1998 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 Toledo Rockets football Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg 175 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 7–5 6–2 Gary Pinkel 8th Dave Christensen 2nd Tom Amstutz 5th Glass Bowl MAC West Division champion MAC Championship Game L 17–23 vs. Marshall The 1998 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled a 7–5 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in first place in the MAC's West Division, lost to Marshall in the MAC Football Championship Game (17–23), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 229 to 216.1998 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1998-schedule.html The team's statistical leaders included Chris Wallace with 2,476 passing yards, Wasean Tait with 625 rushing yards, and Ray Curry with 513 receiving yards.1998 Toledo Rockets Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1998.html Schedule 1998 AP y y September 5 Temple<ncg> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 24-12 September 12 at No. 1 Ohio State<ncg> Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH L 0-49 93,149 September 19 Western Michigan Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 35-7 September 26 at Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH L 14-28 October 3 UCF<ncg> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 24-31 20,008 October 10 Ball State Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 27-6 October 17 Bowling Green Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) W 24-16 October 24 at Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 24-17 October 31 at Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL W 16-3 14,931 November 14 Central Michigan Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 17-14 15,948 Toledo's chip shot dooms Chippewas Port Huron Times Herald November 15, 1998 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16262327/toledos_chip_shot_dooms_chippewas/ Newspapers.comToledo 17, CMU 14 Detroit Free Press November 15, 1998 11C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99383568/toledo-17-cmu-14/ Newspapers.com November 21 at Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, MI L 7-10 December 4 at Marshall Huntington, WV (MAC Championship Game) L 17-23 28,085 References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Toledo Rockets football