The 1978 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 144.[1]
| 1978 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–7 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Maurice Hall with 610 passing yards, Mike Alston with 460 rushing yards, and Butch Hunyadi with 494 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | Marshall* | L 0–17 | [3] | ||||
| September 16 | at Minnesota* | L 12–38 | 31,223 | [4] | |||
| September 23 | at Ball State | L 0–20 | 15,630 | [5] | |||
| September 30 | Eastern Michigan |
| L 12–17 | [6] | |||
| October 7 | Bowling Green |
| L 27–45 | 18,383 | [7] | ||
| October 14 | at Western Michigan | L 7–17 | 14,500 | [8] | |||
| October 21 | at Ohio | W 28–14 | 14,142 | [9] | |||
| October 28 | Miami (OH) |
| L 7–28 | [10] | |||
| November 4 | at Central Michigan | L 3–27 | 17,895 | [11] | |||
| November 11 | Northern Illinois |
| W 35–16 | [12] | |||
| November 18 | at Kent State | L 13–17 | 4,847 | [13] | |||
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References
edit- ↑ "1978 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ "1978 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Marshall 17, Toledo 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gophers defuse Toledo, 38–12". Journal and Courier. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wilson's aerials give Ball State 11th straight win". Palladium-Item. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "East. Michigan 17, Toledo 12". The Indianapolis Star. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Falcons roll, 45–27". Palladium-Item. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "A Little is just enough to give Broncos a win". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Toledo wins first at OU's expense as Hall runs, passes for 240 yards". The Lima News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miami Redskins crush Toledo, 28–7". News Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Chips notch 5th straight win". Lansing State Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rockets soar past Huskies". The Lima News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Flashes finish season with big MAC jump". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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