1995 Toledo Rockets football team
| 1995 Toledo Rockets football | |
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MAC champion Las Vegas Bowl champion | |
Las Vegas Bowl, W 40–37 vs. Nevada | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 24 |
| AP | No. 24 |
| Record | 11–0–1 (7–0–1 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Dunbar (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Amstutz (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Toledo $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled an 11–0–1 record (7–0–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 411 to 264, and defeated Nevada in the first ever overtime game in Division I-A football in the Las Vegas Bowl, 40–37.
The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Huzjak with 1,880 passing yards, Wasean Tait with 1,905 rushing yards, and Steven Rosi with 505 receiving yards.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | East Tennessee State* | W 41–20 | |||||
| September 14 | at Western Michigan | W 31–21 | |||||
| September 23 | at Nevada* | W 49–35 | 25,112 | ||||
| September 30 | at Cincinnati* | W 45–31 | |||||
| October 7 | Ball State |
| W 17–14 | ||||
| October 14 | at Miami (OH) | T 28–28 | |||||
| October 21 | at Bowling Green | W 35–16 | |||||
| October 28 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 34–28 | ||||
| November 4 | at Central Michigan | W 19–7 | |||||
| November 11 | Akron |
| W 41–7 | ||||
| November 18 | Ohio |
| W 31–20 | ||||
| December 14 | vs. Nevada* | No. 25 | ESPN | W 40–37 | 11,127 | [2][3] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "1995 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Hackenberg, Dave (December 15, 1995). "Rockets win bowl in overtime". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 35.
- ^ "Tait's 4 TDs lift Toledo". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 15, 1995. p. 5C.
- ^ "1995 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
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