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American college football season

1978 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–9 (2–7 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 144.

The team's statistical leaders included Maurice Hall with 610 passing yards, Mike Alston with 460 rushing yards, and Butch Hunyadi with 494 receiving yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Marshall*L 0–17
September 16at Minnesota*L 12–3831,223
September 23at Ball StateL 0–2015,630
September 30Eastern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 12–17
October 7Bowling GreenL 27–4518,383
October 14at Western MichiganL 7–1714,500
October 21at OhioW 28–1414,142
October 28Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 7–28
November 4at Central MichiganL 3–2717,895
November 11Northern Illinois
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–16
November 18at Kent StateL 13–174,847
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1978 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. "1978 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  3. "Marshall 17, Toledo 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Gophers defuse Toledo, 38–12". Journal and Courier. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wilson's aerials give Ball State 11th straight win". Palladium-Item. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "East. Michigan 17, Toledo 12". The Indianapolis Star. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Falcons roll, 45–27". Palladium-Item. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "A Little is just enough to give Broncos a win". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Toledo wins first at OU's expense as Hall runs, passes for 240 yards". The Lima News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Miami Redskins crush Toledo, 28–7". News Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Chips notch 5th straight win". Lansing State Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Rockets soar past Huskies". The Lima News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Flashes finish season with big MAC jump". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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