2001 Toledo Rockets football team

2001 Toledo Rockets football

MAC champion MAC West Division co-champion Motor City Bowl champion
MAC Championship Game, W 41–36 vs. Marshall
Motor City Bowl, W 23–16 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 23
2001 record	10–2 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Amstutz (1st season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248)

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div				Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L		W		L
East Division
Marshall x		6	–	0		8	–	0		11	–	2
Miami		4	–	2		6	–	2		7	–	5
Bowling Green		4	–	2		5	–	3		8	–	3
Kent State		3	–	3		5	–	3		6	–	5
Akron		3	–	3		4	–	4		4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	5		1	–	7		3	–	8
Ohio		0	–	6		1	–	7		1	–	10
West Division
#23 Toledo xy$		4	–	1		5	–	2		10	–	2
Northern Illinois x		4	–	1		4	–	3		6	–	5
Ball State x		4	–	1		4	–	3		5	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	3		4	–	4		5	–	6
Central Michigan		1	–	4		2	–	6		3	–	8
Eastern Michigan		0	–	5		1	–	6		2	–	9
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2001 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. Toledo's schedule originally included a game against Youngstown State on September 15, 2001, but that contest was cancelled following the September 11 attacks.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	Minnesota*		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	BCN	W 38–7	34,950
September 8	4:00 PM	at Temple*		Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA		W 33–7	19,751
September 22	1:00 PM	at Central Michigan		Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI		W 52–28	27,413
September 29	7:00 PM	Northern Illinois	No. 25	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 41–20	36,502
October 6	6:00 PM	at Ohio	No. 23	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH		W 48–41	21,918
October 20	2:00 PM	at Ball State	No. 25	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	BCN	L 20–24	21,278
October 27	7:00 PM	Navy*		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	BCN	W 21–20	36,852
November 6	8:00 PM	Western Michigan		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN	W 41–35	23,923
November 17	7:00 PM	Eastern Michigan		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 28–7	27,831
November 23	7:00 PM	at Bowling Green		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)		L 21–56	26,483
November 30	7:30 PM	No. 18 Marshall		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (MAC Championship)	ESPN2	W 41–36	20,025
December 29	12:00 PM	vs. Cincinnati*	No. 25	Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, MI (Motor City Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–16	44,164
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Toledo Rockets football
Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bowling Green (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy 2011–present)
Culture & lore	Rocket Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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