1998 Toledo Rockets football team

1998 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division champion
MAC Championship Game, L 17–23 vs. Marshall
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Christensen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Amstutz (5th season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

1998 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					10	–	1
Bowling Green		5	–	3					5	–	6
Ohio		5	–	3					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	6					4	–	7
Kent State		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Michigan		3	–	6					3	–	8
Northern Illinois		2	–	6					2	–	9
Ball State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled a 7–5 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in first place in the MAC's West Division, lost to Marshall in the MAC Football Championship Game (17–23), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 229 to 216.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Chris Wallace with 2,476 passing yards, Wasean Tait with 625 rushing yards, and Ray Curry with 513 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Temple*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 24–12
September 12	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–49	93,149
September 19	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 35–7
September 26	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 14–28
October 3	UCF*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 24–31	20,008
October 10	Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 27–6
October 17	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy)	W 24–16
October 24	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 24–17
October 31	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 16–3	14,931
November 14	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 17–14	15,948	[3][4]
November 21	at Eastern Michigan	Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–10
December 4	at Marshall	Huntington, WV (MAC Championship Game)	L 17–23	28,085
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1998 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
2. "1998 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
3. "Toledo's chip shot dooms Chippewas". Port Huron Times Herald. November 15, 1998. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Toledo 17, CMU 14". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1998. p. 11C – via Newspapers.com.