2002 Toledo Rockets football team

2002 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division Champions
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2002 record 95 (71 MAC)
Head coach Tom Amstutz
Home stadium Glass Bowl
(Capacity: 26,248)
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#24 Marshall x   7 1         11 2  
UCF   6 2         7 5  
Miami   5 3         7 5  
Ohio   4 4         4 8  
Akron   3 5         4 8  
Kent State   1 7         3 9  
Buffalo   0 8         1 11  
Western Division
Toledo xy   7 1         9 5  
Northern Illinois x   7 1         8 4  
Bowling Green   6 2         9 3  
Ball State   4 4         6 6  
Western Michigan   3 5         4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6         4 8  
Eastern Michigan   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 7:00 PM Cal Poly* Glass BowlToledo, OH W 4416   23,074
September 7 6:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI W 6513   16,843
September 14 2:30 PM at Minnesota* Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN L 2131   36,640
September 21 7:00 PM UNLV* Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 3821   26,050
September 28 1:30 PM at Pittsburgh* Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA L 1937   39,713
October 12 7:00 PM Ball Statedagger Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 2724   25,926
October 19 6:00 PM at Central Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL TV5 W 2724   18,815
October 26 7:00 PM Miami (OH) Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 1327   24,466
November 9 7:00 PM Central Michigan Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 4417   18,944
November 16 3:30 PM at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI FSN W 4221   9,844
November 23 12:00 PM at Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL FSN W 3330   20,154
November 30 7:00 PM Bowling Green Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75) W 4224   25,331
December 7 2:30 PM at Marshall Marshall University StadiumHuntington, WV (MAC Championship) ESPN2 L 4549   24,582
December 26 5:00 PM vs. Boston College* Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Motor City Bowl) ESPN L 2551   51,872
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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