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2024 Toledo

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jason Candle.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2024, game by game: won vs. Duquesne 49–10; won vs. Massachusetts 38–23; won at Mississippi State 41–17; lost at Western Kentucky 21–26; won vs. Miami (OH) 30–20; lost at Buffalo 15–30; won at Northern Illinois 13–6; lost vs. Bowling Green 26–41; won at Eastern Michigan 29–28; won vs. Central Michigan 37–10; lost vs. Ohio 7–24; lost at Akron 14–21; won vs. Pittsburgh 48–46+39−17Won 49–10 vs. Duquesne+39DuquesneWon 38–23 vs. Massachusetts+15MassachusettsWon 41–17 at Mississippi State+24Mississippi Sta…Lost 21–26 at Western Kentucky-5Western KentuckyWon 30–20 vs. Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)Lost 15–30 at Buffalo-15BuffaloWon 13–6 at Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…Lost 26–41 vs. Bowling Green-15Bowling GreenWon 29–28 at Eastern Michigan+1Eastern MichiganWon 37–10 vs. Central Michigan+27Central MichiganLost 7–24 vs. Ohio-17OhioLost 14–21 at Akron-7AkronWon 48–46 vs. Pittsburgh+2Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsDuquesneW 49–⁠1086%
Sep 7vsMassachusettsW 38–⁠2386%
Sep 14atMississippi StateW 41–⁠1758%
Sep 21atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠2651%
Oct 5vsMiami (OH)W 30–⁠2070%
Oct 12atBuffaloL 15–⁠3068%
Oct 19atNorthern IllinoisW 13–⁠651%
Oct 26vsBowling GreenL 26–⁠4174%
Nov 2atEastern MichiganW 29–⁠2856%
Nov 12vsCentral MichiganW 37–⁠1082%
Nov 20vsOhioL 7–⁠2457%
Nov 26atAkronL 14–⁠2172%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghGameAbove Sports BowlW 48–⁠4651%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 48–⁠46 in the GameAbove Sports Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Led the nationJacquez Stuart: kickoff return average (32.7)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
368–⁠302
Coach
Jason Candle
Elo
1509 −65 this season
SP+ rating
-2.5 No. 80 of 134; offense No. 88, defense No. 64, special teams No. 88
SRS
−2.0 No. 77 of 134 in FBS
Returning
46% of last season’s EPA, No. 68 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 66 roster talent No. 87 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Mike Hallett and Robert Weiner
Defensive coordinators
Vince Kehres and Ross Watson
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense108th of 134
  • Defense28th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted118th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%1.28108th of 134
Defense0.0339%1.2228th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.07 def		38% off
42% def		—118th off
44th 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
Offense3.5own 3118% allowed
Defense3.9own 2819% caused

CORE rating -1.6, 73rd of 134 (offense -7.4, defense -5.8).

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 yardsTucker Gleason QB2,793 yds
Passing touchdownsTucker Gleason QB24 TD
Rushing yardsConnor Walendzak RB458 yds
Rushing touchdownsTucker Gleason QB7 TD
Receiving yardsJerjuan Newton WR1,033 yds
Receiving touchdownsJerjuan Newton WR11 TD
TacklesMaxen Hook S108 tkl
SacksD’Andre Ragin DE4.5 sacks
InterceptionsBraden Awls S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Zy’marion Lang WR★★★No. 685
Tashi Braceful WR★★★No. 879
Jay’Quan Bostic S★★★No. 990
Kalieb Osborne QB★★★No. 1414
Trae Gaston LB★★★No. 1464

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.855
Receivers43.00.850
Offensive line33.00.838
Defensive line23.00.841
Linebackers13.00.854
Defensive backs63.00.843
Athletes and specialists23.00.848
Whole class193.00.845

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 3Darius Alexander DTNew York Giants

Roster 118

The 2024 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2024 portal
Anthony Dunn DE★★★from Florida A&M
Jadarrius Perkins CB★★★from Florida
Ezekiel Blake CB★★★from Youngstown State
Jakob James OT★★★from Ohio State
Lance Dixon LB★★★from West Virginia
Allen Jones Jr. OT★★★from Prairie View A&M
Terrell Crosby Jr. WR★★★from Iowa State

Transfers out 11

Dequan Finn QB★★★★to Baylor
Ronald Delancy III CB★★★to Wisconsin
Vinny Sciury OL★★★to Texas Tech
Jaret Frantz WR★★★to Edinboro University
Micah Cherry CB★★★to Jackson State
Micah Kelly RB★★★to Samford
Tre Richardson WR★★★no new school on file
Vontrell Chairse DE★★★to Southern Illinois
Chris Gales S★★to UAlbany
Jonathon Batzke P★★no new school on file
Roland McGhee Jr. CB★★no new school on file

2024 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio7–⁠111–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠19–⁠5
Buffalo6–⁠29–⁠4
Bowling Green6–⁠27–⁠6
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠7
Northern Illinois4–⁠48–⁠5
Toledo4–⁠48–⁠5
Akron3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan2–⁠65–⁠7
Central Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Ball State2–⁠63–⁠9
Kent State0–⁠80–⁠12

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