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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: Dan Simrell
Conference: Mid-American-

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1917  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

1985 Season Highlights
 Dan Simrell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Arizona  10   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Wichita State  22   15   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Ball State  19   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Eastern Michigan  10   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Miami Ohio  14   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Northern Illinois  3   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Ohio  24   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Western Michigan  13   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Central Michigan  10   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Bowling Green State  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Kent  10   7   W       
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored135
  Scoring Average12.3
  Points Allowed187
  Defense Average17.0
  Opponents Record41-44
  Conference Record3-6
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-5
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1985 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 11-1355223Lost  7-519-0291124  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Miami Ohio 8-2-1266211 7-1-1240156  Tim Rose
Central Michigan 7-3194143 6-3167133  Herb Deromedi
Western Michigan 4-6-1182212 4-4-1173157  Jack Harbaugh
Ball State 4-7203283 3-6156219  Paul Schudel
Eastern Michigan 4-7188252 3-6149214  Jim Harkema
Toledo 4-7135187 3-6103149  Dan Simrell
Kent State 3-8212277 2-6161195  Dick Scesniak
Ohio 2-9181305 2-7161240  Cleve Bryant
Northern Illinois 4-7174259   Jerry Pettibone

1985 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1985 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.