2001 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2001 Toledo Rockets Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg 175 Mid-American Conference MAC 22 23 10–2 6–2 Tom Amstutz 1st Rob Spence 1st Lou West 1st Glass Bowl MAC championMAC West Division co-championMotor City Bowl champion MAC Championship Game W 41–36 vs. Marshall Motor City Bowl W 23–16 vs. Cincinnati The 2001 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2001 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. Toledo's schedule originally included a game against Youngstown State on September 15, 2001, but that contest was canceled following the September 11 attacks. Schedule 2001 AP Eastern August 30 7:00 pm w y Minnesota Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio BCN 13abc.com Kickoff 38–7 34,950 September 8 4:00 pm w y y Temple Veterans Stadium Philadelphia 33–7 19,751 September 22 1:00 pm w y Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, Michigan 52–28 27,413 Taylor's 5 TDs ignite Toledo's rout of CMU Lansing State Journal September 23, 2001 5C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99371104/taylors-5-tds-ignite-toledos-rout-of/ Newspapers.com September 29 7:00 pm w 25 Northern Illinois Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 41–20 36,502 October 6 6:00 pm w y 23 Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, Ohio 48–41 21,918 October 20 2:00 pm l y 25 Ball State Ball State Stadium Muncie, Indiana BCN 20–24 21,278 October 27 7:00 pm w y Navy Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio BCN 21–20 36,852 November 6 8:00 pm w Western Michigan Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio ESPN 41–35 23,923 November 17 7:00 pm w Eastern Michigan Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio 28–7 27,831 November 23 7:00 pm l y Bowling Green Battle of I-75 Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio 21–56 26,483 November 30 7:30 pm w Marshall 20 MAC Championship Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio ESPN2 41–36 20,025 December 29 12:00 pm w y y 25 Cincinnati Motor City Bowl Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan ESPN 23–16 44,164http://utrockets.com/fls/18000/old_site/sports/m-footbl/stats/fb_cum_2001.html?DB_OEM_ID=18000 Archived copy 2012-10-31 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150326142027/http://utrockets.com/fls/18000/old_site/sports/m-footbl/stats/fb_cum_2001.html?DB_OEM_ID=18000 2015-03-26 Roster 2001 Toledo Rockets f 14 Jr Carl Ford Carl Ford (American football) WR y 19 Sr Chester Taylor TB y 25 Jr James Stanley James Stanley (American football) CB y *Tom Amstutz After the season NFL draft The following Rocket was selected in the 2002 NFL draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm 2002 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com September 30, 2023 Toledo Rockets 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL club 6207Chester TaylorRunning backBaltimore Ravens References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Category:Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Category:Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion seasons Toledo Rockets football