2023 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2023 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by eighth-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio.^[1] They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Rockets won the West with a perfect conference record.^[2] Their quarterback Dequan Finn won Player of the Year and coach Jason Candle won coach of the year.^[3] Miami defeated them in the MAC Championship Game with a 23–14 upset victory.^[4] They played Wyoming in the Arizona Bowl, where they lost 15–16. ^[5]

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Toledo was picked to finish first in the West. They received seven votes to win conference.^[6][7]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 28–30	48,898
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Texas Southern*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 71–3	22,742
September 16	7:00 p.m.	San Jose State*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 21–17	20,039
September 23	1:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	W 49–31	19,068
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNU	W 35–33	19,068
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at UMass*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPNU	W 41–24	9,623
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 13–6	7,673
October 21	4:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	W 21–17	17,321
October 31	7:30 p.m.	Buffalo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 31–13	14,939
November 8	7:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	W 49–23	17,842
November 14	7:00 p.m.	at Battle of I-75 )	ESPN2	W 32–31	20,590
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	W 32–17	8,612
December 2	12:00 p.m.	vs. Miami (OH)	MAC Championship Game)	ESPN	L 14–23	20,200
December 30	4:30 p.m.	vs. The CW/Barstool Sports	L 15–16	30,428
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Source: AP -^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}

Coaches -^{[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]}

CFP -^{[40][41][42][43][44][45]}

NFL Draft

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