1979 Toledo Rockets football team
| 1979 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (7–1–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 7–3–1 record (7–1–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 213 to 190.
The team's statistical leaders included Maurice Hall with 648 passing yards, Mike Alston with 806 rushing yards, and Butch Hunyadi with 500 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | at Marshall* | L 14–31 | 17,200 | [2] | |||
| September 15 | Ball State | W 31–14 | [3] | ||||
| September 22 | at Arizona State* | L 0–49 | 68,756 | [4] | |||
| September 29 | at Eastern Michigan | W 37–7 | [5] | ||||
| October 6 | at Bowling Green | W 23–7 | [6] | ||||
| October 13 | Western Michigan |
| W 17–0 | [7] | |||
| October 20 | Ohio |
| W 21–13 | [8] | |||
| October 27 | at Miami (OH) | W 24–21 | [9] | ||||
| November 3 | Central Michigan |
| T 7–7 | 25,570 | [10] | ||
| November 10 | at Northern Illinois | L 10–28 | [11] | ||||
| November 17 | Kent State | W 29–3 | 16,979 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1979 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Marshall 31, Toledo 14". The Indianapolis Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Another setback for Ball State". Anderson Herald. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State demolishes Toledo, 49–0". The Arizona Republic. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second period spurt pushes Toledo to victory". The South Bend Tribune. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BGSU Falcons 'fumble' away MAC battle to Toledo Rockets". The Lima News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo now 4–0 in MAC". Dayton Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rockets still perfect in conference tilts". The Star Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last-gasp Rocket nicks Miami, 24–21". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CMU ties Toledo, 7–7". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NIU puts Toledo out of picture". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At 1–10, Blackledge not relieved it's over". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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