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1956 Toledo Rockets football
1956 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–7–1 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jack Morton (1st season);
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)	4	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Kent State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Marshall	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Ohio	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	1

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The 1956 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jack Morton, the Rockets compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 250 to 118.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Tisci with 354 passing yards, Don Wright with 498 rushing yards, and Dan Howell with 218 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Eastern Kentucky*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 6–12
September 22	Louisville*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 12–27
September 29	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 19–13
October 6	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–33
October 13	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 15–26
October 20	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 12–34
November 3	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 6–52
November 9	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 13–32
November 17	Brandeis*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	T 21–21
*Non-conference game

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References

^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
^ "Toledo Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.