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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: Harry Larche
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights
 Harry Larche enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Eastern Kentucky  7   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Ohio  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Louisville  20   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Marshall  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Bowling Green  0   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Western Michigan  27   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Kent State  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Xavier  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Muskingum (OH)  33   7   W       
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored136
  Scoring Average15.1
  Points Allowed147
  Defense Average16.3
  Opponents Record30-21
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-3
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1957 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 6-1-216755   Doyt Perry
Marshall 6-3120112   Herb Royer
Miami Ohio 6-3163137   John Pont
Toledo 5-4136147   Harry Larche
Western Michigan 4-4-1150127   Merle Schlosser
Kent State 3-6114138   Trevor J. Rees
Ohio 2-6-1134156   Carroll C. Widdoes

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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.