2005 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2005 Toledo Rockets Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg 175 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 9–3 6–2 Tom Amstutz 5th John Shannon 1st Tim Rose 1st Glass Bowl MAC West co-championGMAC Bowl champion GMAC Bowl W 45–13 vs. UTEP The 2005 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2005 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 and senior quarterback Bruce Gradkowski. Schedule 2005 AP Eastern September 1 Thursday 7:00 pm w y Western Illinois Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 62–14 20,092 Gradowski throws two TDs, runs for another https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93626750/the-news-messenger/ January 27, 2022 The News-Messenger Associated Press September 2, 2005 B3 Newspapers.com September 10 7:00 pm w Western Michigan Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 56–23 18,912 September 17 1:00 pm w y y Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA BCSN 42–17 9,055 September 27 9:00 pm l y y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN2 14–44 34,637 October 8 7:00 pm w y Eastern Michigan Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 30–3 25,266 October 15 3:00 pm w y Ball State Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN 34–14 16,533 October 22 7:00 pm w Buffalo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 38–15 23,904 October 29 1:00 pm l y Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium ount Pleasant, MI ESPN Plus 17–21 12,801 November 4 8:00 pm w y Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPN2 30–21 21,034 November 16 7:30 pm l Northern Illinois Glass Bowl Toledo, OH ESPN2 17–35 20,912 November 22 7:00 pm w y Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH rivalry ESPN2 44–41 2OT 17,438 December 21 8:00 pm w y y UTEP Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL GMAC Bowl ESPN 45–13 35,422 Game summaries At Bowling Green Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry Toledo Rockets 2; text-align:center collapsed Toledo Rockets (7–3) at Bowling Green Falcons (6–4) November 22, 2005 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. CDT Toledo 0 7 17 7 13 Bowling Green 7 0 10 14 10 Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, Ohio 17,438 ESPN2 Dave Barnett, Craig James, Rob Stone Box Score First quarter BGSU – Omar Jacobs 1-yard run (Joe Timchenko kick), 7:33. Bowling Green 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 7:27. Second quarter TOL – Steve Odom 29-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:11. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:57. Third quarter TOL – Jason Robbins 44-yard field goal, 11:41. Toledo 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:19. BGSU – BJ Lane 1-yard run (Joe Timchenko kick), 8:45. Bowling Green 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:53. TOL – Trinity Dawson 23-yard run (Jason Robbins kick), 4:49. Toledo 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:48. BGSU – Joe Timchenko 27-yard field goal, 2:39. Tie 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:03. TOL – Josh Powell 17-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:29. Toledo 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:03. Fourth quarter BGSU – Steve Sanders 21-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 12:40. Tie 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:38. BSGU – Charles Sharon 11-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 8:01. Bowling Green 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:38. TOL – Chris Hopkins 3-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:43. Tie 31–31. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:13. Overtime TOL – Trinity Dawson 2-yard run (Jason Robbins kick). Toledo 38–31. BGSU – Steve Sanders 25-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick). Tie 38–38. BGSU – Joe Timchenko 37-yard field goal. Bowling Green 41–38. TOL – Chris Hopkins 22-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (no kick). Toledo 44–41. Top passers TOL – Bruce Gradkowski – 23/36, 298 yards, 4 TD BGSU – Omar Jacobs – 25/43, 315 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TOL – Trinity Dawson – 28 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD BGSU – P.J. Pope – 23 rushes, 131 yards Top receivers TOL – Steve Odom – 10 receptions, 146 yards, TD BGSU – Charles Sharon – 10 receptions, 106 yards, TD right 2005 at Bowling Green – Highlights Personnel 2005 Toledo Rockets f Fr John Allen TE Sr Quinton Broussard RB Fr Clint Cochran QB Fr Richard Davis RB Sr Trinity Dawson RB 7 Sr Bruce Gradkowski QB y So John Greco OL So Andrew Hawkins WR y Jr Chris Hopkins TE Sr Pete Lepley WR Fr Nick Moore WR Jr D.J. Nichols WR Jr Steve Odom WR So Jalen Parmele RB Jr Josh Powell TE Fr Andre Redd WR So David Washington WR Jr Aaron Albritton DL So Brandon Alexander LB Jr Mike Alston LB Jr J.P. Bekasiak DL Fr Keiron Brown DB Jr Michael Chamberlain LB So Patrick Clark DL So Bernard Faithful DL 59 Fr David Fatula LB y So Shaun Fitzgibbons LB Sr Jason Flowers DB Fr Keith Forestal LB 27 Fr Jeff Green DB So Greg Hay DB Fr Eric Heller LB So Tyrell Herbert DB Sr Keon Jackson DB Sr Anthony Jordan LB So Nick Lawrence DL Sr Antonio Malone DB Jr Bo Martin DB So Marques McFarlin LB So Nigel Morris DB So Steven Morrison LB Sr Hannibal Pearson DB So Tyree Pollard DL Fr Matt Shumaker LB Jr Seth Thitoff DL Sr David Thomas LB So Sean Williamson DL So Brett Kern P So Michael Kripinsky K Sr Jason Robbins K https://web.archive.org/web/20051023015202/http://utrockets.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tol-m-footbl-mtt.html *Tom Amstutz After the season NFL draft The following Rocket was selected in the 2006 NFL draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm 2006 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com September 30, 2023 Toledo Rockets 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL club 6194Bruce GradkowskiQuarterbackTampa Bay Buccaneers References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Category:68 Ventures Bowl champion seasons Toledo Rockets football Category:Long stubs with short prose