The Toledo Rockets college football team represents the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Rockets compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 27 head coaches since it began play during the 1917 season. Since December 2015, Jason Candle has served as head coach at Toledo.[1]
![Head shot of Gary Pinkel wearing a visor talking in a microphone.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Gary-Pinkel-Mizzou-vs-Nevada-Sept-13-08.jpg/220px-Gary-Pinkel-Mizzou-vs-Nevada-Sept-13-08.jpg)
Eleven coaches have led Toledo in postseason bowl games: Bill Orwig, Skip Stahley, Frank Lauterbur, Jack Murphy, Chuck Stobart, Dan Simrell, Gary Pinkel, Tom Amstutz, Tim Beckman, Matt Campbell, and Candle. Ten of those coaches also won conference championships: Pat Dwyer captured one and Boni Petcoff two as a member of the Northwest Ohio League; Murphy, Stobart, Simrell, Nick Saban, and Pinkel each captured one; Amstutz and Candle two; and Lauterbur three as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
Pinkel is the leader in seasons coached with 10 years as head coach and games won with 73. Nick Saban has the highest winning percentage at 0.818. John Brandeberry has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.000. Of the 27 different head coaches who have led the Rockets only Pinkel has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Key
editGeneral | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
Coaches
editNo. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Brandeberry | 1917 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | James Baxter | 1918 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Watt Hobt | 1919–1920 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Joseph Dwyer | 1921–1922 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
5 | Pat Dwyer | 1923–1925 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0.444 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
6 | Boni Petcoff | 1926–1929 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0.466 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0.607 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
7 | Jim Nicholson | 1930 1932–1935 |
40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.550 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0.652 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
8 | Clarence Spears | 1936–1942 | 66 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 0.591 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.727 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
9 | Bill Orwig | 1946–1947 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0.762 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
10 | Skip Stahley | 1948–1949 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0.524 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
11 | Bob Snyder | 1950 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
12 | Don Greenwood | 1951 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
13 | Claire Dunn | 1951–1953 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0.429 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
14 | Forrest England | 1954–1955 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.556 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
15 | Jack Morton | 1956 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.167 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
16 | Harry Larche | 1957–1959 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0.426 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
17 | Clive Rush | 1960–1962 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0.426 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
18 | Frank Lauterbur | 1963–1970 | 82 | 48 | 32 | 2 | 0.598 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0.521 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
19 | Jack Murphy | 1971–1976 | 67 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 0.522 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0.472 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
20 | Chuck Stobart | 1977–1981 | 56 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 0.455 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
21 | Dan Simrell | 1982–1989 | 89 | 49 | 38 | 2 | 0.562 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 0.603 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
22 | Nick Saban | 1990 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.818 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
23 | Gary Pinkel† | 1991–2000 | 113 | 73 | 37 | 3 | 0.659 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 0.690 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
24 | Tom Amstutz | 2001–2008 | 99 | 58 | 41 | — | 0.586 | 39 | 24 | — | 0.619 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
25 | Tim Beckman | 2009–2011 | 37 | 21 | 16 | — | 0.568 | 17 | 7 | — | 0.708 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
26 | Matt Campbell | 2011–2015 | 50 | 35 | 15 | — | 0.700 | 24 | 8 | — | 0.750 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
27 | Jason Candle | 2015–present | 100 | 65 | 35 | — | 0.650 | 43 | 19 | — | 0.694 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — |
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
- ^ Toledo did not field a team for the 1931 and 1943–1945 seasons.
References
edit- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 2, 2015). "Jason Candle new coach at Toledo". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.