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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 <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024

1989 Season Highlights

Dan Simrell enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Toledo.

1989 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Ohio	27	18	W
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Wisconsin	10	23	L
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Ball State	29	22	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Indiana	12	32	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Eastern Michigan	14	31	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Bowling Green State	23	27	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Miami Ohio	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Kent	47	42	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Western Michigan	19	18	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Northern Illinois	27	39	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Central Michigan	29	6	W

1989 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	254
Scoring Average	23.1
Points Allowed	272
Defense Average	24.7
Opponents Record	43-51
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	1-5

1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1989 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ball State	7-3-2	274	239	Lost 6-27	6-1-1	193	119	Paul Schudel
Eastern Michigan	7-3-1	252	196		6-2	179	133	Jim Harkema
Toledo	6-5	254	272		6-2	205	178	Dan Simrell
Bowling Green	5-6	233	319		5-3	193	195	Moe Ankney
Central Michigan	5-5-1	228	182		5-2-1	179	103	Herb Deromedi
Western Michigan	5-6	210	210		3-5	155	143	Al Molde
Miami Ohio	2-8-1	122	262		2-5-1	98	156	Tim Rose
Ohio	1-9-1	191	348		1-6-1	172	209	Cleve Bryant
Kent State	0-11	179	377		0-8	129	267	Dick Crum

1989 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1989 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.