1986 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season

1986 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Dan Simrell (5th season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons← 1985 1987 →

1986 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Toledo	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1986 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 216 to 197.

The team's statistical leaders included A. J. Sager with 1,107 passing yards, Kelvin Farmer with 1,532 rushing yards, and Eric Hutchinson with 504 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	at No. 11 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–24	53,891
September 6	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 16–18
September 13	Wichita State*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 30–13	19,146
September 27	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 10–27
October 4	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 23–18
October 11	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 8–24	16,629
October 18	Northern Illinois*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 29–28	19,169
October 25	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 24–21
November 1	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 28–7
November 8	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 26–14
November 15	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	W 22–3
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

"1986 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
"1986 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
"Generous WSU loses to Toledo". The Wichita Eagle. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Bill Ford (October 12, 1986). "Miami safety White wreaks havoc on Toledo". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Toledo Rockets football
Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)
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