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Game Times Added to Rocket Football Contests

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The University of Toledo announced kickoff times for three home football games. The home opener vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 15 will kick off at 7:00 p.m., as will the match up vs. Coastal Carolina on Sept. 15. The Homecoming game vs. Central Michigan on Oct. 6 is slated to begin at 3:00 p.m.

Kickoff times for the Ball State and Akron games were announced previously. The Rockets will host Ball State on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2), and Akron on Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2). Game time for the Oct. 20 match up vs. Cincinnati has not yet been determined.
           
Toledo opens the season at Arizona on Sept. 1. A week later, the Rockets head to Wyoming, which is coached by former Rocket assistant Dave Christensen.
       
Toledo is coming off a 9-4 season in 2011 (7-1 MAC), including a 42-41 victory over Air Force in the Military Bowl. The Rockets return three All-MAC players, along with quarterbacks Austin Dantin and Terrance Owens, and junior wide receiver Bernard Reedy, the 2011 Military Bowl MVP.
 
Rocket football season ticket orders are being taken now. Call 419-530-GOLD (4653) for more information.
 
2012 University of Toledo Football Schedule
 
Day     Date            Opponent                                                       Site                         Time
Sat.      Sept. 1         at Arizona                                                 Tucson, AZ                     TBA
Sat.      Sept. 8         at Wyoming                                          Laramie, WY                  2:00 p.m. MT
Sat.      Sept. 15       Bowling Green*                                       GLASS BOWL             7:00 p.m.
Sat.      Sept. 22       COASTAL CAROLINA                                 GLASS BOWL           7:00 p.m.
Sat.      Sept. 29       at Western Michigan*                                   Kalamazoo, MI               TBA
Sat.      Oct. 6          CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (Homecoming)      GLASS BOWL           3:00 p.m.
Sat.      Oct. 13        at Eastern Michigan*                                       Ypsilanti, MI                  TBA
Sat.      Oct. 20        CINCINNATI                                                 GLASS BOWL             TBA
Sat.      Oct. 27        at Buffalo*                                                   Buffalo, NY                   3:30 p.m.
Tue.    Nov. 6         BALL STATE* (ESPN2)                              GLASS BOWL             8:00 p.m.
Wed.   Nov. 14       at Northern Illinois* (ESPN2 or ESPNU)           DeKalb, IL                     8:00 p.m. CT
Tue.    Nov. 20       AKRON* (ESPN2)                                      GLASS BOWL             7:00 p.m.
Fri.       Nov. 30       MAC Championship Game# (ESPN2)                Detroit, MI                     TBA
 
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS
All times listed are site time.
* Mid-American Conference Game
# West Division champion vs. East Division champion, Ford Field, Detroit, MI

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