The two weeks before December 3, 2022 were trying for the Toledo Rockets (8-5, 6-3 MAC).
The Rockets clinched their spot in Detroit three weeks before the end of the season on tiebreakers, and hoped to maintain the momentum over the last few games.
Instead, they took a bad loss to rival Bowling Green, had to earn a victory against an upstart EMU team with a backup QB and dealt with injuries to both their quarterbacks which brought their health into doubt coming in.
Despite the adversity in the lead-up to the MAC title game, Toledo was able to finish the job on Saturday afternoon, taking home a 17-7 victory at Ford Field over the Ohio Bobcats (9-4, 7-2 MAC) to earn the program’s second championship trophy in five years.