game 3 - cincinnati 58, toledo 34Cincinnati, OH – <strong>Toledo</strong> staged a furious second-half comeback thaterased much of a 34-point deficit but it wasn’t quite enough as the Rocketsfell to Cincinnati, 58-34, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.Cincinnati (1-0) scored touchdowns on its first six possessions, buildingleads of 34-0 and 41-7 in the first half. <strong>Toledo</strong> did not quit, though,cutting the lead to 41-34 early in the fourth quarter. But the Bearcats putthe game away with a touchdown and a field goal midway through thefourth quarter.Both teams rolled up more than 500 yards of offense, with the Rocketstotaling 563 yards and Cincinnati putting up 584.The Rockets (1-2) were led by sophomore QB Logan Woodside, whoconnected on 27-of-40 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns. SophomoreKareem Hunt paced the rushing attack with 101 yards, all in thefirst half, while sophomore Corey Jones caught 11 passes for 93 yards andone touchdown.UC sophomore quarterback Gunner Kiel completed 25-of-37 passesfor 418 yards and six scores.Cincinnati set the tone on the game’s first play, a 52-yard pass playfrom Kiel to Mekale McKay. Two plays later, Kiel hit McKay for a 17-yard TDalong the left edge of the end zone.<strong>Toledo</strong>’s first drive stalled at midfield, and Cincinnati responded withan eight-play, 81-yard drive that was capped by a 22-yard TD pass fromKiel to Max Morrison. UC extended the lead to 20-0 on an 80-yard drive,then got the ball right back on the UT 14-yard line following a <strong>Toledo</strong>fumble on the kickoff. Two plays later and four seconds into the secondquarter, Kiel found Chris Moore in the end zone to put UC up, 27-0. Themargin ballooned to 34-0 when Rod Moore capped a three-play drivewith a two-yard run.<strong>Toledo</strong> cracked the scoreboard on its first possession of the secondquarter on a three-yard rush by Hunt. Hunt also had 19, 21 and 13 yardson the nine-play, 85-yard drive. The Rockets made it 41-14 with 2:07 left inthe first half when Russell caught a short pass from Woodside and took it38 yards to the house.<strong>Toledo</strong> narrowed its deficit to as close as 41-34 early in the fourthquarter but couldn’t come any closer.ROCKET ROUNDUP: Rockets are now 4-9 all-time in games played inNFL stadiums...Sophomore QB Logan Woodside made his second careerstart under center and completed 27-of-40 passes for 322 yards and threetouchdowns. Woodside posted career highs in all four categories andcompleted passes to eight different receivers...Junior WR Alonzo Russellcaught five passes for a team-high 114 yards and two scores. Russell wascredited with a 38-yard TD reception in the second quarter and a 54-yarderTD catch in the third. He recorded his third career multi-TD effort andtopped the century mark for the first time this season and sixth time in hiscareer...Russell moved into 10th place in school history in career receivingyards (1,969), tied for 10th in TD catches (13) and 12th in receptions (132)...Sophomore RB Kareem Hunt carried the ball 12 times for a team-high101 yards and one touchdown, all in the first half. He has now rushed forat least 100 yards all three games this season and on eight occasions in hisUT career...Sophomore WR Corey Jones reeled in a career-high 11 passesfor 93 yards, including a 13-yard TD reception in the third quarter...Jones’11 receptions are the most by a Rocket since Bernard Reedy finished with13 against Ball State on Sept. 28, 2013...Sophomore RB Marc Remy ranthe ball 11 times for 80 yards...Junior DE Allen Covington recorded hisfirst sack of the season on an important third-down stop in the third period.Covington finished with four stops...Sophomore DB DeJuan Rogersled the Rockets with a career-high seven tackles. It marked the secondstraight contest Rogers has led or tied for the team lead in defensivestops...Senior PK Jeremiah Detmer moved into sole possession of thirdplace in school history with his 51st career field goal.SCORING 1 2 3 4 F<strong>Toledo</strong> 0 14 17 3 — 34Cincinnati 20 21 0 17 — 581st Quarter14:14 UC McKay 17 yd pass from KIEL (Gantz kick) 3-69/0:468:45 UC Morrison 22 yd pass from KIEL (Gantz kick failed) 8-81/2:580:37 UC Green 4 yd run (Gantz kick) 8-80/3:122nd Quarter14:56 UC Moore 8 yd pass from Kiel (Gantz kick) 2-14/0:3610:14 UC Moore 2 yd run (Gantz kick) 3-67/0:516:55 UT HUNT 3 yd run (DETMER kick) 9-85/3:132:17 UC COLE 11 yd pass from Kiel (Gantz kick) 12-86/4:271:13 UT RUSSELL 38 yd pass from WOODSIDE (DETMER kick)3-75/1:043rd Quarter12:19 UT RUSSELL 54 yd pass from WOODSIDE (DETMER kick)7-75/2:417:38 UT JONES, C. 13 yd pass from WOODSIDE (DETMER) 7-23/3:064:33 UT DETMER 23 yd field goal 6-40/2:044th Quarter14:48 UT DETMER 36 yd field goal 10-76/3:3411:59 UC Chisum 18 yd pass from Kiel (Gantz kick) 8-75/2:498:57 UC Gantz 34 yd field goal 6-27/1:091:36 UC Washington 22 yd pass from Kiel (Gantz kick) 8-69/2:52Attendance: 31,192TEAM STATISTICS TOLEDO CINCINNATIFIRST DOWNS 27 28RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-240 30-148PASSING YDS (NET) 323 436Passes Comp-Att-Int 28-43-0 29-42-0TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 82-563 72-584Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5Punt Returns-Yards 1-21 1-11Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-150 6-141Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 2-30.0 4-38.2Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 7-65 2-30Possession Time 35:12 24:48Third-Down Conversions 8 of 17 7 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 7-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 3-22RUSHING: TOLEDO-HUNT, Kareem 12-101; REMY, Marc 11-80; JONES-MOORE,D. 9-41; JONES, Corey, 2-36; JULIAN, Michigan 1-minus 7; WOODSIDE, Logan4-minus 11. Cincinnati-Williams, Hosey 14-103; Kiel, Gunner 4-24; Green, Tion7-14; Evans, Jared 2-5; Legaux, Munchie 1-5; Moore, Rod 1-2; Abernathy, RD1-minus 5.PASSING: TOLEDO-WOODSIDE, Logan 27-40-0-322; JULIAN, Michael 1-2-0-1;Cincinnati-Kiel, Gunner 25-37-0-418; Legaux, Munchie 4-5-0-18.RECEIVING: TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 11-93; RUSSELL, Alonzo 5-114; OLACK,Justin 5-64; JONES-MOORE, Damion 2-13; WILCHER, Kishon 1-16; REMY,Marc 1-11; ROGERS, Zach 1-6; MACON, Dwight 1-5; JOHNSON, Jon’Vea 1-1.Cincinnati-McKay, Mekale 9-175; Washington, Shaq 4-54; Morrison, Max 4-51;Holton, Johnny 3-68; Chisum, Alex 3-39; Moore, Chris 2-23; Dowdy, DJ 1-13;Cole, Nate 1-11; Abernathy, RD 1-4; Green, Tion 1-minus 2.TACKLE LEADERS: TOLEDO-ROGERS, DeJuan 3-4-7; DUKES, Christian 4-2-6; VOSS, Trent 3-3-6; HESTER, Treyvon 2-4-6; Cincinnati-Luc, Jeff 5-7-12; Edwards,Jeff 4-7-11.
game 4 - toledo 34, Ball State 23<strong>Toledo</strong>, OH – In a contest delayed nearly three hours due to severeweather, <strong>Toledo</strong> outlasted Ball State, 34-23, at the Glass <strong>Bowl</strong>. The delaylasted 2:41, which meant the game did not finish until 12:42 the followingmorning. The victory marked the 500th win in school history for theRockets.Sophomore Kareem Hunt rushed for 142 yards and a touchdownon just 12 carries to pace a balanced Rocket offense that gained 318 of its470 yards of total offense on the ground. Hunt left the game in the secondquarter with a foot injury following a 43-yard run and did not return. It wasHunt’s fourth consecutive 100-yard outing in as many tries this season.Sophomore quarterback Logan Woodside guided the Rockets byconnecting on 13-of-22 passes for 152 yards and one TD. Woodside alsoran for two scores. Sophomore Damion Jones-Moore added 62 rushingyards and one score on 11 carries. Sophomore wide receiver Corey Jonesracked up 164 all-purpose yards, including 76 on kickoff returns and 66 onpunt returns.Ball State (1-3, 0-1 MAC) was led by senior running back Jahwan Edwards,who rushed for 125 yards on 21 attempts.<strong>Toledo</strong> (2-2, 1-0 MAC) scored quickly on its first possession, helpedby a 34-yard run by Hunt and a 35-yard pass play from Woodside to seniorwide receiver Justin Olack. Woodside took it in from three yards out. JeremiahDetmer’s extra point attempt was wide right, giving <strong>Toledo</strong> a 6-0lead.The Rockets then stopped Ball State, and Corey Jones returned a63-yard BSU punt 31 yards to the <strong>Toledo</strong> 40-yard line. Two plays later, thegame was suspended due to severe weather and did not resume for another2:41.<strong>Toledo</strong> did not miss a beat following the delay, as Woodside hit Olackfor a 31-yard strike to the BSU 27-yard line on the first play coming out ofthe locker room. Five plays later, Woodside ran it in from eight yards outfor his second TD of the game.After Ball State’s Scott Secor kicked a 49-yard field goal to cut themargin to 13-3, UT answered with an eight-play drive capped by an impressiverun by Hunt, who spun out of one tackle and broke another totake it in from 13 yards, giving the Rockets a 20-3 margin at the end of thefirst quarter.Secor booted a pair of field goals to account for the scoring in thesecond quarter. <strong>Toledo</strong> pushed the lead to 27-9 midway through the thirdquarter when Woodside hit junior WR Alonzo Russell for a 26-yarder. Thedrive was set up by Jones’ 35-yard punt return.The Cardinals stayed in the contest with a touchdown on their nextpossession to cut the lead to 27-16. Quarterback Ozzie Mann hit KeVonnMabon for a 43-yard score that kept BSU within striking distance. <strong>Toledo</strong>came back with a 14-play, 72-yard drive that was capped by a seven-yardTD run by Jones-Moore to give the Rockets a 34-16 margin with 10:19 leftin the contest.ROCKET ROUNDUP: UT won its MAC opener for a seventh-straight year,equaling its longest win streak to start league play since 1993-99...<strong>Toledo</strong>is now 12-3 at home under Head Coach Matt Campbell...Junior WRAlonzo Russell was credited with a 26-yard TD catch in the third quarterto give him 14 in his career, good for 10th place in school history. Russellalso moved into ninth place in UT annals in career receiving yards (1,999)and tied for 11th place with Brock Kreitzburg (1995-98) in career receptions(134). He has also caught a pass in all 29 games as a Rocket...SeniorWR Justin Olack hauled in three passes for a season-high 71 yards...SeniorLB Junior Sylvestre totaled a season-high 13 tackles...Junior CB ChristianDukes was credited with a collegiate-best 10 stops, surpassing hisprevious best effort of six tackles on five occasions...Junior DE Tre Jamesrecorded his first collegiate sack in the fourth quarter...<strong>Toledo</strong> rushed fora season-high 318 yards, topping its previous best effort of 306 yardsagainst New Hampshire on Aug. 30.SCORING 1 2 3 4 FBall State 3 6 7 7 — 23<strong>Toledo</strong> 20 0 7 7 — 341st Quarter13:24 UT WOODSIDE 3 yd run (DETMER kick failed) 5-75/1:367:15 UT WOODSIDE 8 yd run (DETMER kick) 8-60/3:124:20 BSU Secor 49 yd field goal 8-36/2:501:16 UT HUNT 13 yd run (DETMER kick) 8-76/2:592nd Quarter13:10 BSU Secor 45 yd field goal 8-33/3:009:54 BSU Secor 22 yd field goal 6-14/2:013rd Quarter3:28 UT RUSSELL 26 yd pass from WOODSIDE (DETMER kick)5-37/1:521:58 BSU Mabon 43 yd pass from Mann (Secor kick) 4-75/1:244th Quarter10:19 UT JONES-MOORE 7 yd run (DETMER kick) 14-72/6:345:55 BSU Williams 8 yd pass from Mann (Secor kick) 13-75/4:24Attendance: 17,229TEAM STATISTICS BALL STATE TOLEDOFIRST DOWNS 23 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-175 47-318PASSING YDS (NET) 176 152Passes Comp-Att-Int 27-15-0 22-13-1TOTAL OFF. PLAYS-YARDS 69-351 69-470Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-66Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-118 4-76Interception Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-49.7 2-41.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 4-40 4-37Possession Time 29:22 30:38Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 8 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-15RUSHING: Ball State-Edwards, Hosey 21-125; Banks, Horactio 13-47; Mann,Ozzie 6-2; Mabon, KeVonn 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 1. TOLEDO-HUNT, Kareem 12-142; JONES-MOORE, D. 11-62; SWANSON, Terry 9-44; WOODSIDE, Logan 7-43;REMY, Marc 6-23; JONES, Corey 1-5; TEAM-minus 1.PASSING: Ball State-Mann, Ozzie 15-27-0-176. TOLEDO-WOODSIDE, Logan13-22-1-152.RECEIVING: Ball State-Williams, Jordan 7-58; Shillings, Chris 5-40; Mabon,Kevonn 3-78. TOLEDO-JONES, Corey 4-17; OLACK, Justin 3-71; RUSSELL,Alonzo 3-30; MACON, Dwight 2-18; REMY, Marc 1-16.TACKLE LEADERS: Ball State-Ingle, Ben 7-7-14; Stlouis, Gilbert 9-4-13; TOLE-DO-SYLVESTRE, Junior 6-7-13; DUKES, Christian 4-6-10.INTERCEPTIONS: Ball State-Cromartie, Dedrick 1-6; TOLEDO-None.
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