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Toledo Rockets football
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First season
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1916
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Head coach
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Matt Campbell
4th year, 32–13 (.711)
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Other staff
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Defensive cord John Heacock
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Home stadium
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Glass Bowl
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Year built
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1936
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Stadium capacity
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102
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Stadium surface
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Field Turf
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Location
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Toledo, Ohio
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League
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NCAA Division I (FBS)
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Conference
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Mid-American
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Division
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West
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Past conferences
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All-time record
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502–412–24 (.548)
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Postseason bowl record
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9–5 (.643)
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Claimed national titles
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0
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Conference titles
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13
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Division titles
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6
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Heisman winners
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0
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Consensus All-Americans
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2
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Colors
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Midnight Blue and Gold
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Website
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Toledo Rockets
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The Toledo Rockets football team is a college football program in Division I FBS, representing the University of Toledo. The Rockets compete in the Mid-American Conference. Toledo began playing football in 1917, although it did not field teams in 1931, and 1943-1945. Since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936 Toledo has finished in the Top 25 four times. Its highest finish came in 1970 when it ranked #12 after finishing 12–0–0. They have defeated 5 out of 6 Top 25 Teams they have faced at the Glass Bowl the most recent: 29-23 victory over #21 Cincinnati Bearcats on October 20, 2012. Its current head coach is Matt Campbell.
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History 1
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Bowling Green rivalry (The Battle Of I-75) 1.1
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Head coaches 2
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Facilities 3
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Championships and bowl games 4
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Future non-conference opponents 5
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References 6
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External links 7
History
Nick Saban, who led the Rockets for one season
Gary Pinkel, who coached Toledo from 1991-2000
Toledo first fielded a football team in 1917, under the leadership of John Brandeberry. According to Toledo Rockets lore, the team began when a group of students purchased uniforms from a sporting goods store, then arranged a game against the University of Detroit in order to settle the debt. Brandeberry stepped in to coach the team, which promptly lost the game 145–0 (but settled the debt).[1]
For the first few years Toledo played without a nickname, but was dubbed the "Rockets" after two long touchdown runs in a 1923 loss to Carnegie Tech. That season also saw Toledo win its first conference title.[1]
From 1969 through 1971, Toledo won 35 consecutive games, which currently ranks as the fifth-longest winning streak in major college football. Under head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Rockets won 3 Mid-American Conference Championships and won each of their 3 appearances in the Tangerine Bowl during those years. Mel Long, a member of the team for all three years, was named to The AP All-America First Team after the 1971 season. Charles "Chuck" Ealey led the Rockets to all 35 victories as starting quarterback.
In 2008, The Rockets upset Michigan 13-10 in Ann Arbor. The Rockets are the first and currently the only MAC Team to ever beat Michigan.
In 2015, the Rockets upset #18 Ranked Arkansas in Little Rock, Toledo's first win vs an SEC team.
Bowling Green rivalry (The Battle Of I-75)
Toledo and Bowling Green State University have a rivalry dating back to 1924, when BGSU challenged the participation of Toledo's captain, Gilbert Stick, after it was discovered that Stick also played for a local team in Genoa, Ohio. Conference rules did not prohibit such play, and BGSU's protest was overruled.[1] In 1950, Toledo's athletic director charged BGSU students a higher price for tickets at a basketball game than the general public, while rumors spread of a dog-napping attempt by BGSU against Toledo's mascot.[2] Another incident came in 1951, when a fight broke out after a hard hit by a BGSU player on fullback Mel Triplett. Don Greenwood, then Toledo's coach, participated, and resigned after the university failed to back him up. In Greenwood's view, the officials should have called a penalty for excessive roughness, and he had a duty to protect his players.[1]
Head coaches
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Facilities
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Glass Bowl
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Fetterman Indoor Training Center
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Larimer Athletic Complex
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National champs 2015
Championships and bowl games
Toledo has won thirteen conference titles and five division titles. In addition, Toledo has appeared in 14 post-season bowl games since 1969, and has an 8–5 record overall. [3][4]
From 1946-1949, the Rockets played a posteseason game named the Glass Bowl that was played at their stadium. They were 3-1, losing the last game to the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Future non-conference opponents
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References
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