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1956 Toledo Rockets football team

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1956 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 0 1 8 0 1
Miami (OH) 4 0 1 7 1 1
Kent State 4 2 0 7 2 0
Marshall 2 4 0 3 6 0
Ohio 2 4 0 2 7 0
Western Michigan 1 4 0 2 7 0
Toledo 1 5 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jack Morton, the Rockets compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 250 to 118.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Tisci with 354 passing yards, Don Wright with 498 rushing yards, and Dan Howell with 218 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Eastern Kentucky*L 6–12
September 22Louisville*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 12–27
September 29at OhioW 19–13
October 6Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 14–33
October 13at Western MichiganL 15–26
October 20Bowling Green
L 12–34
November 3at Kent StateL 6–52
November 9at MarshallL 13–32
November 17Brandeis*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
T 21–21
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Toledo Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.