1995 Toledo Rockets football
MAC champion
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 40–37 vs. Nevada
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 24
Record11–0–1 (7–0–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Dunbar (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Amstutz (2nd season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 24 Toledo $ 7 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
Miami (OH) 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Ball State 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Eastern Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Akron 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Ohio 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Kent State 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled an 11–0–1 record (7–0–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 411 to 264, and defeated Nevada in the first ever overtime game in Division I-A football in the Las Vegas Bowl, 40–37.

The team's statistical leaders included Ryan Huzjak with 1,880 passing yards, Wasean Tait with 1,905 rushing yards, and Steven Rosi with 505 receiving yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9East Tennessee State*
W 41–20
September 14at Western Michigan
W 31–21
September 23at Nevada*
W 49–3525,112
September 30at Cincinnati*
W 45–31
October 7Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–14
October 14at Miami (OH)
T 28–28
October 21at Bowling Green
W 35–16
October 28Eastern Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 34–28
November 4at Central Michigan
W 19–7
November 11Akron
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 41–7
November 18Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–20
December 14vs. Nevada*No. 25
ESPNW 40–3711,127[2][3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1995 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Hackenberg, Dave (December 15, 1995). "Rockets win bowl in overtime". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 35.
  3. ^ "Tait's 4 TDs lift Toledo". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 15, 1995. p. 5C.
  4. ^ "1995 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.


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