2009 Toledo Rockets football team

2009 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West
2009 record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Tim Beckman
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Temple x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2					7	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Buffalo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Akron		2	–	6					3	–	9
Miami		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
#23 Central Michigan x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	6
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Eastern Michigan		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Toledo Rockets football team represented The University of Toledo during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season and as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Tim Beckman and played their homes game in the Glass Bowl. The finished with a record of 5–7 (3–5 MAC).

Before the season

Recruiting

2009 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Manny Bell OL	Pittsburgh, PA	Schenley HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Feb 2, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Robert Bell LB	Grand Rapids, MI	East Grand Rapids HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Jan 26, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Julian Bellinger WR	Lithonia, GA	Lithonia HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Byron Best DB	Greenwood, SC	Greenwood HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.4	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Ryan Casano K	Costa Mesa, CA	Orange Coast	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Austin Dantin QB	Tallahassee, FL	Leon HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
T.J. Fatinikun DE	Perrysburg, OH	Perrysburg HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.83	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Leroy Houston RB	N/A	Seabreeze Senior H.S.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Zac Kerin OL	Delaware, OH	Olentangy HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Dan Molls LB	Parma, OH	Padua Franciscan HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	4.57	Jan 24, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Terrence Owens QB	Cleveland, OH	Glenville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.65	Jan 30, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Eric Page DB	Holland, OH	Springfield HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.5	Nov 16, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Ben Pike DE	Mentor, OH	Mentor HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Darius Reeves CB	N/A	Lincoln H.S.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Johnie Roberts DT	Hattiesburg, MS	Pearl River	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	4.9	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jermaine Robinson DB	New Berlin, NY	Milford Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.5	Dec 13, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Christian Smith DE	Oklahoma City, OK	Carl Albert HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	4.65	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Troy Smith DB	Indianapolis, IN	Pike HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.4	Jan 29, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Ben Steele DT	Venice, FL	Venice Senior HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Ricky Steele DB	Cincinnati, OH	La Salle HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Daxton Swanson DB	Waco, TX	La Vega HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	4.42	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Edward Williams WR	Tampa, FL	Alonso HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 113   Rivals: 86
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Toledo Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "Football Recruiting: Toledo". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "Toledo Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue*	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 31–52	47,551[1]
September 11	9:00 p.m.	Colorado*	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN	W 54–38	20,082[2]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Ohio State*	Cleveland Browns Stadium • Cleveland, OH (Patriot Bowl)	ESPN+	L 0–38	71,727[3]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	at Florida International*	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL		W 41–31	11,047[4]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN+	W 37–30	14,140[5]
October 10	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 26–58	18,029[6]
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 20–19	17,012[7]
October 24	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 24–40	16,334[8]
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ONN	L 24–31	8,757[9]
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	L 28–56	18,310[10]
November 20	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 47–21	9,967[11]
November 27	2:00 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)		L 24–38	14,075[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

As of 2009-08-21[14]
Wide Receivers 11 Youngs, Cielan - Freshman 7 Stafford, Kenny - Sophomore 10 Pasquale, David - Freshman 12 Page, Eric - Freshman 24 Thomas, Adonis - Sophomore 26 Davidson, Jimmy - Freshman 47 Rogers, Matt - Freshman 80 Cortazzo, Tim - Sophomore 83 Bellinger, Julian - Freshman 84 Gaymon, Sam - Freshman 85 Bailey, Robin - Senior 87 Williams, Edward - Freshman 88 Williams, Stephen - Senior Offensive Line 50 Garrett, Buster - Senior 60 Lindeman, A.J. - Sophomore 62 Meenan, Chris - Junior 65 Cole, Nate - Junior 68 DeWalt, Jared - Senior 69 Kowalski, Kevin - Junior 70 Morookian, John - Sophomore 71 Farr, Danny - Freshman 73 Rubin, Matt - Sophomore 74 VanDerMeulen, Mike - Sophomore 75 Bell, Manny - Freshman 76 Gewont, Jan - Sophomore 77 Kerin, Zac - Freshman 78 Manley, Phillipkeith - Sophomore 79 Farha, Fadi - Freshman Tight Ends 81 Burzine, Tom - Senior 82 Fought, Matt - Junior 86 Noble, Danny - Sophomore 94 Jones, Jerome - Sophomore 95 Strait, Jared - Freshman		Quarterbacks 2 Owens, Terrance - Freshman 4 Dantin, Austin - Freshman 1 Opelt, Aaron - Senior 14 Pettee, Alex - Junior Running Backs 6 Walker, Jake - Sophomore 22 Collins, DaJuane - Senior 23 Williams, Morgan - Sophomore 27 Reeves, Darius - Freshman 29 Bush, Johnnie - Sophomore Defensive Line 23 Fatinikun, T.J. - Freshman 30 Pike, Ben - Freshman 40 Johnson, Alex - Junior 41 Shumaker, Matt - Senior 46 Keighley, Hank - Sophomore 51 Willis, Terrell - Junior 52 Lamb, Johnathan - Sophomore 56 Summers, Derrick - Senior 58 Westbrook, Douglas - Junior 89 Constant, Skylaar - Senior 92 Steele, Ben - Freshman 94 Roberts, Johnie - Unknown 96 Washington, Levone - Sophomore 97 Riley, Malcolm - Sophomore 98 Hill, Maurice - Senior 84x Smith, Christian - Freshman		Linebackers 32 Molls, Dan - Freshman 33 Quinn, Daris - Senior 36 McIntosh, Damien - Sophomore 38 Bell, Robert - Freshman 42 Donald, Archie - Junior 48 Brudzinski, Beau - Senior Defensive Backs 3 Marrow, Desmond - Junior 5 Swanson, Daxton - Freshman 8 Church, Barry - Senior 9 Veal, Kenny - Sophomore 13 Washington, Anthony - Sophomore 19 Bates, Joe - Senior 20 Faison, Chris - Senior 21 Ashwood, Andreas - Sophomore 26 Best, Byron - Freshman 31 Shuler, Joe - Junior 34 Richmond, Lester - Senior 35 King, Anthony - Junior 37 Atkins, Walter - Senior 43 Singer, Mark - Sophomore 44 Pree, Drey'Lon - Junior 45 Ballard, Isaiah - Sophomore 47 Veasley-Pettis, Myshan - Junior 49 Anderson, Terrell - Sophomore 11x Steele, Richard - Freshman 26x Schebek, Joe - Freshman 29x Robinson, Jermaine - Freshman Punters 2 Claus, Bill - Sophomore Kickers 3 Casano, Ryan - Sophomore 8 Weber, Andrew - Sophomore 25 Brodbeck, Brett - Junior 85 Steigerwald, Alex - Senior Long Snapper 93 McHugh, Colin - Sophomore
† Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at school
Tim Beckman	Head Coach	1st
Mike Ward	Assistant Head Coach Defensive Run Coordinator Linebackers Coach	1st
Matt Campbell	Offensive Run-Game Coordinator Offensive Line Coach	1st
Jason Candle	Slot Receivers Tight Ends Coach	1st
Steven Clinkscale	Cornerbacks Coach	1st
Alex Golesh	Running Backs Coach Recruiting Coordinator	1st
Jason Nichols	Outside Receivers Coach	1st
Paul Nichols	Defensive Pass Coordinator Safeties Coach	1st
Elo Rasheed	Defensive Line Coach	1st
Scott Satterfield	Passing Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach	1st

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Game notes

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	14	7	10	31
Boilermakers	14	17	14	7	52

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 13:48 PUR Bolden 78-yard run (Wiggs kick) 7-0 PUR
• 04:14 PUR Taylor 43-yard run (Wiggs kick) 14-0 PUR

2nd Quarter

• 13:53 PUR Smith 11-yard pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) 21-0 PUR
• 11:17 TOLEDO Youngs 34-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 21-7 PUR
• 05:40 TOLEDO Williams 9-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 21-14 PUR
• 01:25 PUR Carlos 24-yard pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) 28-14 PUR
• 00:00 PUR Wiggs 59-yard field goal 31-14 PUR

3rd Quarter

• 12:05 PUR Taylor 1-yard run (Wiggs kick) 38-14 PUR
• 08:09 PUR Edison 15-yard pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) 45-14 PUR
• 04:41 TOLEDO Collins 5-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 45-21 PUR

4th Quarter

• 11:37 TOLEDO Steigerwald 48-yard field goal 45-24 PUR
• 06:36 TOLEDO Williams 42-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 45-31 PUR
• 02:27 PUR Bolden 14-yard run (Wiggs kick) 52-31 PUR

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	3	21	14	38
Rockets	13	10	14	17	54

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 07:18 TOLEDO Noble 8-yard pass from Opelt (Claus pass failed) 6-0 TOLEDO
• 03:00 TOLEDO Youngs 70-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 13-0 TOLEDO

2nd Quarter

• 13:31 CU Goodman 32-yard field goal 13-3 TOLEDO
• 09:59 TOLEDO Steigerwald 50-yard field goal 16-3 TOLEDO
• 00:36 TOLEDO Opelt 27-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 23-3 TOLEDO

3rd Quarter

• 12:36 TOLEDO Stafford 26-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 30-3 TOLEDO
• 07:26 CU McKnight 4-yard pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 30-10 TOLEDO
• 04:51 TOLEDO Burzine 23-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 30-10 TOLEDO
• 01:43 CU Espinoza 5-yard pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 37-17 TOLEDO
• 01:23 CU Geer 4-yard pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 37-24 TOLEDO

4th Quarter

• 14:10 TOLEDO Opelt 61-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 44-24 TOLEDO
• 08:41 TOLEDO Collins 23-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 51-24 TOLEDO
• 04:01 TOLEDO Steigerwald 43-yard field goal 54-24 TOLEDO
• 02:56 CU Devenny 18-yard pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 54-31 TOLEDO
• 01:53 CU Hawkins 12-yard run (Goodman kick) 54-38 TOLEDO

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	14	10	7	7	38
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 13:13 OSU Sanzenbacher 76-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 7-0 OSU
• 05:51 OSU Sanzenbacher 18-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 14-0 OSU

2nd Quarter

• 12:31 OSU Herron 4-yard run (Pettrey kick) 21-0 OSU
• 00:00 OSU Pettrey 47-yard field goal 24-0 OSU

3rd Quarter

• 07:59 OSU Pryor 1-yard run (Pettrey kick) 31-0 OSU

4th Quarter

• 07:10 OSU Posey 4-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 38-0 OSU

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	14	3	7	17	41
Golden Panthers	0	3	14	14	31

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	0	23	37
Cardinals	6	7	3	14	30

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	20	21	10	7	58
Rockets	6	6	7	7	26

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 13:51 WMU White 54-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 7-0 WMU
• 10:59 WMU White 19-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 14-0 WMU
• 09:54 WMU Nunez 12-yard pass from West (Potter kick failed) 20-0 WMU
• 08:20 TOLEDO Steigerwald 21-yard field goal 20-3 WMU
• 02:33 TOLEDO Steigerwald 40-yard field goal 20-6 WMU

2nd Quarter

• 14:49 WMU West 15-yard run (Potter kick) 27-6 WMU
• 12:03 WMU Nunez 2-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 34-6 WMU
• 04:59 WMU West 19-yard run (Potter kick) 41-6 WMU
• 00:08 TOLEDO Page 6-yard pass from Dantin (Claus pass failed) 41-12 WMU

3rd Quarter

• 14:36 WMU West 70-yard run (Potter kick) 48-12 WMU
• 06:14 WMU Potter 37-yard field goal 51-12 WMU
• 00:16 TOLEDO Williams 18-yard pass from Dantin (Steigerwald kick) 51-19 WMU

4th Quarter

• 06:12 TOLEDO Shumaker 8-yard pass from Dantin (Steigerwald kick) 51-26 WMU
• 04:58 WMU Thompson 29-yard run (Potter kick) 58-26 WMU

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	6	7	6	19
Rockets	7	7	0	6	20

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	13	10	10	7	40
Rockets	7	10	0	7	24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

• 11:43 TEMPLE Campbell 11-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick blocked) 6-0 TEMPLE
• 6:49 TEMPLE Pierce 1-yard run (McManus kick) 13-0 TEMPLE
• 6:36 TOLEDO Williams 85 yards kickoff return (Steigerwald kick) 13-7 TEMPLE

2nd Quarter

• 12:58 TEMPLE Pierce 39-yard run (McManus kick) 20-7 TEMPLE
• 9:58 TEMPLE McManus 30-yard field goal 23-7 TEMPLE
• 6:16 TOLEDO Steigerwald 48-yard field goal 23-10 TEMPLE
• 0:38 TOLEDO Collins 6-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 23-17 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter

• 9:26 TEMPLE Pierce 2-yard run (McManus kick) 30-17 TEMPLE
• 4:16 TEMPLE McManus 29-yard field goal 33-17 TEMPLE

4th Quarter

• 11:00 TEMPLE Harper 36-yard pass from Charlton 40-17 TEMPLE
• 3:02 TOLEDO Youngs 27-yard pass from Pettee (Steigerwald kick) 40-24 TEMPLE

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	0	17	0	24
RedHawks	7	17	7	0	31

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	0	14	28
Chippewas	7	28	14	7	56

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	7	0	21
Rockets	3	23	7	14	47

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	14	3	7	24
Falcons	24	0	0	14	38

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