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Toledo Football Team History


Toledo Rockets
University of Toledo
 Toledo, OH
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Glass Bowl
Capacity: 26,248
Colors: Midnight Blue & Gold
Coach: Dan Simrell
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Dan Simrell enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 3  @ Ball State  3   13   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Western Michigan  9   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ McNeese State  19   46   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Bowling Green State  34   5   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Ohio  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Northern Illinois  33   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Austin Peay  38   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Miami Ohio  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Kent  35   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Eastern Michigan  19   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Central Michigan  20   13   W       
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored244
  Scoring Average22.2
  Points Allowed221
  Defense Average20.1
  Opponents Record41-33
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-4
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1988 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Western Michigan 9-3354237Lost  30-357-1249159  Al Molde
Ball State 8-3286170 5-3200126  Paul Schudel
Central Michigan 7-4287176 5-3205132  Herb Deromedi
Eastern Michigan 6-3-1173200 5-2-1156133  Jim Harkema
Toledo 6-5244221 4-4154141  Dan Simrell
Ohio 4-6-1195288 4-3-1153198  Cleve Bryant
Kent State 5-6256250 3-5176197  Dick Crum
Bowling Green 2-8-1159333 1-6-1113206  Moe Ankney
Miami Ohio 0-10-1167361 0-7-1126240  Tim Rose

1988 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1988 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.