The Toledo Rockets (11-1, 8-0 MAC West), recently ranked #23 in the Associated Press polls, looked to make an impression on Friday afternoon, hoping to aid their case with the College Football Playoff committee after being left unranked in last week’s reveal.
The Rockets didn’t score a lot of style points on the road, but they’ll gladly take the result, killing the Central Michigan Chippewas’ (5-7, 3-5 MAC West) postseason hopes with a sound 32-17 victory.
The first quarter was defined by out-of-sync offenses and field position battles, with Toledo’s first drive an indication of the game’s odd nature.