1983 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1983 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 9–2 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 276 to 157.^[1]

1983 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	9–2 (7–2 MAC)
Head coach	Dan Simrell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Northern Illinois $	8	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Toledo	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kent State	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Eastern Michigan	0	–	9	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Kelso with 1,346 passing yards, Steve Morgan with 630 rushing yards, and Capus Robinson with 499 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	UMass*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 45–13	20,061	[3]
September 17	at Richmond*	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 31–6	5,500	[4]
September 24	Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 43–7	20,624	[5]
October 1	Ohio	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 31–0		[6]
October 8	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	W 6–3	33,527	[7]
October 15	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 10–9	25,303	[8]
October 22	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 37–19		[9]
October 29	Kent State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 37–34	19,473	[10]
November 5	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 20–16		[11]
November 12	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 10–26	27,700	[12]
November 19	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 8–34		[13]
*Non-conference game

After the season

NFL draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1984 NFL draft following the season.^[14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
9	252	Mike Russell	Linebacker	Houston Oilers