1956 Toledo Rockets football team

1956 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1956 record	1–7–1 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jack Morton (1st year)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

The 1956 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jack Morton, the Rockets compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 250 to 118.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Tisci with 354 passing yards, Don Wright with 498 rushing yards, and Dan Howell with 218 receiving yards.^[3]

References

↑ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
↑ "Toledo Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
↑ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.

Toledo Rockets football

Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bowling Green (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Rocket Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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