2002 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2002 Toledo Rockets Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg 175 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 9–5 7–1 Tom Amstutz 2nd Rob Spence 2nd Lou West 2nd Glass Bowl MAC West Division co-champion MAC Championship Game vs. Marshall L 45–49 Motor City Bowl L 25–51 vs. Boston College The 2002 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz. Schedule 2002 AP Eastern August 29 7:00 pm w y Cal Poly Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 44–16 23,074 September 7 6:00 pm w y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, Michigan 65–13 16,843 September 14 2:30 pm l y y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis 21–31 36,640 September 21 7:00 pm w y UNLV Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 38–21 26,050 September 28 1:30 pm l y y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh 19–37 39,713 October 12 7:00 pm w y Ball State Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 27–24 25,926 October 19 6:00 pm w y Central Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida TV5 27–24 18,815 October 26 7:00 pm l Miami (OH) Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 13–27 24,466 November 9 7:00 pm w Central Michigan Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 44–17 18,944 November 16 3:30 pm w y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan FSN 42–21 9,844 November 23 12:00 pm w y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois FSN 33–30 20,154 November 30 7:00 pm w Bowling Green Battle of I-75 Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 42–24 25,331 December 7 2:30 pm l y Marshall MAC Championship Marshall University Stadium Huntington, West Virginia ESPN2 45–49 24,582 December 26 5:00 pm l y y Boston College Motor City Bowl Ford Field Detroit ESPN 25–51 51,872 Roster 2002 Toledo Rockets f 2 Sr Carl Ford Carl Ford (American football) WR y 7 Fr Bruce Gradkowski QB y 10 Sr Brian Jones Brian Jones (quarterback) QB y 14 So Lance Moore WR y 68 So Nick Kaczur G y 78 So Mike Sacco OL 79 Sr Noah Swartz OL 11 So Patrick Body SS y 12 Jr Brandon Hefflin CB 25 Sr James Stanley James Stanley (American football) CB y https://web.archive.org/web/20021021103048/http://utrockets.ocsn.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tol-m-footbl-mtt.html *Tom Amstutz * Joe Gilbert o-line coach 2002-10-21 After the season NFL draft The following Rocket was selected in the 2003 NFL draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm 2003 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com September 30, 2023 Toledo Rockets 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL club 7256Carl FordWide receiverGreen Bay Packers References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Toledo Rockets football