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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-

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1917  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 Dan Simrell enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Ohio  27   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Wisconsin  10   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Ball State  29   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Indiana  12   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Eastern Michigan  14   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Bowling Green State  23   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Miami Ohio  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Kent  47   42   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Western Michigan  19   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Northern Illinois  27   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Central Michigan  29   6   W       
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored254
  Scoring Average23.1
  Points Allowed272
  Defense Average24.7
  Opponents Record43-51
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-5
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1989 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ball State 7-3-2274239Lost  6-276-1-1193119  Paul Schudel
Eastern Michigan 7-3-1252196 6-2179133  Jim Harkema
Toledo 6-5254272 6-2205178  Dan Simrell
Bowling Green 5-6233319 5-3193195  Moe Ankney
Central Michigan 5-5-1228182 5-2-1179103  Herb Deromedi
Western Michigan 5-6210210 3-5155143  Al Molde
Miami Ohio 2-8-1122262 2-5-198156  Tim Rose
Ohio 1-9-1191348 1-6-1172209  Cleve Bryant
Kent State 0-11179377 0-8129267  Dick Crum

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1989 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.