1988 Toledo Rockets football team

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| year = 1988

| team = Toledo Rockets

| sport = football

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Dan Simrell

| hc_year = 7th

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| stadium = Glass Bowl

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{{1988 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 1988 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 244 to 221.{{cite web|title=1988 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 21, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1988-schedule.html}}

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Keene with 793 passing yards, Neil Trotter with 783 rushing yards, and Rick Isaiah with 389 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1988 Toledo Rockets Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 21, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1988.html}}