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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: Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Charles R. Chuck Stobart enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Marshall  14   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Ball State  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Arizona State  0   49   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Eastern Michigan  37   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Bowling Green State  23   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Western Michigan  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Ohio  21   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Miami Ohio  24   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Central Michigan  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Northern Illinois  10   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Kent  29   3   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record7-3 -1
  Points Scored213
  Scoring Average19.4
  Points Allowed190
  Defense Average17.3
  Opponents Record43-54
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record3-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Michigan 10-0-1291133 8-0-1229101  Herb Deromedi
Toledo 7-3-1213190 7-1-1199110  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Western Michigan 6-5186127 5-4142103  Elliot Uzelac
Ball State 6-5272191 4-4200152  Dwight Wallace
Ohio 6-5238174 4-4166143  Brian Burke
Miami Ohio 6-5223142 3-413290  Thomas Tom Reed
Bowling Green 4-7194265 3-5139180  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Eastern Michigan 2-8-1113236 1-6-165181  Mike Stock
Kent State 1-10127298 1-8100266  Ron Blackledge
Northern Illinois 5-5-1177206   Pat Culpepper

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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