1991 Toledo Rockets football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1991

| team = Toledo Rockets

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 5–5–1

| conf_record = 4–3–1

| head_coach = Gary Pinkel

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach = Greg Meyer

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Dean Pees

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Glass Bowl

}}

{{1991 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 1991 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 269 to 153.{{cite web|title=1991 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 22, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1991-schedule.html}}

The team's statistical leaders included Kevin Meger with 1,787 passing yards, Steve Cowan with 748 rushing yards, and Marcus Goodwin with 600 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1991 Toledo Rockets Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 22, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1991.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1991

| poll = AP

| attend = y

|September 7||Kansas|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|L 7-30|24,010

|September 21|at|Western Michigan|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|W 23-13|

|September 28||Central Michigan|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|T 16-16|

|October 5||Ohio|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 17-13|

|October 12|at|No. 3 Washington|Husky Stadium|Seattle, WA|L 0-48|72,266

|October 19|at|Bowling Green|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)|L 21-24|

|October 26||Miami (OH)|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 24-7|

|November 2|at|Kent State|Dix Stadium|Kent, OH|L 13-14|

|November 9||Ball State|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|L 3-9|

|November 16|at|Eastern Michigan|Rynearson Stadium|Ypsilanti, MI|W 21-14|

|November 23||Northern Illinois|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 42-21|11,752

}}

After the season

=NFL draft=

The following Rockets were selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm|title=1992 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=July 29, 2023}}

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Toledo Rockets|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL club}}

493Darren AndersonDefensive backNew England Patriots
11307Vince MarrowTight endBuffalo Bills

References

{{Reflist}}

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