1978 Toledo Rockets football team
American college football season
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 2–9 (2–7 MAC) |
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Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 144.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Maurice Hall with 610 passing yards, Mike Alston with 460 rushing yards, and Butch Hunyadi with 494 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 9 | Marshall* | L 0–17 | [3] | ||||
September 16 | at Minnesota* |
| L 12–38 | 31,223 | |||
September 23 | at Ball State | L 0–20 | |||||
September 30 | Eastern Michigan |
| L 12–17 | ||||
October 7 | Bowling Green |
| L 27–45 | ||||
October 14 | at Western Michigan | L 7–17 | |||||
October 21 | at Ohio | W 28–14 | |||||
October 28 | Miami (OH) |
| L 7–28 | ||||
November 4 | at Central Michigan | L 3–27 | |||||
November 11 | Northern Illinois |
| W 35–16 | ||||
November 18 | at Kent State | L 13–17 | |||||
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References
- ^ "1978 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "1978 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Marshall 17, Toledo 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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