1955 Toledo Rockets football team

1955 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach	Forrest England (2nd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

1955 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	Eastern Kentucky*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	T 6–6
September 23	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 12–7
October 1	Ohio	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 13–34
October 8	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 0–47
October 15	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 6–0
October 22	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 0–39
November 5	Kent State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 0–27
November 12	Marshall	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 27–13
November 19	at Louisville*	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	L 13–33
*Non-conference game

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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.