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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: Harry Larche
Conference: Mid-American-

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1917 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Harry Larche enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Toledo.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Eastern Kentucky	7	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Ohio	14	6	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Louisville	20	48	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Marshall	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Bowling Green	0	29	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Western Michigan	27	16	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Kent State	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Xavier	7	20	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Muskingum (OH)	33	7	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	136
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	147
Defense Average	16.3
Opponents Record	30-21
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-3

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bowling Green	6-1-2	167	55					Doyt Perry
Marshall	6-3	120	112					Herb Royer
Miami Ohio	6-3	163	137					John Pont
Toledo	5-4	136	147					Harry Larche
Western Michigan	4-4-1	150	127					Merle Schlosser
Kent State	3-6	114	138					Trevor J. Rees
Ohio	2-6-1	134	156					Carroll C. Widdoes

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).