1955 Toledo Rockets football team
| 1955 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (2–4 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Forrest England, the Rockets compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 213 to 77.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Sam Tisci with 404 passing yards, Julius Taormina with 449 rushing yards, and Gene Cook with 230 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 17 | Eastern Kentucky | T 6–6 | |
| September 23 | at Detroit | W 12–7 | |
| October 1 | Ohio | L 13–34 | |
| October 8 | at Miami (OH) | L 0–47 | |
| October 15 | Western Michigan | W 6–0 | |
| October 22 | at Bowling Green | L 0–39 | |
| November 5 | Kent State | L 0–27 | |
| November 12 | Marshall | W 27–13 | |
| November 19 | at Louisville | L 13–33 |
References
- ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189.
- ^ "Toledo Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
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