Central Michigan at Toledo

Saturday, October 23, 2004

Toledo beat Central Michigan 27–⁠22. It was their 31st meeting; after it, Toledo led the series 17–⁠11–⁠3.

AwayCentral Michigan4–⁠7 in 2004
22
HomeToledo9–⁠4 in 2004
27

Final at Glass Bowl, ToledoAttendance 19,822

At kickoff
59°F, rain, wind 8 mph from the southeast, gusts to 16 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Lambertville (KDUH), 9 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central Michigan01001222
Toledo3213027

Standouts

  • PassingKent Smith29 of 42, 385 yards, 2 TDCentral Michigan
  • ReceivingDamien Linson2 catches, 87 yards, 2 TDCentral Michigan

Player stats

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kent Smith29/4238520
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kent Smith1561124
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Damien Linson287265
Obed Cetoute569023
Dave Kurzen667020
Justin Harper663020

Toledo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bruce Gradkowski28/4132911
Brett Kern1/14600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Quinton Broussard1470039
Bruce Gradkowski846112
Scooter McDougle71103
Jalen Parmele2202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kenny Higgins571026
Patrick Body146046
Quinton Broussard346032
Chris Holmes342020

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

Team stats

Central MichiganToledo
553Total yards502
397Passing yards375
168Rushing yards127
9.2Yards per pass8.9
4.0Yards per rush4.0
24First downs23
7–⁠16Third downs3–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs3–⁠5
1Turnovers1
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
18:08Possession18:03

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Toledo 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Toledo leads 31–⁠18–⁠3 in 52 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Toledo 21, Central Michigan 3
2024Toledo 37, Central Michigan 10
2023Toledo 32, Central Michigan 17
2022Toledo 38, Central Michigan 17
2021Central Michigan 26, Toledo 23
2020Toledo 24, Central Michigan 23

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