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2025 Toledo

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jason Candle, then Robert Weiner (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2025, game by game: lost at Kentucky 16–24; won vs. Western Kentucky 45–21; won vs. Morgan State 60–0; lost at Western Michigan 13–14; won vs. Akron 45–3; lost at Bowling Green 23–28; won vs. Kent State 45–10; lost at Washington State 7–28; won vs. Northern Illinois 42–3; won at Miami (OH) 24–3; won vs. Ball State 38–9; won at Central Michigan 21–3; lost vs. Louisville 22–27+60−21Lost 16–24 at Kentucky-8KentuckyWon 45–21 vs. Western Kentucky+24Western KentuckyWon 60–0 vs. Morgan State+60Morgan StateLost 13–14 at Western Michigan-1Western MichiganWon 45–3 vs. Akron+42AkronLost 23–28 at Bowling Green-5Bowling GreenWon 45–10 vs. Kent State+35Kent StateLost 7–28 at Washington State-21Washington StateWon 42–3 vs. Northern Illinois+39Northern Illino…Won 24–3 at Miami (OH)+21Miami (OH)Won 38–9 vs. Ball State+29Ball StateWon 21–3 at Central Michigan+18Central MichiganLost 22–27 vs. Louisville-5Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atKentuckyL 16–⁠2448%
Sep 6vsWestern KentuckyW 45–⁠2149%
Sep 13vsMorgan StateW 60–⁠088%
Sep 20atWestern MichiganL 13–⁠1461%
Sep 27vsAkronW 45–⁠376%
Oct 11atBowling GreenL 23–⁠2850%
Oct 18vsKent StateW 45–⁠1083%
Oct 25atWashington StateL 7–⁠2847%
Nov 5vsNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠369%
Nov 12atMiami (OH)W 24–⁠336%
Nov 22vsBall StateW 38–⁠983%
Nov 29atCentral MichiganW 21–⁠354%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsLouisvilleBoca Raton BowlL 22–⁠2744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 27–⁠22 in the Boca Raton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
401–⁠173
Coach
Jason Candle, then Robert Weiner (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1583 +77 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 48 of 136; offense No. 75, defense No. 21, special teams No. 103
SRS
6.2 No. 42 of 136 in FBS
Returning
69% of last season’s EPA, No. 10 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 73 roster talent No. 75 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

  • Offense47th of 136
  • Defense2nd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted49th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted14th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1343%1.2247th of 136
Defense-0.1334%1.202nd of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
-0.03 def		42% off
38% def		—49th off
14th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense48%7.6 yds11%3.2017%
Defense32%10.9 yds20%2.5018%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.9own 3113% allowed
Defense2.5own 2820% caused

CORE rating 14.4, 25th of 136 (offense 3.2, defense -11.2).

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 QB2,515 yds
Passing touchdownsTucker Gleason QB21 TD
Rushing yardsDeaMonte Trayanum RB1,015 yds
Rushing touchdownsDeaMonte Trayanum RB12 TD
Receiving yardsJunior Vandeross WR1,008 yds
Receiving touchdownsJunior Vandeross WR11 TD
TacklesK’Von Sherman LB93 tkl
SacksMartez Poynter DT6.5 sacks
InterceptionsBraden Awls S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Omar Mims Jr. WR★★★No. 627
Kamren Flowers WR★★★No. 665
Noah Sanders RB★★★No. 945
Shawn Simeon RB★★★No. 1419
John Baker IV DE★★★No. 1507

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.836
Running backs23.00.865
Receivers43.00.854
Offensive line43.00.842
Defensive line43.00.842
Linebackers13.00.843
Defensive backs33.00.851
Athletes and specialists23.00.839
Whole class213.00.847

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 2Emmanuel McNeil-Warren SCleveland Browns
Rd 7Andre Fuller CBSeattle Seahawks

Roster 119

The 2025 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 72 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 20

The 2025 portal
Trayvon Rudolph WR★★★from Northern Illinois
Braedyn Moore S★★★from Wisconsin
Jacob Petersen TE★★★from Holy Cross
Kenji Christian RB★★★from North Carolina A&T
Andrew Wilson-Lamp CB★★★from East Carolina
DeaMonte Trayanum RB★★★from Kentucky
Langston Long LB★★★from South Florida
Rickey Williams LB★★★from West Virginia
Avery Dunn DE★★★from Michigan State
Dominic Rivera OT★★★from Rutgers
Louce Julien DE★★★from Massachusetts
Jonathan Harder OL★★★from Cincinnati

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 17

Jay’Quan Bostic S★★★to Bowling Green
Shawn Munnerlyn DE★★★to UTSA
Rod Orr Jr. OT★★★★to UAB
C.J. Wilson Jr. DE★★★to Butler
Ibraheem Kamara LB★★★to Ashland University
Jadarrius Perkins CB★★★no new school on file
Kiel Eldridge DE★★★to Alabama A&M
Larry Stephens WR★★★to Indiana State
R.J. Johnson III QB★★★to Florida A&M
Tysen Smith DE★★★to Indiana State
Zachary Rogers CB★★★no new school on file
Blake Nelson TE★★no new school on file

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Western Michigan7–⁠110–⁠4
Ohio6–⁠29–⁠4
Toledo6–⁠28–⁠5
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠7
Central Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Akron4–⁠45–⁠7
Buffalo4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Bowling Green2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Massachusetts0–⁠80–⁠12

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