2010 Toledo Rockets football team

2010 Toledo Rockets football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl vs. Florida International, L 32–34
Conference Mid-American Conference West
2010 record 8–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach Tim Beckman
Home stadium Glass Bowl
(Capacity: 26,248)
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Miami x†   7 – 1         10 – 4  
Ohio   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Temple   5 – 3         8 – 4  
Kent State   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Bowling Green   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Buffalo   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Akron   1 – 7         1 – 11  
Western Division
Northern Illinois x   8 – 0         11 – 3  
Toledo   7 – 1         8 – 5  
Western Michigan   5 – 3         6 – 6  
Ball State   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Central Michigan   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6         2 – 10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets, led by second-year head coach Tim Beckman, compete in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at the Glass Bowl. They finished the season 8–5, 7–1 in MAC play and were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl where they were defeated by Sun Belt champion Florida International 32–34.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 8:00 PM Arizona* Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN L 2–41   25,907[1]
September 11 7:00 PM at Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W 20–13   19,455[2]
September 18 7:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 37–24   14,216[3]
September 25 12:00 PM at Purdue* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 31–20   42,068[4]
October 2 7:00 PM Wyoming* Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 15–20   20,843[5]
October 9 8:00 PM at #4 Boise State* Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN3 L 14–57   33,833[6]
October 16 7:00 PM Kent State Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 34–21   20,048
October 23 7:00 PM Ball State Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH W 31–24   15,010
October 30 4:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI W 42–7   25,860[7]
November 9 7:00 PM at Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2 L 30–65   18,472[8]
November 17 8:00 PM Bowling Green Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75) ESPN2 W 33–14   22,071[9]
November 26 2:00 PM Central Michigan Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 42–31   12,121[10]
December 26 8:30 PM vs. Florida International* Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) ESPN L 32–34   32,431[11]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References

  1. ↑ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Toledo Rockets Vs. Ohio Bobcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Toledo Rockets vs. Western Michigan Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Toledo Rockets vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Wyoming Cowboys vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Toledo Rockets vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303032199
  8. ↑ http://www.niuhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2010-2011/11-09-10.html
  9. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303212649
  10. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303302649
  11. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303602649