Game notes: Toledo at Ohio
Friday, November 27, noon ET, Peden Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Toledo (5–2, 2–1 in conference) at Ohio (5–2, 3–0 in conference), Friday, November 27, noon ET, Peden Stadium.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 45th meeting; Toledo leads the series 30–13–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Wednesday, November 20, 2024: Ohio 24, Toledo 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1962: Ohio 31, Toledo 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Ohio is 10–11–1 at home against Toledo.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Ohio 24–7 (at Toledo); 2022: Toledo 17–7 (neutral site); 2021: Toledo 35–23 (at Ohio); 2017: Ohio 38–10 (at Ohio); 2016: Ohio 31–26 (at Toledo).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 Ohio 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 2021, Toledo beat Akron 49–14.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.
Ohio
- Ohio is 5–2 (3–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 21–49 at Nebraska; W 29–27 vs. Jacksonville State; L 36–41 at South Alabama; W 35–7 vs. Stonehill; W 13–10 at Kent State; W 31–14 vs. Central Michigan; W 48–7 at Sacramento State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Ohio has won four straight, since losing 41–36 to South Alabama (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Ohio is No. 43 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ohio has won 16 straight home games, the longest active home streak in FBS.resultsConsecutive wins at home (neutral sites aside), every game on file, among the active FBS programs.
- John Hauser is 6–2 in his second season at Ohio.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- John Hauser 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.
- Riley Neer (WR): 32 catches, 440 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nick Poulos (QB): 503 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Michael Molnar (LB): 53 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Ohio beat Temple 35–17.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 Mike Jacobs and John Hauser 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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