Game notes: Massachusetts at Toledo
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The matchup
- Massachusetts (4–3, 1–3 in conference) at Toledo (5–2, 2–1 in conference), Wednesday, November 11, kickoff time not yet set, Glass Bowl.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 10th meeting; Toledo leads the series 8–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 7, 2024: Toledo 38, Massachusetts 23.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1976: Massachusetts 28, Toledo 14.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Toledo is 5–0 at home against Massachusetts.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Toledo 38–23 (at Toledo); 2023: Toledo 41–24 (at Massachusetts); 2022: Toledo 55–10 (at Toledo); 2021: Toledo 45–7 (at Massachusetts); 2015: Toledo 51–35 (at Massachusetts).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts is 4–3 (1–3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 37–21 at Rutgers; W 37–10 vs. Sacred Heart; W 36–14 vs. Stonehill; W 35–6 at Sacramento State; L 14–38 vs. Eastern Michigan; L 19–20 vs. Miami (OH); L 18–25 at Buffalo.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Massachusetts has lost three straight, since beating Sacramento State 35–6 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Massachusetts is No. 129 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Joe Harasymiak is 4–15 in his second season at Massachusetts.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Joe Harasymiak faces Toledo as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- William Watson III (QB): 820 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ty Harding (WR): 28 catches, 327 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Timmy Hinspeter (LB): 45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2017, Massachusetts beat Maine 44–31.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Toledo
- Toledo is 5–2 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 20–30 at Michigan State; W 63–10 vs. Central Connecticut; W 49–48 vs. Temple; W 41–16 vs. San Diego State; W 39–24 at Ball State; L 8–23 vs. Buffalo; W 34–14 at Eastern Michigan.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Toledo is No. 52 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Mike Jacobs is 5–2 in his first season at Toledo.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Mike Jacobs faces Massachusetts as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- John Alan Richter (QB): 1,853 passing yards, 14 TD, No. 10 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Connor Walendzak (RB): 424 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Julian Fox (LB): 56 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Toledo lost to Western Michigan 41–38.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Joe Harasymiak and Mike Jacobs as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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