Toledo Rocks Colorado

The Toledo offense was too much for the Colorado Buffaloes, as the Rockets opened a 30-3 lead and cruised to a 54-38 victory over the Big 12 school. The Rockets held a 54-24 lead with 4:01 to play in the game. The Rockets improve to 1-1 on the season, while Colorado falls to 0-2.

The Toledo Rockets opened a 30-3 lead and never looked back as they cruised to a 54-38 victory over Colorado of the Big 12 Conference. Despite the closer final score, Toledo led 54-24 with just 4:01 to play in the 4th quarter.

Senior quarterback Aaron Opelt was 15 of 23 for 319 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also rushed for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns on 8 carries.

Senior running back DaJuane Collins had a breakout game with 20 rushes for 160 yards (8.0 avg) and one touchdown.

Eric Page led receivers in yardage with 3 receptions for 138 yards and one touchdown, while Danny Noble added 5 catches for 56 yards and one touchdown and Kenny Stafford added 4 receptions for 88 yards and one touchdown.

Tight end Tom Burzine had one catch for 23 yards and a touchdown. Robin Bailey and DaJuane Collins each caught one pass as well.

Toledo racked up 624 total yards in the game with 305 yards rushing and 319 yards passing.

Toledo is now 3-0 against Big 12 teams at the Glass Bowl in the last four years. In 2006 the Rockets defeated Kansas 37-31 in overtime, and in 2007 they defeated Iowa State 36-35.

Next Saturday Toledo hosts Ohio State at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The game is slated for a Noon kickoff and will air on ESPN Plus.