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American college football season

1981 Toledo Rockets football
MAC champion
California Bowl, W 27–25 vs. San Jose State
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record9–3 (8–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19801982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH) 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ball State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Toledo Rockets Football Team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 9–3 record (8–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 270 to 170, won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, and defeated San Jose State, 27–25, in the 1981 California Bowl.

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Kelso with 975 passing yards, Arnold Smiley with 1,013 rushing yards, and Rodney Achter with 361 receiving yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Louisville*L 6–3121,226
September 19Ball StateW 40–019,204
September 26at East Carolina*L 24–2821,137
October 3Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Glass Bowl
W 21–14
October 10at Eastern MichiganW 42–7
October 17Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–320,737
October 24at Bowling GreenL 0–38
October 31Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–20
November 7at Western MichiganW 28–1417,784
November 14Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–0
November 21at Northern IllinoisW 31–0
December 19vs. San Jose State*W 27–2515,565
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1982 NFL draft following the season.

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 177 Jeff Jackson Defensive end Los Angeles Raiders

References

  1. "1981 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. "1981 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. "Patterson passes, Clayton catches key U of L romp". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Toledo humbles Ball State, 40–0, in MAC opener". The Muncie Star. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucs hold on, 28–24". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bobcats upset". The Ironton Tribune. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Toledo romps past Eastern Michigan". Lansing State Journal. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Toledo triumphs, 17–3, takes 1st place in MAC". The Plain Dealer. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Toledo loses first of season". The South Bend Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Miami falls into 3rd, 17–10". Palladium-Item. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Toledo knocks WMU from race". The Flint Journal. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Toledo loses quarterback, ramps Kent". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Toledo wins MAC by defeating N. Illinois". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Toledo topples San Jose in first California Bowl". The Billings Gazette. December 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "1982 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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