The 2001 Toledo Rockets football team represented the

University of Toledo The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a public research university in Toledo, Ohio. It is the northernmost campus of the University System of Ohio. The university also operates a Health Science campus, which includes the University of T ...

during the

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. They competed as a member of the

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(MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach

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. Toledo's schedule originally included a game against

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on September 15, 2001, but that contest was canceled following the

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Schedule

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Toledo Toledo Rockets football seasons Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion seasons

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