On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Toledo was picked to finish second in the conference. They received two votes to win the MAC Championship .[ 3] [ 4]
MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Miami
119 (9)
2
Toledo
109 (3)
T3
Bowling Green
92
T3
Northern Illinois
92
5
Ohio
81
6
Eastern Michigan
64
7
Western Michigan
60
8
Central Michigan
59
9
Ball State
42
10
Buffalo
37
11
Akron
24
12
Kent State
13
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
Miami
10
2
Toledo
2
Duquesne Dukes (FCS) (0–0) at Toledo Rockets (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Duquesne (FCS)
7
3
0 0 10
Toledo
21
7
14 7 49
at Glass Bowl , Toledo, OH
Date : Game time : 7:30 PMGame weather : 78 °F (26 °C), Wind: 8 mph E, SunnyGame attendance : 23,515Referee : Aaron AdamsTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Michael Reghi (play-by-play), Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(11:48) TOL TD: Junior Vandeross III 9-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 7–0 ; 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:12
(04:31) TOL TD: Jacquez 8-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 14–0 ; 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:24
(01:20) DUQ TD: Noah Canty 4-yard pass from Darius Perrantes (Brian Bruzdewicz kick) TOL 14–7 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:11
(01:02) TOL TD: Jerjuan Newton 54-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 21–7 ; 1 plays, 54 yards, 00:12
Second quarter
(08:51) DUQ FG: Brian Bruzdewicz 22-yard field goal TOL 21–10 ; 13 plays, 82 yards, 7:03
(01:59) TOL TD: Anthony Torres 14-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 28–10 ; 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:16
Third quarter
(11:49) TOL TD: Jacquez Stuart 1-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 35–10 ; 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:01
(00:14) TOL TD: Willie Shaw III 10-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 42–10 ; 2 plays, 21 yards, 00:35
Fourth quarter
(07:41) TOL TD: Zy'marion Lang 18-yard pass from John Alan Richter (Spencer Conrad kick) TOL 49–10 ; 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:03
Statistics
DUQ
TOL
First downs
15
27
Total yards
284
446
Rushing yards
123
166
Passing yards
161
280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
17–29–1
21–30–0
Time of possession
31:04
28:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Duquesne
Passing
Darius Perrantes
15/26, 143 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Taj Butts
5 carries, 39 yards
Receiving
John Erby
7 receptions, 69 yards
Toledo
Passing
Tucker Gleason
15/24, 202 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Willie Shaw III
7 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jerjuan Newton
5 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
UMass Minutemen (0–1) at Toledo Rockets (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
UMass
0
13
3 7 23
Toledo
7
10
7 14 38
at Glass Bowl , Toledo, OH
Date : Game time : 7:30 PMGame weather : 61 °F (16 °C), Wind: 10 mph NW, CloudyGame attendance : 21,668Referee : Greg SujackTV announcers (ESPN+) : Michael Reghi (play-by-play), Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(03:19) TOL TD: Jerjuan Newton 40-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 7–0 ; 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:38
Second quarter
(11:52) MAS FG: Jacob Lurie 23-yard field goal TOL 7–3 ; 10 plays, 86 yards, 6:22
(09:09) TOL FG: Dylan Cunanan 26-yard field goal TOL 10–3 ; 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:43
(02:32) MASS TD: Jakobie Keeney-James 14-yard pass from Taisun Phommachanh (Jacob Lurie kick) Tied 10–10 ; 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:27
(02:32) TOL TD: Jacquez Stuart 98-yard kickoff return (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 17–10
(00:01) MAS FG: Jacob Lurie 42-yard field goal TOL 17–13 ; 10 plays, 41 yards, 2:32
Third quarter
(06:44) MAS FG: Jacob Lurie 30-yard field goal TOL 17–16 ; 17 plays, 59 yards, 7:17
(04:08) TOL TD: Junior Vandeross III 73-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 24–16 ; 1 plays, 73 yards, 00:11
Fourth quarter
(02:56) TOL TD: Willie Shaw III 4-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 31–16 ; 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:47
(02:56) MAS TD: Taisun Phommachanh 8-yard run (Jacob Lurie kick) TOL 31–23 ; 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:01
(02:26) TOL TD: Anthony Torres 7-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 38–23 ; 4 plays, 25 yards, 00:29
Statistics
UMASS
TOL
First downs
23
12
Total yards
384
258
Rushing yards
125
83
Passing yards
259
175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
26–40–1
8–23–0
Time of possession
44:21
15:39
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UMASS
Passing
Taisun Phommachanh
26/40, 259 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Taisun Phommachanh
22 carries, 44 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jakobie Keeney-James
6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Toledo
Passing
Tucker Gleason
8/23, 175 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Tucker Gleason
3 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
Junior Vandeross III
3 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
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Toledo Rockets (2–0) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Toledo
7
21
7 6 41
Mississippi State
0
3
7 7 17
at Davis Wade Stadium , Starkville, MS
Date : Game time : 7:00 PMGame weather : 75 °F (24 °C), Wind: 3 mph NE, SunnyGame attendance : 47,412TV announcers (ESPNU ) : Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(06:35) TOL TD: Junior Vandeross III 4-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 7–0 ; 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:13
Second quarter
(13:26) TOL TD: Jerjuan Newton 6-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 14–0 ; 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:54
(09:35) MSU FG: Kyle Ferrie 23-yard field goal TOL 14–3 ; 12 plays, 64 yards, 3:43
(05:09) TOL TD: Connor Walendzak 1-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 21–3 ; 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26
(01:09) TOL TD: Willie Shaw III 10-yard run (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 28–3 ; 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:22
Third quarter
(10:05) TOL TD: Jerjuan Newton 15-yard pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 35–3 ; 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:56
(05:40) MSU TD: Mario Craver 9-yard pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick) TOL 35–10 ; 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:18
Fourth quarter
(12:20) TOL FG: Dylan Cunanan 41-yard field goal TOL 38–10 ; 14 plays, 52 yards, 8:20
(06:11) MSU TD: Kevin Coleman Jr. 1-yard pass from Blake Shapen (Kyle Ferrie kick) TOL 38–17 ; 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:39
(01:11) TOL FG: Dylan Cunanan 23-yard field goal TOL 41–17 ; 8 plays, 44 yards, 4:58
Statistics
TOL
MSU
First downs
26
21
Total yards
454
385
Rushing yards
169
66
Passing yards
285
319
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
23–28–0
28–39–1
Time of possession
37:04
22:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Toledo
Passing
Tucker Gleason
23/28, 285 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Willie Shaw III
16 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Junior Vandeross III
7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
MSU
Passing
Blake Shapen
28/39, 319 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Johnnie Daniels
10 carries, 59 yards
Receiving
Kevin Coleman Jr.
7 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Toledo Rockets (3–1) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Toledo
0
14
7 0 21
Western Kentucky
0
7
5 14 26
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium , Bowling Green, KY
Date : Game time : 7:00 PMGame weather : SunnyGame attendance : 19,127Referee : Rodney BurnetteTV : ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
(13:18) TOL TD: Tucker Gleason 1-yd run (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 7–0 ; 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:33
(2:30) TOL TD: Anthony Torres 14-yd pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 14–0 ; 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:55
(1:53) WKU TD: Kisean Johnson 44-yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro kick) TOL 14–7 ; 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:29
Third quarter
(13:02) WKU FG: Lucas Carneiro 39-yd field goal TOL 14–10 ; 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:53
(8:13) TOL TD: Anthony Torres 7-yd pass from Tucker Gleason (Dylan Cunanan kick) TOL 21–10 ; 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:42
(0:39) WKU SF: Devon Lynch safety TOL 21-12 ; 1 play, -2 yards, 0:14
Fourth quarter
(10:43) WKU TD: Caden Veltkamp 7-yd run (Lucas Carneiro kick) TOL 21–19 ; 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:47
(5:16) WKU TD: Caden Veltkamp 3-yd run (Lucas Carneiro kick) WKU 26–21 ; 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:25
Statistics
TOL
WKU
First downs
17
16
Total yards
325
313
Rushing yards
125
71
Passing yards
200
242
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
19–33-2
20-30-2
Time of possession
34:19
25:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Toledo
Passing
Tucker Gleason
19/33, 200 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Tucker Gleason
12 car, 46 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
Jacquez Stuart
3 rec, 93 yards
WKU
Passing
Caden Veltkamp
20/30, 242 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Elijah Young
9 car, 36 yds
Receiving
Kisean Johnson
6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
Miami RedHawks (1–3) vs Toledo Rockets (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Miami (OH)
0
0
0 0 0
Toledo
0
0
0 0 0
at Glass Bowl , Toledo, OH
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
MIA
TOL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Miami (OH)
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Toledo
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Toledo Rockets (0–0) at Buffalo Bulls (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Toledo
0
0
0 0 0
Buffalo
0
0
0 0 0
at UB Stadium , Amherst, New York
Statistics
TOL
UB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Toledo
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Buffalo
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — — RV Coaches — — — RV CFP Not released Not released
^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff" . University of Toledo Athletics . Retrieved January 29, 2024 .
^ Sklar, Sam (September 15, 2024). "Mississippi State football: Unpacking biggest concerns from Toledo loss" . Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved September 15, 2024 .
^ "Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll" . getsomemaction.com . Mid-American Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd" . wtol.com . WTOL 11. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ "2024 Toledo Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved January 29, 2024 .