2011 Toledo Rockets football team

2011 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division co-champion Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 42–41 vs Air Force
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	9–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tim Beckman (regular season) Matt Campbell (bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Campbell
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ward, Paul Nichols
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	7
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2011 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rockets were led by third-year head coach Tim Beckman during the regular season and new head coach Matt Campbell for their bowl game. They competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at the Glass Bowl. They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MAC play to be West Division co–champions with Northern Illinois. Due to their loss to Northern Illinois, they did not represent the division in the MAC Championship Game. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Air Force 42–41.

At the end of the regular season, head coach Tim Beckman resigned to become the new head coach at Illinois. Offensive coordinator Matt Campbell was named as Beckman's replacement and coached the Rockets in the Military Bowl. Beckman finished at Toledo with a three-year record of 21–16.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 10 (FCS) New Hampshire*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 58–22	20,106
September 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 22–27	105,016
September 16	8:00 p.m.	No. 4 Boise State*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN	L 15–40	28,905
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	Big East Network	L 30–33 OT	39,116
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 36–13	21,705
October 8	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 54–16	22,909
October 15	12:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	ESPN3	W 28–21	22,408
October 22	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	W 49–28	25,910
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN2	L 60–63	19,004
November 8	8:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPNU	W 66–63	16,107
November 18	8:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mt. Pleasant, MI	ESPNU	W 44–17	12,741
November 25	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPNU	W 45–28	6,873
December 28	4:30 p.m.	vs. Air Force*	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. (Military Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–41	25,042
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time