1999 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1999 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Gary Pinkel.

1999 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Gary Pinkel (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Christensen (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Amstutz (6th season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

1999 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Marshall x$		8	–	0					13	–	0
Miami (OH)		6	–	2					7	–	4
Akron		5	–	3					7	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3					5	–	6
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kent State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Western Michigan x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Toledo		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		0	–	8					0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Western Michigan 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	8:00 p.m.	Syracuse*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN Plus	L 12–35	27,900
September 18	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN		W 23–10	15,460
September 25	7:00 p.m.	UMass*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 24–3	20,916
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	ESPN Plus	L 23–34	23,918
October 9	7:00 p.m.	Kent State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 47–7	18,011
October 14	8:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN	L 13–38	30,203
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 13–20	18,801
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 17–34	17,904
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	FSN	W 32–13	9,012
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 44–14	14,910
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 45–21	11,557
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1999 Toledo Rockets football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 17 Donta Greene Fr TB 19 Chester Taylor Jr WR 23 Carl Ford Fr WR 80 Mel Long Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Pinkel Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Christensen – Offensive coordinator and offensive line David Yost – Quarterbacks and recruiting coordinator Brian Jones – Running backs Cornell Ford – Wide receivers Bruce Walker – Tight ends Tom Amstutz – Defensive coordinator and assistant head coach Craig Kuligowski – Defensive line David Walkosky – Outside linebacker Matt Eberflus – Defensive backs David Hutchinson – Graduate assistant Mark Lister – Graduate assistant Ted Smith – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster