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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]

DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Headcoach
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1998 Toledo Rockets football
MAC West Division champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Christensen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Amstutz (5th season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
 1997
1999 
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1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$ 71  121 
Miami (OH) x 71  101 
Bowling Green 53  56 
Ohio 53  56 
Akron 36  47 
Kent State 08  011 
West Division
Toledo x 62  75 
Western Michigan 53  74 
Central Michigan 53  65 
Eastern Michigan 36  38 
Northern Illinois 26  29 
Ball State 17  110 
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
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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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Temple*W 24–12
September 12at No. 1 Ohio State*L 0–4993,149
September 19Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–7
September 26at Miami (OH)L 14–28
October 3UCF*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 24–3120,008
October 10Ball State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 27–6
October 17Bowling Green
W 24–16
October 24at AkronW 24–17
October 31at Northern IllinoisW 16–314,931
November 14Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–1415,948[3][4]
November 21at Eastern MichiganYpsilanti, MIL 7–10
December 4at MarshallHuntington, WV (MAC Championship Game)L 17–2328,085
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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