1984 Toledo Rockets football team
| 1984 Toledo Rockets football | |
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MAC champion | |
California Bowl, L 13–30 vs. UNLV | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 8–3–1 (7–1–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled an 8–3–1 record (7–1–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, lost to L 13–30 vs. UNLV in the California Bowl (13–30), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 187 to 164.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included A. J. Sager with 1,647 passing yards, Steve Morgan with 1,291 rushing yards, and Eric Hutchinson with 451 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | at Ball State | W 20–2 | |||||
| September 22 | Eastern Illinois* | W 38–17 | 24,243 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | at Ohio | T 16–16 | |||||
| October 6 | Bowling Green |
| W 17–6 | ||||
| October 13 | at Miami (OH) | W 10–7 | |||||
| October 20 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 17–7 | ||||
| October 27 | at Kent State | L 6–17 | |||||
| November 3 | Western Michigan |
| W 17–13 | ||||
| November 10 | Northern Illinois |
| W 13–7 | 18,644 | [4] | ||
| November 17 | at Central Michigan | W 14–7 | |||||
| November 30 | vs. Temple | L 6–35 | |||||
| December 15 | vs. UNLV | L 13–30 | 21,741 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1984 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "1984 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois no match for Toledo". The Rock Island Argus. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last-minute rally falls short, NIU loses 13–7". The Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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