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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  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024
1959 Season Highlights
 Harry Larche enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Eastern Kentucky  20   2   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Ohio  7   36   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Baldwin-Wallace  26   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Marshall  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Bowling Green  21   51   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Western Michigan  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Kent State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Miami Ohio  7   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Youngstown State  8   8   T       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record2-6 -1
  Points Scored123
  Scoring Average13.7
  Points Allowed200
  Defense Average22.2
  Opponents Record31-22
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-2 -1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1959 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 9-027483   Doyt Perry
Ohio 7-2215101   Bill Hess
Kent State 5-3144124   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 5-415894   John Pont
Western Michigan 4-5184116   Merle Schlosser
Toledo 2-6-1123200   Harry Larche
Marshall 1-872343   Charlie Snyder

1959 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1959 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.