Toledo at Western Michigan

Saturday, October 9, 2004

Toledo beat Western Michigan 59–⁠33. It was their 43rd meeting; after it, Toledo led the series 28–⁠15.

AwayToledo9–⁠4 in 2004
59
HomeWestern Michigan1–⁠10 in 2004
33

Final at Waldo Stadium, KalamazooAttendance 17,421

At kickoff
59°F, clear, wind 11 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; W K Kellogg Airport (KBTL), 30 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Toledo103514059
Western Michigan10106733

Standouts

Player stats

Toledo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bruce Gradkowski23/2728630
Marques Council2/21300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trinity Dawson24158219
Scooter McDougle962226
Jalen Parmele1160021
Bruce Gradkowski732118
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kenny Higgins672024
Terrance Hudson337028
Chris Holmes330019
Steve Odom227022
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Patrick Body100
Anthony Jordan1160
Antonio Malone100

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Cubit16/3026633
Blayne Baggett8/139710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trovon Riley1133011
Ryan Cubit1303
Mark Bonds3304
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Greg Jennings4129246
Tyrone Walker784239
Tony Scheffler351031
Brian Jackson234031

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ToledoWestern Michigan
649Total yards397
324Passing yards363
350Rushing yards34
10.3Yards per pass8.4
5.5Yards per rush2.0
36First downs17
6–⁠12Third downs3–⁠9
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers5
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
23:38Possession13:01

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Toledo 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Toledo leads 39–⁠24 in 63 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Michigan 14, Toledo 13
2023Toledo 49, Western Michigan 31
2022Western Michigan 20, Toledo 14
2021Toledo 34, Western Michigan 15
2020Western Michigan 41, Toledo 38
2019Toledo 31, Western Michigan 24

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