1992 Toledo Rockets football team
| 1992 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (5–3 MAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Dunbar (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dean Pees (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled an 8–3 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 269 to 153.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Kevin Meger with 1,727 passing yards, Casey McBeth with 1,037 rushing yards, and Marcus Goodwin with 738 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 5 | Arkansas State* | W 49–0 | 15,900 | [3] | |||
| September 12 | at Akron | L 20–23 | |||||
| September 19 | at Purdue* | W 33–29 | 37,437 | ||||
| September 26 | at Central Michigan | L 9–28 | |||||
| October 10 | Western Michigan |
| W 21–12 | ||||
| October 17 | Bowling Green |
| L 9–10 | ||||
| October 24 | at Miami (OH) | W 20–17 | |||||
| October 31 | Kent State |
| W 32–17 | ||||
| November 7 | at Ball State | W 10–9 | |||||
| November 14 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 41–0 | ||||
| November 21 | at Northern Illinois* | W 25–8 | 5,220 | ||||
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After the season
NFL draft
The following Rocket was selected in the 1993 NFL draft following the season.[4]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 1 | 11 | Dan Williams | Defensive end | Denver Broncos |
References
- ^ "1992 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "1992 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Perkins era begins with 49–0 loss at Toledo". The Jonesboro Sun. September 6, 1992. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.