2005 Toledo Rockets football team

The 2005 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz and senior quarterback Bruce Gradkowski.

2005 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West co-champion GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 45–13 vs. UTEP
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–3 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Amstutz (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Shannon (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Rose (1st season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248)
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2005 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Akron xy$		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami (OH) x		5	–	3					7	–	4
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	7					1	–	10
Kent State		0	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					9	–	3
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Championship: Akron 31, NIU 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	Western Illinois*	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 62–14	20,092	^[1]
September 10	7:00 pm	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 56–23	18,912
September 17	1:00 pm	at Temple*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia	BCSN	W 42–17	9,055
September 27	9:00 pm	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California	ESPN2	L 14–44	34,637
October 8	7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 30–3	25,266
October 15	3:00 pm	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, Indiana		W 34–14	16,533
October 22	7:00 pm	Buffalo	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio		W 38–15	23,904
October 29	1:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, Michigan	ESPN+	L 17–21	12,801
November 4	8:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, Ohio	ESPN2	W 30–21	21,034
November 16	7:30 pm	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio	ESPN2	L 17–35	20,912
November 22	7:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio (Battle of I-75)	ESPN2	W 44–41 ^2OT	17,438
December 21	8:00 pm	vs. UTEP*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama (GMAC Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–13	35,422
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2005 Toledo Rockets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE John Allen Fr RB Quinton Broussard Sr QB Clint Cochran Fr RB Richard Davis Fr RB Trinity Dawson Sr QB 7 Bruce Gradkowski Sr OL John Greco So WR Andrew Hawkins So TE Chris Hopkins Jr WR Pete Lepley Sr WR Nick Moore Fr WR D.J. Nichols Jr WR Steve Odom Jr RB Jalen Parmele So TE Josh Powell Jr WR Andre Redd Fr WR David Washington So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Aaron Albritton Jr LB Brandon Alexander So LB Mike Alston Jr DL J.P. Bekasiak Jr DB Keiron Brown Fr LB Michael Chamberlain Jr DL Patrick Clark So DL Bernard Faithful So LB 59 David Fatula   Fr LB Shaun Fitzgibbons So DB Jason Flowers Sr LB Keith Forestal Fr DB 27 Jeff Green Fr DB Greg Hay So LB Eric Heller Fr DB Tyrell Herbert So DB Keon Jackson Sr LB Anthony Jordan Sr DL Nick Lawrence So DB Antonio Malone Sr DB Bo Martin Jr LB Marques McFarlin So DB Nigel Morris So LB Steven Morrison So DB Hannibal Pearson Sr DL Tyree Pollard So LB Matt Shumaker Fr DL Seth Thitoff Jr LB David Thomas Sr DL Sean Williamson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Brett Kern So K Michael Kripinsky So K Jason Robbins Sr	Head coach Tom Amstutz Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Season summary

At Bowling Green

See also: Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry

Toledo Rockets (7–3) at Bowling Green Falcons (6–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Toledo	0	7	17	7	13	44
Bowling Green	7	0	10	14	10	41

at Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, Ohio

• Date: November 22, 2005
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 17,438
• TV: ESPN2
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter BGSU – Omar Jacobs 1-yard run (Joe Timchenko kick), 7:33. Bowling Green 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 7:27. Second quarter TOL – Steve Odom 29-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:11. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:57. Third quarter TOL – Jason Robbins 44-yard field goal, 11:41. Toledo 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:19. BGSU – BJ Lane 1-yard run (Joe Timchenko kick), 8:45. Bowling Green 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:53. TOL – Trinity Dawson 23-yard run (Jason Robbins kick), 4:49. Toledo 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:48. BGSU – Joe Timchenko 27-yard field goal, 2:39. Tie 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:03. TOL – Josh Powell 17-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:29. Toledo 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:03. Fourth quarter BGSU – Steve Sanders 21-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 12:40. Tie 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:38. BSGU – Charles Sharon 11-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 8:01. Bowling Green 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:38. TOL – Chris Hopkins 3-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:43. Tie 31–31. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:13. Overtime TOL – Trinity Dawson 2-yard run (Jason Robbins kick). Toledo 38–31. BGSU – Steve Sanders 25-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick). Tie 38–38. BGSU – Joe Timchenko 37-yard field goal. Bowling Green 41–38. TOL – Chris Hopkins 22-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (no kick). Toledo 44–41. Top passers TOL – Bruce Gradkowski – 23/36, 298 yards, 4 TD BGSU – Omar Jacobs – 25/43, 315 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TOL – Trinity Dawson – 28 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD BGSU – P.J. Pope – 23 rushes, 131 yards Top receivers TOL – Steve Odom – 10 receptions, 146 yards, TD BGSU – Charles Sharon – 10 receptions, 106 yards, TD

External video
2005 at Bowling Green – Highlights

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 2006 NFL Draft following the season.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	194	Bruce Gradkowski	Quarterback	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

1. "Gradowski throws two TDs, runs for another". The News-Messenger. Associated Press. September 2, 2005. p. B3. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.