Toledo — Mid-American
PPA off / def
0.20 / -0.08
2025
Class rank
#121
class of 2026
Returning PPA
66%
returning production
| 2022 |
OSU W 77–21 | Columbus |
| 2011 |
OSU W 27–22 | Columbus |
| 2009 |
OSU W 38–0 | away |
| 1998 |
OSU W 49–0 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
2025 results (8–5)
Statistical comps — 2025 Toledo's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (33 in / 38 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Khamoni Robinson | QB | ← Lenoir-Rhyne | ★★★ |
| Rico Bond | WR | ← Lindenwood | ★★★ |
| KJ Thomas | CB | ← Mercer | ★★★ |
| Jake Newell | TE | ← Akron | ★★★ |
| Andrew Zock | EDGE | ← Mercer | ★★★ |
| Donovan Watkins | CB | ← Mercer | ★★★ |
| Armorion Smith | S | ← Michigan State | ★★★ |
| Corey Smith | RB | ← Penn State | ★★★ |
| + 25 more |
Origins
Ealey started 35 games and won 35 games, never losing one in college, and then no NFL team would let him play quarterback so he went to Canada and won a Grey Cup. Toledo has more MAC titles than anyone.
Founded 1872 · Founded as a private university of arts and trades in a Great Lakes port · first football 1917 · defined by Chuck Ealey
All-time record
All-time
439–303–8
1923–2025
Win %
59.1%
74 seasons played
Winning seasons
46
62% of seasons
By level: ii/iii 2–5 (1923–1951) · D-III 0–2 (1937–1946) · FBS 437–296–8 (1955–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 1971 | 12 | 0 | Mid-American |
| 1970 | 12 | 0 | Mid-American |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 | Mid-American |
| 1969 | 11 | 0 | Mid-American |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | Mid-American |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1923 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 319 | 56% |
47% | 26 of 136 | 6.8 | 17% |
| 2nd down | 220 | 50% |
44% | 34 of 136 | 5.8 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 43 | 58% |
65% | — | 5.0 | 12% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 37 | 19% |
35% | — | 4.5 | 5% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 58 | 21% |
22% | — | 8.2 | 16% |
| 4th down | 17 | 18% |
24% | — | 1.8 | 6% |
162 drives · 31% ended in points · 6.8 plays and 37.7 yards per drive · 1.04 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 13 | Ball State |
(12:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Gleason pass complete deep left to #2 J.Vandeross III caugh… |
63 | 6.93 |
| 14 | Central Michigan |
(00:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Osborne pass complete short middle to #1 C.Trayanum caught … |
57 | 6.30 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky |
Chip Trayanum run for 75 yds for a TD (Dylan Cunanan KICK) |
75 | 6.08 |
| 2 | Western Kentucky |
Tucker Gleason pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 71 yds for a TD (Dylan Cunanan KI… |
71 | 5.78 |
| 8 | Kent State |
Tucker Gleason pass complete to Trayvon Rudolph for 58 yds for a TD (Dylan Cunanan KICK) |
58 | 5.58 |
| 4 | Western Michigan |
Chip Trayanum run for 63 yds for a TD (Dylan Cunanan KICK) |
63 | 5.05 |
| CFP | Louisville |
Jacob Petersen 26 Yd pass from Kalieb Osborne (Chip Trayanum Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
26 | 4.85 |
| 8 | Kent State |
Tucker Gleason pass complete to Junior Vandeross III for 32 yds to the KENT 34 for a 1ST d… |
32 | 3.96 |