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1988 Toledo Rockets football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Glass Bowl
Seasons
←  1987
1989 →
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. [1]

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. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3at Ball StateL 3–13
September 10 Western MichiganL 9–31
September 17at McNeese State*L 19–46
September 24 Bowling Green
W 34–5
October 1at OhioL 14–24
October 8 Northern Illinois*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 33–20
October 15 Austin Peay*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 38–14
October 22at Miami (OH)W 20–7
October 29 Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–28
November 5at Eastern MichiganL 19–20
November 12 Central 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.