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1984 Toledo Rockets football
1984 Toledo Rockets football
MAC champion
California Bowl, L 13–30 vs. UNLV
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	8–3–1 (7–1–1 MAC)
Head coach	Dan Simrell (3rd season);
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Toledo $	7	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green	7	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	6	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Ohio	4	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Northern Illinois	3	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ball State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	2	–	5	–	2	2	–	7	–	2

$ – Conference champion

The 1984 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled an 8–3–1 record (7–1–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, lost to L 13–30 vs. UNLV in the California Bowl (13–30), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 187 to 164.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included A. J. Sager with 1,647 passing yards, Steve Morgan with 1,291 rushing yards, and Eric Hutchinson with 451 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 20–2
September 22	Eastern Illinois*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 38–17	24,243	^[3]
September 29	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	T 16–16
October 6	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	W 17–6
October 13	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	W 10–7
October 20	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 17–7
October 27	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 6–17
November 3	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 17–13
November 10	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 13–7	18,644	^[4]
November 17	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 14–7
November 30	vs. Temple	Atlantic City Convention Hall Atlantic City, NJ	L 6–35
December 15	vs. UNLV	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (California Bowl)	L 13–30	21,741
*Non-conference game

References

^ "1984 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
^ "1984 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
^ "Eastern Illinois no match for Toledo". The Rock Island Argus. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Last-minute rally falls short, NIU loses 13–7". The Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.