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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: Jack Morton
Conference: Mid-American-

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1917 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Jack Morton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Toledo.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Eastern Kentucky	6	12	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Louisville	12	27	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Ohio	19	13	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Miami Ohio	14	33	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Western Michigan	15	26	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Bowling Green	12	34	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Kent State	6	52	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Marshall	13	32	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Brandeis (MA)	21	21	T

1956 Season Totals
Record	1-7 -1
Points Scored	118
Scoring Average	13.1
Points Allowed	250
Defense Average	27.8
Opponents Record	35-26
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-4 -1
Away Record	1-3

1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1956 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bowling Green	8-0-1	311	99					Doyt Perry
Kent State	7-2	208	76					Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio	7-1-1	159	83					John Pont
Marshall	3-6	122	185					Herb Royer
Ohio	2-7	136	211					Carroll C. Widdoes
Western Michigan	2-7	114	168					Jack Petoskey
Toledo	1-7-1	118	250					Jack Morton

1956 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1956 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).