Final
W Michigan 63
(5-5, 3-3 MAC)
Toledo 66
(6-4, 5-1 MAC)
Coverage: ESPNU
8:00 PM ET, November 8, 2011
Glass Bowl, TOLEDO, OH
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Terrance Owens threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns, and Toledo beat Western Michigan 66-63 Tuesday night, a week after the Rockets lost a shootout to Northern Illinois 63-60.
Western Michigan's Alex Carder threw seven touchdown passes and ran for another one, but it wasn't enough against the Rockets, who rushed for 419 yards.
Bernard Reedy caught a 42-yard touchdown pass with 4:04 left in the third quarter to put the Rockets (6-4, 5-1 Mid-American) up 49-35. The Broncos (5-5, 3-3) scored two touchdowns five minutes apart to tie it early in the fourth on Carder's scoring run, but Toledo answered with two touchdowns.
The Rockets' Morgan Williams and Adonis Thomas scored on the ground to make it 63-56 with 3:20 to go, and Jeremiah Detmer added a 39-yard field goal with 1:51 to play.
Toledo remained tied with Northern Illinois for first place in the MAC's West Division.
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Team Stat Comparison
| WMU | TOL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 32 | 37 |
| Total Yards | 635 | 804 |
| Passing | 548 | 385 |
| Rushing | 87 | 419 |
| Penalties | 8-70 | 8-73 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-13 | 5-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 6 |
| Possession | 20:30 | 39:30 |
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | WMU | TOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 08:24 | Clark Mussman 7 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (John Potter Kick) | 7 | 0 |
| TD | 05:53 | Jordan White 11 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (John Potter Kick) | 14 | 0 |
 | TD | 03:12 | Jerome Jones 23 Yd Pass From Terrance Owens (Ryan Casano Kick) | 14 | 7 |
| TD | 00:53 | Adonis Thomas 40 Yd Pass From Terrance Owens (Ryan Casano Kick) | 14 | 14 |
| TD | 00:14 | Dan Molls 24 Yd Fumble Return (Ryan Casano Kick) | 14 | 21 |
| SECOND QUARTER | WMU | TOL | |||
| TD | 09:36 | Doug Wiggins 20 Yd Interception Return (John Potter Kick) | 21 | 21 |
| TD | 07:06 | Josh Schaffer 64 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (John Potter Kick) | 28 | 21 |
| TD | 04:22 | Morgan Williams 24 Yd Run (Ryan Casano Kick) | 28 | 28 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WMU | TOL | |||
| TD | 14:06 | Robert Arnheim 8 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (John Potter Kick) | 35 | 28 |
| TD | 10:43 | Adonis Thomas 1 Yd Run (Ryan Casano Kick) | 35 | 35 |
| TD | 08:48 | David Fluellen 2 Yd Run (Ryan Casano Kick) | 35 | 42 |
| TD | 04:04 | Bernard Reedy 42 Yd Pass From Terrance Owens (Ryan Casano Kick) | 35 | 49 |
| TD | 03:22 | Jordan White 60 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (John Potter Kick) | 42 | 49 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WMU | TOL | |||
| TD | 13:19 | Alex Carder 1 Yd Run (John Potter Kick) | 49 | 49 |
| TD | 08:32 | Morgan Williams 3 Yd Run (Ryan Casano Kick) | 49 | 56 |
| TD | 05:21 | Adonis Thomas 42 Yd Run (Ryan Casano Kick) | 49 | 63 |
| TD | 03:20 | Chleb Ravenell 8 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (John Potter Kick) | 56 | 63 |
| FG | 01:51 | Jeremiah Detmer 39 Yd | 56 | 66 |
| TD | 01:01 | Jordan White 9 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (John Potter Kick) | 63 | 66 |
Research Notes
Was Toledo-Western Michigan the best "worst" game in recent memory, given that there were 10 turnovers? Yes. Since 2004 there have been 53 FBS games in which the two teams combined to score over 100 points. Tuesday marked just the third time two teams scored that many points and turned the ball over that many times. [+]Most Combined Turnovers - In Game with Over 100 Total Pts, FBS Since 2004
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This is the 2nd game in FBS this season in which both teams scored at least 4 touchdowns in the first half. Ironically, Western Michigan was part of the other one as well as it led Ball State 35-28 at halftime on October 29th.
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Western Michigan and Toledo combined to score 35 points in the first quarter. That is the 2nd-most combined 1st-quarter points in a MAC game in the TruMedia era (since 2004). Buffalo and Toledo combined for 38 pts in the first quarter in October 2007. | |||||||||||||||
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