Rockets fight hard in Camellia Bowl
Sam Williams, Sports Editor
December 17, 2016
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
This year’s bowl game for the University of Toledo would prove to be a tough one for the Rockets. Appalachian State University won the coin toss and chose to differ, giving Toledo a chance to set the tone for the rest of the game. A holding penalty stopped this opportunity, forcing Toledo to punt the... Read more »
The Rockets are headed to the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Sam Williams, Sports Editor
December 6, 2016
Filed under Sports
After a successful 9-3 season, the University of Toledo has been invited to a bowl game for the sixth year in a row. This year, the Rockets will head to Montgomery, Alabama to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers. This is the first time the two teams have ever faced each other, but there will be... Read more »
Rockets fall in final game
Sam Williams, Sports Editor
November 29, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Rockets headed to Kalamazoo, Michigan to take on the undefeated Western Michigan Broncos in a battle for the MAC West, and a bid for the MAC championship game. Unfortunately for Toledo, the Broncos completed their undefeated season in a convincing fashion, beating the Rockets by a score of 55-35.... Read more »
Rockets win their final home game of the season
Sam Williams, Sports Editor
November 16, 2016
Filed under Sports
The Toledo Rockets took on Ball State in the last home game of the season. Despite heavy fog, the Rockets managed to come out on top with a score of 37-19. Junior quarterback Logan Woodside also broke another record this game, passing Bruce Gradkowski to become the all time leader for passing yards i... Read more »
Rocket’s Redemption
Jessica Harker, Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2016
Filed under Sports
Toledo football pulls through in a tight spot with a 31-24 win against NIU. The Rocket football team beat a different kind of record this week, as 10,180 people gathered to watch as the team faced off against the Northern Illinois University Huskies on Oct. 9th at Guaranteed Rate Field, the home of... Read more »
Rockets bounce back against Akron
Jackson Rogers, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2016
Filed under Sports
On Wednesday, the University of Toledo football team defeated the University of Akron 48-17 to kick off the month of November. This win improves the Rockets’ record to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in Mid-American Conference play. “Our team played a great game tonight,” said head coach Jason... Read more »
Rockets lose heartbreaker
Jackson Rogers, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2016
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
On Thursday, the University of Toledo football team lost 31-26 to Ohio University in a close contest. The loss drops the Rocket’s record to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play. “This was a very tough loss for our football team,” said head coach Jason Candle. “A game in which... Read more »
Rockets push past Chips
Jackson Rogers, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2016
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
On Saturday, the University of Toledo football team defeated the Central Michigan University Chippewas 31-17. The win improves the Rockets’ record to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play. “I think that was a great victory for our team today,” football head coach Jason Candle said.... Read more »
Rockets beat rival Bowling Green
Jackson Rogers, Staff Reporter
October 18, 2016
Filed under Sports
The University of Toledo football team defeated rival Bowling Green last Saturday 42-35 in the 2016 edition of the Battle of I-75, The win on UT’s homecoming came off a three-yard run from senior running back Kareem Hunt with 18 seconds left in the game. “I was impressed by our guys’ effort... Read more »
UT vs BG
Sam Williams, Sports co-editor
October 12, 2016
Filed under Homecoming, Special
Throughout the career of every major person, team, country or company, there always seems to be that one recurring stain: a peer or counterpart that always seems to be a nuisance on your legacy, and they think the same as you. Whether this ideology is rooted in reason or ignorance, the rivalry lives... Read more »
Rockets Spoil Eagles’ Homecoming
Jackson Rogers, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2016
Filed under Sports
The crowd cheers, spirits are high and inhibitions are freed. But on Oct. 20, those cheers didn’t go for the home team. Instead, Rocket fans rejoiced as the University of Toledo football team beat Eastern Michigan University 35-20 during EMU’s homecoming game. The win improves the Rockets to (4-1,... Read more »
University of Toledo loses heartbreaking game to BYU
Jackson Rogers, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2016
Filed under Sports
The University of Toledo football team lost to Brigham Young University in a 55-53 shootout in Provo, Utah on Friday night. The loss resulted in the Rockets’ record falling to 3-1. “This was certainly a hard-fought loss for our football team,” head coach Jason Candle said. “BYU made one more... Read more »
