, OHGlenville H.S.2011Played in all 13 games, making 31tackles...Career-high five tackles vs.Air Force in Military Bowl...Forcedfumble on Falcon’s two-point conversionattempt with 52 seconds to playto preserve 42-41 win...One sack andtwo pass breakups...Three times hadfour tackles in a game...First careerinterception came against Temple.15High SchoolConnected on 36-<strong>of</strong>-46 field goalsand was 131-<strong>of</strong>-135 on extra pointsin his high school career...Rated No. 4kicker in Ohio by Rivals.com...Three-star recruit and No. 9 kicker inthe nation by Scout.com...First-team all-state, all-district, all-areaand all-conference as a senior, hitting 13-<strong>of</strong>-16 field goals, includinga long <strong>of</strong> 47 yards...Booted 58 <strong>of</strong> 65 kick<strong>of</strong>fs for touchbacks...As ajunior, made all-district, all area and all-conference...Made 13-<strong>of</strong>-17field goal attempts, with a long <strong>of</strong> 49...59-<strong>of</strong>-65 kick<strong>of</strong>fs going fortouchbacks...Helped his team to the state title...As a sophomore,made 10-<strong>of</strong>-13 field goals with a long <strong>of</strong> 47...Two-time all-state soccerplayer...Earned No. 3 national ranking at ProKicker.com nationalevent...Play in the North-South Ohio All-Star Game and the Big 33Classic...High school coach was Brian White.PersonalFull name is Jeremiah David Detmer...Nickname is J.D...Birthdate:May 12, 1993...Parents are David and Dawn Detmer...Enjoys soccer,lacrosse and snowboarding...Interested in majoring in education.2010Played in nine games...Had five tacklesand one pass breakup.High SchoolEarned first-team all-district, third-team all-state and Cleveland PlainDealer All-Star Team honors as a senior...Had 98 tackles, including 17sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception and three blocked kicks...Helped guide Glenville to the Division I state title game...Rated No.56 outside linebacker in the nation by Scout.com...Rivals.com namedhim to its Ohio first team, No. 81 at outside linebacker and No. 32overall in the state <strong>of</strong> Ohio...Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN.comand Scout.com...Selected to play in the North-South All-Star Gameand the Big 33 Classic...One <strong>of</strong> five current Rockets from ClevelandGlenville High School....High school coach was Ted Ginn.PersonalFull name is Jayrone Carez Elliott...Birthdate: Nov. 11, 1991...Father isJessie Wilson and mother is Carla Elliott...Undecided on major.Jeremiah Detmer’s Career StatisticsYear G FG-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Lg Bl2011 13 5-6 83.3 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 2-2 52 0Career 13 5-6 83.3 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 2-2 52 0Career Game HighsLong Field Goal: 52 (Syracuse, 9-24-11)Jayrone Elliott’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack QBH FF BrUp2010 9/0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 02011 13/0 13 18 31 1.5/-14 1.0/-7 1 0 2Totals 22/0 15 21 36 1.5/-14 1.0/-7 1 0 2Career HighsTackles: 5 (Air Force, 12-28-11)


<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchT.J. FatinikunDefensive End6-2 • 250 • Sr.Perrysburg, OHPerrysburg H.S.2011Suffered season-ending elbow injuryvs. EMU on Oct. 8...Still made thirdteamAll-MAC...Was leading team andtied for third in MAC with 7.5 tackles forloss at time <strong>of</strong> injury...Was also leadingteam with 2.5 sacks...Career-high 3.0TFL and one pass knocked down vs.Temple...2.5 tackles for loss vs. NewHampshire.23*** 2010, 2011 Third-Team All-MAC ***2010Named third-team All-MAC...Leddefensive line with 51 tackles...Ledteam and was ninth in MAC with 13.0TFL...Most TFL by a Rocket since 17.0by Mike Alston in 2006...Third in MAC with four forced fumbles...Career-best 2.5 TFL vs. Kent State, including crucial 10-yard sack insecond half...Career-high seven tackles at Ohio...Recovered fumblevs. WMU...Academic All-MAC honoree...Nominee for Academic All-America.2009Played in 11 games, making 20 tackles...Had 3.0 tackles for loss and2.0 sacks...Forced team-high three fumbles and recovered one.High SchoolMade first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and specialmention all-state...Recorded 65 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and ninesacks...As a junior, made second-team all-league...Totaled 55 tackles,11 tackles for loss and seven sacks...Numbers as a sophomore were73 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 10 sacks...High school coach wasMatt Kregel.PersonalFull name is Ayokunle Olatunji Fatinikun...Birthdate: July 28, 1991...Parents are Tunde and Moni Fatinikun...Father is a doctor...Has fivebrothers and one sister...Born in Lagos, Nigeria but grew up in <strong>Toledo</strong>area...Communication major.T.J. Fatinikun’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack QBH FF BrUp2009 11/0 13 7 20 3.0/-17 2.0/-14 0 3 02010 13/13 24 27 51 13.0/-49 5.0/-29 2 4 22011 6/6 14 9 23 7.5/-31 3.0/-23 0 0 1Totals 30/19 51 43 94 23.5/-97 10.0/-66 2 7 3Career HighsTackles: 7 (Ohio, 9-11-10)Tackles for Loss: 3.0 (Temple, 10-1-11)Sacks: 2.0 (Eastern Michigan, 10-30-10)David FluellenRunning Back6-0 • 215 • Jr.Lockport, NYLockport H.S.2011Third on team with 493 yards rushing...Sixth on team with 16 receptions...Set career-high with 93 yards rushingvs. BGSU...Started Temple, BGSUand Miami games...54 yards rushingand one TD vs. Temple...Also caughtfour passes for 67 yards and one TDvs. the Owls.222010Gained 224 yards and scored one TDon 38 carries...Season-high 53 yards vs.Wyoming, including a 39-yard burst...Had 52 yards rushing vs. WMU to go with five receptions for 39yards...Missed four games due to knee injury...Returned to actionvs. Bowling Green on Nov. 17.High SchoolRan for 1,638 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior...Earned firstteamAll-Western New York and first-team Class AA all-state honors...Ran for 1,354 yards and 16 scores as a junior, making third-teamAll-Western New York and fourth-team all-state...Rivals.com rankedhim as a three-star recruit, as well as the No. 24 all-purpose back inthe nation and No. 6 player in the state <strong>of</strong> New York...Finished hiscareer as Lockport’s all-time leading rusher with 4,274 yards...ClassAA co-Player <strong>of</strong> the Year...Top five finalist for New York State Player<strong>of</strong> the Year...Selected to play in the New York State High School<strong>Football</strong> Classic at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse...High school coachwas Greg Bronson.PersonalFull name is David Fluellen, Jr...Birthdate: Jan. 29, 1992...Parents areDavid Fluellen Sr. and Arletha Fluellen...Brother Jhamal Fluellen wasa running back at Syracuse and Maine...Criminal justice major.David Fluellen’s Career StatisticsYear G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP2010 9/0 38 224 5.9 1 39-Wyoming2011 13/3 97 493 5.1 4 34-EMUTotals 22/3 135 717 5.3 5 39-WyomingCareer Game HighsRushing Yards: 93 (Bowling Green, 10-15-11)Receptions: 4 (Twice, last vs. Temple, 10-1-11)


<strong>2012</strong> 2011 Players to WatchElijah JonesDefensive Lineman6-2 • 295 • Jr.Indianapolis, INWarren Central2011Played in all 13 games, with one startagainst Central Michigan...Finishedwith 23 tackles and 3.0 tackles forloss...Career-high five tackles with oneTFL vs. Air Force in Military Bowl...Fourtackles vs. Temple.2010Played in nine games...Six tackles, 3.0TFL and 2.0 sacks...Recovered a fumblein win vs. Purdue.98Zac KerinCenter6-5 • 294 • Jr.Delaware, OHOlentangy H.S.2011Second-team All-MAC selection...ThirdteamAll-MAC by Phil Steele...Key part <strong>of</strong><strong>of</strong>fense that ranked eighth in nation andfirst in MAC in scoring <strong>of</strong>fense (42.2), and10th in the nation and first in MAC intotal <strong>of</strong>fense (481.3)...<strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>fensiveline also ranked tied for sixth in nationand first in MAC in fewest sacks allowed(10)...Academic All-MAC selection...Nominee for Academic All-America.67*** 2011 Second-Team All-MAC ***High SchoolRated No. 95 defensive tackle in thenation by Scout.com...Rivals.com rated him a three-star recruit, No.1 defensive tackle in the state and No. 14 player in the state overall...Honorable mention all-state, helping Warren Central High Schoolto 5A state championship...Defensive line MVP at Champaign NIKECamp in 2009...As a senior, had 66 tackles, 13 sacks and five forcedfumbles...As a junior, had 47 tackles, seven sacks and eight forcedfumbles...Selected to play in Indiana North-South All-Star Game....High school coach was John Hart.PersonalFull name is Elijah Pernell Jones...Birthdate: Dec. 14, 1991...Parentsare Pernell and Patricia Jones...Has seven brothers and sisters...Undecided on academic major.2010Played in 12 games as a reserve on the<strong>of</strong>fensive line.2009Sat out season as a redshirt.High SchoolMade first-team all-district and special mention all-state... Selectedto play in the North-South All-Star Game...On defense, had 55 tackles,five sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...Highschool coach was Ed Terwilliger.PersonalFull name is Zachary Todd Kerin...Birthdate: Aug. 13, 1991...Parentsare Todd and Amy Kerin...Father is a police <strong>of</strong>ficer and mother isan accountant...Has a younger sister, Courtney...Enjoys fishing andpaintball...An avid Steelers fan...Civil engineering major.Elijah Jones’ Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack QBH FF BrUp2010 9/0 3 3 6 3.0/-15 2.0/-10 0 0 02011 13/1 14 9 23 3.0/-10 0 1 0 0Totals 22/1 17 12 29 6.0/-25 2.0/-10 1 0 0Career HighsTackles: 5 (Air Force, 12-28-11)


<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchGreg ManczOffensive Lineman6-5 • 280 • So.Cincinnati, OHAnderson H.S.*** Freshman All-America***2011Named first-team Freshman All-America by Yahoo! Sports...Third-teamFreshman All-America by Phil Steele...Started all 13 games at right guard...Key part <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fense that ranked eighthin nation and first in MAC in scoring <strong>of</strong>fense(42.2), and 10th in the nation andfirst in MAC in total <strong>of</strong>fense (481.3)...<strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>fensive line also ranked tiedfor sixth in nation and first in MAC infewest sacks allowed (10).2010Sat out season as a redshirt.75High SchoolNamed first-team all-league, second-team All-Southwest Districtand honorable mention all-state as a senior...Two-year starter...Team captain as a senior...Helped lead school to a 12-1 record in2009...Picked to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game andBig 33 Classic...Played in state championship games in 2007 and2008 with the ‘07 team claiming the state title...High school coachwas Jeff Giesting.PersonalFull name is Gregory Brian Mancz...Birthdate: April 23, 1992...Parentsare Mary Beth Fehring and the late Brian Mancz...Business major.Dan MollsLinebacker6-1 • 222 • Sr.North Royalton, OHPadua Franciscan H.S.*** 2010 Third-Team All-MAC ***322011Third on team with 70 tackles...Third in MAC with 10.0 tackles pergame...Averaged 12.0 tackles over last five games...Team-high 12tackles vs. Air Force in Military Bowl until knocked out <strong>of</strong> lineupwith concussion...Missed six games due to leg injury sustained inpractice on Sept. 6... Returned to lineup vs. Miami on Oct. 22 ...Fivetackles vs. RedHawks...Season-high 17 tackles vs. NIU on Nov. 1...11tackles and two fumble recoveries vs. WMU...11 tackles and oneTFL vs. CMU...Nine tackles and a fumble recovery vs. BSU on Nov.25...Five tackles in season opener vs. New Hampshire...AcademicAll-MAC selection.2010Third-team All-MAC selection...Second on team, second in MACand 10th in nation with 143 tackles...Tied for team lead with threeinterceptions...11 tackles in 20-13 win vs. Ohio, plus two interceptionsand a key sack late in the game...Named MAC West DefensivePlayer <strong>of</strong> the Week (Sept. 11)...Also named honorable mentionnational linebacker <strong>of</strong> the week by College <strong>Football</strong> PerformanceAwards and MAC Player <strong>of</strong> the Week by Rivals.com...Career-high 19tackles vs. NIU...17 tackles vs. Wyoming...14 tackles and two passbreakups vs. CMU...13 tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. BGSU...Game-high 13tackles vs. EMU...10 tackles and one sack vs. FIU in Little CaesarsPizza Bowl...Nine tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Kent St...Sixtackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one interception and onepass broken up vs. WMU...Academic All-MAC honoree...Nomineefor Academic All-America.2009Played in 12 games...Sixth on team in tackles with 43...Also interceptedone pass...Had at least one tackle in every game.PersonalFull name is Daniel Francis Molls...Birthdate: Feb. 12, 1991...Parentsare Andrew and Linda Molls...Father was a defensive back andteammate <strong>of</strong> former UT head coach Tim Beckman at Kentucky inthe early 1980’s...Sister Carly is a freshman on the Rockets’ volleyballteam...Exercise science major.Dan Molls’ Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack FF Int/Yds BrUp2009 12/0 16 27 43 1.5/-4 0 0 1/1 02010 13/13 39 104 143 10.5/-61 5.0/-49 1 3/58 42011 7/7 32 38 70 3.5/-6 0 0 0 1Totals 32/20 87 169 256 15.5/-71 5.0/-49 1 4/59 5Career Game HighsTackles: 19 (Northern Illinois, 11-9-10)Tackles for Loss: 2.5 (Ohio, 9-11-10)Interceptions: 2 (Ohio, 9-11-10)


<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchTerrance OwensQuarterback6-4 • 180 • Jr.Cleveland, OHGlenville H.S.2***Sixth in the Nation in Passing Efficiency******Set MAC Record for Completion Percentage***2011Played in 12 <strong>of</strong> 13 games, starting thelast three...Split time with Austin Dantinbefore that, coming <strong>of</strong>f the bench in ninegames...Ranked sixth in nation and first inMAC in passing efficiency (169.2)...BrokeBruce Gradkowski’s MAC and school recordby completing 72.2 percent <strong>of</strong> hispasses...Completed 19-<strong>of</strong>-24 passes for210 yards and three TDs in 42-41 win overAir Force in Military Bowl...Completedcareer-best 27 passes on 32 attempts for267 yards and career-tying-best four TDsin 45-28 win over Ball State on Nov. 25...Hit on 24-<strong>of</strong>-32 passes in 44-17 win overCMU...Completed 22-<strong>of</strong>-27 passes for career-high 318 yards and threeTDs in 66-63 win over WMU...11-<strong>of</strong>-15 for 143 yards vs. Miami...Playedmost <strong>of</strong> the game in 28-21 win over BGSU, completing 9-<strong>of</strong>-14 passesfor 158 yards... Set school record for best completion percentage in agame vs. EMU (13-14/92.9%)...Completed 10-<strong>of</strong>-13 passes for 122 yardsand two scores vs. New Hampshire...7-<strong>of</strong>-16 for 137 yards and one TDvs. OSU...17-<strong>of</strong>-31 for 201 yards vs. Boise State...6-<strong>of</strong>-10 for 42 yards vs.Syracuse...DNP (coach’s decision) vs. Temple.2010Stepped in as <strong>Toledo</strong>’s QB when Austin Dantin went down with aninjury vs. EMU on Oct. 30...Threw for 13 TDs against just five interceptions...Threwfor one TD and ran for another vs. FIU in Little CaesarsPizza Bowl...Threw for career-best 304 yards, three TDs on 24-<strong>of</strong>-32passing and no interceptions vs. CMU...Also caught a 28-yard TD passvs. CMU...Named MAC West Division Offensive Player <strong>of</strong> the Week forhis performance vs. CMU...Led UT to victory over Bowling Green with16-<strong>of</strong>-25 for 225 yards and two TDs...TD passes came on UT’s first twopossessions, passes <strong>of</strong> 48 yards and 33 yards...Debuted as a starter vs.Northern Illinois on Nov. 9...Completed 18-<strong>of</strong>-38 passes for 186 yardsTerrance Owens’ Career StatisticsYear G/S Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD2009 DNP-Redshirt2010 8/4 163 97 5 59.5 1244 132011 12/3 230 166 3 72.2 2022 18Totals 20/7 393 263 8 66.9 3266 31Career HighsCompletions: 27 (Ball State, 11-25-11)Attempts: 38 (Northern Illinois, 11-9-10)Completion Percentage: 92.9/13-14 (EMU, 10-8-11)Passing Yards: 318 (Western Michigan, 11-8-11)Touchdowns: 4 (Twice, last vs. Ball State, 11-25-11)Rushing Yards: 65 (FIU, 12-26-10)and two TDs vs. NIU...Came in for Dantin in first quarter <strong>of</strong> EMU gameand led UT to 42-7 victory...Threw for 234 yards and career-high fourTDs vs. EMU...Had TD passes <strong>of</strong> 74, 68, 53 and six yards...Played inthree other games in a back-up role...Completed 6-<strong>of</strong>-15 passes vs.Wyoming...Completed 8-<strong>of</strong>-11 vs. Boise State.2009Sat out season as a redshirt.High SchoolRated as the No. 4 quarterback in Ohio by Scout.com...Named firstteamall-area by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, first-team all-conferenceand second-team all-state...Threw for 1,258 yards and 14 TDs...Asa junior, threw for 1,200 yards and 13 TDs, securing first-team allconferencerecognition...One <strong>of</strong> five current Rockets from ClevelandGlenville High School...High school coach was Ted Ginn, Sr.PersonalFull name is Terrance Durrell Owens...Birthdate: June 28, 1991...Parentsare Thomas Owens and Tonya Watson...Individualized studiesmajor.Terrance Owens’ Passing Statistics by Game2010Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDArizonaDNPat OhioDNPat WMUDNPat PurdueDNPWyoming 15 6 0 40.0 108 0at Boise State 11 8 0 72.7 55 1Kent StateDNPBall StateDNPat EMU 15 10 0 66.7 234 4at NIU 38 18 1 47.3 186 2Bowling Green 25 16 1 64.0 225 2Central Michigan 32 24 0 75.0 304 3FIU (Little Caesars Bowl) 27 15 3 55.6 132 12011Opponent Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TDNew Hampshire 13 10 0 76.9 122 2at Ohio State 16 7 1 43.8 137 1Boise State 31 17 1 54.8 201 0at Syracuse 10 6 0 60.0 42 0at TempleDNPEastern Michigan 14 13 0 92.9 146 2at Bowling Green 14 9 0 64.3 158 0Miami 15 11 0 73.3 143 1Northern Illinois 2 1 0 50.00 3 0Western Michigan 27 22 1 81.5 318 3at Central Michigan 32 24 0 75.0 275 0at Ball State 32 27 0 84.4 267 4Air Force (Military Bowl) 24 19 0 79.2 210 3


Terrance Owens in the <strong>Toledo</strong>/MAC Record BookSEASON PASSINGPASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE1. Terrance Owens (2011)............... 72.2%2. Bruce Gradkowski (2003)....................71.2%3. Brian Jones (2002).................................70.2%4. Bruce Gradkowski (2004)....................70.2%5. Tavares Bolden (2001)..........................67.1%6. Austin Dantin (2010)................... 66.1%7. Lee Pete (1947).......................................65.2%8. Austin Dantin (2011)............................64.9%9. Bruce Gradkowski (2005)....................62.3%10. Gene Swick (1974).................................62.0%TOUCHDOWN PASSES1. Bruce Gradkowski (2003)........................... 29Bruce Gradkowski (2005)........................... 293. Bruce Gradkowski (2004)........................... 27Chris Wallace (1997).................................... 275. Brian Jones (2002)........................................ 236. Terrance Owens (2011)......................187. Ryan Huzjak (1994)...................................... 17Chris Wallace (1998).................................... 17Chuck Ealey (1970)....................................... 1710. Aaron Opelt (2009) ..................................... 16PASSING EFFICIENCY(Yds per att x 8.4) + (completion %)+ (TD % x 3.3) - (Int. % x 2)1. Terrance Owens (2011)................ 169.22. Bruce Gradkowski (2004)..................... 162.63. Bruce Gradkowski (2003)..................... 161.54. Brian Jones (2002).................................. 152.35. Austin Dantin (2011).................... 149.76. Bruce Gradkowski (2003)..................... 146.47. Terrance Owens (2010)................ 143.8PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT1. Terrance Owens (2011).....................8.82. Bruce Gradkowski (2004).......................... 8.53. Bruce Gradkowski (2003).......................... 8.2Chuck Ealey (1969)...................................... 8.25. Gene Swick (1975)....................................... 8.1Brian Jones (2002)....................................... 8.17. Tavares Bolden (2001)................................ 7.78. Gene Swick (1974)....................................... 7.89. Chuck Ealey (1971)...................................... 7.7Aaron Opelt (2009)..................................... 7.7TOUCHDOWN PASS PERCENTAGE(minimum 100 attempts)1. Bruce Gradkowski (2005)...................... 8.7%2. Austin Dantin (2011)..................... 8.0%3. Terrance Owens (2010)................. 7.9%4. Terrance Owens (2011)................. 7.8%5. Bruce Gradkowski (2003)...................... 7.5%6. Chuck Ealey (1969).................................. 7.4%7. Bruce Gradkowski (2004)...................... 6.8%8. Chuck Ealey (1971).................................. 6.3%9. Chris Wallace (1997)............................... 6.2%10. Aaron Opelt (2009)................................. 6.1%<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchPASS INTERCEPTION AVOIDANCE1. Terrance Owens (2011)................. 1.3%2. Tavares Bolden (2000)............................ 1.4%3. Bruce Gradkowski (2003)...................... 1.8%4. Tavares Bolden (2001)............................ 1.9%Ryan Huzjak (1995)................................. 1.9%Bruce Gradkowski (2004)...................... 1.9%Aaron Opelt (2008)................................. 1.9%GAME PASSINGTOUCHDOWN PASSES1. Bruce Gradkowski vs. Buff. (2003)..............6Bruce Gradkowski vs. BSU (2004)..............63. Chris Wallace vs. BGSU (1997).....................5Chris Wallace vs. WMU (1998).....................5Bruce Gradkowski vs. UTEP (2005)............5Aaron Opelt vs. Ball State (2009)................5Austin Dantin vs. NIU (2011)...............58. Chuck Ealey vs. Marshall (1970).................4Chuck Ealey vs. W. Michigan (1971)..........4Tim Kubiak vs. S. Illinois (1993)...................4Chris Wallace vs. E. Michigan (1997).........4Bruce Gradkowski vs. Miami (2004)..........4Aaron Opelt vs. N. Illinois (2007)................4Terrance Owens vs. EMU (2010)..........4Terrance Owens vs. BSU (2011)...........4PASS COMPLETION PERCENTAGE(minimum 10 attempts)1. Terrance Owens vs. EMU (2011)....... 92.9 (13-14)2. B. Gradkowski vs. Buffalo (2003)..............92.0 (23-25)3. Bruce Gradkowski vs. NIU (2003).............88.8 (24-27)4. B. Gradkowski vs. Liberty (2003)..............87.5 (14-16)Austin Dantin vs. EMU (2011).......... 87.5 (14-16)6. Ryan Huzjak vs. Kent State (1994)...........86.7 (13-15)Gene Swick vs. Dayton (1974)...................86.7 (13-15)8. Bob Aubry vs. Wayne St. (1950)................85.7 (12-14)9. B. Gradkowski vs. WMU (2004).............. 85.2 (23-27)10. Gene Swick vs. Ohio (1973).......................83.3 (20-24)MAC CAREER RECORDSCOMPLETION PERCENTAGE- SEASON1. Terrance Owens (UT, 2011)...... 72.2 (166-230)2. Bruce Gradkowski (UT, 2003)........71.2 (277-389)3. Phil Horvath (NIU, 2005).................70.6 (168-238)4. Brian Jones (UT, 2002).....................70.2 (297-423)5. Bruce Gradkowski (UT, 2004)........70.2 (280-399)6. Dan LeFevour (CMU, 2009)............69.7 (318-456)7. Ben Roethlisberger (MIA, 2003)...69.1 (342-495)8. Tavares Bolden (UT, 2001)..............68.7 (200-291)9. Drew Willy (UB, 2007)......................68.4 (258-377)10. Chad Pennington (MAR, 1999)....67.9 (275-405)COMPLETION PERCENTAGE- GAME1. 1.000 (9-9) Chandler Harnish (NIU) vs. BSU, 20091.000 (9-9) C. Stewart (TEM) vs. Maryland, 20113. 92.9 (13-14) Ryan Henry (BGSU) vs. UA, 199492.9 (13-14) Terrance Owens (UT) vs. EMU, 20115. 92.0 (23-25) Bruce Gradkowski (UT) vs. UB, 20036. 90.9 (10-11) Ron Rummel (CMU) vs. BGSU, 197790.9 (20-22) Drew Willy (UB) vs. TU, 20078. 88.9 (24-27) Bruce Gradkowski (UT) vs. NIU, 20039. 87.5 (14-16) Dan LeFevour (CMU) vs. UB, 200687.5 (21-24) Nate Davis (BSU) vs. N’eastern, 2008


<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchBernard ReedyWide Receiver5-9 • 175 • Jr.St. Petersburg, FLLakewood H.S.11Jermaine RobinsonStrong Safety6-3 • 188 • Sr.Pittsburgh, PABrashear H.S.292011Started all 13 games at wide receiver...MVP in <strong>Toledo</strong>’s 42-41 win over AirForce in Military Bowl...Caught careerhighthree TDs vs. Falcons (17, 49 and33 yards)...Second on team with 40catches, 758 yards and nine TDs...Career-high six receptions againstBowling Green...113 yards receivingand 2 TDs vs. New Hampshire.2010Played in 11 games, starting four...Caught five passes for 32 yards...Alsorushed for 35 yards and two TDs oneight carries.High SchoolPlayed both running back and wide receiver in high school...Gained1,256 rushing yards and 800 receiving yards as a senior...Scored 36touchdowns, including six returns...Made first-team all-state...PinellasCounty Player <strong>of</strong> the Year...Ranked in the Top 100 “Athletes” in thecountry by Rivals.com...Rivals listed him as a three-star recruit...Asa junior, rushed for over 1,000 yards...Earned honorable mentionall-state honors...Rushed for 700 yards as a sophomore...Chosen toplay in Central Florida All-Star Game and the Pinellas County All-StarGame...High school coach was Corey Moore.PersonalFull name is Bernard Northern Reedy...Birthdate: Dec. 31, 1991...Parents are Bernard Reedy Sr. and Angelique Jordan... Undecidedon major.Bernard Reedy’s Career StatisticsReceivingYear G/S Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP2010 12/4 5 32 6.4 0 19-NIU2011 13/13 40 758 19.0 9 63-UNHTotals 25/17 45 790 17.6 9 63-UNHRushingYear G/S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP2010 12/4 8 35 4.4 2 11-Kent State2011 12/12 4 40 10.0 0 20-WMUTotals 24/16 12 75 6.25 2 20-WMUCareer Game HighsReceptions: 6 (Bowling Green, 10-15-11)Receiving Yards: 126 (Air Force, 12-28-11)Touchdowns: 3 (Air Force, 12-28-11)2011Second-team All-MAC pick by PhilSteele...37-yard interception returnfor TD in 42-41 win over Air Forcein Military Bowl...Fifth on team with55 tackles...Third on team with 6.5TFL...Three interceptions, nine passbreakups and two forced fumbles...Tied career-high eight tackles andadded 58-yard interception returnfor TD vs. Ball State...Suffered brokenarm vs. EMU on Oct. 8...Did not playfollowing week vs. BGSU... Returnedto starting lineup for Miami game...Returned interception 60 yards vs.Boise State.2010Seventh on team with 46 tackles...First career interception vs. EMU...Career-high eight tackles vs. CMU and Arizona...Suffered Achillestendon injury vs. FIU in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.2009Played in 12 games, starting 10...Fifth on team with 58 tackles...Added 6.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks...Forced one fumble andrecovered one...Season-high seven tackles vs. Miami...Enrolled inJanuary <strong>of</strong> 2009.High SchoolQuarterback/defensive back in high school, earning first-teamall-city honors on defense and <strong>of</strong>fense...Was City League “Player <strong>of</strong>the Year” and first-team 4A all-state honoree on defense...Threw for1,648 yards and 28 TDs on 96-<strong>of</strong>-144 passing as a senior...Rushedfor 15 TDs...On defense, had 89 tackles, six sacks and five interceptions...Asa junior, completed 105-<strong>of</strong>-190 passes for 1,128 yards and15 TDs while rushing for 10 scores...Added 90 tackles, eight sacksand five interceptions on his way to first-team City League honors...Rated as the No. 26 safety in the country, No. 17 player in the state<strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com...Ranked No.39 at safety by ESPN.com...Head coach was Ron Wabby.PersonalFull name is Jermaine Robinson....Birthdate: April 10, 1989...Parentsare Jerome and Dinine Robinson...Criminal justice major.Jermaine Robinson’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL FF Int/Yds BrUp2009 12/10 31 27 58 6.0/-31 1 0 32010 13/13 20 26 46 1.0/-2 0 1/4 22011 12/12 34 21 55 6.5/-21 2 3/155 9Totals 37/35 85 74 159 13.5/-54 3 4/159 13Career Game HighsTackles: 8 (Three times, last vs. BSU, 11-25-11)


<strong>2012</strong> Players to WatchChristian SmithDefensive End6-2 • 260 • Jr.Oklahoma City, OKCarl Albert H.S.2011Played in all 13 games, starting thelast seven...Stepped in when T.J.Fatinikun went down with injury...Recorded 27 tackles, 5.5 tacklesfor loss and 2.0 sacks...Career-bestseven tackles and 1.5 TFL in 42-41win over Air Force in Military Bowl...Tied career-high with four tacklesagainst Ball State.2010Played in 13 games, starting three...Nine tackles and 2.5 tackles forloss...Career-high four tackles vs.Wyoming...Assumed kick<strong>of</strong>f dutieslate in the season...Debuted as a kicker against Bowling Green onNov. 17, booting his only kick<strong>of</strong>f to the five-yard line...Had threekick<strong>of</strong>fs, averaging 54.3 yards a week later vs. CMU.2009Sat out the season as a redshirt.84Kishon WilcherCornerback5-7 • 168 • So.Detroit, MICass Tech252011Played in all 13 games...Leading freshman tackler with 28 stops...One <strong>of</strong> best tacklers on special teams..Second on the team withtwo fumble recoveries...Career high six tackles against WesternMichigan.High SchoolThree-star prospect by Rivals.com...First-team all-state, all-metroand all-city running back and receiver...Rated as the No. 32 player inMichigan by the Detroit News...Named to Detroit Free Press “DreamTeam”...Scored 16 touchdowns as a senior, catching 62 passes for1,100 yards to go with 356 yards rushing...As a junior, caught 46passes for 325 yards, gained 685 yards rushing and scored 10 TDs...Earned all-city and all-metro honors...Ran 200 meters and 4x200relay on the track team, earning all-state and All-America honors...High school coach was Thomas Wilcher.PersonalFull name is Kishon Thomas Wilcher...Birthdate: April 17, 1993...Parents are Thomas and Crystal Wilcher...Father is teacher/headfootball coach at Cass Tech and former running back at Michigan...Interested in majoring in business.High SchoolSelected first-team all-state by the Oklahoma Coaches Association...Named the district lineman <strong>of</strong> the year and selected to play in theOklahoma East-West All-Star game...Had 94 tackles, 15 tackles forloss and nine sacks as a senior while leading his team to the Class5A championship game...As a junior, made second-team all-city,honorable mention all-district and honorable mention all-state...High school coach wasGary Rose.PersonalFull name is Christian JamarLeRay Smith...Birthdate:Jan. 18, 1991...Parentsare Stephon Smithand Carla Gordan-Smith...Criminal justice major.Christian Smith’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack QBH FF2009 DNP-Redshirt2010 13/3 4 5 9 2.5/-5 0 0 02011 13/6 13 14 27 5.5/-12 2.0/-6 1 0Totals 26/9 17 19 36 8.0/-17 2.0/-6 1 0Career HighsTackles: 7 (Air Force, 12-28-11)Kishon Wilcher’s Career StatisticsYear G/S UT AT TT TFL FF Int/Yds BrUp2011 13/0 10 18 28 0 1 0 1Totals 13/0 10 18 28 0 1 0 1Career Game HighsTackles: 6 (WMU, 11-8-11)


Matt Campbell was namedhead coach for the <strong>Toledo</strong>Rockets on Dec. 12, 2011, becomingthe 26th head footballcoach in school history.His debut as the Rockets’head coach came in a 42-41victory over Air Force in the2011 Military Bowl.Campbell, 32, is the youngesthead coach in the NCAADivision I FBS by more thanthree years.Prior to being named headcoach, Campbell spent threeseasons as the Rockets’ <strong>of</strong>fensivecoordinator. He alsowas responsible for coachingthe <strong>of</strong>fensive line. During thattime, <strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>fense has consistentlybeen among the mostproductive in the nation.Head Coach Matt CampbellGuiding an ExplosiveOffense in 2011In 2011, <strong>Toledo</strong> (9-4, 7-1 MAC) ranked eighthnationally and first in the MAC in scoring <strong>of</strong>fense(42.2), and 10th in the country and first in the MACin total <strong>of</strong>fense (481.3). The Rockets also rankedeighth in the nation and first in the league in passingefficiency (160.4) and 18th in the country andfourth in the MAC in rushing<strong>of</strong>fense (213.6). TheRockets’ <strong>of</strong>fensive line wastied for sixth in the countryand first in the MAC in fewestsacks allowed (10). A bigkey for the team’s successwas its ability to protect thefootball. UT ranked third inthe nation in turnover margin(+1.2) and tied for sixthin fewest turnovers allowed(14).The Rockets’ <strong>of</strong>fensegained the nationalspotlight when itscored more than 60points in consecutivegames for thefirst time in schoolhistory: 60 pointsvs. Northern Illinoison Nov. 1 and 66 vs.Western Michigan onNov. 8. Over the finalsix games <strong>of</strong> 2011,<strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>fense averaged51.5 pointsper game.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>fensefeatured one <strong>of</strong> themost exciting playersin the country, juniorwide receiver EricPage. Page finishedsecond in the countrywith 125 receptionsand was one <strong>of</strong> fourfinalists for the PaulHornung Award as the nation’s most versatile player.Matt Campbell became <strong>Toledo</strong>’s head coach afterserving three years as <strong>of</strong>fensive coordinator —andthree days as the Rockets’ interim head coach.Under Campbell’s guidance, <strong>Toledo</strong>’s <strong>of</strong>fenseaveraged 51.5 points per game in its final sixgames in 2011.A Rocket Resurgence in 2010Campbell played a big role in <strong>Toledo</strong>’s resurgencein 2010, a season that saw the Rockets go 8-5and make their first bowlappearance in five years.Under Campbell, theRockets ranked third in theMid-American Conferencein both scoring and total<strong>of</strong>fense. UT also featuredtwo <strong>of</strong> the most excitingplayers in the league, widereceiver Eric Page and runningback Adonis Thomas.Page was third in theMAC in receptions with99, and earned numerous


All-America honors as a kick<strong>of</strong>freturner. Thomas rushed for1,098 yards and led the conferencewith 6.3 yards per carry.Campbell also mentored avery effective <strong>of</strong>fensive line, includingjunior tackle Mike Van-DerMeulen, a third-team All-MAC selection.No. 16 Offense in theCountry in 2010In 2009, Campbell helpedguide UT to the No. 16-ranked <strong>of</strong>fense in the country(437.9 yards per game), despite losing seniorquarterback Aaron Opelt to injury midway throughthe season. The Rockets also ranked No. 1 in fourthdownconversions (80.0 percent) and No. 18 in passingyards (278.1). Four Rockets earned All-MAChonors, while Page led the nation in receptions by afreshman and was named first-team Freshman All-Head Coach Matt CampbellCampbell visits with a patient at <strong>Toledo</strong>Children’s Hospital last December.America by Phil Steele and theCollege <strong>Football</strong> News.Campbell has earned nationalattention for his recruiting, aswell. Rivals.com named him a“top recruiter” in 2011. Campbellwas one <strong>of</strong> nine coachesfrom non-automatic qualifyingschools in the BCS to make thelist, and the only one from theMid-American Conference. <strong>Toledo</strong>’s2011 recruiting class wasranked No. 1 in the MAC byboth Scout.com and Rivals.com.Playing Days at Mount Union, Coachingat BGSU and Mount UnionPrior to his service at UT, Campbell served as anassistant coach at Bowling Green for two seasons,one as the <strong>of</strong>fensive line coach (2007) and one asthe <strong>of</strong>fensive line coach/running game coordinatorCampbell and UT Athletic Director Mike O’Brien hoist the trophy following the Rockets’ 42-41victory over Air Force at the 2011 Military Bowl. <strong>Toledo</strong> mayor Mike Bell (far left) and UT PresidentLloyd Jacobs (next to O’Brien) joined the post-game celebration.


Head Coach Matt Campbell(2008). The Falcons participated in the GMAC Bowlin the 2007 season.Campbell began his coaching career as the <strong>of</strong>fensivegraduate assistant at Bowling Green in 2003 and2004, working with the tight ends for teams that wonthe 2003 Motor City Bowl and 2004 GMAC Bowl.He then spent two years as the <strong>of</strong>fensive coordinator/<strong>of</strong>fensive line coach at Mount Union, his alma mater,winning back-to-back national titles under legendaryhead coach Larry Kehres in 2004 and 2005.Campbell, a 2002 graduate <strong>of</strong> Mount Union, wasa member <strong>of</strong> five national championship teams as acoach and player for the Purple Raiders. He was atwo-time first-team All-American and was voted asthe Ohio Athletic Conference’s Best Defensive Linemanin 2001 and 2002. He was a vital member <strong>of</strong>three MUC teams which won national titles in 2000,2001 and 2002. During his career at Mount Union,he had 207 tackles, 49 tackles for loss and 22 sacks.Campbell also excelled in the classroom, earningCoSIDA Academic All-America honors.Campbell and his wife Erica have two daughters,Katelyn (3), and Isabella (2).Campbell, shown here at aMilitary Bowl luncheon withsenior running back AdonisThomas, was an All-Americadefensive lineman at MountUnion, helping the PurpleRaiders to three Division IIInational titles. He tacked ontwo more national titles as an<strong>of</strong>fensive coordinator at hisalma mater.


Head Coach Matt CampbellMatt CampbellAge: 32 (born Nov. 29, 1979)Hometown: Massillon, OHHigh School: PerryAlma Mater: Mount Union ‘02Playing Experience: Linebacker at Mount Union, 1999-2002. Two-time,first-team Divsion III All-America; CoSIDA Academic All-America.Family: Wife Erica; children Katelyn (3) and Isabella (2).Coaching Experience:2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> - Head Coach2010-11 <strong>Toledo</strong> - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line2009 <strong>Toledo</strong> - Run-Game Coordinator/Offensive Line2008 Bowling Green - Offensive Line/Run-Game Coordinator2006-07 Bowling Green - Offensive Line2004-05 Mount Union - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line2003-04 Bowling Green - Graduate AssistantMatt Campbell with his wife Erica and daughters Isabella and Katelyn. At age 32, Campbell isthe youngest head coach in the NCAA Division I <strong>Football</strong> Bowl Subdivision.


<strong>Toledo</strong> Coaching StaffLouis AyeniNorthwestern ‘03Associate Head Coach/Run Game CoordinatorJason CandleMount Union ‘03Passing Game Coordinator/Receivers CoachScott IsphordingHanover ‘94Quarterbacks CoachTom ManningMount Union ‘06Offensive Line CoachTom MatukewiczFort Hays State ‘97Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers CoachD.K. McDonaldEdinboro ‘01Cornerbacks CoachEli RasheedIndiana ‘96Defensive Line CoachBryce SaiaFort Hays State ‘96Safeties CoachStan WatsonMount Union ‘02Special Teams CoordinatorChris HauserAkron ‘02Director <strong>of</strong> High SchoolRelationsAdam SalonWabash ‘99Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>Football</strong>OperationsRudy WadeBall State ‘01Strength Coach


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game Recaps2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> ResultsRecord: 9-4 MAC: 7-1 Home: 4-2 Away: 4-2 Neutral: 0-1Date Opponent Result Attendance Record TVSept. 1 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, 58-22 20,106 1-0Sept. 10 at Ohio State L, 27-22 105,016 1-1 Big TenSept. 16 BOISE STATE L, 40-15 28,905 1-2 ESPNSept. 24 at Syracuse L, 33-30 (OT) 39,116 1-3 Big EastOct. 1 at Temple* W, 36-13 21,705 2-3 ESPN+Oct. 8 EMU* W, 54-16 22,909 3-3Oct. 15 at Bowling Green* W, 28-21 22,408 4-3 ESPN+Oct. 22 MIAMI* (Homecoming) W, 49-28 25,910 5-3Nov. 1 NIU* (ESPN2) L, 63-60 19,004 5-4 ESPN2Nov. 8 WMU* (ESPNU) W, 66-63 16,107 6-4 ESPNUNov. 18 at CMU* (ESPNU) W, 44-17 12,741 7-4 ESPNUNov. 25 at Ball State* W, 45-28 6,873 8-4Dec. 28 Air Force# (ESPN) W, 42-41 25,042 9-4 ESPNHOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS* Mid-American Conference Game# Military Bowl, Washington, D.C.The Rockets celebrate their2011 Military Bowl victory.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #1 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 58, New Hampshire 22Box Score1 2 3 4 FNew Hampshire 0 8 7 7 22<strong>Toledo</strong> 17 13 14 14 58First Quarter4:03 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 23 yd field goal2:24 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 24 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO, Ryan kick)1:05 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 29 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)Second Quarter9:35 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 46 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)3:23 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 33 yd field goal0:28 UNH - Setian, Chris 3 yd pass from Decker, Kevin (Decker, Kevin rush)0:00 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 38 yd field goalThird Quarter12:01 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 15 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO kick)8:58 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 63 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO kick)4:08 UNH - Decker, Kevin 1 yd run (MacArthur, Mike kick)Fourth Quarter14:55 TOLEDO - NOBLE, Danny 8 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)8:34 TOLEDO - MACON, Dwight 4 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)8:14 UNH - Steriti, Nico 87 yd run (MacArthur, Mike kick)New Hampshire <strong>Toledo</strong>FIRST DOWNS 18 28RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-152 47-287PASSING YDS (NET) 180 304Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-24-2 36-27-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-332 83-591Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-43Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 10-222 3-78Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-6Punts (Number-Avg) 4-47.0 2-38.0Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-25 6-45Possession Time 24:09 35:51Third-Down Conversions 5 <strong>of</strong> 13 13 <strong>of</strong> 19Fourth-Down Conversions 2 <strong>of</strong> 2 1 <strong>of</strong> 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16Individual StatisticsRUSHING: New Hampshire-Steriti, Nico 3-63; Setian, Chris 7-35; Decker, Kevin 11-29; Peters, Dontra 7-20; Brady, James 1-3; Harris, R.J. 2-2; Owens, Jimmy 1-1; Vailas,Andy 1-minus 1. TOLEDO-THOMAS, Adonis 9-115; MACON, Dwight 8-43; FLUEL-LEN, David 8-42; WILLIAMS, M. 7-36; DANTIN, Austin 4-27; REEVES, Darius 4-12;PASQUALE, David 3-8; OWENS, Terrance 1-8; TEAM 3-minus 4.PASSING: New Hampshire-Decker, Kevin 21-28-1-162; Vailas, Andy 2-3-1-12;Brady, James 1-2-0-6. TOLEDO-DANTIN, Austin 15-21-0-161; OWENS, Terrance10-13-0-122; MACON, Dwight 2-2-0-21.RECEIVING: New Hampshire-Mello, Justin 6-52; Orlando, Joey 6-49; Harris,R.J. 4-46; Peters, Dontra 3-2; Chandler, Chris 2-13; Setian, Chris 2-11; Steriti, Nico 1-7.TOLEDO-REEDY, Bernard 5-113; PAGE, Eric 5-60; THOMAS, Adonis 4-26; FLUEL-LEN, David 3-6; STAFFORD, Kenny 2-26; REEVES, Darius 2-13; WILLIAMS, M.1-15; STRAIT, Jared 1-14; BELLINGER, J. 1-14; NOBLE, Danny 1-8; McDOWELL,C. 1-7; SCOTT, Cordale 1-2.Att: 20,106Sept. 1, 2011TOLEDO, OH - Senior Adonis Thomas rushed for 115yards and sophomore wide receiver Bernard Reedy scoredtwice to lead the <strong>Toledo</strong> Rockets to a 58-22 victory in theseason opener over New Hampshire in the Glass Bowl onSept. 1.<strong>Toledo</strong> effectively alternated its two quarterbacks, juniorAustin Dantin and sophomore Terrance Owens. Dantincompleted 15-<strong>of</strong>-21 passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns,while Owens connected on 10-<strong>of</strong>-13 passes for 122yards and two scores. Reedy led the receivers with 113yards on five catches.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s defense was strong when it needed to be, holdingthe Wildcats to 121 yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense and one scorein the first half. For the game, the Rocket ‘D’ forced fiveturnovers and racked up eight tackles for loss. Three NewHampshire turnovers in the first half led directly to threeRocket touchdowns.The game was never in doubt, as <strong>Toledo</strong> jumped out toa 27-0 first-half lead. The Rockets were leading, 3-0, whenDantin hit Page for a TD from 24 yards out to give UT a10-0 cushion with 2:24 left in the first quarter.GAME NOTES<strong>Toledo</strong> snapped its five-game losing skid in season openers withthe win over New Hampshire. The Rockets’ most recent seasonopeningwin occurred against Western Illinois, 62-14, on Sept. 1,2005...<strong>Toledo</strong> recorded its fifth-straight home triumph... UT’s 58points were the most since a 70 point-outburst vs. Northern Illinoison Oct. 27, 2007...The Rockets posted their eighth-consecutivecontest with at least 30 points, second-longest streak in schoolhistory. The record is 12 consecutive games during the 2000-01seasons...<strong>Toledo</strong> had a 5-0 edge in turnovers...<strong>Toledo</strong>’s defense hadeight tackles behind the line <strong>of</strong> scrimmage, led by junior defensiveend T.J. Fatinikun with 2.5... Redshirt freshman QB DwightMacon completed both <strong>of</strong> his passes for 21 yards...<strong>Toledo</strong>’s threequarterbacks completed passes to 12 different receivers...SophomoreWR Bernard Reedy equaled his season receiving total froma year ago with five catches for a game-high 113 yards and a pair<strong>of</strong> TD catches...Junior LB Robert Bell made his first career startand was credited with a career-high eight tackles, and added tw<strong>of</strong>orced fumbles and one fumble recovery...Senior PK Ryan Casanobooted a career-high three field goals, including a collegiate-best38 yarder...Seven true freshmen got into the New Hampshire game,including five defensive backs: PK Jeremiah Detmer, CB JuniorSylvestre, CB Keith Suggs, CB Cheatham Norrils, WR JustinOlack, CB Kishon Wilcher, CB John James.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #2 - Ohio State 27, <strong>Toledo</strong> 22Box Score1 2 3 4 F<strong>Toledo</strong> 15 0 7 0 22Ohio State 7 14 6 0 27First Quarter11:45 OSU - Stoneburner, J 26 yd pass from Bauserman, Joe (Basil, Drew kick)7:06 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 6 yd pass from DANTIN (KEIGHLEY pass from PAGE)2:18 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 66 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)Second Quarter8:02 OSU - Hyde, Carlos 36 yd run (Basil, Drew kick)0:46 OSU - Fields, Chris 69 yd punt return (Basil, Drew kick)Third Quarter12:56 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 4 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)3:17 OSU - Hyde, Carlos 2 yd run (Bauserman, Joe pass failed)Fourth QuarterNo scoring<strong>Toledo</strong> Ohio StateFIRST DOWNS 16 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-46 34-112PASSING YDS (NET) 292 189Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-21-1 30-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-338 64-301Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-42 3-77Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 4-72 4-89Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-18Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.1 7-33.4Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 14-102 2-13Possession Time 29:29 30:31Third-Down Conversions 3 <strong>of</strong> 16 3 <strong>of</strong> 12Fourth-Down Conversions 3 <strong>of</strong> 5 0 <strong>of</strong> 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-23Individual StatisticsRUSHING: TOLEDO-THOMAS, Adonis 14-47; DANTIN, Austin 9-12; FLUELLEN,David 3-7; PAGE, Eric 1-minus 4; OWENS, Terrance 2-minus 4; TEAM 1-minus 12.Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 20-76; Smith, Rod 7-24; Reed, Verlon 2-8; Bauserman, Joe2-7; Fields, Chris 1-0; TEAM 2-minus 3.PASSING: TOLEDO-DANTIN, Austin 14-26-0-155; OWENS, Terrance 7-16-1-137.Ohio State-Bauserman, Joe 16-30-0-189.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 12-145; THOMAS, Adonis 6-111; REEDY, Bernard1-16; NOBLE, Danny 1-13; STAFFORD, Kenny 1-7. Ohio State-Stoneburner, J4-43; Hyde, Carlos 4-28; Smith, Devin 2-67; Reed, Verlon 2-23; Brown, Corey 1-11;Fragel, Reid 1-6; Fields, Chris 1-6; Berry, Jaamal 1-5.Att: 105,016Sept. 10, 2011COLUMBUS, OH - <strong>Toledo</strong> stood toe to toe with thebig team from the Big Ten but in the end the Rockets cameup one play short <strong>of</strong> upsetting heavily favored Ohio State.The Buckeyes prevailed, 27-22, holding on as <strong>Toledo</strong> failedto complete a fourth-down pass on OSU’s 16-yard line withjust 48 seconds to play.The Rockets had a chance to win when senior defensivelineman Johnathan Lamb recovered a fumble on the<strong>Toledo</strong> 28-yard line with 3:08 to play in the game. SophomoreQB Terrance Owens then drove the Rockets down thefield before a shrill crowd <strong>of</strong> 105,016 in Ohio Stadium. Onfourth-and-5, Owens’ pass to senior WR Kenny Staffordtoward the sideline was <strong>of</strong>f the mark.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s defense gave a heroic effort, holding the Buckeyesto 301 yards <strong>of</strong> total defense, including just 112 yardsrushing. Senior cornerback Taikwon Paige had seven tackles,as did Bell before he left the game in the third quarter.Senior LB Terrell Anderson, subbing for the injured DanMolls, had five tackles and one tackle for loss.Junior wide receiver Eric Page lived up to his billing asa big-time playmaker, scoring on pass plays <strong>of</strong> six and 66yards. For the game he caught 12 passes for 145 yards. Healso had a kick<strong>of</strong>f return <strong>of</strong> 42 yards and threw for a twopointconversion in the first quarter.GAME NOTES<strong>Toledo</strong> fell to 6-9 all time against teams ranked in the Top 25...UTis now 6-15 all time vs. the Big Ten, but a respectable 6-10 sincebreaking though with a win over Purdue in 1992. Ohio State movesto 18-0 vs. Mid-American Conference schools...Junior WR EricPage moved into third place in school history in career receptions(198), tied for fourth place in consecutive games with a catch (27)and tied for fifth in TD catches (18)...Page is 5-for-6 throwing thefootball in his UT career...Junior QB Austin Dantin got the startunder center for the second-consecutive game and completed 14-<strong>of</strong>-26 for 155 yards and one TD...Sophomore QB Terrance Owensalso saw time under center and finished 7-<strong>of</strong>-16 for 137 yards andone touchdown...The Rockets outgained Ohio State in total yards,338-301, and finished the game with a decisive 292-189 advantagein passing yards...Senior RB Adonis Thomas carried the ball 14times for a team-high 47 yards, including a four-yard TD scamperin the third quarter...Thomas also caught a career-high six passesfor 111 yards, including a big play <strong>of</strong> 44 yards, eclipsing the centurymark for the first time in his UT career...Senior CB Taikwon Paigetied for the team lead with a career-best seven stops...Junior LBRobert Bell tied for the squad lead with seven tackles, equaling hiscareer high from last week against New Hampshire.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #3 - Boise State 40, <strong>Toledo</strong> 15Box Score1 2 3 4 FBoise State 13 7 7 13 40<strong>Toledo</strong> 6 3 0 6 15First Quarter11:35 TOLEDO - NOBLE 24 yd pass from DANTIN (PAGE fumbled sanp, rush failed)6:56 BSU - SHOEMAKER. T. 26 yd pass from MOORE, Kellen (GOODALE kick)2:45 BSU - MARTIN, Doug 71 yd pass from MOORE, Kellen (GOODALE kick failed)Second Quarter0:17 BSU - SHOEMAKER. T. 1 yd pass from MOORE, Kellen (FRISINA, M. kick)0:00 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 35 yd field goalThird Quarter6:30 BSU - EFAW, Kyle 12 yd pass from MOORE, Kellen (FRISINA, M. kick)Fourth Quarter5:58 BSU - SHOEMAKER. T. 17 yd pass from MOORE, Kellen (FRISINA kick failed)4:33 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 1 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick failed)1:30 BSU - WRIGHT, Drew 8 yd run (FRISINA, M. kick)Boise State <strong>Toledo</strong>FIRST DOWNS 32 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-145 30-98PASSING YDS (NET) 465 251Passes Att-Comp-Int 43-33-1 40-20-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 81-610 70-349Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-10 0-0Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 2-60 6-103Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-60Punts (Number-Avg) 3-34.0 8-37.1Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 9-60 9-72Possession Time 35:45 24:15Third-Down Conversions 7 <strong>of</strong> 13 7 <strong>of</strong> 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 <strong>of</strong> 3 0 <strong>of</strong> 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 0-0Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Boise State-MARTIN, Doug 19-70; HARPER, D.J. 7-35; WRIGHT, Drew5-29; SOUTHWICK, Joe 2-15; MOORE, Kellen 2-2; BURROUGHS, M. 1-1; TEAM1-minus 2; BURROUGHS, D. 1-minus 5. TOLEDO-THOMAS, Adonis 14-65; OW-ENS, Terrance 8-18;DANTIN, Austin 3-11; FLUELLEN, David 4-2; WILLIAMS, M.1-2.PASSING: Boise State-MOORE, Kellen 32-42-1-455; SOUTHWICK, Joe 1-1-0-10.TOLEDO-OWENS, Terrance 17-31-1-201; DANTIN, Austin 3-8-0-50; PAGE, Eric 0-1-0-0.RECEIVING: Boise State-BURROUGHS, M. 6-76; MILLER, Matt 6-65; MARTIN,Doug 5-122; SHOEMAKER. T. 4-52; MOORE, Kirby 4-46; LINEHAN, Gabe 3-56;POTTER, Chris 2-23; HARPER, D.J. 2-13; EFAW, Kyle 1-12. TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric8-69; REEDY, Bernard 4-84; THOMAS, Adonis 3-31; GREEN, James 2-30; NOBLE,Danny 1-24; FLUELLEN, David 1-9; STAFFORD, Kenny 1-4.Att: 28,905Sept. 16, 2011TOLEDO, OH - The Rockets hung close with No. 4Boise State for awhile, but in the end the Bronco <strong>of</strong>fensewas just too efficient. Boise State won the game, 40-15,before a capacity crowd <strong>of</strong> 28,905 at the Glass Bowl in anationally televised game on ESPN.Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore threw for 455yards and five touchdowns as the Broncos amassed 610yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense.<strong>Toledo</strong> countered with eight receptions for 69 yardsfrom junior wide receiver Eric Page, while senior AdonisThomas rushed for 65 yards and one TD on 14 carries.Sophomore QB Terrance Owens came <strong>of</strong>f the bench tocomplete 17-<strong>of</strong>-31 passes for 201 yards.The Rockets struck first, scoring on a 24-yard screenpass from junior QB Dantin to senior tight end Danny Noble.Boise State scored on its next two possessions to takea 13-6 lead. Moore capped a nine play drive with a 26-yardpass to Tyler Shoemaker for the first score, then followedthat up with a 71-yard pass play to Doug Martin.The Broncos struck with just 17 seconds left in the halfwhen Moore hit Shoemaker in the corner <strong>of</strong> the end zonefrom one yard out. Boise State then tried a pooch kick thatwent out <strong>of</strong> bounds on the <strong>Toledo</strong> 44. Ryan Casano thenkicked a 35-yard field goal with no time on the clock to cutBSU’s lead to 20-9 at the half.<strong>Toledo</strong> had two good chances to score in the third quarter,but both drives ended with turnovers deep in Broncoterritory. Boise State put the game away with two morescores in the fourth quarter, the final one coming with 1:30to play on an eight-yard run by Drew Wright.GAME NOTESAttendance was 28,905, marking <strong>Toledo</strong>’s largest crowd since31,981 fans were in attendance at the Bowling Green game on Nov.23, 2004...UT suffered its first home loss against a ranked team(4-1)...<strong>Toledo</strong> falls to 6-11 all-time vs. teams ranked in the top 25...Sophomore QB Terrance Owens came <strong>of</strong>f the bench and completed17-<strong>of</strong>-31 passes for 201 yards...Junior QB Austin Dantin got thestart under center and finished 3-for-8 for 50 yards, including a24-yard TD <strong>of</strong>f a screen pass to senior TE Danny Noble in the firstquarter. ..Junior WR Eric Page caught a game-high eight passesfor 69 yards...Page became just the fourth player in school historyto surpass the 200-catch plateau (206)...Sophomore WR BernardReedy reeled in four passes for a team-high 84 yards. Senior TEDanny Noble now has two TD receptions on the season and eightin his career...Senior PK Ryan Casano booted a 35-yard field goalin the second quarter and is now 4-<strong>of</strong>-5 on field-goal attempts onthe season.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #4 - Syracuse 33, <strong>Toledo</strong> 30 (OT)Box Score1 2 3 4 OT F<strong>Toledo</strong> 10 3 7 10 0 30Syracuse 0 13 7 10 3 33First Quarter4:26 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 20 yd field goal1:10 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 21 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)Second Quarter14:00 SYR - PROVO, Nick 25 yd pass from NASSIB, Ryan (KRAUTMAN, Ross kick)8:53 SYR - KRAUTMAN, Ross 33 yd field goal1:06 SYR - KRAUTMAN, Ross 31 yd field goal0:00 TOLEDO - DETMER,Jeremiah 52 yd field goalThird Quarter4:51 TOLEDO - FLUELLEN, David 29 yd pass from DANTIN (CASANO kick)3:31 SYR - BAILEY, Antwon 20 yd run (KRAUTMAN, Ross kick)Fourth Quarter12:37 SYR - KRAUTMAN, Ross 29 yd field goal10:54 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 3 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)2:07 SYR - LEMON, Alec 18 yd pass from NASSIB, Ryan (KRAUTMAN, Ross kick)0:00 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 20 yd field goalOvertimeSYR - KRAUTMAN, Ross 27 yd field goal<strong>Toledo</strong> SyracuseFIRST DOWNS 24 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-138 41-153PASSING YDS (NET) 300 213Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-28-1 25-16-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-438 66-366Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 3-20Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 7-141 4-126Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.0 4-39.2Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 4-35 4-29Possession Time 31:18 28:42Third-Down Conversions 9 <strong>of</strong> 18 7 <strong>of</strong> 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 <strong>of</strong> 2 1 <strong>of</strong> 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 1-6Individual StatisticsRUSHING: TOLEDO-FLUELLEN, David 12-62; DANTIN, Austin 15-42; WIL-LIAMS, M. 8-39; OWENS, Terrance 1-3; TEAM 1-minus 8. Syracuse-BAILEY, Antwon28-114; GULLEY, P.-T. 10-66; NASSIB, Ryan 2-minus 6; TEAM 1-minus 21.PASSING: TOLEDO-DANTIN, Austin 22-32-1-258; OWENS, Terrance 6-10-0-42.Syracuse-NASSIB, Ryan 16-24-0-213; CHEW, Van 0-1-0-0.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 13-158; FLUELLEN, David 4-43; STAFFORD,Kenny 3-22; WILLIAMS, M. 3-14; GREEN, James 2-16; NOBLE, Danny 1-30; DAN-TIN, Austin 1-10; REEDY, Bernard 1-7. Syracuse-PROVO, Nick 3-54; CHEW, Van3-39; WEST, Jarrod 2-56; BAILEY, Antwon 2-12; STEVENS, David 2-7; LEMON, Alec1-18; GRAHAM, Dorian 1-12; HARRIS, Adam 1-12; GULLEY, P.-T. 1-3.Att: 39,116Sept. 24, 2011Syracuse, NY - Despite a heroic effort by an injury-riddledRocket squad, the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> succumbed toSyracuse, 33-30, in overtime at the Carrier Dome Saturdayafternoon.Ross Krautman kicked a 27-yard field goal in OT togive the Orange a hard-fought victory. <strong>Toledo</strong> had the firstpossession in overtime, but on the first play from scrimmagejunior QB Austin Dantin’s pass into the end zone forsophomore WR Bernard Reedy was intercepted by SU’sKevyn Scott.<strong>Toledo</strong> sent the game into overtime on a 20-yard fieldgoal by senior Ryan Casano with no time on the clock. TheRockets drove 65 yards in the final 2:07 <strong>of</strong> regulation to setup the game-tying field goal. Syracuse had taken the leadmoments earlier on an 18-yard pass from Ryan Nassib toAlec Lemon.<strong>Toledo</strong> was led by junior WR Eric Page, who caughta season-high 13 passes for 158 yards. Sophomore DavidFluellen, subbing for the injured Adonis Thomas, rushedfor 62 yards and caught a 29-yard TD pass. Dantin finished22-<strong>of</strong>-32 for 258 yards and one touchdown.GAME NOTESSyracuse’s PAT after its final touchdown appeared to wide left, but<strong>of</strong>ficials on the field ruled it good. Replay <strong>of</strong>ficials confirmed thecall. However, after the game, Big East <strong>of</strong>ficials admitted that thekick was no good, a key mistake in an overtime loss...UT falls to4-3 all-time in overtime contests and to 1-8 against teams from theBig East...Page passed Steve Odom (216 catches for 2,631 yards,2003-06) to move into third place in school history with 219 careerreceptions for 2,696 yards. ..Junior QB Austin Dantin started thecontest under center and completed a season-high 22-<strong>of</strong>-32 passesfor a season-best 258 yards and one touchdown...Sophomore QBTerrance Owens also saw time in today’s non-league finale andcompleted 6-<strong>of</strong>-10 passes for 42...Senior RB Adonis Thomascarried the ball for eight yards on the first play from scrimmageand immediately came out <strong>of</strong> the contest with a left arm injury.Following the game, Head Coach Tim Beckman announced thatThomas had suffered a broken arm and would be out 3-4 weeks...Senior CB Desmond Marrow was taken <strong>of</strong>f the field in a stretchermidway through the third period after a helmet-to-helmet collisionwith Syracuse RB Antwon Bailey. Marrow, who finished with ateam-high nine tackles, suffered a concussion but was otherwiseokay...Freshman PK Jeremiah Detmer converted a 52-yard fieldgoal on the final play <strong>of</strong> the opening half in his first collegiatefield-goal attempt. Detmer’s 52-yard boot is the second-longest inschool history, trailing only Todd France’s 55-yard kick vs. WesternMichigan on Nov. 6, 2001.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #5 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 36, Temple 13Box Score1 2 3 4 F<strong>Toledo</strong> 15 7 7 7 36Temple 3 10 0 0 13First Quarter9:09 TU - McMANUS, B. 30 yd field goal5:58 TOLEDO - DANTIN, Austin 1 yd run (PAGE, Eric rush)2:14 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 32 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)Second Quarter14:49 TU - RODRIGUEZ, Evan 55 yd pass from STEWART, C. (McMANUS, B. kick),7:22 TU - McMANUS, B. 37 yd field goal6:50 TOLEDO - MACON, Dwight 33 yd pass from PAGE, Eric (CASANO, Ryan kick)Third Quarter10:34 TOLEDO - FLUELLEN, David 20 yd pass from DANTIN (CASANO kick)Fourth Quarter11:05 TOLEDO - FLUELLEN, David 1 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)<strong>Toledo</strong> SyracuseFIRST DOWNS 12 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-157 46-145PASSING YDS (NET) 148 173Passes Att-Comp-Int 15-13-0 20-10-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 54-305 66-318Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-16 2-2Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 3-74 5-106Interception Returns-Yards 2-21 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-36.5 2-59.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2Penalties-Yards 4-40 1-15Possession Time 25:59 34:01Third-Down Conversions 5 <strong>of</strong> 12 6 <strong>of</strong> 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 <strong>of</strong> 1 0 <strong>of</strong> 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-19 1-10Individual StatisticsRUSHING: TOLEDO-WILLIAMS, M. 20-121; FLUELLEN, David 8-41; DANTIN,Austin 7-1; REEDY, Bernard 1-0; TEAM 1-0; MACON, Dwight 2-minus 6. TEMPLE-PIERCE, Bernard 24-75; STEWART, C. 15-47; HARPER, Kenny 2-13; BROWN, Matt4-6; JONES, Joe 1-4.PASSING: TOLEDO-DANTIN, Austin 12-14-0-115; PAGE, Eric 1-1-0-33. TEMPLE-STEWART, C. 10-20-2-173.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-FLUELLEN, David 4-67; PAGE, Eric 4-26; WILLIAMS, M.3-26; MACON, Dwight 1-33; REEDY, Bernard 1-minus 4. TEMPLE-STREATER, Rod3-43; JONES, Joe 3-21; RODRIGUEZ, Evan 2-64; PIERCE, Bernard 1-37; BALASAV-AGE, M. 1-8.Att: 21,705Oct. 1, 2011PHILADELPHIA - This time, there was no doubt. Nocontroversial missed extra point, no blown call on the field,no replay booth fumble. This time, the Rockets took care<strong>of</strong> business, defeating Temple, 36-13, in the Mid-AmericanConference opener for both teams.A week after a 33-30 overtime loss at Syracuse, a gamewhose outcome hinged on a missed extra point by the Orangethat was ruled good by the <strong>of</strong>ficials, the Rockets forcedfour turnovers and used a smothering defense to defeat aTemple team that was one week removed from a 38-7 winat Maryland.Senior RB Morgan Williams, substituting for injuredAll-MAC RB Adonis Thomas, rushed for 121 yards andone touchdown. Junior Austin Dantin went most <strong>of</strong> the wayat quarterback, completing 12-<strong>of</strong>-14 passes for 115 yardsand one score. He also had a one-yard rushing TD. Moreimportantly, Dantin and the Rocket <strong>of</strong>fense played virtuallyerror-free football. Sophomore RB David Fluellen scoredtwo times, once on the ground and once on a pass reception.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s defense did a great job on Temple’s junior All-MAC RB Bernard Pierce, holding him to just 75 yards on24 carries (3.1 average) and no touchdowns. Pierce, whoscored five TDs vs. Maryland to give him a national-leading12 on the season, entered the game as the MAC’s leadingrusher, averaging 5.7 yards per carry. Junior LB RobertBell led the way with 12 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and afumble recovery. Junior defensive end T.J .Fatinikun hadthree tackles for loss and one pass deflection.GAME NOTESUT has won four-consecutive MAC openers, including the lastthree under Head Coach Tim Beckman...<strong>Toledo</strong> finished the gamewith a season-best 11.0 tackles-for-loss, including a game-high 3.5stops by junior DE T.J. Fatinikun...<strong>Toledo</strong> held a 15-3 lead after thefirst quarter and has now outscored the opposition, 63-23, over thefirst 15 minutes this season...The Rockets limited the high-poweredOwls <strong>of</strong>fense to 13 points, 145 yards rushing and 318 yards <strong>of</strong> total<strong>of</strong>fense. Temple entered today’s MAC opener second in the leaguein rushing <strong>of</strong>fense (226.0 ypg), fourth in scoring <strong>of</strong>fense (32.8 ppg)and sixth in total <strong>of</strong>fense (378.2 ypg)...UT’s <strong>of</strong>fense touched up theTemple defense for 36 points on 157 yards rushing. The Owls cameinto today’s contest leading the MAC in scoring defense (7.8 ppg)and rushing defense (75.2 ypg). ..Eric Page caught four passes tomove into second place in school history with 224 career catches,passing Lance Moore (222, 2001-04)...Page also completed a 33-yard TD throw-back pass to redshirt freshman QB Dwight Maconin the second quarter and is 5-for-7 with four TD’s throwing the


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #6 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 54, Eastern Michigan 16Box Score1 2 3 4 FEMU 0 9 0 7 16<strong>Toledo</strong> 7 16 17 14 54First Quarter5:05 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 19 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO kick)Second Quarter10:00 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 55 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)8:16 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 85 yd punt return (CASANO, Ryan kick)3:37 EMU - FULKERSON, Kody 48 yd field goal1:22 EMU - THOMAS 22 yd pass from GILLETT (FULKERSON kick blocked)1:22 TOLEDO - MARROW, Desmond PAT returnThird Quarter6:44 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 19 yd field goal4:13 TOLEDO - STAFFORD, Kenny 2 yd pass from OWENS (CASANO kick)0:28 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 24 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO, Ryan kick)Fourth Quarter13:59 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 1 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)10:11 EMU - WHITE, D. 3 yd run (FULKERSON, Kody kick)4:40 TOLEDO - PASQUALE, David 3 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)EMU <strong>Toledo</strong>FIRST DOWNS 10 26RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-89 43-240PASSING YDS (NET) 138 302Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-13-2 31-27-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-227 74-542Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1--2 6-108Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 9-164 3-50Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-1Punts (Number-Avg) 8-49.9 4-32.8Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 12-85 5-43Possession Time 26:14 33:46Third-Down Conversions 3 <strong>of</strong> 14 6 <strong>of</strong> 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 <strong>of</strong> 0 0 <strong>of</strong> 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 3-27Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Eastern Michigan-WHITE, D. 15-52; GILLETT, Alex 11-21;BRUMFIELD, Ryan 4-15; GREENE, Javonti 1-1; FLEMING, Joe 1-0. TOLEDO-FLUELLEN, David 8-74; WILLIAMS, M. 19-71; PASQUALE, David 7-49; MACON,Dwight 2-23; OWENS, Terrance 1-9; REEVES, Darius 3-7; DANTIN, Austin 3-7.PASSING: Eastern Michigan-GILLETT, Alex 12-23-2-122; BENZ, Tyler1-1-0-16. TOLEDO-DANTIN, Austin 14-16-0-156; OWENS, Terrance 13-14-0-146;MACON, Dwight 0-1-0-0.RECEIVING: Eastern Michigan-REED, Demarius 4-9; WELCH, Corey 3-35;HOSKINS, G. 1-48; THOMAS, Kinsman 1-22; SHELBY, Julius 1-16; SCOTT, Donald1-7; WHITE, D. 1-3; GREENE, Javonti 1-minus 2. TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 11-109;REEDY, Bernard 4-71; WILLIAMS, M. 3-55; STAFFORD, Kenny 3-19; SCOTT,Cordale 2-10; KRATCH, Colby 1-14; BELLINGER, J. 1-10; GREEN, James 1-8;JONES, Jerome 1-6.Att: 22,909Oct. 8, 2011<strong>Toledo</strong>, OH - The Rockets combined an efficient passingattack with a stingy defense to dispose <strong>of</strong> Eastern Michigan,54-16.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s two quarterbacks, junior Austin Dantin andsophomore Terrance Owens, combined for 27-<strong>of</strong>-30 passingfor 302 yards and four touchdowns. Owens connectedon 13-<strong>of</strong>-14 passes (92.9 percent) to set the single-gamecompletion percentage mark by a Rocket signal-caller,breaking the record previously held by current CincinnatiBengal Bruce Gradkowski (23-<strong>of</strong>-25 vs. Buffalo in 2003).Dantin was almost as accurate, hitting 14-<strong>of</strong>-16 passes.Junior Eric Page caught 11 passes for 109 yards, vaultinghim past current Arizona Cardinal Stephen Williams tothe top spot on UT’s career receptions list with 235. SeniorMorgan Williams (71 yards and one TD) and sophomoreDavid Fluellen (74 yards) combined for 145 yards to leadthe rushing attack.Despite losing two key players to injury - junior defenseend T.J. Fatinikun and junior safety Jermaine Robinson- the Rockets’ defense came up big, holding EMU tojust 16 points and 227 yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense. Fatinikun andRobinson both left the game in the first half with what appearedto be arm injuries.GAME NOTES<strong>Toledo</strong> a decisive 542-227 edge in total yards and a 26-10 advantagein first downs...UT committed only five penalties for a total<strong>of</strong> 13 over the last three games...In addition to breaking the receptionrecord, Eric Page also moved into second place in UT annalswith 2,841 career yards receiving, moving ahead <strong>of</strong> current NewOrleans Saint Lance Moore (2001-04, 2,776)...Page also jumpedinto a fourth-place tie with 19 career TD catches with Steve Odom(2003-06)...Page had an 85-yard punt return for a score in the secondperiod, his first collegiate score on a punt return and tied forfourth-longest in school history...The last time a Rocket returned apunt for a score was Lance Moore (89 yards) vs. Central Michiganon Oct. 23, 2004...While Terrance Owens set the school record forcompletion percentage, Austin Dantin’s 87.5 completion percentageranks tied for fourth-best in school history with Bruce Gradkowskivs. Liberty on Sept. 6, 2003...Dantin has now completed 26-<strong>of</strong>-30passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns over his last two contests...Owenshas now completed 23-<strong>of</strong>-29 passes for 380 yards withsix TDs and no interceptions in two career games against EMU...Senior RB Morgan Williams made his first start <strong>of</strong> the season andcarried the ball 19 times for 71 yards, including a one-yard TDplunge in the fourth quarter. Williams was also credited with threecatches for 55 yards, including a 19-yard TD reception in the firstperiod...Sophomore RB David Fluellen for a career-high 74 yards,bettering his previous best effort <strong>of</strong> 62 yards.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #7 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 28, Bowling Green 21Box Score1 2 3 4 F<strong>Toledo</strong> 0 0 14 14 28Bowling Green 0 7 0 14 21First QuarterNo scoringSecond Quarter0:01 BGSU - JORDEN, Kamar 27 yd pass from SCHILZ, Matt (STEIN, Stephen kick)Third Quarter6:57 TOLEDO - FLUELLEN, David 3 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)3:12 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 6 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)Fourth Quarter12:59 BGSU - HOPGOOD, Jordan 1 yd run (STEIN, Stephen kick)10:43 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 13 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)1:34 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 24 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)1:20 BGSU - GATES, BooBoo 88 yd kick<strong>of</strong>f return (STEIN, Stephen kick)<strong>Toledo</strong> BGSUFIRST DOWNS 21 19RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-268 33-123PASSING YDS (NET) 188 220Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-14-0 42-21-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-456 75-343Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-13 0-0Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 3-40 4-152Interception Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.5 5-42.6Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-58 6-47Possession Time 30:03 29:57Third-Down Conversions 6 <strong>of</strong> 14 5 <strong>of</strong> 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 <strong>of</strong> 0 2 <strong>of</strong> 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 0-0Individual StatisticsRUSHING: TOLEDO-WILLIAMS, M. 19-136; FLUELLEN, David 16-93; OWENS,Terrance 6-35; DANTIN, Austin 3-9; TEAM 3-minus 5. Bowling Green-SAMUEL,Anthon 25-105; SCHMIEDEBUSCH 1-18; HOPGOOD, Jordan 3-5; SCHILZ, Matt4-minus 5.PASSING: TOLEDO-OWENS, Terrance 9-14-0-158; DANTIN, Austin 5-8-0-30.Bowling Green-SCHILZ, Matt 21-42-1-220.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-REEDY, Bernard 6-108; PAGE, Eric 6-37; KRATCH, Colby1-40; STAFFORD, Kenny 1-3. Bowling Green-JORDEN, Kamar 7-106; COOPER, Eugene7-50; HODGES, Adrian 2-27; BAYER, Alex 2-22; BECK, Tyler 2-17; SAMUEL,Anthon 1-minus 2.Att: 22,408Oct. 15, 2011Bowling Green, OH - Senior Morgan Williams rushedfor 136 yards with three touchdowns and the injury-riddledRocket defense came up big twice inside the red zone as<strong>Toledo</strong> defeated arch-rival Bowling Green.After trailing 7-0 at halftime, <strong>Toledo</strong> dominated thesecond half, scoring four times on rushing TDs and rackingup 201 yards on the ground. But the game belonged to theRocket defense, which made a heroic stand on fourth-andonefrom the UT six-yard line with UT holding a 21-14lead. Junior defensive end Danny Farr wrapped up AnthonSamuel for a one-yard loss to give UT the ball with 4:25 toplay.Needing to run out the clock, <strong>Toledo</strong> QB Terrance Owenscame up with a big play on third-and-nine from theUT eight-yard line when he connected with sophomoreWR Bernard Reedy for 59 yards. The Rockets seeminglywrapped up the win three plays later when Williams dashed24 yards to put <strong>Toledo</strong> up by two touchdowns with just 1:20to play.However, BG’s BooBoo Gates returned the ensuingkick<strong>of</strong>f 88 yards for a touchdown, cutting the lead to 28-21 and setting up an onside kick. Fortunately, Kyle Burkhardt’skick lined out <strong>of</strong> bounds, sealing the victory.GAME NOTES<strong>Toledo</strong> is now 3-0 in MAC player for the second-straight seasonand has won 10 <strong>of</strong> its last 11 conference contests...Sophomore WRBernard Reedy tied for the team lead with six receptions and 108yards...Sophomore RB David Fluellen returned to the starting lineupand carried the ball 16 times for a career-best 93 yards, includinga 28-yard run in the third period...<strong>Toledo</strong>’s 268 rushing yards wasits second-highest total this season, 10 shy <strong>of</strong> its season high vs.New Hampshire in its season opener...Junior WR Eric Page tied forthe team lead with six receptions for 37 yards. He has now caughta pass in 32 straight games, tied for third longest streak in schoolhistory with Donta Greene (1999-2002)....The Rockets didn’t completea touchdown pass for the first time this season...Junior QBAustin Dantin started the game and finished 5-<strong>of</strong>-8 for 30 yards,while sophomore QB Terrance Owens was 9-<strong>of</strong>-14 for 158 yards...Sophomore DE Ben Pike recorded two sacks and has now talliedfour sacks over the last two contests...Senior DB Desmond Marrowled the Rockets with 10 tackles and had a season-high three passbreakups...Junior TE Colby Kratch had a career-long 40-yard catchin the second quarter...Junior Bill Claus saw his first action <strong>of</strong> theseason as a punter, averaging 39.5 yards per punt on six attempts...Senior CB Taikwon Paige picked <strong>of</strong>f his second pass <strong>of</strong> the seasonin the fourth quarter...UT did not score in the first quarter for thefirst time this season, snapping a streak <strong>of</strong> eight-consecutive games


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #8 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 49, Miami 28Box Score1 2 3 4 FMiami 0 14 0 14 28<strong>Toledo</strong> 21 14 0 14 49First Quarter12:33 TOLEDO - FLUELLEN, David 7 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)7:50 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 2 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)5:01 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 3 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)Second Quarter2nd 11:58 TOLEDO - BELL, Robert 55 yd fumble recovery (CASANO, Ryan kick)9:24 MIAMI - SEMMES, Justin 8 yd pass from DYSERT, Zac (KRYSINSKI, M. kick)5:44 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 1 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)0:49 MIAMI - FINKLEA, Erik 1 yd run (KRYSINSKI, M. kick)Third QuarterNo scoringFourth Quarter11:44 TOLEDO - JONES, Jerome 9 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO kick)8:32 MIAMI - CRUSE, Andy 3 yd pass from DYSERT, Zac (KRYSINSKI, M. kick)2:31 TOLEDO - OLACK, Justin 10 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)0:30 MIAMI - CULPEPPER 25 yd pass from BOUCHER, Austin (KRYSINSKI, kick)Miami <strong>Toledo</strong>FIRST DOWNS 18 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-14 45-269PASSING YDS (NET) 394 228Passes Att-Comp-Int 43-28-2 28-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-408 73-497Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-55Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-19Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 5-98 3-7Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-10Punts (Number-Avg) 7-38.4 4-29.5Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 11-80 5-41Possession Time 25:25 34:35Third-Down Conversions 3 <strong>of</strong> 13 7 <strong>of</strong> 14Fourth-Down Conversions 2 <strong>of</strong> 3 2 <strong>of</strong> 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-57Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Miami-DUPUY, C. 5-13; BOUCHER, Austin 1-6; JONES, Tyrone 1-3;FINKLEA, Erik 2-2; DYSERT, Zac 12-minus 10. TOLEDO-WILLIAMS, M. 17-84;THOMAS, Adonis 10-80; FLUELLEN, David 10-66; OWENS, Terrance 3-20; DAN-TIN, Austin 2-15; REEDY, Bernard 1-6; TEAM 2-minus 2.PASSING: Miami-DYSERT, Zac 24-37-2-333; BOUCHER, Austin 4-6-0-61. TOLE-DO-OWENS, Terrance 11-15-0-143; DANTIN, Austin 7-13-0-85.RECEIVING: Miami-SCOTT, Dawan 7-140; HARWELL, Nick 5-101; GIVENS, Chris5-58; CRUSE, Andy 4-29; FRAZIER, David 2-21; SEMMES, Justin 2-16; CULPEP-PER, W. 1-25; DUPUY, C. 1-3; BRUTON, K. 1-1. TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 6-51; FLUEL-LEN, David 2-19; JONES, Jerome 2-16; WILLIAMS, M. 2-16; SCOTT, Cordale 1-54;THOMAS, Adonis 1-19; REEDY, Bernard 1-19; GREEN, James 1-12; STAFFORD,Kenny 1-12; OLACK, Justin 1-10.Att: 25,910Oct. 22, 2011<strong>Toledo</strong>, OH - Talk about a homecoming! On a game inwhich three injured Rockets returned to the lineup, <strong>Toledo</strong>smashed Miami, 49-28, in its annual Homecoming game atthe Glass Bowl.Back in the lineup for <strong>Toledo</strong> were senior RB AdonisThomas, junior LB Dan Molls and junior safety JermaineRobinson. Thomas broke free for a 67-yard rush on his firstcarry since breaking his arm vs. Syracuse on Sept. 24. Mollswas in the lineup for the first time since the season openeron Sept. 1 and had five tackles. Robinson, who missed onegame with a broken arm, finished with three tackles andtwo pass breakups.Regardless <strong>of</strong> the lineup, <strong>Toledo</strong> looked in peak form.The Rockets held a 35-7 lead at one point in the first half,led 35-14 at intermission, and coasted from there.The running game was especially sharp. <strong>Toledo</strong> outgainedMiami on the ground, 269-14. Senior Morgan Williamsled the rushing attack with 84 yards and two touchdowns,followed by Thomas with 80 yards and one scoreand sophomore David Fluellen with 66 yards and a TD.The defense shut down Miami’s running game andforced three turnovers before allowing two meaninglesstouchdowns late in the game. Senior cornerback DesmondMarrow led UT with six tackles and tied his career highwith two interceptions.GAME NOTESUT moved to 4-0 for the second-straight season and has won 11<strong>of</strong> its last 12 conference contests...UT recorded 497 yards <strong>of</strong> total<strong>of</strong>fense, posting its third-highest output <strong>of</strong> the season...The Rocketsfinished with 269 yards rushing and 228 yards passing...TheRockets posted a decisive 269-14 edge over Miami in rushing...UT held the RedHawks to 0.7 yards per carry...The defense hadseason-high five sacks for 57 yards...Senior RB Morgan Williamsran the ball 17 times for a game-high 84 yards and a pair <strong>of</strong> rushingTDs. Williams has now recorded three multi-TD efforts over thelast five games. He has also rushed for a team-high 412 yards andseven scores over the last four contests...Senior QB Austin Dantingot the start under center and completed 7-<strong>of</strong>-13 passes for 85 yardsand one touchdown...Sophomore QB Terrance Owens finished 11-<strong>of</strong>-15 for 143 yards and one TD pass...Junior WR Eric Page caughta team-high six passes for 51 yards...Senior CB Desmond Marrowrecorded his first two interceptions <strong>of</strong> the season, the second timein his career he has had two picks in a game...Senior TE JeromeJones recorded his first TD reception <strong>of</strong> the season and second inhis career...Senior DL Malcolm Riley recorded a pair <strong>of</strong> sacks, hisfirst two <strong>of</strong> the season...Junior LB Robert Bell was credited with a55-yard fumble return to a score in the second quarter.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #9 - Northern Illinois 63, <strong>Toledo</strong> 60Box Score1 2 3 4 FNorthern Illinois 21 7 14 21 63<strong>Toledo</strong> 14 10 14 22 60First Quarter14:46 NIU - LEWIS, Tommylee 100 yd kick<strong>of</strong>f return (SIMS, Mathew kick)10:29 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 12 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO, Ryan kick)10:16 NIU - LEWIS, Tommylee 95 yd kick<strong>of</strong>f return (SIMS, Mathew kick)7:27 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 12 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO, Ryan kick)2:08 NIU - PALMER, Nathan 6 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand (SIMS, Mathew kick)Second Quarter9:59 NIU - PALMER, Nathan 71 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand (SIMS, Mathew kick)5:06 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 5 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO, Ryan kick)1:19 TOLEDO - DETMER,Jeremiah 41 yd field goalThird Quarter11:46 TOLEDO - DANTIN, Austin 5 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)10:05 NIU - BROWN, Da’Ron 16 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand (SIMS kick)9:51 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 60 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (CASANO, Ryan kick),3:30 NIU - PALMER, Nathan 19 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand (SIMS, Mathew kick)Fourth Quarter14:09 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 33 yd field goal11:51 NIU - CLARK, Willie 15 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand (SIMS, Mathew kick)10:46 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 13 yd pass from DANTIN, Austin (DANTIN pass failed)10:30 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 4 yd run (DANTIN, Austin pass failed)8:00 NIU - HOPKINS, Jasmin 8 yd run (SIMS, Mathew kick)4:16 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 3 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)0:19 NIU - ASHFORD, Perez 4 yd pass from HARNISH, Chand (SIMS, Mathew kick)NIU <strong>Toledo</strong>FIRST DOWNS 27 33RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-267 53-264PASSING YDS (NET) 265 325Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-17-0 35-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-532 88-589Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 9-261 10-207Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-30.5 2-39.5Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-46 9-89Possession Time 25:26 34:34Third-Down Conversions 4 <strong>of</strong> 10 7 <strong>of</strong> 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 <strong>of</strong> 1 0 <strong>of</strong> 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 8-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Northern Illinois-HARNISH, Chand 16-133; HOPKINS, Jasmin 11-72;DANIELS, Akeem 4-43; ASHFORD, Perez 1-8; WOMBLE, Jamal 1-5; LYNCH, Jordan2-3; BELL, Cameron 1-3. TOLEDO-THOMAS, Adonis 25-160; DANTIN, Austin11-60; FLUELLEN, David 8-31; WILLIAMS, M. 7-9; OWENS, Terrance 2-6; TEAM1-minus 1.PASSING: Northern Illinois-HARNISH, Chand 17-26-0-265. TOLEDO-DANTIN,Austin 20-33-0-322; OWENS, Terrance 1-2-0-3.RECEIVING: Northern Illinois-PALMER, Nathan 4-120; BROWN, Da’Ron 3-56;JOHNSON, Anthon 2-26; DANIELS, Akeem 2-20; ASHFORD, Perez 2-11; CLARK,Willie 1-15; WELLS, Jamison 1-7; EAKES, Luke 1-5; MOORE, Martel 1-5. TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 9-149; STAFFORD, Kenny 4-64; REEDY, Bernard 3-49; JONES, Jerome3-47; FLUELLEN, David 1-11; THOMAS, Adonis 1-4.Att: 19,004Nov. 1, 2011<strong>Toledo</strong>, OH - In one <strong>of</strong> the wildest, craziest wackiestgames ever witnessed in the Glass Bowl, <strong>Toledo</strong> ran out<strong>of</strong> time and came up one score short, losing to Northern Illinois,63-60, at the Glass Bowl.The loss knocked <strong>Toledo</strong> (5-4, 4-1 MAC) out <strong>of</strong> thedriver’s seat in the West Division <strong>of</strong> the Mid-AmericanConference and put Northern Illinois (6-3, 4-1 MAC) thereinstead.NIU scored the game-winning touchdown with just19 seconds left, a four-yard touchdown pass from ChandlerHarnish to Perez Ashford. The Rockets then drove tothe NIU 40-yard line in the waning seconds but ran out <strong>of</strong>time.The game was an epic battle <strong>of</strong> scoring, records and unusualplays. NIU began the game with back-to-back kick<strong>of</strong>freturns for touchdowns, setting the tone for the contest.Junior WR Eric Page caught nine passes for 149 yards andtied the MAC record for touchdown receptions with five(set by Marshall’s Randy Moss). Senior RB Adonis Thomasrushed for 160 yards and two TDs, both <strong>of</strong> them in thefourth quarter, including UT’s last score with 4:16 left thatput the Rockets up at the time, 60-56.The combined 123 points between the two schools seta Glass Bowl record. <strong>Toledo</strong> had 589 yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense,while NIU countered with 532.GAME NOTESUT suffered only its third loss in 21 games against NIU in theGlass Bowl...<strong>Toledo</strong> tallied a season-high eight touchdowns, tiedfor fourth-most in a game in school history, and finished with aseason-best 60 points...The Rockets’ point total is the most in aloss in school history, topping the previous mark <strong>of</strong> 54 points vs.Fresno State on Sept. 20, 2008...UT and NIU combined to score aGlass Bowl-record 123 points, surpassing the previous mark <strong>of</strong> 109points between the Rockets (55) and Fresno State (54) in 2008....They also combined for a MAC single-game record 17 touchdowns(UT 8, NIU 9) and 1,121 combined yards, ninth-most in MAC history...UT’s60 points scored is the second-most in MAC history ina losing effort, surpassed only by 62 points from Eastern Michiganvs. Akron in 2001...Junior WR Eric Page caught nine passes for 150yards and tied the MAC single-game record with five TD catches,equalling Marshall’s Randy Moss effort vs. Ball State in 1997...Page also equaled the school record with those five TDs with fourother Rockets...Page moved into sole possession <strong>of</strong> second placein school history with 24 career TD catches and became only thesecond player in UT annals to surpass 3,000 yards receiving (3,078yards)...Senior RB Adonis Thomas returned to the starting lineupand carried the ball a career-high 25 times for a season-best 160yards and two scores.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #10 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 66, Western Michigan 63Box Score1 2 3 4 FWestern Michigan 14 14 14 21 63<strong>Toledo</strong> 21 7 21 17 66First Quarter8:24 WMU - MUSSMAN, Clark 7 yd pass from CARDER, Alex (POTTER, John kick)5:53 WMU - WHITE, Jordan 11 yd pass from CARDER, Alex (POTTER, John kick)3:12 TOLEDO - JONES, Jerome 23 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)0:53 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 40 yd pass from OWENS(CASANO kick)0:14 TOLEDO - MOLLS, Dan 24 yd fumble recovery (CASANO, Ryan kick)Second Quarter9:36 WMU - WIGGINS, Doug 20 yd interception return (POTTER, John kick)7:06 WMU - SCHAFFER, Josh 64 yd pass from CARDER, Alex (POTTER, John kick)4:22 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 24 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)Third Quarter14:06 WMU - ARNHEIM, Robert 8 yd pass from CARDER, Alex (POTTER kick)10:43 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 1 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)8:48 TOLEDO - FLUELLEN, David 2 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)4:04 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 42 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)3:22 WMU - WHITE, Jordan 60 yd pass from CARDER, Alex (POTTER, John kick)Fourth Quarter13:19 WMU - CARDER, Alex 1 yd run (POTTER, John kick)8:32 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 3 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)5:21 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 42 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)3:20 WMU - RAVENELL, Chleb 8 yd pass from CARDER, Alex (POTTER kick)1:51 TOLEDO - DETMER,Jeremiah 39 yd field goal1:01 WMU - WHITE, Jordan 9 yd pass from CARDER, Alex (POTTER, John kick)WMU <strong>Toledo</strong>FIRST DOWNS 32 37RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-87 60-419PASSING YDS (NET) 548 385Passes Att-Comp-Int. 9-38-0 41-30-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-635 101-804Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-24Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-1Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 11-215 3-56Interception Returns-Yards 3--3 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 3-34.0Fumbles-Lost 4-4 4-3Penalties-Yards 8-70 8-73Possession Time 20:30 39:30Third-Down Conversions 6 <strong>of</strong> 13 5 <strong>of</strong> 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 <strong>of</strong> 1 0 <strong>of</strong> 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-7 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-12Individual StatisticsRUSHING: Western Michigan-DRAKE, Tevin 13-71; CARDER, Alex 8-16; FIELDS,Brian 1-0; SCRIVEN, Antoin 1-0. TOLEDO-THOMAS, Adonis 30-216; WILLIAMS,M. 10-76; FLUELLEN, David 11-44; REEDY, Bernard 2-34; OWENS, Terrance 4-26;PAGE, Eric 2-14; DANTIN, Austin 1-9.PASSING: Western Michigan-CARDER, Alex 38-59-0-548. TOLEDO-OWENS, Terrance22-27-1-318; DANTIN, Austin 8-14-2-67.RECEIVING: Western Michigan-WHITE, Jordan 16-238; SCHAFFER, Josh 6-114;MONETTE, Eric 6-87; RAVENELL, Chleb 6-85; ARNHEIM, Robert 2-13; MUSSMAN,Clark 1-7; PONDER, Ansel 1-4. TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 10-68; THOMAS, Adonis 5-77;REEDY, Bernard 4-56; STAFFORD, Kenny 3-91; JONES, Jerome 3-69; WILLIAMS,M. 3-19; GREEN, James 1-5; FLUELLEN, David 1-0.Att: 16,107Nov. 8, 2011<strong>Toledo</strong>, OH - So how do you follow up a game inwhich you score 60 points and lose? You score 66 pointsand win…barely.A week after <strong>Toledo</strong> lost to Northern Illinois 63-60, the<strong>Toledo</strong> Rockets outlasted Western Michigan, 66-63, in theGlass Bowl on Tuesday night in one <strong>of</strong> the most incredible<strong>of</strong>fensive displays since, well, last week.In the final game in the Glass Bowl for <strong>Toledo</strong>’s 20seniors, <strong>of</strong>fensive records <strong>of</strong> all shapes and sizes were shattered.The contest took 4:16 to play and ended well pastmidnight. The two teams combined for a MAC record1,439 yards <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fense, a MAC record for touchdowns with18 and set a Glass Bowl record with 123 points.The issue was not settled until <strong>Toledo</strong> recovered an onsidekick with 1:01 to play. The Rockets thought they hadthe victory socked away when Jeremiah Detmer booted a39-yard field goal with 1:51 to play to put the Rockets up,66-56. But the Broncos scored just 50 seconds later to givethemselves one last try to extend the contest.GAME NOTES<strong>Toledo</strong> set a school record with 37 first downs...804 yards <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fenseranked second all-time...66 points scored ranked fourth most...Nine TDs scored tied for second-most)...UT and WMU combinedto score a MAC and Glass Bowl record 129 points, as well as aleague record 18 touchdowns and 1,439 combined yards...AdonisThomas rushed for a collegiate-best 216 yards, the 12th-most inschool history...He also caught five passes for 77 yards and onescore... Eric Page caught a game-high 10 passes for 68 yards andpassed Stephen Williams (3,102, 2006-09) for the top spot in schoolhistory in career receiving yardage (3,144 yards) with a six-yardreception in the second quarter...Terrance Owens completed 22-<strong>of</strong>-27 for a career-high 318 yards and three TD passes...MorganWilliams rushed the ball 10 times for 76 yards and two TDs..Senior TE Jerome Jones tied his career high with three catchesfor a collegiate-best 69 yards, including a 23-yard TD reception inthe first quarter...Senior WR Kenny Stafford tallied a career-long75-yard reception in the third quarter. Stafford finished the gamewith three receptions for a career-best 91 yards. His 75-yard catchtied his career-long effort set against Colorado Sept. 11, 2009...DanMolls tied for the team lead with 11 stops, including two fumblerecoveries, one tackle-for-loss and one breakup. Molls was alsocredited with his first collegiate TD, a 24-yard fumble recovery inthe first quarter...Freshman CB Keith Suggs made his third start<strong>of</strong> the season...Desmond Marrow moved from cornerbac kto freesafety for the first time in his career...Terrance Owens threw aninterception in the second quarter, marking UT’s first picked <strong>of</strong>fpass since the opening play <strong>of</strong> overtime at Syracuse on Sept. 24, astring <strong>of</strong> 146 Rocket passes without a pick.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #11 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 44, Central Michigan 17Box Score1 2 3 4 F<strong>Toledo</strong> 14 6 10 14 44Central Michigan 7 3 0 7 17First Quarter11:35 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 26 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)5:45 CMU - DAVIS, Titus 3 yd pass from RADCLIFF, Ryan (HARMAN, David kick)0:35 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 1 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)Second Quarter13:06 CMU - HARMAN, David 21 yd field goal7:18 TOLEDO - DETMER,Jeremiah 39 yd field goal0:00 TOLEDO - DETMER,Jeremiah 50 yd field goalThird Quarter10:40 TOLEDO - GREEN, James 39 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)0:38 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 27 yd field goalFourth Quarter11:09 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 51 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)7:12 CMU - DAVIS, Titus 14 yd pass from RADCLIFF, Ryan (HARMAN, David kick)1:17 TOLEDO - OWENS, Terrance 5 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)<strong>Toledo</strong> CMUFIRST DOWNS 24 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-236 24-113PASSING YDS (NET) 275 233Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-24-0 37-20-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-511 61-346Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-18Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 3-52 8-153Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-43.8 6-41.3Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Penalties-Yards 6-65 5-53Possession Time 34:57 25:03Third-Down Conversions 9 <strong>of</strong> 16 1 <strong>of</strong> 11Fourth-Down Conversions 0 <strong>of</strong> 0 1 <strong>of</strong> 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 0-0Individual StatisticsRUSHING: TOLEDO-THOMAS, Adonis 21-131; OWENS, Terrance 8-63; WIL-LIAMS, M. 10-36; FLUELLEN, David 2-6. Central Michigan-COTTON, Paris 9-78;TIPTON, Zurlon 9-39; DAVIS, Titus 2-13; RADCLIFF, Ryan 4-minus 17.PASSING: TOLEDO-OWENS, Terrance 24-32-0-275; TEAM 0-1-0-0. CentralMichigan-RADCLIFF, Ryan 20-37-1-233.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 11-96; THOMAS, Adonis 5-41; REEDY, Bernard4-71; GREEN, James 2-47; JONES, Jerome 1-17; McDOWELL, C. 1-3. CentralMichigan-DAVIS, Titus 5-64; LOMBARDO, Tyler 3-6; FLEMING, Jarret 2-40; BUT-LER, Deon 2-23; WILSON, Jason 2-19; TIPTON, Zurlon 2-11; ODYKIRK, Connor1-23; FRASER, Cedric 1-22; SOUTHWORTH, C. 1-21; WILSON, Cody 1-4.Att: 12,741Nov. 18, 2011Mt. Pleasant, MI - <strong>Toledo</strong> kept its hopes alive in theMid-American Conference title chase with a 44-17 victoryat Central Michigan Friday night. <strong>Toledo</strong> (7-4, 6-1 MAC)moved into a tie for first in the MAC West with NorthernIllinois.<strong>Toledo</strong> dominated the game statistically, outgaining theChippewas in total <strong>of</strong>fense, 511-346. Sophomore quarterbackTerrance Owens, starting in place <strong>of</strong> the injured AustinDantin, completed 24-<strong>of</strong>-32 passes for 275 yards andtwo touchdowns. Junior WR Eric Page caught 11 passes for96 yards while senior Adonis Thomas led the rushing attackwith 131 yards and two scores.The game was a vindication for <strong>Toledo</strong>’s defense whichhad allowed 63 points in each <strong>of</strong> the Rockets’ last twogames. UT had three sacks, held CMU to just 113 yardsrushing and stopped the Chippewas on 10-<strong>of</strong>-11 on thirddownplays.GAME NOTES<strong>Toledo</strong> snapped a three-game losing skid in Mount Pleasant...UT hasnow scored at least 40 points in four-consecutive games, equalingthe single-season school record set in 2004...The Rockets held acommanding edge in total yards (511-346), rushing yards (236-113),passing yards (275-233) and time <strong>of</strong> possession (34:57-25:03)...Sophomore QB Terrance Owens made his first start <strong>of</strong> the season...Junior QB Austin Dantin sat out tonight’s contest with concussionlikesymptoms...Senior RB Adonis Thomas (131 yards) topped thecentury mark for the third-consecutive game and ninth time in hisUT career...Senior RB Morgan Williams was credited with 10 carriesfor 36 yards and moved into 10th place in school history with2,351 career rushing yards...Junior WR Eric Page finished with agame-high 11 receptions for 96 yards. With tonight’s effort, Pagenow has 96 catches for 978 yards for the season, ranking third- andeighth-best in school single-season record book, respectively...Junior LB Dan Molls led the defense with 11 tackles, recordingdouble-digit stops for the third-consecutive game since returning tothe lineup following a leg injury that sidlined him for six games...Senior CB Desmond Marrow picked <strong>of</strong>f his team-best third pass<strong>of</strong> the season in the third quarter and finished with five tackles...Sophomore WR Bernard Reedy caught four passes for 71 yards,including a 51-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter...Senior LBCharles Rancifer returned to the lineup after missing the last twogames due to suspension and tallied five stops, including two tacklesfor loss...Sophomore WR James Green scored his first collegiate TDin the third question, reeling in a 39-yard pass from sophomore QBTerrance Owens...Freshman PK Jeremiah Detmer booted a 50-yardfield goal and is now a perfect 5-<strong>of</strong>-5 on field-goal attempts thisseason. Detmer’s second field goal <strong>of</strong> the night is tied for sixthlongestin school history. Earlier this fall, he kicked a 52-yard field


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #12 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 45, Ball State 28Box Score1 2 3 4 F<strong>Toledo</strong> 7 14 7 17 45Ball State 0 7 0 21 28First Quarter8:31 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 4 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)Second Quarter13:41 TOLEDO - WILLIAMS, M. 11 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)8:57 BALLST - EDWARDS, Jahwan 1 yd run (SCHOTT, Steven kick)0:52 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 30 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)Third Quarter9:09 TOLEDO - McDOWELL, C. 3 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)Fourth Quarter14:25 BALLST - FAKES, Zane 5 yd pass from WENNING, Keith (SCHOTT kick)12:29 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 14 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)10:21 BALLST - DONNIGAN, D. 4 yd run (SCHOTT, Steven kick)3:29 TOLEDO - CASANO, Ryan 35 yd field goal2:35 TOLEDO - ROBINSON, J. 58 yd interception return (CASANO, Ryan kick)0:50 BALLST - GIBSON, Torieal 10 yd pass from WENNING, Keith (SCHOTT kick)<strong>Toledo</strong> BSUFIRST DOWNS 27 25RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 50-240 22-78PASSING YDS (NET) 267 317Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-27-0 53-37-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 83-507 75-395Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-1 0-0Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 2-39 5-66Interception Returns-Yards 2-62 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-32.8 4-42.5Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 12-115 2-10Possession Time 35:43 24:17Third-Down Conversions 7 <strong>of</strong> 15 6 <strong>of</strong> 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 <strong>of</strong> 2 1 <strong>of</strong> 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 0-0Individual StatisticsRUSHING: TOLEDO-THOMAS, Adonis 25-141; WILLIAMS, M. 15-61; OWENS,Terrance 4-25; MACON, Dwight 2-7; FLUELLEN, David 3-5; TEAM 1-1. Ball State-EDWARDS, Jahwan 13-60; DONNIGAN, D. 5-12; WENNING, Keith 4-6.PASSING: TOLEDO-OWENS, Terrance 27-32-0-267; PAGE, Eric 0-1-0-0. BallState-WENNING, Keith 36-52-2-308; ORSBON, Briggs 1-1-0-9.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 16-145; THOMAS, Adonis 3-26; REEDY,Bernard 2-42; WILLIAMS, M. 2-22; McDOWELL, C. 2-12; SCOTT, Cordale 1-12;STAFFORD, Kenny 1-8. Ball State-TOMLINSON, Jack 9-97; ORSBON, Briggs 9-96;SMITH, Jamill 8-57; GIBSON, Torieal 5-41; FAKES, Zane 2-15; EDWARDS, Jahwan2-2; RYAN, Connor 1-6; DONNIGAN, D. 1-3.Att: 6,873Nov. 25, 2011Muncie, IN – <strong>Toledo</strong> wasn’t playing for a MAC Championship,but the Rockets nevertheless gave championshipeffort and easily dispatched a respectable Ball State team,45-28. The win gave UT a share <strong>of</strong> the MAC West Divisioncrown with Northern Illinois with a 7-1 league mark.Senior Eric Page caught a career-high 16 passes for 145yards and set the UT record for receptions in a season (112)to lead a Rocket team that arrived at Scheumann Stadiumnot knowing if their battle with Ball State would be for ashot at the league title. But just about as the UT-BSU gamegot underway, the NIU-Eastern Michigan ended with theHuskies holding on to a an 18-12 victory, clinching a share<strong>of</strong> the division title and a trip to the MAC ChampionshipGame vs. Ohio on Dec. 2. NIU secured the nod over UTthanks to its 63-60 win over the Rockets on Nov. 1.<strong>Toledo</strong> still had a lot to play for, though, namely a bowlberth. The MAC has three automatic bowl tie-ins and acouple <strong>of</strong> other back-up possibilities, so an eighth win wasimportant to the Rockets to help their chances for post-seasonplay.The Rockets mostly dominated the action, outgainingBall State in total yardage, 507-395. Sophomore TerranceOwens completed his first 14 passes <strong>of</strong> the game and endedup 27-<strong>of</strong>-32 for 267 yards and a career-high tying four TDs.Senior Adonis Thomas led the ground attack with 141 yardson 25 carries.GAME NOTESThe win gave UT back-to-back 7-1 MAC seasons for the first timein school history. The last time UT dropped fewer than two conferencegames over a two-year span was in 1970 and 1971 when itwas 10-0-0 (5-0 in each season)....UT set a school record with itsfifth straight game scoring 40 or more points. The previous mark<strong>of</strong> four was set in 2004...Eric Page set a school record in the firstquarter when he caught his 104th pass <strong>of</strong> the season...Page’s 16catches are the second most in school history, trailing only NickMoore’s 20 receptions vs. Michigan in 2008. He also is now tiedwith Lance Moore (2001-04) for most career touchdown receptionswith 25 and ranks second for most touchdown catches in a seasonwith 10 (behind Moore’s total <strong>of</strong> 14 in 2004)...Page now has 112catches for 1,123 yards for the season, ranking first- and fifth-bestin UT’s single-season record book, respectively....Adonis Thomastopped the century mark for a fourth-consecutive game and 10thtime in his UT career. Thomas’ 10 career 100-plus yard efforts aretied for seventh in school history...Terrance Owens opened thegame with 14 straight completions with his first incompletion comingwith just over eight minutes remaining in the second quarter...Junior QB Austin Dantin sat out his second straight contest with


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Game RecapsGame #13 - <strong>Toledo</strong> 42, Air Force 41 (Military Bowl)Box Score1 2 3 4 F<strong>Toledo</strong> 21 7 7 7 42Air Force 14 14 7 6 41First Quarter6:38 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 17 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)6:22 TOLEDO - THOMAS, Adonis 41 yd run (CASANO, Ryan kick)2:29 AF - JEFFERSON, Tim 22 yd run (HERRINGTON, Par kick)2:17 TOLEDO - PAGE, Eric 87 yd kick<strong>of</strong>f return (CASANO, Ryan kick)1:36 AF - DEWITT, Mike 3 yd run (HERRINGTON, Par kick)Second Quarter9:43 AF - CLARK, Asher 1 yd run (HERRINGTON, Par kick)7:49 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 49 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)2:07 AF - WARZEKA, Jonath 37 yd pass from JEFFERSON (HERRINGTON kick)Third Quarter8:56 TOLEDO - ROBINSON, J. 37 yd interception return (CASANO, Ryan kick)5:59 AF - DEWITT, Mike 2 yd run (HERRINGTON, Par kick)Fourth Quarter5:01 TOLEDO - REEDY, Bernard 33 yd pass from OWENS, Terrance (CASANO kick)0:52 AF - KAUTH, ZACK 33 yd pass from JEFFERSON (HERRINGTON rush failed)<strong>Toledo</strong> Air ForceFIRST DOWNS 17 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-123 55-248PASSING YDS (NET) 216 159Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-21-1 22-13-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-339 77-407Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns-Yards 6-156 6-97Interception Returns-Yards 1-37 1-2Punts (Number-Avg) 5-41.0 5-28.8Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-1Penalties-Yards 5-46 3-15Possession Time 25:47 34:13Third-Down Conversions 5 <strong>of</strong> 11 7 <strong>of</strong> 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 <strong>of</strong> 0 5 <strong>of</strong> 6Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 1-10Individual StatisticsRUSHING: TOLEDO-THOMAS, Adonis 22-108; FLUELLEN, David 5-28; WIL-LIAMS, M. 1-0; OWENS, Terrance 1-0; TEAM 2-minus 3; DANTIN, Austin 1-minus10. Air Force-WARZEKA, Jonath 6-95; JEFFERSON, Tim 14-61; COBB, Wesley 14-45; DEWITT, Mike 7-24; CLARK, Asher 12-14; MACARTHUR, Ty 1-11; HUNTER,Mikel 1-minus 2.PASSING: TOLEDO-OWENS, Terrance 19-24-0-210; DANTIN, Austin 2-3-1-6. AirForce-JEFFERSON, Tim 13-22-1-159.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-PAGE, Eric 13-59; REEDY, Bernard 4-126; THOMAS,Adonis 3-15; STAFFORD, Kenny 1-16. Air Force-KAUTH, ZACK 4-77; WARZEKA,Jonath 3-50; CLARK, Asher 2-2; HUNTER, Mikel 1-18; HIRNEISE, Brand 1-6; FREE-MAN, Joshua 1-5; PICKETT, Daniel 1-1.Att: 25,042Dec. 28, 2011Washington, D.C. - <strong>Toledo</strong> used its powerful <strong>of</strong>fenseand a bend-but-don’t-break defense to capture an exciting42-41 victory over Air Force in the Military Bowl, ina game that came down to the final minute. The Rockets(9-4) never trailed in a see-saw affair in which there werethree ties and the largest point margin was 14 points.With 52 seconds left in the game, Air Force scored whatappeared to be the game-tying touchdown when Falcons receiverJonathan Warzeka caught a wide open 33-yard passfrom quarterback Tim Jefferson.Air Force (7-6) lined up in a traditional extra-point formationbut opted to go for two points on a trick play. HolderDavid Baska took the snap and headed for the end zone,but sophomore defensive end Jayrone Elliott stripped theball loose from Baska. The ball bounced in the direction <strong>of</strong>Parker Herrington, who tried to scoop up the loose ball butending up kicking it out <strong>of</strong> the end zone leaving the Rocketswith a 42-41 advantage and their first bowl victory since2005.The victory was a great vindication for a Rocket teamthat had survived numerous injuries this season--includingthree key injuries to its defense in this game. It was also adramatic debut for head coach Matt Campbell, the Rockets’<strong>of</strong>fensive coordinator who was named head coach just 16days previously after Tim Beckman left to take the helmat Illinois. Campbell, at 32 the youngest head coach in theNCAA-FBS, coached the game from the coaches box, butmanaged to get down on the field in time to get a post-gameGatorade shower from the players.GAME NOTESMatt Campbell won his debut as head coach calling the playsfrom the coaches box; associate head coach Louis Ayeni servedas the on-field representative for the Rockets...<strong>Toledo</strong> is now 9-3in bowl games and 1-0 vs. Air Force...Sophomore WR BernardReedy caught a career-high three TD passes and was named gameMVP...Eric Page scored the third Rockets’ touchdown on an 87-yard kick<strong>of</strong>f return, his first kick<strong>of</strong>f return TD <strong>of</strong> the season andfourth <strong>of</strong> his career...Page finished the game with 13 receptionsand is now in a three-way tie with Marshall’s Josh Davis andWMU’s Jordan White for first place among all-time MAC careerreception leaders with 306...Senior RB Adonis Thomas rushed for108 yards for the Rockets, giving him 1,011 yards for the season.It was his fifth-consecutive 100-yard game and 11th in his career...Jermaine Robinson returned an interception for a touchdown, thesecond straight game that he took an interception to the house...UT set a school record with its sixth-straight game scoring 40 ormore points.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> StatisticsTEAM STATISTICS TOLEDO OPP--------------------------------------------------------SCORING....................... 549 412Points Per Game............. 42.2 31.7FIRST DOWNS................... 309 273Rushing..................... 142 97Passing..................... 152 149Penalty..................... 15 27RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2777 1726Yards gained rushing........ 3012 2086Yards lost rushing.......... 235 360Rushing Attempts............ 555 438Average Per Rush............ 5.0 3.9Average Per Game............ 213.6 132.8TDs Rushing................. 32 17PASSING YARDAGE............... 3480 3494Comp-Att-Int................ 291-425-7 286-457-14Average Per Pass............ 8.2 7.6Average Per Catch........... 12.0 12.2Average Per Game............ 267.7 268.8TDs Passing................. 34 34TOTAL OFFENSE................. 6257 5220Total Plays................. 980 895Average Per Play............ 6.4 5.8Average Per Game............ 481.3 401.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards......... 56-1075 82-1809PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards......... 20-240 13-125INT RETURNS: #-Yards.......... 14-203 7-17KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 19.2 22.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 12.0 9.6INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 14.5 2.4FUMBLES-LOST.................. 14-7 25-16PENALTIES-Yards............... 95-822 72-553Average Per Game............ 63.2 42.5PUNTS-Yards................... 61-2275 63-2541Average Per Punt............ 37.3 40.3Net punt average............ 33.3 35.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game....... 31:59 28:013RD-DOWN Conversions.......... 90/188 63/1783rd-Down Pct................ 48% 35%4TH-DOWN Conversions.......... 9/16 17/294th-Down Pct................ 56% 59%SACKS BY-Yards................ 23-194 10-71MISC YARDS.................... 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 72 56FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 15-19 8-13ON-SIDE KICKS................. 0-1 1-7RED-ZONE SCORES............... (49-53) 92% (45-51) 88%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS........... (40-53) 75% (38-51) 75%PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. (66-67) 99% (50-53) 94%ATTENDANCE.................... 132941 207859Games/Avg Per Game.......... 6/22157 6/34643Neutral Site Games.......... 1/25042SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total-------------------- --- --- --- --- --- ---TOLEDO.............. 168 100 125 156 0 - 549Opponents........... 79 127 62 141 3 - 412


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> StatisticsRUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------THOMAS, Adonis 10 171 1114 43 1071 6.3 12 67 107.1 PAGE, Eric 18 196 10.9 1 85WILLIAMS, M. 13 134 701 30 671 5.0 11 32 51.6 REEDY, Bernard 1 10 10.0 0 10FLUELLEN, David 13 97 507 14 493 5.1 4 34 37.9 WILCHER, Kishon 1 12 12.0 0 0OWENS, Terrance 12 41 237 28 209 5.1 1 23 17.4 WILLIAMS, M. 0 22 0.0 0 22DANTIN, Austin 11 59 252 69 183 3.1 2 20 16.6 Total.......... 20 240 12.0 1 85PASQUALE, David 10 11 60 1 59 5.4 1 16 5.9 Opponents...... 13 125 9.6 1 69MACON, Dwight 4 13 67 11 56 4.3 1 14 14.0REEDY, Bernard 13 4 40 0 40 10.0 0 20 3.1 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongREEVES, Darius 2 7 19 0 19 2.7 0 6 9.5 ---------------------------------------PAGE, Eric 13 3 14 4 10 3.3 0 10 0.8 ROBINSON, J. 3 155 51.7 2 60TEAM 10 15 1 35 -34 -2.3 0 1 -3.4 MARROW, Desmond 3 10 3.3 0 7Total.......... 13 555 3012 235 2777 5.0 32 67 213.6 PAIGE, Taikwon 2 6 3.0 0 6Opponents...... 13 438 2086 360 1726 3.9 17 87 132.8 LAMB, J. 1 1 1.0 0 1ELLIOTT, J. 1 7 7.0 0 7PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G MORROW,D. 1 5 5.0 0 5--------------------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON, A. 1 1 1.0 0 1OWENS, Terrance 12 169.24 166-230-3 72.2 2022 18 75 168.5 BELL, Robert 1 4 4.0 0 4DANTIN, Austin 11 149.70 122-188-4 64.9 1404 15 63 127.6 MADISON, Ross 1 14 14.0 0 14PAGE, Eric 13 235.73 1-3-0 33.3 33 1 33 2.5 Total.......... 14 203 14.5 2 60MACON, Dwight 4 125.47 2-3-0 66.7 21 0 14 5.2 Opponents...... 7 17 2.4 1 20TEAM 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 13 160.36 291-425-7 68.5 3480 34 75 267.7 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongOpponents...... 13 145.23 286-457-14 62.6 3494 34 71 268.8 ---------------------------------------PAGE, Eric 34 856 25.2 1 87RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G FLUELLEN, David 8 84 10.5 0 23------------------------------------------------- REEDY, Bernard 7 98 14.0 0 33PAGE, Eric 13 125 1182 9.5 10 66 90.9 STRAIT, Jared 3 17 5.7 0 11REEDY, Bernard 13 40 758 19.0 9 63 58.3 SCOTT, Cordale 1 1 1.0 0 1THOMAS, Adonis 10 31 350 11.3 1 44 35.0 KEIGHLEY, Hank 1 0 0.0 0 0STAFFORD, Kenny 13 21 272 13.0 1 75 20.9 STAFFORD, Kenny 1 -1 -1.0 0 0WILLIAMS, M. 13 17 167 9.8 3 31 12.8 McDOWELL, C. 1 20 20.0 0 20FLUELLEN, David 13 16 155 9.7 2 43 11.9 Total.......... 56 1075 19.2 1 87JONES, Jerome 13 10 155 15.5 2 28 11.9 Opponents...... 82 1809 22.1 3 100GREEN, James 12 9 118 13.1 1 39 9.8SCOTT, Cordale 13 5 78 15.6 0 54 6.0 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongNOBLE, Danny 6 4 75 18.8 2 30 12.5 ---------------------------------------McDOWELL, C. 9 4 22 5.5 1 9 2.4 MOLLS, Dan 1 24 24.0 1 24KRATCH, Colby 13 2 54 27.0 0 40 4.2 BELL, Robert 1 55 55.0 1 55BELLINGER, J. 2 2 24 12.0 0 14 12.0 Total.......... 2 79 39.5 2 55REEVES, Darius 2 2 13 6.5 0 8 6.5 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0MACON, Dwight 4 1 33 33.0 1 33 8.2STRAIT, Jared 13 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.1OLACK, Justin 12 1 10 10.0 1 10 0.8Total.......... 13 291 3480 12.0 34 75 267.7Opponents...... 13 286 3494 12.2 34 71 268.8|------- PATs -------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G--------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------CASANO, Ryan 0 10-13 66-67 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 96 OWENS, Terrance 12 271 209 2022 2231 185.9WILLIAMS, M. 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 DANTIN, Austin 11 247 183 1404 1587 144.3THOMAS, Adonis 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78 THOMAS, Adonis 10 171 1071 0 1071 107.1PAGE, Eric 12 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1-1 0 0 74 WILLIAMS, M. 13 134 671 0 671 51.6REEDY, Bernard 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 FLUELLEN, David 13 97 493 0 493 37.9FLUELLEN, David 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 MACON, Dwight 4 16 56 21 77 19.2DETMER,Jeremiah 0 5-6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 15 PASQUALE, David 10 11 59 0 59 5.9DANTIN, Austin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 12 PAGE, Eric 13 6 10 33 43 3.3JONES, Jerome 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 REEDY, Bernard 13 4 40 0 40 3.1ROBINSON, J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 REEVES, Darius 2 7 19 0 19 9.5NOBLE, Danny 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 TEAM 10 16 -34 0 -34 -3.4MACON, Dwight 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Total.......... 13 980 2777 3480 6257 481.3PASQUALE, David 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 13 895 1726 3494 5220 401.5OWENS, Terrance 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6OLACK, Justin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6GREEN, James 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McDOWELL, C. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6STAFFORD, Kenny 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6BELL, Robert 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6MOLLS, Dan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6KEIGHLEY, Hank 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2MARROW, Desmond 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2Total.......... 72 15-19 66-67 1-2 1 1-3 1 0 549Opponents...... 56 8-13 50-53 1-2 0 0-1 0 0 412PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdFIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENZA, Vince 49 1850 37.8 59 3 11 13 0CASANO, Ryan 10-13 76.9 1-1 4-4 5-5 0-3 0-0 38 0 CLAUS, Bill 12 425 35.4 46 3 2 3 0DETMER,Jeremiah 5-6 83.3 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 2-2 52 0 Total.......... 61 2275 37.3 59 6 13 16 0Opponents...... 63 2541 40.3 65 4 25 21 1FG SEQUENCE TOLEDO OPPONENTS---------------------------------------------------- KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnNew Hampshire (23),(33),(38) - --------------------------------------------------------Ohio State 45 47 DETMER,Jeremiah 94 5525 58.8 6 4Boise State (35) - Total.......... 94 5525 58.8 6 4 1809 38.3 31Syracuse (20),(52),(20) (33),(31),(29),(27) Opponents...... 69 3824 55.4 10 2 1075 36.9 33TEMPLE - (30),(37),46Eastern Michigan (19) (48)Bowling Green 40 24Miami 40 -Northern Illinois (41),(33) -Western Michigan (39) 44Central Michigan (39),(50),(27) (21)Ball State (35) 43Air Force 47 -Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> StatisticsDEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 MARROW, Desmond 13 51 32 83 1.5-2 . 3-10 15 . . 1 . .38 BELL, Robert 13 38 40 78 4.5-13 1.0-7 1-4 1 1 3-55 4 . .32 MOLLS, Dan 7 32 38 70 3.5-6 . . 1 . 3-24 . . .5 MORROW,D. 13 40 23 63 2.0-3 . 1-5 6 . . 1 . .29 ROBINSON, J. 12 34 21 55 6.5-21 . 3-155 9 . . 2 . .49 ANDERSON,T. 13 30 24 54 7.5-22 1.0-8 . . 2 . . . .10 RANCIFER, C. 10 33 19 52 4.0-20 1.5-14 . 2 1 1-0 . . .2 PAIGE, Taikwon 12 36 10 46 3.0-8 . 2-6 7 . . 2 . .94 ROBERTS, Johnie 13 17 25 42 4.5-13 1.0-7 . 3 5 1-0 . . .97 RILEY, Malcolm 13 17 20 37 7.5-45 4.0-36 . 1 7 1-0 2 . .52 LAMB, J. 13 13 23 36 5.0-33 3.0-30 1-1 . 2 1-0 1 . .15 ELLIOTT, J. 13 13 18 31 1.5-14 1.0-14 1-7 2 1 . . . .25 WILCHER, Kishon 13 10 18 28 . . . 1 . 2-0 1 1 .84 SMITH,Christian 13 13 14 27 5.5-12 2.0-6 . . 1 1-0 1 . .21 MADISON, Ross 13 16 9 25 . . 1-14 2 . . . . .98 JONES, Elijah 13 14 9 23 3.0-10 . . . 1 . . . .23 FATINIKUN, T.J. 7 14 9 23 7.5-31 2.5-23 . 1 . 1-0 . . .33 SYLVESTRE, J. 13 14 5 19 . . . . . 1-0 . . .6 BEST, Byron 12 12 6 18 1.0-8 . . . . . 1 . .55 BUSH, Ray 10 9 9 18 . . . . . . . . .30 PIKE, Ben 13 7 5 12 5.0-42 5.0-42 . 1 1 . 1 . .26 SUGGS, Keith 12 7 5 12 . . . . . . . . .92 FARR, Danny 13 4 7 11 2.5-9 1.0-7 . 2 2 . . 1 .48 HARPER, Dawalyn 8 1 8 9 . . . . . . . . .31 GORDON, James 10 5 3 8 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .36 NORRILS, C. 9 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .3D WASHINGTON, A. 11 5 2 7 0.5-3 . 1-1 . . . . . .93 LEWIS, Phil 5 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .28 KAGY, Ethan 6 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .41 ROSENBAUER, Zac 12 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .13 SCOTT, Cordale 13 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .9 NOBLE, Danny 6 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .1A PASQUALE, David 10 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .85 DETMER,Jeremiah 13 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .95 STRAIT, Jared 13 1 1 2 . . . . . . 1 . .24 THOMAS, Adonis 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .7 STAFFORD, Kenny 13 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .20 JAMES, John 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .45 WALL, Matt 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .46 KEIGHLEY, Hank 13 1 . 1 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .35 PENZA, Vince 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7A MISSLER, J. 1 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 1 . .2Q OWENS, Terrance 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Total.......... 13 510 420 930 78-317 23-194 14-203 54 24 16-79 19 2 .Opponents...... 13 540 548 1088 66-223 10-71 7-17 26 12 7-0 8 1 .


INDIVIDUALRushing/Game17. Adonis Thomas 107.1Receptions/Game2. Eric Page 9.6Receiving Yards/Game25. Eric Page 90.9All-Purpose Yards/Game5. Eric Page 172.6Punt Return Average19. Eric Page 10.9INDIVIDUALRushing3. Adonis Thomas 107.1Passing Yards Per Game9. Terrance Owens 168.5Passing Efficiency1. Terrance Owens 169.23. Austin Dantin 149.7Scoring6. Adonis Thomas 7.88. Ryan Casano 7.4Scoring-Touchdowns Per Game3. Adonis Thomas 1.36. Morgan Williams 1.18. Eric Page 0.9Receptions/Game2. Eric Page 9.6Receiving Yards/Game3. Eric Page 90.9All-Purpose/Game1. Eric Page 172.6Punt Returns3. Eric Page 10.9/attemptKick<strong>of</strong>f Returns3. Eric Page 25.2/attemptSacksT9. Ben Pike 5.0Tackles/Game3. Dan Molls 10.0<strong>Toledo</strong> Among National/MAC LeadersPassing Efficiency6. Terrance Owens 169.221. Austin Dantin 149.7Passes DefendedT5. Desmond Marrow 18 (15 brk, 3 int)Passes Defended1. Desmond Marrow 18 (15 brk, 3 int)6. Jermaine Robinson 12 (9 brk, 3 int)<strong>Toledo</strong> Among National Leaders - 2011 FinalTEAMScoring Offense8. <strong>Toledo</strong> 42.2Total Offense10. <strong>Toledo</strong> 481.3Rushing Offense18. <strong>Toledo</strong> 213.6Passing Efficiency8. <strong>Toledo</strong> 160.4First DownsT17. <strong>Toledo</strong> 23.7Third-Down Conversions13. <strong>Toledo</strong> 47.9Red-Zone ConversionT6. <strong>Toledo</strong> 92.5Time <strong>of</strong> Possession20. <strong>Toledo</strong> 31:59<strong>Toledo</strong> Among MAC Leaders - 2011 FinalInterceptionsT4. Desmond Marrow 3T4. Jermaine Robinson 3Fumbles RecoveredT1. Dan Molls 3T1. Robert Bell 3Fumbles ForcedT2. Robert Bell 4TEAMScoring Offense1. <strong>Toledo</strong> 42.2Scoring Defense10. <strong>Toledo</strong> 31.7Total Offense1. <strong>Toledo</strong> 481.3Total Defense7. <strong>Toledo</strong> 401.5Rushing Offense4. <strong>Toledo</strong> 213.6Rushing Defense3. <strong>Toledo</strong> 132.8Passing Offense4. <strong>Toledo</strong> 267.7Passing Defense12. <strong>Toledo</strong> 268.8Passing Efficiency1. <strong>Toledo</strong> 160.4Kick<strong>of</strong>f Returns11. <strong>Toledo</strong> 19.2Punt Returns1. <strong>Toledo</strong> 12.0Fewest TurnoversT6. <strong>Toledo</strong> 14Fewest Fumbles LostT10. <strong>Toledo</strong> 7Fewest Interceptions ThrownT9. <strong>Toledo</strong> 6Fewest Sacks AllowedT6. <strong>Toledo</strong> 10Turnover Margin3. <strong>Toledo</strong> +1.2Turnovers ForcedT16. <strong>Toledo</strong> 30Fumbles RecoveredT11. <strong>Toledo</strong> 16Punt Return Average17. <strong>Toledo</strong> 12.0Interceptions3. <strong>Toledo</strong> 14Punting (Net)10. <strong>Toledo</strong> 33.3Net Kick<strong>of</strong>f Coverage12. <strong>Toledo</strong> 38.3Field Goals2. <strong>Toledo</strong> 78.9% (15-19)Sacks byT6. <strong>Toledo</strong> 23Sacks Against (Fewest)1. <strong>Toledo</strong> 103rd-Down Conversions1. <strong>Toledo</strong> 47.9%Opp. 3rd-Down Conversions4. <strong>Toledo</strong> 35.4%4th-Down Conversions5. <strong>Toledo</strong> 56.2%Opp. 4th-Down Conversions10. <strong>Toledo</strong> 58.6%Penalties (Fewest yards)12. <strong>Toledo</strong> 63.2Time <strong>of</strong> Possession2. <strong>Toledo</strong> 31:59Turnover Margin1. <strong>Toledo</strong> +1.2Red Zone Offense1. <strong>Toledo</strong> 92.5% overall(40-53 touchdowns made)Red Zone Defense10. <strong>Toledo</strong> 88.2% overall(38-51 TDs allowed)


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Statistics<strong>Toledo</strong> 2011 Game by Game StartersOFFENSEGame LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB WR WR WRNew Hampshire VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian Noble Dantin Thomas Scott Reedy PageOhio State VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian Noble Dantin Thomas Scott Reedy PageBoise State VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian Noble Dantin Thomas Scott Reedy PageSyracuse VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian Noble Dantin Thomas Stafford Reedy PageTemple VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian Noble Dantin Fluellen Stafford Reedy PageEMU VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian Noble Dantin Williams Stafford Reedy PageBGSU VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian J. Jones Dantin Fluellen Stafford Reedy PageMiami VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian J. Jones Dantin Fluellen Stafford Reedy PageN. Illinois VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian J. Jones Dantin Thomas Stafford Reedy PageWMU VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian J. Jones Dantin Thomas Stafford Reedy PageCMU VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian J. Jones Owens Thomas Stafford Reedy PageBSU VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian J. Jones Owens Thomas Stafford Reedy PageAir Force VanDerMeulen Manley Kerin Mancz Morookian J. Jones Owens Thomas Stafford Reedy PageDEFENSEGame DE DT DT DE LB LB STAR SS FS CB CBNew Hampshire Riley Roberts Lamb Fatinikun Molls Bell Rancifer Robinson Morrow Paige MarrowOhio State Riley Roberts Lamb Fatinikun Anderson Bell Rancifer Robinson Morrow Paige MarrowBoise State Riley Roberts Lamb Fatinikun Anderson Bell Rancifer Robinson Morrow Suggs MarrowSyracuse Riley Roberts Lamb Fatinikun Anderson Bell Best Robinson Morrow Suggs MarrowTemple Riley Roberts Lamb Fatinikun Anderson Bell Rancifer Robinson Morrow Paige MarrowEMU Riley Roberts Lamb Fatinikun Anderson Bell Rancifer Robinson Morrow Paige MarrowBGSU Riley Roberts Lamb Ch. Smith Anderson Bell Rancifer Morrow Madison Paige MarrowMiami Riley Roberts Lamb Ch. Smith Molls Bell Rancifer Robinson Morrow Paige MarrowN. Illinois Riley Roberts Lamb Ch. Smith Molls Bell Morrow Robinson Madison Paige MarrowWMU Riley Roberts Lamb Ch. Smith Molls Bell Morrow Robinson Marrow Paige SuggsCMU Riley Jones Lamb Ch. Smith Molls Bell Morrow Robinson Marrow Best JamesBSU Riley Roberts Lamb Ch. Smith Molls Bell Rancifer Robinson Morrow Paige MarrowAir Force Riley Roberts Lamb Ch. Smith Molls Bell Rancifer Robinson Morrow Paige Marrow


2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> Statistics2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> Participation - DefenseGame # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13Anderson, Terrell P S S S S S S P P P P P PJordan Barnes x x x x x P x x x x x x xBell, Robert S S S S S S S S S S S S SBest, Byron P P P S P P P P P P S P PBush, Ray P P P P P P P P x x P P xElliott, Jayrone P P P P P P P P P P P P PFarr, Danny P P P P P P P P P P x x PFatinikun, T.J. S S S S S S x x x x x x xGordon, James P P P x P P P P P P P x xHarper, Dawalyn P P P P P P P P x x x x xJames, John P P P x P P x x x x S x xJones, Elijah P P P P P P P P P P S P PKagy, Ethan P P P P P P x x x x x x xKeighley, Hank P P P P P P P P P P P P PLamb, Johnathan S S S S S S S S S S S S SLewis, Phil P x x x x P x P x P P x PMadison, Ross P P P P P P S P S P P P PMarrow, Desmond S S S S S S S S S S S S SMissler, Joseph x x x x x P x x x x x x xMolls, Dan S x x x x x x S S S S S SMorrow, Diauntae S S S S S S S S S S S S SNorrils, Cheatham P x x P P P x P x P P P PPaige, Taikwon S S P x S S S S S S P S SPike, Ben P P P P P P P P P P P P PRancifer, Charles S S S x S S S S x x P S SRiley, Malcolm S S S S S S S S S S S S SRoberts, Johnie S S S S S S S S S S P S SRobinson, Jermaine S S S S S S x S S S S S SSmith, Christian P P P P P P S S S S S S SSylvestre, Junior P P P P P P P P P P P P PSuggs, Keith P P S S P P P P P S S P PWashington, Anthony P P P P P P P P x P P x xWilcher, Kishon P P P P P P P P P P P P P2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> Participation - OffenseGame # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13Bellinger, Julian P x x x x P x x x x x x xCarlson, Erik P x x x x P x P x x x P xCherry, Samuel x x x x x P x x x x x x xDantin, Austin S S S S S S S S S S x x PDavidson, Jimmy P P P P P P x P P x x x xFarha, Fadi P x x x x x x x x x x x xFluellen, David P P P P S P S S P P P P PGaymon, Sam x x x x x P P P P P P P PGreen, James P P P P P P P P P P P P PHendershot, Josh P x P x x P x x x x x x xJones, Jerome P P P P P P S S S S S S SKerin, Zac S S S S S S S S S S S S SKratch, Colby P P P P P P P P P P P P PLindeman, A.J. P P P P P P P P P P P P PLisowski, Robert x x x x x x x P x x x P xMancz, Greg S S S S S S S S S S S S SMacon, Dwight P x x x P P x x x x x P xManley, Phillipkeith S S S S S S S S S S S S SMattraw, Mark P x x x x x x x x x x x xMcDowell, Cassius P x x x x P P P P P P P PMorookian, John S S S S S S S S S S S S SMyers, Jeff P P P P P P P P P P P P PNoble, Danny S S S S S S x x x x x x xOlack, Justin P x P x x P P P P P P P POwens, Terrance P P P P x P P P P P S S SPage, Eric S S S S S S S S S S S S SPasquale, David P P P P P P P P P P P P PReedy, Bernard S S S S S S S S S S S S SRosenbauer, Zac P x P P P P P P P P P P PReeves, Darius P x x x x P x x x x x x xScott, Cordale S S S P P P P P P P P P PStafford, Kenny P P P S S S S S S S S S SStrait, Jared P P P P P P P P P P P P PThomas, Adonis S S S S x x x P S S S S SVanDerMeulen, Mike S S S S S S S S S S S S SWilliams, Morgan P P P P P S P P P P P P P2011 <strong>Toledo</strong> Participation - Kickers/Long SnappersGame # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13Casano, Ryan P P P P P P P P P P P P PClaus, Bill P P P P P P P P P P P P PDetmer, Jeremiah P P P P P P P P P P P P PPenza, Vince P P P P P P x x P P P P PWall, Matt P P P P P P P P P P P P PS- Started P-Played x-Did not play


<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> ScheduleDay Date Opponent Site TimeSat. Sept. 1 at Arizona Tucson, AZ TBASat. Sept. 8 at Wyoming Laramie, WY TBASat. Sept. 22 COASTAL CAROLINA GLASS BOWL TBASat. Oct. 20 CINCINNATI GLASS BOWL TBATBA TBA Bowling Green* GLASS BOWL TBATBA TBA CENTRAL MICHIGAN* GLASS BOWL TBATBA TBA BALL STATE* GLASS BOWL TBATBA TBA AKRON* GLASS BOWL TBATBA TBA at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI TBATBA TBA at Northern Illinois* DeKalb, IL TBATBA TBA at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, MI TBATBA TBA at Buffalo* Buffalo, NY TBATBA TBA MAC Championship Game# Detroit, MI TBAHOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPSAll times listed are site times* Mid-American Conference Game# West Division champion vs. East Division champion, Ford Field, Detroit, MISchedule as <strong>of</strong> Feb. 11, <strong>2012</strong>. Subject is to change.<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Toledo</strong> <strong>Football</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> Practice ScheduleWednesday, March 149:00-11:00 a.m.: Practice11:00 a.m.: Media Day(Fetterman Training Center)Friday, March 166:00-8:00 p.m.: PracticeSaturday, March 17Noon-2:00: PracticeMonday, March 199:00-11:00 a.m.: PracticeWednesday, March 219:00-11:00 a.m.: PracticeFriday, March 236:00-8:00 p.m.: ScrimmageMonday, March 269:00-11:00 a.m.: PracticeWednesday, March 289:00-11:00 a.m.: PracticeFriday, March 306:00-8:00 p.m.: ScrimmageMonday, April 29:00-11:00 a.m.: PracticeWednesday, April 49:00-11:00 a.m.: PracticeFriday, April 66:00-8:00 p.m.: PracticeMonday, April 99:00-11:00 a.m.: PracticeWednesday, April 119:00-11:00 a.m.: PracticeFriday, April 137:00 p.m.: Blue and Gold <strong>Spring</strong> Game(Glass Bowl)• Practices are at the Glass Bowl or theFetterman Training Center, depending onweather. Please call Paul Helgren (419)530-4918 to confirm practice location.• All practices are closed to the generalpublic, except the <strong>Spring</strong> Game on April13.• Portions <strong>of</strong> practice are open to themedia by prior arrangement only. Prior arrangementmust be made at least 24 hoursin advance to attend practice. Call PaulHelgren (419) 530-4918.


Austin DantinSenior Quarterback15 TD passes in 2011Terrance OwensJunior QuarterbackCompleted MAC-Record72.2% <strong>of</strong> passes in 2011Robert BellSenior Linebacker78 tackles, 4 forced fumblesJermaine RobinsonSenior Safety2 interceptions for TDs in 2011Greg ManczSophomore Offensive Lineman2011 Freshman All-America

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