1988 Toledo Rockets football team

1988 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Mid-American football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Michigan $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ball State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ohio 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Toledo 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kent State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Bowling Green 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Miami (OH) 0 – 7 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1988 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 244 to 221.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Keene with 793 passing yards, Neil Trotter with 783 rushing yards, and Rick Isaiah with 389 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Ball State
L 3–13
September 10Western Michigan
L 9–31
September 17at McNeese State*
L 19–4619,750[3]
September 24Bowling Green
W 34–5
October 1at Ohio
L 14–24
October 8Northern Illinois*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 33–2017,038
October 15Austin Peay*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 38–14
October 22at Miami (OH)
W 20–7
October 29Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–28
November 5at Eastern Michigan
L 19–20
November 12Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 20–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1988 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "1988 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "McNeese 46, Toledo 19". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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