Toledo, OH -- (Sports Network) - Jalen Parmele erupted for 168 rushing yards and three touchdowns, as the Toledo Rockets handled the Eastern Michigan Eagles, 52-28, in a Mid-American Conference tilt at the Glass Bowl.

DaJuane Collins carried nine times for 79 yards and he also scored twice for the Rockets (5-5, 3-3 MAC), who their third game in a row. Aaron Opelt had a solid game under center and he completed 17-of-29 throws for 276 yards and two touchdowns. Stephen Williams hauled in both touchdown passes and he finished with six catches for 150 yards, while Nick Moore added 10 receptions for 119 yards in the win.

Pierre Walker led the way for EMU (3-7, 2-3) with 93 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. Andy Schmitt completed 10-of-17 pass attempts for 111 yards and a touchdown, as the Eagles lost for the fifth time in six games.

Parmele scampered 31 yards for a touchdown less than two minutes into the game and that was the only score of the first quarter.

Less than two minutes into the second quarter, Parmele struck again, this time on a 29-yard run.

EMU finally got on the board midway through the second quarter, as Walker rumbled one yard for a touchdown.

Toledo countered just over three minutes later, as Opelt threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Williams.

With just 26 seconds left before the half, Opelt hooked up with Williams on a 64-yard scoring strike, giving the Rockets a 28-7 lead at the break.

The Eagles opened the second half scoring with a Walker three-yard touchdown run just over five minutes into the period.

It took Toledo just 12 seconds to respond, as Parmele rumbled four yards for a touchdown.

EMU refused to go quietly and made it a 35-21 game behind a Schmitt four-yard touchdown pass to Ken Bohnet.

Toledo, though, had an answer and that came in form of a two-yard touchdown run by Collins with just under two minutes left in the third quarter.

With just over 12 minutes to play, Walker rumbled one yard for a touchdown and EMU trailed just 42-28.

Alex Steigerwald nailed a 20-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter to extend the Rockets' lead to 45-28.

Collins than scurried seven yards for a touchdown to seal the 52-28 victory for Toledo.

The Rockets racked up 600 yards of total offense, with 324 of those yards coming on the ground.