1955 Toledo Rockets football team

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.

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.

Schedule

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

References

  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.