1978 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ball State $ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0
Central Michigan 8 –1 –09 –2 –0
Miami (OH) 5 –2 –08 –2 –1
Western Michigan 5 –4 –07 –4 –0
Bowling Green 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Ohio 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Northern Illinois 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Kent State 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Toledo 2 –7 –02 –9 –0
Eastern Michigan 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9Marshall*L 0–17
September 16at Minnesota*L 12–38
September 23at Ball StateL 0–20
September 30Eastern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 12–17
October 7Bowling Green
L 27–45
October 14at Western MichiganL 7–17
October 21at OhioW 28–14
October 28Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 7–28
November 4at Central MichiganL 3–27
November 11Northern Illinois
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–16
November 18at Kent StateL 13–17
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1978 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1978 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.


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