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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.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.