No. 22 Toledo stays unbeaten with 63-20 romp over E Michigan

Ely threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns in less than three quarters to power No. 22 Toledo over Eastern Michigan 63-20 on Saturday.

Toledo running back Terry Swanson (2) rushes for a 90-yard gain against Eastern Michigan in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, October 17, 2015, in Toledo, Ohio. Bell completed 16-of-26 passes for 121-yards, and ran for 28-yards.

Toledo has ridden a 5-0 start this season while Eastern Michigan (1-5) has lost their last four contests.

The Rockets (6-0, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) led 28-6 at halftime, and then Ely really warmed up. The game is also airing as a live stream online. Toledo Rockets recorded 227.7 passing yards and 140.3 rushing yards while allowed 303.0 passing yards and 98.7 russhing yards with turnover differential of -1.7. “What excited me was to see how we threw and caught the football so efficiently”. Because opponents can’t run the ball versus the Rockets and are often trailing, they need to put the ball in the air a lot. On the other hand, with 3 Wins and 0 losses, Toledo Rockets gained 505.3 total yards on an average including 249.7 passing yards (with 25.5 passing attempts having completion percentage of 65.5) and 255.6 rushing yards per game.

Eastern Michigan has given up more than 400-yards in every game this season, and this is the second time a team has complied more than 600-yards of total offense against the EMU defense. “There’s times where we’re there to make the play or make the tackle, and (we) just didn’t make the play or the tackle”.

Terrell threw first-half touchdown passes of 7 and 27 yards to Daniel Braverman as Western Michigan took a 14-7 lead into the break. While comparing defenses, the Eastern Michigan Eagles own the league’s No. 122 rank in terms of road run defense, allowing 430.0 yards per game.