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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: Gary Pinkel
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Gary Pinkel enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 The Rockets won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Temple  24   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Ohio State  0   49   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Western Michigan  35   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Miami Ohio  14   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Central Florida  24   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Ball State  27   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Bowling Green State  24   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Akron  24   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Northern Illinois  16   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Central Michigan  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Eastern Michigan  7   10   L       
 Fri., Dec. 4  @ Marshall  17   23   L    @ Huntington, WV   
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored229
  Scoring Average19.1
  Points Allowed216
  Defense Average18.0
  Opponents Record67-57
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 7-5229216 5-214084  Gary Pinkel
Western Michigan 7-4360312 5-3276229  Gary Darnell
Central Michigan 6-5229253 4-3159136  Dick Flynn
Eastern Michigan 3-8216309 3-5165213  Rick Rasnick
Northern Illinois 2-9160329 2-6126194  Joe Novak
Ball State 1-10150343 1-6102178  Bill Lynch

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.