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American college football season

1982 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19811983 →
1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 5 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Miami (OH) 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan 5 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
Kent State 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 6–5 record (5–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 184 to 162.

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Kelso with 1,963 passing yards, Steve Morgan with 567 rushing yards, Capus Robinson with 709 receiving yards, and Tony Lee with 64 points scored. Marlin Russell, Darryl Meadows, Steve Schafer, and Mike Russell were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Northern IllinoisW 9–3
September 11at Ball StateW 31–14
September 18Marshall*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–931,319
September 25at Wisconsin*L 27–3673,713
October 2at OhioL 14–17
October 9Eastern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 20–19
October 16at Central MichiganL 12–16
October 23Bowling GreenW 24–10
October 30at Miami (OH)L 17–21
November 6Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 10–17
November 13at Kent StateW 3–0
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1983 NFL draft following the season.

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
9 239 Rod Achter Wide receiver Minnesota Vikings

References

  1. "1982 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. "1982 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. pp. 218–221.
  4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 165.
  5. "Toledo tags Marshall, 17–9". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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