# 2016 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2016 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Jason Candle in his first full overall year, after coaching the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPNU | W 31–10 | 26,182 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Maine* | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | W 45–3 | 23,439 |
| September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Fresno State* | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3/WTOL | W 52–17 | 19,379 |
| September 30 | 10:15 p.m. | at BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN2 | L 53–55 | 62,230 |
| October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | BCSN | W 35–20 | 21,412 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Bowling Green | Glass BowlToledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) | ASN | W 42–35 | 30,147 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Glass BowlToledo, OH | BCSN | W 31–17 | 17,821 |
| October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Ohio | Glass BowlToledo, OH | CBSSN | L 26–31 | 16,154 |
| November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN2 | W 48–17 | 6,559 |
| November 9 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Northern Illinois | Guaranteed Rate FieldChicago, IL (Huskie Chi–Town Showdown) | ESPN2 | W 31–24 | 10,180 |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN2 | W 37–19 | 16,826 |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN2 | L 35–55 | 24,191 |
| December 17 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Appalachian State* | Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl) | ESPN | L 28–31 | 20,257 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Red Wolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rockets | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Rockets | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |

### At BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 14 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 53 |
| Cougars | 21 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 55 |

### At Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 42 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Rockets | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31 |

### Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Rockets | 0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 26 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
| Zips | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### vs Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Rockets | 14 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 37 |

### At Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| #14 Broncos | 14 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 55 |

### Appalachian State–Camellia Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

## After the season
### NFL Draft

The following Rockets were selected in the 2017 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 3 | 86 | Kareem Hunt | Running back | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 4 | 127 | Michael Roberts | Tight end | Detroit Lions |
| 7 | 244 | Treyvon Hester | Defensive tackle | Oakland Raiders |