Toledo Rockets defeated the Massachusetts Minutemen 24–0 on Wednesday night in Mid-American Conference action.
Connor Walendzak rushed for 117 yards on 14 carries and scored on a 69-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter. His score capped a 90-yard drive and gave Toledo a 7–0 lead. Walendzak played his first game this month after missing time with an undisclosed injury.
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Nicholas Thompson intercepted a Logan Inagawa pass early in the second quarter and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown, extending Toledo’s advantage to 17–0. The Rockets led 24–0 at halftime and held that margin through the final two quarters.
CJ Miller rushed for 83 yards. Toledo gained 239 yards on the ground and 436 total yards. Quarterback John Alan Richter passed for 197 yards.
Inagawa completed 10 of 27 passes for 99 yards and rushed for 40 yards — the Minutemen’s top rushing total. Starter Pop Watson left the game after appearing to re-aggravate an ankle injury that had kept him out of two games in October.
Toledo recorded three sacks and 10 tackles for loss. The Rockets improved to 8–2 overall and 5–1 in the MAC. Massachusetts fell to 5–5 overall and 2–4 in the conference.
Massachusetts plays at Akron next Wednesday. Toledo visits Bowling Green on November 20.
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