2012 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2012 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Matt Campbell in his first full year after coaching the Rockets in the 2011 Military Bowl. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Utah State.

2012 Toledo Rockets football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, L 15–41 vs. Utah State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Matt Campbell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Matukewicz (1st season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	10:30 p.m.	at Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPNU	L 17–24 OT	48,670
September 8	4:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 34–31	21,688
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green		Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN3	W 27–15	28,115
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina*		Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 38–28	19,023
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 37–17	15,628
October 6	3:00 p.m.	Central Michigan		Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 50–35	19,247
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 52–47	2,837
October 20	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 Cincinnati*		Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 29–23	24,124
October 27	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo		UB Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	W 25–20	10,658
November 6	8:00 p.m.	Ball State	No. 23	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 27–34	18,211
November 14	9:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois		Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 24–31	17,813[1]
November 20	7:00 p.m.	Akron		Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 35–23	14,589
December 15	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 18 Utah State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	L 15–41	29,243
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

@ Arizona

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rockets	0	14	0	3	0	17
Wildcats	3	7	7	0	7	24

See also: 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

1st quarter scoring: ARIZ – J. Bonano 26-yard field goal

2nd quarter scoring: TOL – Alonzo Russell 59-yard pass from Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer kick); ARIZ – A. Hill 30-yard pass from M. Scott (J. Bonano kick); TOL – David Fluellen 1-yard run (Detmer kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ – K. Carey 73-yard run (Bonano kick)

4th quarter scoring: TOL - Detmer 40-yard field goal

OT scoring: ARIZ – T. Miller 10-yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick)

@ Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	3	14	10	7	34
Cowboys	14	6	0	11	31

See also: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	3	6	6	15
Rockets	7	10	7	3	27

See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Peace Pipe (college football)

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	7	7	7	7	28
Rockets	10	7	14	7	38

See also: 2012 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

@ Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	17	3	14	3	37
Broncos	0	7	10	0	17

See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	7	7	35
Rockets	10	7	14	19	50

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

@ Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	14	28	3	52
Eagles	10	0	27	10	47

See also: 2012 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Bearcats	0	13	7	3	23
Rockets	10	6	10	3	29

See also: 2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Last meeting was in the 2001 Motor City Bowl.

@ Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	0	18	0	25
Bulls	7	7	0	6	20

See also: 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	3	7	10	34
#23 Rockets	7	10	3	7	27

See also: 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team

@ Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	0	10	24
Huskies	0	7	21	3	31

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	10	7	0	6	23
Rockets	0	21	0	14	35

See also: 2012 Akron Zips football team

Utah State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	3	3	0	9	15
#20 Aggies	7	3	3	28	41

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team and 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

References

1. "Toledo vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - November 14, 2012 - ESPN".