1983 Toledo Rockets football team
| 1983 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (7–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois $ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 9–2 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 276 to 157.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Jim Kelso with 1,346 passing yards, Steve Morgan with 630 rushing yards, and Capus Robinson with 499 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10 | UMass* | W 45–13 | 20,061 | [3] | |||
| September 17 | at Richmond* | W 31–6 | 5,500 | [4] | |||
| September 24 | Ball State |
| W 43–7 | 20,624 | [5] | ||
| October 1 | Ohio |
| W 31–0 | [6] | |||
| October 8 | at Bowling Green | W 6–3 | 33,527 | [7] | |||
| October 15 | Miami (OH) |
| W 10–9 | 25,303 | [8] | ||
| October 22 | at Eastern Michigan | W 37–19 | [9] | ||||
| October 29 | Kent State |
| W 37–34 | 19,473 | [10] | ||
| November 5 | at Western Michigan | W 20–16 | [11] | ||||
| November 12 | at Northern Illinois | L 10–26 | 27,700 | [12] | |||
| November 19 | Central Michigan |
| L 8–34 | [13] | |||
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After the season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]The following Rocket was selected in the 1984 NFL draft following the season.[14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 252 | Mike Russell | Linebacker | Houston Oilers |
References
[edit]- ^ "1983 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "1983 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Toledo routs Massachusetts". The Muncie Star. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UR makes it an even dozen". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo, Morgan end Ball State winning streak". The South Bend Tribune. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo shuts out Bobcats, 31–0". Troy Daily News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo edges BG in defensive battle". The Muncie Star. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missed conversion fells Miami, 10–9". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo 7–0 after beating Eastern Michigan 37–19". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo just another almost in Kent streak". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western scares Toledo, but bows". The Saginaw News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies cut down Toledo". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo's title bid dashed". Lansing State Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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