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American college football season

1979 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3–1 (7–1–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Marshall*L 14–3117,200
September 15Ball StateW 31–14
September 22at Arizona State*L 0–4968,756
September 29at Eastern MichiganW 37–7
October 6at Bowling GreenW 23–17
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 7–725,570
November 10at Northern IllinoisL 10–28
November 17Kent StateW 29–316,979
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1979 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. "Marshall 31, Toledo 14". The Indianapolis Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Another setback for Ball State". Anderson Herald. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Arizona State demolishes Toledo, 49–0". The Arizona Republic. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Second period spurt pushes Toledo to victory". The South Bend Tribune. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "BGSU Falcons 'fumble' away MAC battle to Toledo Rockets". The Lima News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Toledo now 4–0 in MAC". Dayton Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rockets still perfect in conference tilts". The Star Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Last-gasp Rocket nicks Miami, 24–21". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "CMU ties Toledo, 7–7". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "NIU puts Toledo out of picture". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "At 1–10, Blackledge not relieved it's over". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1979 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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