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1988 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 Mid-American football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Michigan $ 7 1 0 9 3 0
Eastern Michigan 5 2 1 6 3 1
Ball State 5 3 0 8 3 0
Central Michigan 5 3 0 7 4 0
Ohio 4 3 1 4 6 1
Toledo 4 4 0 6 5 0
Kent State 3 5 0 5 6 0
Bowling Green 1 6 1 2 8 1
Miami (OH) 0 7 1 0 10 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1988 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 244 to 221.

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Keene with 793 passing yards, Neil Trotter with 783 rushing yards, and Rick Isaiah with 389 receiving yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Ball StateL 3–13
September 10Western MichiganL 9–31
September 17at McNeese State*L 19–4619,750
September 24Bowling GreenW 34–5
October 1at OhioL 14–24
October 8Northern Illinois*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 33–2017,038
October 15Austin Peay*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 38–14
October 22at Miami (OH)W 20–7
October 29Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–28
November 5at Eastern MichiganL 19–20
November 12Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 20–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1988 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. "1988 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. "McNeese 46, Toledo 19". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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