# 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2012 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Matt Campbell in his first full year after coaching the Rockets in the 2011 Military Bowl. They played their home games at the Glass Bowl. They were a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Utah State.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 10:30 p.m. | at Arizona* | | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ESPNU | L 17–24 $^{OT}$ | 48,670 |
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | | W 34–31 | 21,688 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | | Glass BowlToledo, OH (Battle of I-75) | ESPN3 | W 27–15 | 28,115 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina* | | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | W 38–28 | 19,023 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | ESPN3 | W 37–17 | 15,628 |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | W 50–35 | 19,247 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | | W 52–47 | 2,837 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Cincinnati* | | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | W 29–23 | 24,124 |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | TWCS | W 25–20 | 10,658 |
| November 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Ball State | No. 23 | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN2 | L 27–34 | 18,211 |
| November 14 | 9:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPN2 | L 24–31 | 17,813 |
| November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Akron | | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN2 | W 35–23 | 14,589 |
| December 15 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. No. 18 Utah State* | | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) | ESPN | L 15–41 | 29,243 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
1st quarter scoring: ARIZ – J. Bonano 26-yard field goal
2nd quarter scoring: TOL – Alonzo Russell 59-yard pass from Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer kick); ARIZ – A. Hill 30-yard pass from M. Scott (J. Bonano kick); TOL – David Fluellen 1-yard run (Detmer kick)
3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ – K. Carey 73-yard run (Bonano kick)
4th quarter scoring: TOL - Detmer 40-yard field goal
OT scoring: ARIZ – T. Miller 10-yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick)

### @ Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 31 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Rockets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |

### Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Rockets | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### @ Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 17 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Rockets | 10 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 50 |

### @ Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 52 |
| Eagles | 10 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 47 |

### Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Bearcats | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Rockets | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
Last meeting was in the 2001 Motor City Bowl.

### @ Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| Bulls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| #23 Rockets | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |

### @ Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 31 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Rockets | 0 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### Utah State–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| #20 Aggies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 41 |