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1955 Toledo Rockets football team

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1955 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $ 5 0 0 9 0 0
Bowling Green 4 1 1 7 1 1
Kent State 4 1 1 6 2 1
Ohio 3 3 0 5 4 0
Toledo 2 4 0 3 5 1
Marshall 1 5 0 3 6 0
Western Michigan 0 5 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Forrest England, the Rockets compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 213 to 77.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Tisci with 404 passing yards, Julius Taormina with 449 rushing yards, and Gene Cook with 230 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17Eastern Kentucky*T 6–6
September 23at Detroit*W 12–7
October 1Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 13–34
October 8at Miami (OH)L 0–47
October 15Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 6–0
October 22at Bowling Green
L 0–39
November 5Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–27
November 12Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 27–13
November 19at Louisville*L 13–33
  • *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.
  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.