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10 MAC Championships - 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2004 The most MAC Championships by any MAC school since 1967! 7 West Division Titles - 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 8-2 Record in Major Bowls - Tangerine Bowl (1969, 1970, 1971) California Bowl (1981, 1984) Las Vegas Bowl (1995) Motor City Bowl (2001, 2002, 2004) GMAC Bowl (2005) Longest UT Winning Streak - 35 games from 1969 to 1971 12 straight winning seasons from 1994 through 2005 The first MAC school to have a player finish in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy - QB Chuck Ealey finished 8th in 1971 UT holds the NCAA record for fewest rushing yards allowed in a game - minus 109 yards rushing for Northern Illinois in 1967 First MAC school to be ranked in the Top 20 two consecutive seasons - 1970 (AP - 12th) 1971 (AP - 14th) |
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) |
1969 - Toledo 56 Davidson 33 (Tangerine Bowl) 1970 - Toledo 40 William & Mary 12 (Tangerine Bowl) 1971 - Toledo 28 Richmond 3 (Tangerine Bowl) 1981 - Toledo 27 San Jose St 25 (California Bowl) 1984 - Toledo 2 UNLV 0 (California Bowl)* 1995 - Toledo 40 Nevada 37 (Las Vegas Bowl) 2001 - Toledo 23 Cincinnati 16 (Motor City Bowl) 2002 - Boston College 51 Toledo 26 (Motor City Bowl) 2004 - UCONN 39 Toledo 10 (Motor City Bowl) 2005 - Toledo 45 UTEP 13 (GMAC Bowl) * UNLV won 30-13 but had to forfeit because of using inelgible players |
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-ChampionsRocket Quick Facts: School - University of Toledo Nickname - Rockets Home Town - Toledo, OH First Year of Football - 1917 Colors - Midnight Blue & Gold Stadium - Glass Bowl (1937) Stadium Capacity - 26,248 Field - NeXturf Afiliation - Division I-A Conference - Mid-American (1952) 2006 Record - 5-7 |