Year: | 1998 |
Team: | Toledo Rockets |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Division: | West Division |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 7–5 |
Conf Record: | 6–2 |
Head Coach: | Gary Pinkel |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Off Coach: | Dave Christensen |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Def Coach: | Tom Amstutz |
Dc Year: | 5th |
Stadium: | Glass Bowl |
Champion: | MAC West Division champion |
Conf Champ: | MAC Championship Game |
Conf Champ Result: | L 17–23 vs. Marshall |
The 1998 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Gary Pinkel, the Rockets compiled a 7–5 record (6–2 against MAC opponents), finished in first place in the MAC's West Division, lost to Marshall in the MAC Football Championship Game (17–23), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 229 to 216.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Chris Wallace with 2,476 passing yards, Wasean Tait with 625 rushing yards, and Ray Curry with 513 receiving yards.[2]