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2017 Toledo

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jason Candle.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2017, game by game: won vs. Elon 47–13; won at Nevada 37–24; won vs. Tulsa 54–51; lost at No. 14 Miami 30–52; won vs. Eastern Michigan 20–15; won at Central Michigan 30–10; won vs. Akron 48–21; won at Ball State 58–17; won vs. Northern Illinois 27–17; lost at Ohio 10–38; won at Bowling Green 66–37; won vs. Western Michigan 37–10; won vs. Akron 45–28; lost vs. App State 0–34+41−34Won 47–13 vs. Elon+34ElonWon 37–24 at Nevada+13NevadaWon 54–51 vs. Tulsa+3TulsaLost 30–52 at No. 14 Miami-22No. 14 MiamiWon 20–15 vs. Eastern Michigan+5Eastern MichiganWon 30–10 at Central Michigan+20Central MichiganWon 48–21 vs. Akron+27AkronWon 58–17 at Ball State+41Ball StateWon 27–17 vs. Northern Illinois+10Northern Illino…Lost 10–38 at Ohio-28OhioWon 66–37 at Bowling Green+29Bowling GreenWon 37–10 vs. Western Michigan+27Western MichiganWon 45–28 vs. Akron+17AkronLost 0–34 vs. App State-34App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsElonW 47–⁠1394%
Sep 9atNevadaW 37–⁠2465%
Sep 16vsTulsaW 54–⁠5163%
Sep 23at14MiamiL 30–⁠5242%
Oct 7vsEastern MichiganW 20–⁠1580%
Oct 14atCentral MichiganW 30–⁠1069%
Oct 21vsAkronW 48–⁠2178%
Oct 26atBall StateW 58–⁠1780%
Nov 2vsNorthern IllinoisW 27–⁠1770%
Nov 8atOhioL 10–⁠3859%
Nov 15atBowling GreenW 66–⁠3778%
Nov 24vsWestern MichiganW 37–⁠1065%
Dec 2vsAkronMid-American Championship GameW 45–⁠2877%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsApp StateDollar General BowlL 0–⁠3461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 34–⁠0 in the Dollar General Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
509–⁠367
Coach
Jason Candle
Elo
1626 +32 this season
SP+ rating
6.6 No. 45 of 128; offense No. 44, defense No. 54, special teams No. 64
SRS
3.9 No. 50 of 130 in FBS
Returning
68% of last season’s EPA, No. 49 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 78 roster talent No. 95 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Wright
Defensive coordinator
Brian George
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense18th of 130
  • Defense64th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted21st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted85th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2046%1.2918th of 130
Defense0.0943%1.2264th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.12 def		44% off
45% def		—21st off
85th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.8own 3613% allowed
Defense3.4own 3015% caused

CORE rating 5.7, 41st of 130 (offense 8.7, defense 2.9).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsLogan Woodside QB3,882 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Woodside QB28 TD
Rushing yardsTerry Swanson RB1,363 yds
Rushing touchdownsTerry Swanson RB14 TD
Receiving yardsDiontae Johnson WR1,278 yds
Receiving touchdownsDiontae Johnson WR13 TD
TacklesJack Linch LB75 tkl
SacksOlasunkanmi Adeniyi DE8.5 sacks
InterceptionsKahlil Robinson DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Kedonis Haslem OG★★★No. 815
DeAmonte King ATH★★★No. 1109
Tadarrius Patterson OLB★★★No. 1231
Tyrone Chambers DT★★★No. 1362
Drew Rosi TE★★★No. 1397

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs22.50.782
Receivers62.50.805
Offensive line43.00.824
Defensive line42.50.802
Linebackers22.50.810
Defensive backs42.80.809
Athletes and specialists13.00.842
Whole class242.70.809

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 7Logan Woodside QBCincinnati Bengals

Roster 101

The 2017 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo7–⁠111–⁠3
Northern Illinois6–⁠28–⁠5
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Akron6–⁠27–⁠7
Ohio5–⁠39–⁠4
Buffalo4–⁠46–⁠6
Western Michigan4–⁠46–⁠6
Miami (OH)4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠55–⁠7
Bowling Green2–⁠62–⁠10
Kent State1–⁠72–⁠10
Ball State0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.