1979 Toledo Rockets football team

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.

1979 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1979 record7–3–1 (7–1–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8at MarshallL 14–31
September 15Ball StateW 31–14
September 22at Arizona StateL 0–49
September 29at Eastern MichiganW 37–7
October 6at Bowling GreenW 23–7
October 13Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–0
October 20Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 21–13
October 27at Miami (OH)W 24–21
November 3Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
T 7–7
November 10at Northern IllinoisL 10–28
November 17Kent StateW 29–3

[2]

References

  1. "1979 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. "1979 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.


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