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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  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Charles R. Chuck Stobart enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Marshall  0   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Minnesota  12   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Ball State  0   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Eastern Michigan  12   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Bowling Green State  27   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Western Michigan  7   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Ohio  28   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Miami Ohio  7   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Central Michigan  3   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Northern Illinois  35   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Kent  13   17   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored144
  Scoring Average13.1
  Points Allowed256
  Defense Average23.3
  Opponents Record51-46
  Conference Record2-7
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record1-5
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ball State 10-125182 8-022358  Dwight Wallace
Central Michigan 9-2331119 8-127088  Herb Deromedi
Miami Ohio 8-2-1228161 5-2154121  Thomas Tom Reed
Western Michigan 7-4220152 5-4169129  Elliot Uzelac
Bowling Green 4-7277267 3-5179191  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Ohio 3-8120246 3-5113163  Bob Kappes
Kent State 4-7158248 2-694202  Ron Blackledge
Toledo 2-9144256 2-7132201  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Eastern Michigan 3-7122238 1-554172  Mike Stock
Northern Illinois 5-6232284   Pat Culpepper

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 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.