1980 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1980 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 4–7 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 190 to 187.

1980 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–7 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1980 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central Michigan $ 7 2 09 2 0
Western Michigan 6 3 07 4 0
Northern Illinois 4 3 07 4 0
Miami (OH) 4 3 05 6 0
Ball State 5 4 06 5 0
Ohio 5 4 06 5 0
Bowling Green 4 4 04 7 0
Toledo 3 6 04 7 0
Kent State 3 6 03 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Kelso with 589 passing yards, Mel Tucker with 563 rushing yards, and Rodney Achter with 269 receiving yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13McNeese State*L 17–2021,281[2]
September 20at Ball StateL 7–27
September 27Eastern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 49–7
October 4at Central MichiganL 10–14
October 11Bowling Green
L 6–17
October 18at Western MichiganL 7–17
October 25at OhioL 9–24
November 1Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–14
November 8Northern Illinois
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 13–6
November 15at Marshall*W 38–10[3]
November 22at Kent StateL 14–34
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

References

  1. "1980 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. "McNeese kicks Toledo". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kelso leads Rockets past Marshall". The Lima News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1980 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.


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