MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Redshirt freshman quarterback Dequan Finn nearly rallied Toledo from a 17-point second-half deficit, but the Rockets came up just short in a 26-23 overtime setback at Central Michigan on Saturday. Toledo fell to 3-4, 1-2 MAC while CMU is now 4-3, 2-1 MAC.
Finn tied the score at 23-23 with 35 seconds left when he scored from 18 yards out. CMU got the ball first in overtime and settled for a 38-yard field goal to take a 26-23 lead. A sack on third down force Toledo to attempt a 51-yard field goal into the wind, but sophomore Thomas Cluckey's attempt just missed left.