The 2009 Toledo Rockets football team represented The University of Toledo during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season and as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Tim Beckman and played their homes game in the Glass Bowl. The finished with a record of 5–7 (3–5 MAC).

Before the season

Recruiting

Schedule

Roster

As of 2009-08-21Wide receivers 11 Youngs, Cielan – freshman 7 Stafford, Kenny – sophomore 10 Pasquale, David – freshman 12 Page, Eric – freshman 24 Thomas, Adonis – sophomore 26 Davidson, Jimmy – freshman 47 Rogers, Matt – freshman 80 Cortazzo, Tim – sophomore 83 Bellinger, Julian – freshman 84 Gaymon, Sam – freshman 85 Bailey, Robin – senior 87 Williams, Edward – freshman 88 Williams, Stephen – senior

Offensive line 50 Garrett, Buster – senior 60 Lindeman, A.J. – sophomore 62 Meenan, Chris – junior 65 Cole, Nate – junior 68 DeWalt, Jared – senior 69 Kowalski, Kevin – junior 70 Morookian, John – sophomore 71 Farr, Danny – freshman 73 Rubin, Matt – sophomore 74 VanDerMeulen, Mike – sophomore 75 Bell, Manny – freshman 76 Gewont, Jan – sophomore 77 Kerin, Zac – freshman 78 Manley, Phillipkeith – sophomore 79 Farha, Fadi – freshman

Tight ends 81 Burzine, Tom – senior 82 Fought, Matt – junior 86 Noble, Danny – sophomore 94 Jones, Jerome – sophomore 95 Strait, Jared – freshman Quarterbacks 2 Owens, Terrance – freshman 4 Dantin, Austin – freshman 1 Opelt, Aaron – senior 14 Pettee, Alex – junior

Running backs 6 Walker, Jake – sophomore 22 Collins, DaJuane – senior 23 Williams, Morgan – sophomore 27 Reeves, Darius – freshman 29 Bush, Johnnie – sophomore

Defensive line 23 Fatinikun, T.J. – freshman 30 Pike, Ben – freshman 40 Johnson, Alex – junior 41 Shumaker, Matt – senior 46 Keighley, Hank – sophomore 51 Willis, Terrell – junior 52 Lamb, Johnathan – sophomore 56 Summers, Derrick – senior 58 Westbrook, Douglas – junior 89 Constant, Skylaar – senior 92 Steele, Ben – freshman 94 Roberts, Johnie - Unknown 96 Washington, Levone – sophomore 97 Riley, Malcolm – sophomore 98 Hill, Maurice – senior 84x Smith, Christian – freshman Linebackers 32 Molls, Dan – freshman 33 Quinn, Daris – senior 36 McIntosh, Damien – sophomore 38 Bell, Robert – freshman 42 Donald, Archie – junior 48 Brudzinski, Beau – senior

Defensive backs 3 Marrow, Desmond – junior 5 Swanson, Daxton – freshman 8 Church, Barry – senior 9 Veal, Kenny – sophomore 13 Washington, Anthony – sophomore 19 Bates, Joe – senior 20 Faison, Chris – senior 21 Ashwood, Andreas – sophomore 26 Best, Byron – freshman 31 Shuler, Joe – junior 34 Richmond, Lester – senior 35 King, Anthony – junior 37 Atkins, Walter – senior 43 Singer, Mark – sophomore 44 Pree, Drey'Lon – junior 45 Ballard, Isaiah – sophomore 47 Veasley-Pettis, Myshan – junior 49 Anderson, Terrell – sophomore 11x Steele, Richard – freshman 26x Schebek, Joe – freshman 29x Robinson, Jermaine – freshman 24 Freeman, Tim– sophomore Punters 2 Claus, Bill – sophomore

Kickers 3 Casano, Ryan – sophomore 8 Weber, Andrew – sophomore 25 Brodbeck, Brett – junior 85 Steigerwald, Alex – senior

Long snapper 93 McHugh, Colin – sophomore † Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009.

Coaching staff Name Position Year at school Tim Beckman Head coach 1st Mike Ward Assistant head coachDefensive run coordinatorLinebackers coach 1st Matt Campbell Offensive run-game coordinatorOffensive line coach 1st Jason Candle Slot receiversTight ends coach 1st Steven Clinkscale Cornerbacks coach 1st Alex Golesh Running backs coachRecruiting coordinator 1st Jason Nichols Outside receivers coach 1st Paul Nichols Defensive pass coordinatorSafeties coach 1st Eli Rasheed Defensive line coach 1st Scott Satterfield Passing coordinatorQuarterbacks coach 1st

Game summaries

Purdue

Scoring summary

1st Quarter 13:48 PUR Bolden 78-yard run (Wiggs kick) 7-0 PUR 04:14 PUR Taylor 43-yard run (Wiggs kick) 14-0 PUR

2nd Quarter 13:53 PUR Smith 11-yard pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) 21-0 PUR 11:17 TOLEDO Youngs 34-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 21-7 PUR 05:40 TOLEDO Williams 9-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 21-14 PUR 01:25 PUR Carlos 24-yard pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) 28-14 PUR 00:00 PUR Wiggs 59-yard field goal 31-14 PUR

3rd Quarter 12:05 PUR Taylor 1-yard run (Wiggs kick) 38-14 PUR 08:09 PUR Edison 15-yard pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) 45-14 PUR 04:41 TOLEDO Collins 5-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 45-21 PUR

4th Quarter 11:37 TOLEDO Steigerwald 48-yard field goal 45-24 PUR 06:36 TOLEDO Williams 42-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 45-31 PUR 02:27 PUR Bolden 14-yard run (Wiggs kick) 52-31 PUR

Colorado

Scoring summary

1st Quarter 07:18 TOLEDO Noble 8-yard pass from Opelt (Claus pass failed) 6-0 TOLEDO 03:00 TOLEDO Youngs 70-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 13-0 TOLEDO

2nd Quarter 13:31 CU Goodman 32-yard field goal 13-3 TOLEDO 09:59 TOLEDO Steigerwald 50-yard field goal 16-3 TOLEDO 00:36 TOLEDO Opelt 27-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 23-3 TOLEDO

3rd Quarter 12:36 TOLEDO Stafford 26-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 30-3 TOLEDO 07:26 CU McKnight 4-yard pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 30-10 TOLEDO 04:51 TOLEDO Burzine 23-yard pass from Opelt (Steigerwald kick) 30-10 TOLEDO 01:43 CU Espinoza 5-yard pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 37-17 TOLEDO 01:23 CU Geer 4-yard pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 37-24 TOLEDO

4th Quarter 14:10 TOLEDO Opelt 61-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 44-24 TOLEDO 08:41 TOLEDO Collins 23-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 51-24 TOLEDO 04:01 TOLEDO Steigerwald 43-yard field goal 54-24 TOLEDO 02:56 CU Devenny 18-yard pass from Hawkins (Goodman kick) 54-31 TOLEDO 01:53 CU Hawkins 12-yard run (Goodman kick) 54-38 TOLEDO

Ohio State

Scoring summary

1st Quarter 13:13 OSU Sanzenbacher 76-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 7-0 OSU 05:51 OSU Sanzenbacher 18-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 14-0 OSU

2nd Quarter 12:31 OSU Herron 4-yard run (Pettrey kick) 21-0 OSU 00:00 OSU Pettrey 47-yard field goal 24-0 OSU

3rd Quarter 07:59 OSU Pryor 1-yard run (Pettrey kick) 31-0 OSU

4th Quarter 07:10 OSU Posey 4-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 38-0 OSU

Florida International

Ball State

Western Michigan

Scoring summary

1st Quarter 13:51 WMU White 54-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 7-0 WMU 10:59 WMU White 19-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 14-0 WMU 09:54 WMU Nunez 12-yard pass from West (Potter kick failed) 20-0 WMU 08:20 TOLEDO Steigerwald 21-yard field goal 20-3 WMU 02:33 TOLEDO Steigerwald 40-yard field goal 20-6 WMU

2nd Quarter 14:49 WMU West 15-yard run (Potter kick) 27-6 WMU 12:03 WMU Nunez 2-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 34-6 WMU 04:59 WMU West 19-yard run (Potter kick) 41-6 WMU 00:08 TOLEDO Page 6-yard pass from Dantin (Claus pass failed) 41-12 WMU

3rd Quarter 14:36 WMU West 70-yard run (Potter kick) 48-12 WMU 06:14 WMU Potter 37-yard field goal 51-12 WMU 00:16 TOLEDO Williams 18-yard pass from Dantin (Steigerwald kick) 51-19 WMU

4th Quarter 06:12 TOLEDO Shumaker 8-yard pass from Dantin (Steigerwald kick) 51-26 WMU 04:58 WMU Thompson 29-yard run (Potter kick) 58-26 WMU

Northern Illinois

Temple

Scoring summary

1st Quarter 11:43 TEMPLE Campbell 11-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick blocked) 6-0 TEMPLE 6:49 TEMPLE Pierce 1-yard run (McManus kick) 13-0 TEMPLE 6:36 TOLEDO Williams 85 yards kickoff return (Steigerwald kick) 13-7 TEMPLE

2nd Quarter 12:58 TEMPLE Pierce 39-yard run (McManus kick) 20-7 TEMPLE 9:58 TEMPLE McManus 30-yard field goal 23-7 TEMPLE 6:16 TOLEDO Steigerwald 48-yard field goal 23-10 TEMPLE 0:38 TOLEDO Collins 6-yard run (Steigerwald kick) 23-17 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter 9:26 TEMPLE Pierce 2-yard run (McManus kick) 30-17 TEMPLE 4:16 TEMPLE McManus 29-yard field goal 33-17 TEMPLE

4th Quarter 11:00 TEMPLE Harper 36-yard pass from Charlton 40-17 TEMPLE 3:02 TOLEDO Youngs 27-yard pass from Pettee (Steigerwald kick) 40-24 TEMPLE

Miami (OH)

Central Michigan

Eastern Michigan

Bowling Green

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