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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: Gary Pinkel
Conference: Mid-American-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Gary Pinkel enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 The Rockets won the Mid-American Conference West Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Purdue  36   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Eastern Michigan  38   35   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Western Michigan  23   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Nevada  31   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Central Michigan  41   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Northern Illinois  41   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Bowling Green State  35   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Miami Ohio  35   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Ball State  3   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Akron  42   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Central Florida  17   34   L       
 Fri., Dec. 5  @ Marshall  14   34   L    @ Huntington, WV   
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored356
  Scoring Average29.7
  Points Allowed268
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record58-66
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Mid-American-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 9-3356268 6-1216155  Gary Pinkel
Western Michigan 8-3301265 6-2225190  Gary Darnell
Ball State 5-6239260 3-4164179  Bill Lynch
Eastern Michigan 4-7329352 3-5250281  Rick Rasnick
Central Michigan 2-9282479 1-6190262  Dick Flynn
Northern Illinois 0-11129382 0-8101277  Joe Novak

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.