2023 Toledo Rockets football team

2023 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division champion
Arizona Bowl, L 15–16 vs. Wyoming
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–3 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Hallett (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRobert Weiner (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorVince Kehres (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRoss Watson (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCraig Kuligowski (4th season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$   7 1     11 3  
Ohio   6 2     10 3  
Bowling Green   5 3     7 6  
Buffalo   3 5     3 9  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
Kent State   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   8 0     11 3  
Northern Illinois   5 3     7 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     6 7  
Central Michigan   3 5     5 7  
Ball State   3 5     4 8  
Western Michigan   3 5     4 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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]

  1. ^ "Jason Candle". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Toledo football clinches MAC West title, punches ticket to conference championship game". WTOL. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "MAC Announces 2023 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". Mid-American Conference.
  4. ^ "Miami (Ohio) beats No. 23 Toledo 23-14 to win MAC championship". CBS Sports. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Lev, Michael (December 3, 2023). "Toledo Rockets to face Wyoming Cowboys in 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl". tucson.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.