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-
 
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| 1996 Season Highlights |  | Gary Pinkel enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Toledo. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1996 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
Indiana | 6 | 40 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 14 | @
Akron | 27 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Eastern Michigan | 24 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs. Weber State | 31 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Bowling Green State | 24 | 16 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Louisiana Tech | 20 | 61 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Western Michigan | 10 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Miami Ohio | 7 | 27 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 9 | vs.
Central Michigan | 23 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 16 | @
Ball State | 14 | 24 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Ohio | 24 | 23 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1996 Season Totals |  | Record | 7-4 |  | Points Scored | 210 |  | Scoring Average | 19.1 |  | Points Allowed | 259 |  | Defense Average | 23.5 |  | Opponents Record | 43-58 |  | Conference Record | 5-2 |  | Home Record | 4-2 |  | Away Record | 3-2 |  | 
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| 1996 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1996 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1996 All Mid-American Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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