1983 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1983 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 9–2 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 276 to 157.[1]

1983 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record9–2 (7–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1983 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois $ 8 1 010 2 0
Toledo 7 2 09 2 0
Bowling Green 7 2 08 3 0
Central Michigan 7 2 08 3 0
Ball State 4 4 06 5 0
Western Michigan 4 5 06 5 0
Miami (OH) 3 5 04 7 0
Ohio 3 6 04 7 0
Kent State 1 8 01 10 0
Eastern Michigan 0 9 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Kelso with 1,346 passing yards, Steve Morgan with 630 rushing yards, and Capus Robinson with 499 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10UMass*W 45–13
September 17at Richmond*W 31–6
September 24Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 43–7
October 1Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–0
October 8at Bowling GreenW 6–3
October 15Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 10–9
October 22at Eastern MichiganW 37–9
October 29Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 37–34
November 5at Western MichiganW 20–16
November 12at Northern IllinoisL 10–26
November 19Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 8–34
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1984 NFL Draft following the season.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
9252Mike RussellLinebackerHouston Oilers

References

  1. "1983 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. "1983 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.


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