1978-79 Toledo Rockets Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-8 (13-3, 1st in MAC MBB)

Rank: 19th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bob Nichols

PS/G: 72.6 (158th of 262)

PA/G: 62.4 (10th of 262)

SRS: 8.51 (35th of 256)

SOS: -1.73 (148th of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in Mideast)
Won Mideast Second Round (74-72) versus #4 Iowa
Lost Mideast Regional Semifinal (79-71) versus #1 Notre Dame

MAC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Toledo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	REG	@	Detroit Mercy	Ind	7.69	L	64	67		0	1	L 1	Calihan Hall
2	Thu, Nov 30, 1978	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	12.05	W	64	58		1	1	W 1	John F. Savage Hall
3	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG	@	San Diego State	WAC	7.28	L	57	65		1	2	L 1	San Diego Sports Arena
4	Wed, Dec 13, 1978	REG		Northwestern State	Ind	-11.93	W	64	48		2	2	W 1	John F. Savage Hall
5	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG	@	Eastern Michigan	MAC	-10.44	W	76	42		3	2	W 2	Bowen Field House
6	Mon, Dec 18, 1978	REG		Catholic	Ind	-17.95	W	98	62		4	2	W 3	John F. Savage Hall
7	Wed, Dec 27, 1978	REG		Loyola (IL)	Ind	2.69	W	60	59		5	2	W 4	John F. Savage Hall
8	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG		Villanova	EAA	2.32	L	50	55		5	3	L 1	John F. Savage Hall
9	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	REG		Saint Louis	Metro	-2.29	W	86	73		6	3	W 1	John F. Savage Hall
10	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-1.64	W	82	57		7	3	W 2	John F. Savage Hall
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		Kent State	MAC	-8.92	W	72	47		8	3	W 3	John F. Savage Hall
12	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG	@	Northern Illinois	MAC	-3.40	W	74	71		9	3	W 4	Chick Evans Fieldhouse
13	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG	@	Ball State	MAC	-2.48	W	69	62		10	3	W 5	Irving Gymnasium
14	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	-5.03	W	63	54		11	3	W 6	John F. Savage Hall
15	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG	@	Western Michigan	MAC	-8.64	W	80	72		12	3	W 7	University Arena
16	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	REG		Ohio	MAC	-4.02	W	79	67		13	3	W 8	John F. Savage Hall
17	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG	@	Central Michigan	MAC	0.92	L	66	77		13	4	L 1	Rose Arena
18	Tue, Jan 30, 1979	REG		Butler	Ind	-5.79	W	101	71		14	4	W 1	John F. Savage Hall
19	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG		Bowling Green State	MAC	-4.13	W	72	61		15	4	W 2	John F. Savage Hall
20	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	REG		Northern Illinois	MAC	-3.40	W	87	46		16	4	W 3	John F. Savage Hall
21	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG	@	Kent State	MAC	-8.92	L	68	69		16	5	L 1	Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center
22	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	REG	@	Dayton	Ind	7.41	L	68	69		16	6	L 2	University of Dayton Arena
23	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG		Ball State	MAC	-2.48	W	82	69		17	6	W 1	John F. Savage Hall
24	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	REG	@	Miami (OH)	MAC	-5.03	L	68	72		17	7	L 1	Millett Hall
25	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		Western Michigan	MAC	-8.64	W	57	49		18	7	W 1	John F. Savage Hall
26	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	REG	@	Ohio	MAC	-4.02	W	75	70		19	7	W 2	Convocation Center
27	Sat, Mar 3, 1979	REG		Eastern Michigan	MAC	-10.44	W	79	43		20	7	W 3	John F. Savage Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Tue, Mar 6, 1979	CTOURN	N	Central Michigan	MAC	0.92	W	72	65		21	7	W 4	Crisler Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	NCAA	N	Iowa (14)	Big Ten	17.60	W	74	72		22	7	W 5	Assembly Hall
30	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	NCAA	N	Notre Dame (4)	Ind	18.94	L	71	79		22	8	L 1	Market Square Arena