2010 Toledo Rockets football team

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.

2010 Toledo Rockets football
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, L 32–34 vs. FIU
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	8–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tim Beckman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) 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
West 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	Arizona*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN	L 2–41	25,907[1]
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 20–13	19,455[2]
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI		W 37–24	14,216[3]
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 31–20	42,068[4]
October 2	7:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	BCSN	L 15–20	20,843[5]
October 9	8:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN3	L 14–57	33,833[6]
October 16	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 34–21	20,048
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 31–24	15,010
October 30	4:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 42–7	25,860[7]
November 9	7:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN2	L 30–65	18,472[8]
November 17	8:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN2	W 33–14	22,071[9]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 42–31	12,121[10]
December 26	8:30 p.m.	vs. Florida International*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)	ESPN	L 32–34	32,431[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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. "Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan - Box Score - October 30, 2010 - ESPN".
8. Stats 2010-2011
9. "Bowling Green vs. Toledo - College Football Box Score - November 17, 2010". ESPN.
10. "Central Michigan vs. Toledo - College Football Box Score - November 26, 2010". ESPN.
11. "Florida Intl vs. Toledo - Box Score - December 26, 2010 - ESPN".