1955 Toledo Rockets football team

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]

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
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

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 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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