game 1 - toledo 54, new hampshire 20<strong>Toledo</strong>, OH – Junior Phillip Ely made a successful debut as <strong>Toledo</strong>’snew quarterback and sophomore Kareem Hunt rushed for 136 yards andtwo touchdowns as the Rockets rallied to defeat a tough New Hampshiresquad, 54-20, in the season opener for both schools in the Glass <strong>Bowl</strong>.After misconnecting on two of his first three passes on <strong>Toledo</strong>’s firstseries, Ely took command of the game, finishing the contest with 24-of-34completions for 337 yards and four touchdowns. He led <strong>Toledo</strong> to sevenconsecutive touchdown drives from midway through the second quarteruntil late in the game, turning a close game into a rout.Hunt, who rushed for the sixth 100-yard game of his career, scoredon a two-yard TD run with 24 seconds left in the first half to give <strong>Toledo</strong> itsfirst lead of the game, 16-14. The Rockets had been trailing, 14-3, midwaythrough the second quarter before touchdowns by sophomore CoreyJones and Hunt gave a boost <strong>Toledo</strong> going into the locker room.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s defense was impressive, as well. The Rockets gave up a 35-yard TD pass and one long drive in the first half, but otherwise kept NewHampshire’s veteran offense under control.The Wildcats, ranked No. 4 in the FCS, scored board first on a 35-yardpass play from Donald Goldrich to R.J. Harris. Harris grabbed a pass nearthe line of scrimmage, then used a block to bolt untouched into the endzone. <strong>Toledo</strong> countered with an 11-play, 78-yard drive that culminated ina 22-yard field goal by Jeremiah Detmer.The teams exchanged punts before New Hampshire struck again,this time on a 13-play, 87-yard drive that was aided by a pair of Rocketpenalties. Goldrich took it the final four yards to put the Wildcats up, 14-3.Moments later, the Rockets cut the score to 14-10 on Ely’s first careertouchdown pass, a 64-yard bomb to Jones, which was also his first collegiateTD reception.Ely began to come into his own on <strong>Toledo</strong>’s final drive of the half.New Hampshire punter Brad Prasky pinned the Rockets in at their ownfour-yard line with 2:16 to play. Ely proceeded to match the offense 96yards in 10 plays and less than two minutes. He completed 5-of-5 passeson the drive. The final two yards came from Hunt, who followed a blockerinto the end zone. The extra point attempt was fumbled, giving UT a 16-14 edge to take into the locker room.<strong>Toledo</strong> put the game away with three consecutive touchdowns.Olack caught his second TD pass with 1:16 left in the third quarter. SophomoreDamion Jones-Moore followed that up with a seven-yard scorewith 12:10 left in the game, putting <strong>Toledo</strong> up safely, 44-20. The score wasset up by a 42-yard run by Jones-Moore and a 32-yarder by Hunt. FreshmanTerry Swanson hauled in a 40-yarder from Ely moments later tomake the score 51-20. Detmer finished off the scoring with a 27-yard fieldgoal, his 15th consecutive conversion going back to last year and his 38thof his last 39 attempts.ROCKET ROUNDUP: The Rockets’ 54 points marked the fifth time UTscored at least 50 points under Matt Campbell. It also signified the second-mostpoints by UT under Campbell, trailing its 55 points vs. EasternMichigan on Nov. 2, 2011...The Rockets scored on eight straight possessions(seven touchdowns, one field goal) between the second and fourthquarters...<strong>Toledo</strong> finished with a commanding 674-375 edge in total offense.The Rockets tallied 360 yards passing and 314 yards rushing. UTaveraged a staggering 8.5 yards per play...UT was an efficient 9-of-13 onthird-down conversions. The Rockets converted 46 percent (76-of-167) onthird downs last fall... The Rockets were a perfect 7-of-7 in red-zone scoringchances. UT scored TDs on 75 percent (38-of-51) inside the 20-yardline in 2013...UT did not allow a sack against New Hampshire. The Rocketsallowed only six sacks in 12 games last fall, the fewest in the country. KareemHunt’s game-high 136 yards were also topped the century mark forthe sixth time in his young UT career...Damion Jones-Moore carried theball seven times for a career-high 70 yards...Justin Olack caught a careerbesttwo TD receptions...Alex Zmolik caught a career-high four passes for58 yards.SCORING 1 2 3 4 FNew Hampshire 7 7 6 0 — 20<strong>Toledo</strong> 3 13 21 17 — 541st Quarter9:08 UNH Harris 35 yd pass from Goldrich (Breda kick) 10-71/3:404:46 UT DETMER 22 yd field goal 11-78/4:182nd Quarter7:43 UNH Goldrich 4 yd run (Breda kick) 13-87/6:045:48 UT JONES 64 yd pass from ELY (DETMER kick) 5-77/1:480:24 UT HUNT 2 yd run (TEAM rush fumbld) 10-96/1:523rd Quarter10:49 UT HUNT 2 yd run (DETMER kick) 7-37/2:117:02 UT OLACK 9 yd pass from ELY (DETMER kick) 7-72/2:214:33 UNH Steriti 8 yd pass from Goldrich (Steriti rush failed) 7-74/2:281:16 UT OLACK 8 yd pass from ELY (DETMER kick) 11-75/3:174th Quarter12:10 UT JONES-MOORE 4 yd run (DETMER kick) 5-97/1:5710:27 UT SWANSON 40 yd pass from ELY (DETMER kick) 3-40/0:214:05 UT DETMER 27 yd field goal 9-70/4:52Attendance: 20,184TEAM STATISTICS UNH TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 24 34RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-37 45-306PASSING YDS (NET) 338 360Passes Comp-Att-Int 31-45-1 25-35-0TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 76-375 80-666Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-33 2-34Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.7 2-37.5Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-38 3-37Possession Time 31:05 28:55Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 9 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 7-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-30RUSHING: New Hampshire-Harris, R.J. 1-16; Allison, Jared 1-11; Owens, Jimmy6-11; Steriti, Nico 10-9; Goodrich, Donald 1-minus 1; Prasky, Brad 1-minus1; TEAM 1-minus 2; Goldrich, Sean 10-minus 6. TOLEDO-HUNT, Kareem 20-136; JONES-MOORE, D. 7-70; SWANSON, Terry 6-45; REMY, Marc 5-33; ELY, Phillip4-23; JULIAN, Michael 2-0; TEAM 1-minus 1.PASSING: New Hampshire-Goldrich, Sean 27-39-0-291; Vailas, Andy 4-6-1-47.TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 24-34-0-337; JULIAN, Michael 1-1-0-23.RECEIVING: New Hampshire-Harris, R.J. 9-149; Allison, Jared 7-55; Steriti,Nico 5-27; Spears, Harold 3-34; Taylor, Kyon 2-34; Giansante, J. 2-20; DeTroia,Mike 2-15; Kelly, Mike 1-4. TOLEDO-RUSSELL, Alonzo 6-78; JONES, Corey 4-78;ZMOLIK, Alex 4-58; WILCHER, Kishon 3-36; OLACK, Justin 3-24; JONES-MOORE,Damion 2-10; SWANSON, Terry 1-40; YOUSEY, Zach 1-23; MACON, Dwight 1-13.TACKLE LEADERS: New Hampshire-Rowe, Daniel 8-2-10; Cefalo, Nick 8-1-9;TOLEDO-SYLVESTRE, Junior 6-3-9; VOSS, Trent 6-3-9.INTERCEPTIONS: New Hampshire-None. TOLEDO-JOHNSON, Delando 1-0.FUMBLES: New Hampshire-Cefalo, Nick 1-0; Steriti, Nico 1-0. TOLEDO-None.
game 2 - Missouri 49, toledo 24<strong>Toledo</strong>, OH – Sophomore Kareem Hunt rushed for 148 yards andthree touchdowns but it wasn’t enough for <strong>Toledo</strong> to match No. 24 Missouri,as the Tigers defeated the Rockets 49-24 at the Glass <strong>Bowl</strong>.To make matters worse for <strong>Toledo</strong>, junior quarterback Phillip Elywent down with a knee injury in the third quarter. Ely finished 17-of-34 for204 yards and one interception.Missouri was led by sophomore quarterback Maty Mauk, who completed21-of-32 passes for 325 yards and five scores to four different receivers.The Tigers broke open a 7-7 game with three unanswered touchdownsin the first half, then scored on its first possession of the secondhalf to take a commanding 35-7 lead.But the Rockets would not quit. Hunt scored his second TD of thegame from one yard out, set up by his own run of 45 yards on the previousplay. Junior Christian Dukes then picked off Mauk on third-and-long onthe Missouri 43-yard line. Four plays later, Hunt scored his third TD fromone yard out to cut the Tiger lead to 35-21.But Missouri struck back quickly, with Mauk hitting Sasser on thirdand-sevenfor a 47-yard gain. Mauk went right back to Sasser for a 25-yardscore down the sideline to push Mizzou’s cushion back to three touchdowns.The news got worse for <strong>Toledo</strong> on its next possession when Ely wentdown with an apparent knee injury. Ely crumpled to the ground as he sethimself to make a pass. He was helped off the field and did not return tothe game.The Tigers’ Jimmie Hunt caught his second TD pass of the game toclose out the scoring for Missouri with 7:35 left. <strong>Toledo</strong>’s final drive resultedin a 40-yard field goal by Detmer.ROCKET ROUNDUP: The Rockets are now 7-15 all-time vs. Top 25 teams,including 5-3 in the Glass <strong>Bowl</strong>...The attendance of 24,196 marked <strong>Toledo</strong>’sbest turnout since it had 28,115 against <strong>Bowl</strong>ing Green on Sept. 15, 2012...Sophomore RB Kareem Hunt carried the ball 15 times for a game-high148 yards and a career-best three touchdowns. With today’s effort, Hunttopped the century mark for a second-consecutive week and seventhtime in his collegiate career...Junior WR Alonzo Russell caught a game-tyingbest six passes for 89 yards. Russell has now reeled in at least six passesin three straight games dating back to last fall and on 10 occasions in hiscollegiate career...Redshirt freshman QB/P Michael Julian was creditedwith a 65-yard punt on his first collegiate attempt in the third quarter...Senior PK Jeremiah Detmer finished 1-of-2 on field-goal attempts, convertinga 40-yarder in the fourth quarter. Detmer’s conversion was his 51stin his UT career, moving him into sole possession of third place in schoolhistory. Detmer had a 44-yard field-goal attempt blocked in the secondquarter to snap a streak of 15 consecutive conversions, dating back tolast fall...Senior S Jordan Haden picked off his first pass of the season andthird in his collegiate career in the first quarter. Haden finished the gamewith a career-best six stops and one pass break up. His previous best effortwas four tackles on two occasions, most recently against NorthernIllinois on Nov. 14, 2012...Junior CB Christian Dukes was credited with hisfirst collegiate interception in the third period. Dukes finished the contestwith a career-tying best six tackles...Sophomore S DeJuan Rogers tiedwith senior LB Junior Sylvestre for the team lead with a career-best eighttackles and one pass break-up. Rogers’ previous best effort was six stopsagainst Navy on Oct. 19, 2013...Junior DL Orion Jones was credited with acareer-best 1.5 tackles-for-loss. Jones had totaled 3.0 tackles-for-loss overthe previous 19 games...Sophomore P Nick Ellis placed four punts insidethe Mizzou 20-yard line. Ellis averaged 39.2 yards per punt on eight attempts....<strong>Toledo</strong>was 3-of-4 in red-zone chances and is now 10-of-11 onthe season.SCORING 1 2 3 4 FMissouri 14 14 14 7 — 49<strong>Toledo</strong> 7 0 14 3 — 241st Quarter10:18 MU Hansbrough 16 yd run (Baggett kick) 4-45/0:564:05 UT Hunt 38 yd run (Detmer kick) 5-57/1:312:47 MU White 7 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick) 5-75/1:182nd Quarter12:43 MU Mauk 1 yd run (Baggett kick) 2-25/0:446:12 MU Hunt 13 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick) 2-39/0:173rd Quarter8:53 MU Murphy 13 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick) 13-85/5:097:38 UT HUNT 1 yd run (DETMER kick) 6-70/1:085:18 UT HUNT 1 yd run (DETMER kick) 4-43/1:014:21 MU Sasser 25 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick) 4-75/0:574th Quarter7:35 MU Hunt 12 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick) 10-65/5:431:17 UT DETMER 40 yd field goal 10-51/3:41Attendance: 24,196TEAM STATISTICS MISSOURI TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 25 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-177 31-154PASSING YDS (NET) 325 256Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-33-2 23-44-1TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 80-502 75-410Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-34 1-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-19 4-92Interception Returns-Yards 1-38 2-26Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.2 9-42.1Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-1Penalties-Yards 2-25 9-60Possession Time 33:45 26:15Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 6 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-31 2-10RUSHING: Missouri-Hansbrough, Russell 18-84; Murphy, Marcus 13-56;Mauk, Maty 12-36; Witter, Ish 4-1. TOLEDO-HUNT, Kareem 15-148; SWANSON,Terry 1-7; JONES-MOORE, D. 3-7; REMY, Marc 3-7; WOODSIDE, Logan 4-1; ELY,Phillip 5-minus 16.PASSING: Missouri-Mauk, Maty 21-32-2-325; Printz, Eddie 0-1-0-0. TOLEDO-ELY, Phillip 17-34-1-204; WOODSIDE, Logan 6-10-0-52.RECEIVING: Missouri-Hunt, Jimmie 6-71; Sasser, Bud 5-121; White, Darius5-69; Murphy, Marcus 3-41; Culkin, Sean 2-23. TOLEDO-RUSSELL, Alonzo 6-89;JONES, Corey 4-19; MACON, Dwight 3-37; HUNT, Kareem 3-12; WILCHER, Kishon2-32; ROGERS, Zach 2-18; JONES-MOORE, Damion 1-21; ZMOLIK, Alex1-20; REMY, Marc 1-8.TACKLE LEADERS: Missouri-Scherer, Michael 3-6-9; Webb, Braylon 4-4-8;TOLEDO-ROGERS, DeJuan 4-4-8; SYLVESTRE, Junior 3-5-8.INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri-Penton, Aarion 1-38. TOLEDO-HADEN, Jordan1-26; DUKES, Christian 1-0.
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