1955 Toledo Rockets football team

1955 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Mid-American Conference football standings
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]

  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189.
  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.