1979 Toledo Rockets football team

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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
Record7–3–1 (7–1–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
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 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.