# 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2022 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by seventh-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. They competed as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

## Offseason
### Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nasir Bowers CB | Lakeland, FL | Lakeland High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren S | Saint Petersburg, Florida | Lakeland High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Dec 12, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Malachi Davis DL | Holt, Michigan | Holt High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Junior Vandeross ATH | Tampa, Florida | Jesuit High School | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 14, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Kiel Eldridge Edge | Monroeville, Indiana | Heritage High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Derell Bedingfield Jr. Linebacker | Cleveland, Ohio | Benedictine High School | N/A | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: Unranked 247Sports: #100 |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022. |||||||

### Transfer portal
#### Outgoing transfers

| Name | Pos. | New school |
| Matt Landers | WR | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Andrew Vaught | IOL | Wofford Terriers |
| Jalin Cooper | WR | Duquesne Dukes |
| Jalynn Williams | WR | Western Carolina Catamounts |
| Isaiah Winstead | WR | East Carolina |
| Evan Davis | K | None |
| Gavin Hall | QB | None |
| Anthony Crider | LB | Ohio Dominican Panthers |
| Jaelen Crider | DL | Youngstown State Penguins |
| Justin Clark | CB | Wisconsin Badgers |
| DeAmonte King | ATH | Tiffin Dragons |
| Cauren Lynch | RB | Wayne State Wildcats |
| Carter Bradley | QB | South Alabama Jaguars |
| Geri Theodore | EDGE | Portland State Vikings |
| Dorian Wesley | DL | Alabama A&M Bulldogs |
| Noah Hamlin | S | California Vulcans |
| Saeed Holt | S | Alabama A&M Bulldogs |

#### Incoming transfers

Toledo has collected ten players from the transfer portal.
| Name | Pos. | Previous school |
| Nick Turner | CB | Arkansas |
| Deshawn Holt | EDGE | Maryland |
| Anthony Torres | TE | Western Michigan |
| Rourke Freeburg | LB | Arizona |
| Peny Boone | RB | Maryland |
| Dallas Gant | LB | Ohio State |
| Chris Ocasio | OL | Edinboro |
| Jaret Frantz | WR | Ball State |
| Jalen Vanderbosch | WR | Siena Heights |
| Andre Fuller | S | Arkansas-Pine |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU* | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | W 37–0 | 21,291 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | UMass* | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN+ | W 55–10 | 20,147 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | FOX | L 21–77 | 105,398 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at San Diego State* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | FS1 | L 14–17 | 27,108 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | Glass BowlToledo, OH | NFLN | W 38–17 | 22,273 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPN+ | W 52–32 | 12,682 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Kent State | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN+ | W 52–31 | 19,139 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | UB StadiumBuffalo, NY | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 14,190 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPNU | W 27–24 | 14,270 |
| November 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Ball State | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN | W 28–21 | 14,462 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Glass BowlToledo, OH (Battle of I-75) | ESPNU | L 35–42 | 20,027 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPNU | L 14–20 | 8,645 |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Ohio | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) | ESPN | W 17–7 | 15,550 |
| December 20 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Liberty | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, Florida (Boca Raton Bowl) | ESPN | W 21–19 | 20,622 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rockets | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 37 |

### UMass

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Rockets | 14 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 55 |

### At #3 Ohio State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #3 Buckeyes | 28 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 77 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Rockets | 3 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 38 |

### At Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Rockets | 7 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 52 |

### At Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 34 |

### At Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 42 |
| Rockets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |

### At Western Michigan

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

### Ohio–MAC Championship Game

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Liberty–Boca Raton Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Rockets | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 |

## After the season
### NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 2023 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 7 | 259 | Desjuan Johnson | Defensive tackle | Los Angeles Rams |