1986 Toledo Rockets football team
| 1986 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Miami (OH) $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 216 to 197.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included A. J. Sager with 1,107 passing yards, Kelvin Farmer with 1,532 rushing yards, and Eric Hutchinson with 504 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 30 | at No. 11 Florida State* | L 0–24 | 53,891 | ||||
| September 6 | at Kent State | L 16–18 | |||||
| September 13 | Wichita State* | W 30–13 | 19,146 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | at Ball State | L 10–27 | |||||
| October 4 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 23–18 | ||||
| October 11 | at Miami (OH) | L 8–24 | 16,629 | [4] | |||
| October 18 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 29–28 | 19,169 | |||
| October 25 | at Ohio | W 24–21 | |||||
| November 1 | Western Michigan |
| W 28–7 | ||||
| November 8 | at Central Michigan | W 26–14 | |||||
| November 15 | Bowling Green |
| W 22–3 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1986 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "1986 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Generous WSU loses to Toledo". The Wichita Eagle. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Ford (October 12, 1986). "Miami safety White wreaks havoc on Toledo". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
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