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American college football season

1983 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record9–2 (7–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19821984 →
1983 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois $ 8 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Toledo 7 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Miami (OH) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1983 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 9–2 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 276 to 157.

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Kelso with 1,346 passing yards, Steve Morgan with 630 rushing yards, and Capus Robinson with 499 receiving yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10UMass*W 45–1320,061
September 17at Richmond*W 31–65,500
September 24Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 43–7
October 1Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–0
October 8at Bowling GreenW 6–3
October 15Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 10–9
October 22at Eastern MichiganW 37–9
October 29Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 37–34
November 5at Western MichiganW 20–16
November 12at Northern IllinoisL 10–26
November 19Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 8–34
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1984 NFL draft following the season.

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
9 252 Mike Russell Linebacker Houston Oilers

References

  1. "1983 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. "1983 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. "Toledo routs Massachusetts". The Muncie Star. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UR makes it an even dozen". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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