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2018 Toledo Rockets football
2018 Toledo Rockets football
Bahamas Bowl, L 32–35 vs. FIU
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Jason Candle (3rd season as HC/10th overall season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Wright (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (3rd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season

The 2018 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Bahamas Bowl where they lost to FIU.

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Award	Player	Position	Year
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[1]	Diontae Johnson	WR	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[1]	Cody Thompson	WR	SR
Lou Groza Award^[2]	Jameson Vest	K	SR
Paul Hornung Award^[3]	Diontae Johnson	WR/KR	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[4]	Cody Thompson	WR	SR
Walter Camp Award^[5]	Diontae Johnson	WR	JR

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	VMI*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 66–3	24,136
September 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Miami (FL)*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 24–49	28,117
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Nevada*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	W 63–44	23,675
September 29	10:30 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNU	L 27–49	33,401
October 6	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy)	ESPN+	W 52–36	24,685
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 26–28	17,998
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+/WTOL	L 17–31	18,114
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN2	W 51–24	11,389
October 31	7:30 p.m.	Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 45–13	15,214
November 7	8:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 15–38	5,887
November 15	6:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	CBSSN	W 56–34	5,387
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 51–13	15,521
December 21	12:30 p.m.	vs. FIU*	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	L 32–35	13,510
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	3	0	0	3
Rockets	21	21	21	3	66

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Hurricanes	7	14	14	14	49
Rockets	0	7	14	3	24

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Buffalo x	7	–	1	10	–	4
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	6	–	6
Ohio	6	–	2	9	–	4
Akron	2	–	6	4	–	8
Bowling Green	2	–	6	3	–	9
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois x$	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Eastern Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Central Michigan	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	66	Diontae Johnson	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers
6	185	Ka'dar Hollman	Cornerback	Green Bay Packers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	17	14	6	44
Rockets	14	21	14	14	63

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	14	14	21	7	56
Golden Flashes	7	10	10	7	34