1987 Toledo Rockets football team

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1987 Toledo Rockets football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record3–7–1 (3–4–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Glass Bowl
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Mid-American football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Michigan $ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
Kent State 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Miami (OH) 5 –3 –05 –6 –0
Bowling Green 5 –3 –05 –6 –0
Western Michigan 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Central Michigan 3 –4 –15 –5 –1
Toledo 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Ball State 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Ohio 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 3–7–1 record (3–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 245 to 165. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Bill Bergan with 908 passing yards, David Rohrs with 681 rushing yards, and Eric Hutchinson with 431 receiving yards. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Temple *
L 12–13
September 12 Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 21–17
September 19 Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–12
October 3at Western Michigan
L 14–21
October 10at Northern Illinois *
L 5–4120,939
October 17at Bowling Green
L 6–20
October 24 Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 37–25
October 31at Kent State
L 13–17
November 5 Eastern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 9–3817,041
November 14at Central Michigan
T 17–17
November 21at No. 3 Miami (FL) *
L 14–2437,010
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1987 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
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