DETROIT — The University of Toledo football team claimed its first Mid-American Conference championship since 2004 as the Rockets beat Akron 45-28 on Saturday in the MAC title game at Ford Field.
Toledo senior quarterback Logan Woodside tossed three first-half touchdown passes on the way to a 307-yard, four-TD performance
Senior running back Terry Swanson rushed 21 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns.
Diontae Johnson racked up 118 receiving yards and two TD catches, while Jon’Vea Johnson added 103 receiving yards and a TD of his own.
Woodside found Diontae Johnson on a 27-yard TD pass to give Toledo a 7-0 lead with 10:10 left in the first quarter.