1956 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1956 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jack Morton, the Rockets compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 250 to 118.[1][2]

1956 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $ 5 0 18 0 1
Miami (OH) 4 0 17 1 1
Kent State 4 2 07 2 0
Marshall 2 4 03 6 0
Ohio 2 4 02 7 0
Western Michigan 1 4 02 7 0
Toledo 1 5 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Tisci with 354 passing yards, Don Wright with 498 rushing yards, and Dan Howell with 218 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Eastern Kentucky*L 6–12
September 22Louisville*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 12–27
September 29at OhioW 19–13
October 6Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 14–33
October 13at Western MichiganL 15–26
October 20Bowling Green
L 12–34
November 3at Kent StateL 6–52
November 9at MarshallL 13–32
November 17Brandeis*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
T 21–21
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

References

  1. "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Toledo Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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