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eighth in the nation with an average of42.2 points per game.SIX ROCKETS NAMED ALL-MACSix University of Toledo 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, kickoff returner and puntreturner.The other five honorees were senioroffensive 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.Toledo led the league with a total offive 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 offensive linemanMike VanDerMeulen. VanDerMeulenmade the team for the second consecutiveseason.Rockets receiving honorable mentionAcademic All-MAC were sophomoreoffensive lineman A.J. Lindeman(Aurora, IL), redshirt freshman offensivelineman Greg Mancz (Cincinnati,OH), sophomore defensive end Ben Pike(Mentor, OH), junior tight end JaredStrait (Wyandotte, MI) and sophomorelong snapper Matt Wall (Centerville,OH).2012 Toledo 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 2012 NFLDraft.Page leaves the Rockets after finishingone of 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 of the NCAA markheld by Robert Broyles of 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 off the bench in Toledo’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-of-88) of his passes for 752 yards, seventouchdowns with no interceptions.Owens made his first start of theseason vs. CMU on Nov. 18 and completed24-of-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 of thegame, ending up 27-of-32 for 267 yardsand four TDs.And in the Military Bowl vs. AirForce on Dec. 28, Owens connectedon 19-of-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. Toledois 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-of-230 (72.2%) for2,022 yards and 18 TDs with three interceptionsfor a 169.24 rating. Dantinis 122-of-188 (64.9%) for 1404 yardsand 15 TDs and four picks for an efficiencyrating of 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 of a UT offensethat ranked eighth in nation andfirst in MAC in scoring offense (42.2),and 10th nationally and first in MAC intotal offense (481.3). Toledo’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 of 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 offense (42.2), 10th in totaloffense, (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 MACToledo ranked No. 1 in the MAC inscoring offense, total offense, 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 of 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, one2012 Toledo 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-of-6 onhis field goal attempts in his freshmanseason in 2011. He made two kicks ofat least 50 yards, both as time expiredat the end of the first half.Detmer nailed a 50-yarder at the endof the first half vs. CMU on Nov. 18.He also converted a 52-yard field goalon the final play of 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-of-13kicks.LINDEMAN NOMINATED FORBURLSWORTH TROPHYOffensive lineman A.J. Lindemanwas one of 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 of participationwith a Division I (FBS) football programwithout financial aid of any kind fromhis university’s athletic department.Lindeman, a 6-6, 300-pound offensivetackle, walked on at Toledo 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 offormer Arkansas offensive 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 of theirsix home games. The Glass Bowl officialseating capacity is 26,248.ROCKETS SET SEASON TICKETRECORD WITH 11,791UT sold a record 11,791 seasontickets in 2011, breaking the record of11,005 set in 2010. It is also the mostseason tickets ever sold for any currentMid-American Conference school.Toledo Football 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 Toledo games were carried onnational or regional television last season,six on one of 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 of every national TV game inRocket history).
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