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Toledo Football Team History


Toledo Rockets
University of Toledo
 Toledo, OH
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Glass Bowl
Capacity: 26,248
Colors: Midnight Blue & Gold
Coach: Tom Amstutz
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Tom Amstutz enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 The Rockets won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo  44   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Eastern Michigan  65   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Minnesota  21   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  38   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Pittsburgh  19   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Ball State  37   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Central Florida  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Miami Ohio  13   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Central Michigan  44   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Western Michigan  42   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Northern Illinois  33   30   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Bowling Green State  42   24   W       
 Sat., Dec. 7  @ Marshall  45   49   L    @ Huntington, WV   
 Thu., Dec. 26   Boston College  25   51   L    @ Detroit, MI   Motor City Bowl
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record9-5
  Points Scored495
  Scoring Average35.4
  Points Allowed378
  Defense Average27.0
  Opponents Record81-67
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-3
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2002 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 9-5495378Lost  25-517-1303173  Tom Amstutz
Northern Illinois 8-4375298 7-1280167  Joe Novak
Ball State 6-6278333 4-4218220  Bill Lynch
Western Michigan 4-8303330 3-5219220  Gary Darnell
Central Michigan 4-8267384 2-6172272  Mike DeBord
Eastern Michigan 3-9286566 1-7193388  Jeff Woodruff

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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