TULSA at TOLEDO
Saturday, Sept. 16 • 7 p.m. • ESPN3
Glass Bowl (26,038/FieldTurf)
Toledo, Ohio
Television
ESPN3
Michael Reghi and Dustin Fox
Radio
KXBL-FM 99.5 (Tulsa flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between Tulsa and Toledo … The schools first met in 1962, as Toledo took a 21-18 win, and had a rematch in 1964 as Tulsa took a 39-16 victory … The schools will play next in the 2020 season … Tulsa last played a regular-season game against a MAC opponent in 2013 (Bowling Green).
TULSA
1-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
17-11, third season
Notes
After dropping its season-opener to Oklahoma State (59-24), Tulsa burst into the win column with a 66-42 victory against Louisiana last Saturday … Tulsa has averaged 45.0 points and 549.5 yards per game … QB Chad President has stepped in as the starter and has thrown for 421 yards and a touchdown on 32-of-55 passing … RB D’Angelo Brewer has rushed for 295 yards and three touchdowns on 60 carries … Brewer picked up 263 yards in the win against Louisiana, good for second on The American’s single-game chart … RB Corey Taylor II has a team-high four rushing touchdowns … WR Keenen Johnson has a team-high 13 catches for 132 yards … C Chandler Miller and OT Evan Plagg are both on the Outland Trophy watch list … The Golden Hurricane would like to shore up a defense that has allowed 618.0 yards per game.
TOLEDO
2-0, 0-0 MAC
Head Coach
Jason Candle (Mount Union ’03)
12-4, second season
Notes
Toledo is 2-0 for the third straight season after the Rockets took a 37-24 win at Nevada last Saturday … Toledo opened with a 47-13 win against Elon … The Rockets went 9-4 last season and fell to Appalachian State in the Camellia Bowl … Toledo has had seven straight winning seasons, including a 10-2 campaign in 2014, when the Rockets were ranked as high as No. 19 nationally … Toledo was the overwhelming preseason favorite in the MAC this season, with 21 of 24 votes to capture the title … QB Logan Woodside has completed 38 of 58 passes for 546 yards and two touchdowns … Woodside is the fourth Toledo player to surpass 7,000 career passing yards (7,178) … RB Art Thompkins leads a group of three players with at least 100 rushing yards … WR Cody Thompson has 13 catches for 213 yards and a TD.