1978 Toledo Rockets football team

1978 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–9 (2–7 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Stobart (2nd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

1978 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ball State $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	8	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Miami (OH)	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Toledo	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1978 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 144.

The team's statistical leaders included Maurice Hall with 610 passing yards, Mike Alston with 460 rushing yards, and Butch Hunyadi with 494 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Marshall*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 0–17
September 16	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 12–38	31,223
September 23	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 0–20
September 30	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 12–17
October 7	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 27–45
October 14	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–17
October 21	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 28–14
October 28	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–28
November 4	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 3–27
November 11	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 35–16
November 18	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 13–17
*Non-conference game