Toledo clinched a berth in the championship game with two weeks remaining in the schedule following their win over Ball State and a loss by Western Michigan the following night.
[9][10][11][12] They opened conference play with 3 consecutive wins over Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Kent State.
[17][18][19] Toledo ended their regular season with a loss to Western Michigan in which Finn played sparingly[20] Ohio clinched a berth in the championship game during the final week of the season with a 38–14 win over Bowling Green.
[23][24][25][26] They opened conference play with an overtime loss to Kent State and a win over last place Akron.
[36][37][38][39][40][41] Rourke suffered a season ending torn ACL against Ball State and Ohio turned to third string quarterback C.J.