Detroit, Mich. – The Toledo Rockets capped an historic season with a resounding 45-28 victory over Akron at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday to claim their 11th Mid-American Conference Championship and first since 2004.
In the 100th anniversary season of their founding as a football program, and the two-year anniversary of the hiring of Jason Candle as head coach, the Rockets (11-2) dominated the game from start to finish, scoring three times in the second quarter to take a 28-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Rockets outgained the Zips, 561-396, holding them to just 98 yards of total offense in the first half.