The Rockets were led by third-year head coach Tim Beckman during the regular season and new head coach Matt Campbell for their bowl game.

They competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at the Glass Bowl.

They finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in MAC play to be West Division co–champions with Northern Illinois.

Due to their loss to Northern Illinois, they did not represent the division in the MAC Championship Game.

Offensive coordinator Matt Campbell was named as Beckman's replacement and coached the Rockets in the Military Bowl.