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Rocket Football History


Record Against Opponents
Opponent           Record    Last Played
Akron              8-7-0         2006
Ball State         16-15-1       2006
Bowling Green      31-36-4       2006
Buffalo            5-3-0         2007
Central Florida    1-2-0         2002
Central Michigan   17-16-3       2007
Eastern Michigan   23-11-0       2006
Kent State         22-21-0       2006
Marshall           22-18-1       2003
Miami (OH)         20-27-1       2004
Northern Illinois  28-7-0        2007
Ohio University    30-19-1       2007
Western Michigan   36-26-0       2007
Adrian             0-2-0         1921
Alma               0-2-1         1927
Arizona            0-1-0         1985
Arizona State      0-1-0         1979
Arkansas State     2-0-0         1992
Assumption         1-1-0         1925
Austin Peay        1-0-0         1988
Baldwin-Wallace    6-2-1         1959
Bates              2-0-0         1948
Bluffton           4-3-0         1937
Boston             0-2-0         1936
Boston College     0-1-0         2002
Bradley            7-1-0         1961
Brandeis           0-0-1         1956
Butler             1-2-0         1942
Cal Poly           1-0-0         2002
Camp Shelby        1-0-0         1941
Canisius           0-2-0         1948
Capital            2-2-0         1935
Carnegie Tech      0-2-0         1924
Case               3-1-0         1947
Cincinnati         2-4-0         2001
Colorado State     1-1-0         1973
Davidson           1-0-0         1969
Davis-Elkins       2-0-0         1951
Dayton             10-13-0       1976
Defiance           7-4-0         1933
Denison            1-1-0         1936
Detroit            1-4-0         1964
Detroit Tech       3-0-0         1941
East Carolina      2-2-0         1981
Eastern Illinois   2-0-0         2000
Eastern Kentucky   3-2-2         1959
E. Tenn. St.       1-0-0         1995
Findlay            8-2-0         1936
Florida State      0-1-0         1986
Fort Belvoir       0-1-0         1953
Fresno State       0-1-0         2005
Georgetown (KY)    1-0-0         1937
Grand Rapids       1-0-0         1923
Great Lakes        1-0-0         1947
Haskell Institute  0-0-1         1935
Heidelberg         1-3-1         1936
Hillsdale          3-4-0         1960
Illinois Wesleyan  2-0-0         1942
Indiana            0-3-0         1996
Indiana State      1-0-0         1994
Iowa State         1-1-0         2007
Jefferson Barracks 1-0-0         1941
John Carroll       7-6-2         1954
Kansas             1-3-0         2007
Kenyon             2-0-0         1934
  Opponent           Record    Last Played
  Liberty            3-0-0         2007
  Long Island        0-2-0         1940
  Loras              0-1-0         1949
  Louisiana Tech     0-2-0         1999
  Louisville         3-5-0         1981
  Marietta           1-0-0         1932
  Massachusetts      2-1-0         1999
  McNeese State      1-2-0         2006
  Miami (FL)         0-1-0         1987
  Michigan "B"       0-1-0         1928
  Michigan State     0-1-0         1925
  Minnesota          1-3-0         2004
  Muskingum          4-0-0         1957
  Navy               2-1-0         2001
  Nevada             3-0-0         1997
  New Hampshire      3-0-0         1949
  North Dakato       2-0-0         1949
  Notre Dame (Res)   0-1-0         1923
  Ohio Northern      0-3-0         1930
  Ohio State         0-1-0         1998
  Ohio State "B"     0-1-0         1932
  Ohio Wesleyan      2-0-0         1938
  Oklahoma City      2-0-0         1949
  Otterbein          3-0-0         1936
  Penn State         1-0-0         2000
  Pittsburg St. (KS) 1-0-0         1950
  Pittsburgh         1-2-0         2006
  Purdue             2-2-0         2007
  Quantico Marines   1-0-1         1966
  Richmond           3-0-0         1983
  St. Bonaventure    0-1-0         1950
  St. Joseph         1-1-0         1941
  St. Mary's (TX)    2-0-0         1939
  San Jose State     1-0-0         1981
  Scranton           0-2-0         1940
  South Dakota State 1-1-0         1962
  Southern Illinois  3-0-0         1993
  Springfield        2-0-0         1949
  Syracuse           0-2-0         2003
  Tampa              0-3-0         1974
  Temple             6-2-0         2005
  Texas-Arlington    2-0-0         1972
  Tulsa              1-1-0         1964
  UCONN              0-1-0         2004
  UNLV               2-1-0         2003
  US Coast Guard     0-1-0         1942
  UTEP               1-0-0         2005
  Valparaiso         1-0-0         1939
  Villanova          5-5-0         1975
  Washington         0-1-0         1991
  Wayne State        13-8-1        1950
  Weber State        2-0-0         2000
  Western Carolina   1-0-0         1975
  Western Illinois   1-0-0         2005
  Western Reserve    2-7-1         1954
  West Liberty       1-0-0         1938
  West Virginia      0-1-0         1937
  Wichita State      2-2-0         1986
  William & Mary     1-0-0         1970
  Wisconsin          0-2-0         1989
  Wittenburg         0-1-0         1927
  Wooster            0-1-0         1920
  Xavier             4-9-0         1973
  Youngstown State   4-2-1         1961


All-Time Records

     Year   Record       Year   Record       Year   Record
     1917    0-3         1927    5-2         1937    6-3
     1918    1-1         1928    1-6         1938    6-3-1
     1919    2-4         1929    4-2-1       1939    7-3
     1920    0-3         1930    2-5-1       1940    6-3
     1921    3-5         1931    N/A         1941    7-4
     1922    2-2-3       1932    3-4         1942    4-4-1
     1923    6-4         1933    4-2-2       1943    N/A
     1924    5-3         1934    5-3         1944    N/A
     1925    1-8         1935    6-2-1       1945    N/A
     1926    3-5         1936    2-6         1946    6-2-2


     Year   Record       Year   Record       Year   Record
     1947    9-2         1957    5-4         1967    9-1
     1948    5-6         1958    4-5         1968    5-4-1
     1949    6-4         1959    2-6-1       1969    11-0
     1950    4-5         1960    2-7         1970    12-0
     1951    6-4         1961    3-7         1971    12-0
     1952    4-5         1962    3-6         1972    6-5
     1953    3-6         1963    2-7         1973    3-8
     1954    6-2-1       1964    2-8         1974    6-5
     1955    3-5-1       1965    5-5         1975    5-6
     1956    1-7-1       1966    2-7-1       1976    3-8


     Year   Record       Year   Record       Year   Record
     1977    2-9         1987    3-7-1       1997    9-3
     1978    2-9         1988    6-5         1998    7-5
     1979    7-3-1       1999    6-5         1999    6-5
     1980    4-7         1990    9-2         2000    10-1
     1981    9-3         1991    5-5-1       2001    10-2
     1982    6-5         1992    8-3         2002    9-5
     1983    9-2         1993    4-7         2003    8-4
     1984    9-2-1       1994    6-4-1       2004    9-4  
     1985    4-7         1995    11-0-1      2005    9-3
     1986    7-4         1996    7-4         2006    5-7


     Year   Record
     2007    4-5


     N/A = No Football That Year
     ALL-TIME RECORD    455-373-24 (.546)
     AT THE GLASS BOWL  248-111-8 (.685)


All-Time Coaching Records*
Head Coach        Years         Record   MAC Record
Gary Pinkel      (1991-2000)   73-37-3     53-25-3
Tom Amstutz      (2001-????)   54-30-0     35-16-0
Dan Simrell      (1982-1989)   50-37-2     40-26-2
Frank Lauterbur  (1963-1970)   48-32-2     23-22-1
John Murphy      (1971-1976)   35-32-0     17-19-0
Chuck Stobart    (1977-1981)   24-31-1     22-22-1
Bill Orwig       (1946-1947)   15-4-2        N/A
J. N. Stahley    (1948-1949)   11-10-0       N/A
Harry Larche     (1957-1959)   11-15-1     4-12-0
Nick Saban       (1990)        9-2-0       7-1-0
Forrest England  (1954-1955)   9-7-2       5-6-0
Clair Dunn       (1951-1953)   9-13-1      3-9-0
Clive Rush       (1960-1962)   8-20-0      3-15-0
Don Greenwood    (1951)        4-3-0         N/A
Robert Snyder    (1950)        4-5-0         N/A
Jack Morton      (1956)        1-7-1       1-5-0

* Coaching records since WWII era (1946)

Season Records
Single Season Rushing Leader - Wasean Tait 1905 yards (1995)
Single Season Passing Leader - Bruce Gradkowski 3475 yards (2004)
Single Season Passing TD Leader - Bruce Gradkowski 27 TD's (2004)
Single Season Scoring Leader - Chester Taylor 138 points (2001)
Single Season Receptions Leader - Lance Moore 103 receptions (2003)
Single Season Receiving Yards Leader - Lance Moore 1194 yards (2003)
Single Season Interception Leader - Mark Brandon 9 INT's (1983)
Single Season Tackles Leader - Ed Scott 204 tackles (1973)
Single Season Sack Leaders - Bob Beemer 13 (1985) & Dan Williams 13 (1992)
Single Season Punting Average Leader - Ty Grude 42.9 yards per punt (1996)
Single Season Punt Return Average Leader - Jim Grey 17.6 yards per return (1963)
Single Season Kickoff Return Average Leader - Dan Crockett 27.5 yards per return(1968)

Rocket Milestones
1st Win     Toledo 19  Defiance 12 (1918)
100th Win   Toledo 21  Youngstown State 7 (10/11/1947)
200th Win   Toledo 35  East Carolina 2 (9/12/1970)
300th Win   Toledo 23  Eastern Michigan 18 (10-14-1986)
400th Win   Toledo 38  Northern Illinois 24 (11/04/2000)




Football Championships
1923 - Northwest Ohio Conference (6-4)
1927 - Northwest Ohio Conference (5-2)
1929 - Northwest Ohio Conference (4-2-1)*
1967 - Mid-American Conference (9-1)
1969 - Mid-American Conference (11-0)
1969 - Tangerine Bowl Champions
1970 - Mid-American Conference (12-0)
1970 - Tangerine Bowl Champions
1971 - Mid-American Conference (12-0)
1971 - Tangerine Bowl Champions
1981 - Mid-American Conference (9-3)
1981 - California Bowl Champions
1984 - Mid-American Conference (9-2-1)
1984 - California Bowl Champions
1990 - Mid-American Conference (9-2)*
1995 - Mid-American Conference (11-0-1)
1995 - Las Vegas Bowl Champions
1997 - MAC West Division Title (9-3)
1998 - MAC West Division Title (7-5)
2000 - MAC West Division Title (10-1)*
2001 - MAC West Division Title (10-2)
2001 - Mid-American Conference (10-2)
2001 - Motor City Bowl Champions
2002 - MAC West Division Title*
2004 - MAC West Division Title*
2004 - Mid-American Conference (9-3)
2005 - MAC West Division Title (9-3)*
2005 - GMAC Bowl Champions

* - Co-Champions





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