Jason Candle

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Jason Candle (* 1979 / 1980 in Salem , Ohio ) is an American American football trainer. He is currently the head coach of the Toledo Rockets .

Career

Player career

Candle played wide receiver college football for four years . After two years at Geneva College, Candle moved to the University at Mount Union . There he won all 28 games with the Mount Union Purple Raiders in two seasons and thus twice the Division III championship. In his senior year he was elected to the first-team All- Ohio Athletic Conference .

Coaching career

Assistant coach

Candle began his coaching career in 2003 at his alma mater as coach of wide receivers. In 2007 he was promoted to Offensive Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator . With Mount Union he won the Division III championship in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and lost in the final in 2003 and 2007 . In 2009, Candle was brought to the University of Toledo by Tim Beckman and started as a trainer of the slot receivers and tight ends for the Toledo Rockets from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). After Matt Campbell took on the role of Head Coach in Toledo in 2012, he kept Candle on the staff as the coach of the wide receivers. In addition, he made him the offensive coordinator. For the 2014 season, Candle was withdrawn from the receivers, a coaching position that Derek Sage took over instead, and instead used as coach of the quarterbacks , but remained offensive coordinator.

Head coach

After the 2015 regular season ended, Campbell left Toledo for Iowa State and Candle planned to move with him. However, Candle was offered the role of head coach for the Rockets, which moved him to stay in Toledo. His first game as head coach was the bowl game for which the Rockets had qualified. In the Boca Raton Bowl , Candle celebrated his first victory as head coach with 32:17 over the Temple Owls . In her first full season as head coach, Candle scored nine wins in thirteen games, but lost with the Rockets in the Camillia Bowl . His contract with Toledo was then prematurely extended by one year to 2021. In 2017, Candle led the Rockets to ten wins in twelve regular season games, bringing them to the MAC Football Championship for the first time since 2004 . For this achievement he was named MAC Coach of the Year (Conference Trainer of the Year). In the Championship Game , the Rockets defeated the Akron Zips 45:28 , making Candle the MAC for the first time. On December 15, 2017, his contract was prematurely extended by two years, which ties him to Toledo until 2023.

Head coaching statistics

season Victories defeat Post-Season
2015 1 0 32:17 win against Temple Owls in the Boca Raton Bowl
2016 9 4th 28:31 loss to Appallachian State Mountaineers in the Camillia Bowl
2017 11 3 45:28 win against Akron Zips in the MAC Football Championship

0:34 loss to Appallachian State Mountaineers in the Dollar General Bowl

2018 7th 6th 32:35 loss to FIU Golden Panthers in the Bahamas Bowl
2019 6th 6th -
total 28 13 2-3

style

As a player, his head coach at Mount Union, Larry Kehres , certified that he was a precise pass route runner , had a good instinct and good catching skills.

As a coach, Candle is considered a great recruiter who can build good relationships with high school players and coaches. On the offensive, he primarily relies on formations with one running back and one tight end each , which enables the change from spread offense to power run offense without changing personnel. In addition, it is versatility in mind, so both the passing game and the running game come into play.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b JASON CANDLE NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT TOLEDO. MAC, accessed June 13, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Purple doctrine has merit. The Blade, accessed October 28, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Toledo Football: Rockets' OC Jason Candle promoted to head coach. NCAA, accessed October 28, 2017 .
  4. ^ Toledo's Candle emerges as one of America's top young coaches. CBS Sports, accessed October 28, 2017 .
  5. ^ A b Jason Candle Named Top 10 Recruiter Among Non "Big Six" Schools. Toledo Rockets, accessed October 28, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Meet Toledo's top recruiting salesman. The Blade, accessed October 29, 2017 .
  7. ^ Matt Campbell's Staff Starting to Take Shape at Iowa State. Accessed June 13, 2018 .
  8. Jump up ↑ Toledo in good hands under new coach Jason Candle after Rockets beat Temple in Boca Raton Bowl. Sports Illustrated, accessed October 29, 2017 .
  9. ^ Toledo, Jason Candle reach agreement on contract extension. NBC Sports, accessed October 29, 2017 .
  10. ↑ MAC ANNOUNCES 2017 POSTSEASON FOOTBALL AWARDS. Mid-American Conference, November 29, 2017, accessed November 29, 2017 .
  11. ↑ TOLEDO WINS 2017 MARATHON MAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. Accessed December 9, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Jason Candle Signs Contract Extension Through 2023. Toledo Rockets, December 15, 2017, accessed December 16, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Boca Raton Bowl: Jason Candle's coaching style has Temple's attention. NCAA, accessed October 29, 2017 .
Head coaches of the Toledo Rockets football team


John Brandeberry (1917) | James Baxter (1918) | Walt Hobt (1919–1920) | Joseph Dwyer (1921–1922) | James Dwyer (1923-1925) | Boni Petcoff (1926–1929) | Jim Nicholson (1930) | no game operation (1931) | Jim Nicholson (1932-1935) | Clarence Spears (1936-1942) | no game operation (1943–1945) | Bill Orwig (1946–1947) | Skip Stahley (1948-1949) | Bob Snyder (1950) | Don Greenwood (1951) | Clair Dunn (1951-1953) | Forrest England (1954–1955) | Jack Morton (1956) | Harry Larche (1957–1959) | Clive Rush (1960–1962) | Frank Lauterbur (1963–1970) | John Murphy (1971-1976) | Chuck Stobart (1977-1981) | Dan Simrell (1982-1989) | Nick Saban (1990) | Gary Pinkel (1991-2000) | Tom Amstutz (2001–2008) | Tim Beckman (2009-2011) | Matt Campbell (2011-2015) | Jason Candle (since 2015)

personal data
SURNAME Candle, Jason
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football coach
DATE OF BIRTH 1979 or 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Salem , Ohio