1979 Toledo Rockets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = Toledo Rockets
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 7–3–1
| conf_record = 7–1–1
| head_coach = Chuck Stobart
| hc_year = 3rd
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| stadium = Glass Bowl
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{{1979 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1979 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 7–3–1 record (7–1–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 213 to 190.
The team's statistical leaders included Maurice Hall with 648 passing yards, Mike Alston with 806 rushing yards, and Butch Hunyadi with 500 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1979 Toledo Rockets Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 22, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1979.html}}
Schedule
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|September 8|at|Marshall
|September 15||Ball State|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 31–14||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-herald-another-setback-for-ball/157925119/|work=Anderson Herald|title=Another setback for Ball State|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 22|at|Arizona State
|September 29|at|Eastern Michigan|Rynearson Stadium|Ypsilanti, MI|W 37–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-second-period-spu/157920142/|work=The South Bend Tribune|title=Second period spurt pushes Toledo to victory|date=September 30, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6|at|Bowling Green|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)|W 23–17||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-bgsu-falcons-fumble-away/157920940/|work=The Lima News|title=BGSU Falcons 'fumble' away MAC battle to Toledo Rockets|date=October 7, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||Western Michigan|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 17–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-toledo-now-40-in-mac/157925553/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Toledo now 4–0 in MAC|date=October 14, 1979|accessdate=October 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20||Ohio|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 21–13||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-rockets-still-perfect-in/157924802/|work=The Star Press|title=Rockets still perfect in conference tilts|date=October 21, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|at|Miami (OH)|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|W 24–21||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-last-gasp-rocket/157921759/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Last-gasp Rocket nicks Miami, 24–21|date=October 28, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3||Central Michigan|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|T 7–7|25,570|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17486057/cmu_ties_toledo_77/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|title=CMU ties Toledo, 7–7|date=November 4, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10|at|Northern Illinois|Huskie Stadium|DeKalb, IL|L 10–28||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-niu-puts-toledo-out-of-p/157922103/|work=Chicago Tribune|title=NIU puts Toledo out of picture|date=November 11, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17||Kent State|Dix Stadium|Kent, OH|W 29–3|16,979|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-at-110-blackl/157861171/|work=The Akron Beacon Journal|title=At 1–10, Blackledge not relieved it's over|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=October 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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