The 2013 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Matt Campbell in his second full year after coaching the Rockets in the 2011 Military Bowl.[1] They played their home games at the Glass Bowl and are members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 12:21 p.m. | at No. 10 Florida* | | SECTV | L 6–24 | 83,604 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Missouri* | | ESPNU | L 23–38 | 56,785 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 (FCS) Eastern Washington* | | ESPN3 | W 33–21 | 20,459 |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | | ESPN+ | W 38–17 | 15,136 |
| September 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 18,329 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | | ESPN3 | W 47–20 | 17,621 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Navy* | | ESPNews | W 45–44 2OT | 18,221 |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Bowling Green | | ESPN3 | W 28–25 | 21,724 |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | | ESPN3 | W 55–16 | 17,492 |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo | | ESPNU | W 51–41 | 15,036 |
| November 20 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 Northern Illinois | | ESPN2 | L 17–35 | 21,974 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Akron | | ESPN3 | L 29–31 | 12,506 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Florida
Toledo at Florida
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets |
0 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
6 |
| • #10 Gators |
7 |
10 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
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Missouri
Toledo at Missouri
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets |
3 |
6 | 14 | 0 |
23 |
| • Tigers |
10 |
7 | 14 | 7 |
38 |
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Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington at Toledo
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles |
14 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
| • Rockets |
13 |
3 | 7 | 10 |
33 |
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Central Michigan
Toledo at Central Michigan
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Rockets |
14 |
10 | 0 | 14 |
38 |
| Chippewas |
7 |
7 | 3 | 0 |
17 |
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Ball State
Toledo at Ball State
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| Cardinals |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Western Michigan
Western Michigan at Toledo
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| Rockets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: October 5
- Location: Glass Bowl
Toledo, OH
Sources:
Navy
Navy at Toledo
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| Rockets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: October 19
- Location: Glass Bowl
Toledo, OH - Television network: ESPN Networks
Sources:
Bowling Green
Toledo at Bowling Green
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| Falcons |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Toledo
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| Rockets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: November 2
- Location: Glass Bowl
Toledo, OH
Sources:
Buffalo
Buffalo at Toledo
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| Rockets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: November 12
- Location: Glass Bowl
Toledo, OH - Television network: ESPNU/ESPN3
Sources:
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois at Toledo
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #20 Huskies |
7 |
0 | 14 | 14 |
35 |
| Rockets |
3 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
17 |
- Date: November 20
- Location: Glass Bowl
Toledo, OH - Television network: ESPN2
Sources:
Akron
Toledo at Akron
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| Zips |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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