TheToledo Rocketscollege football team represents theUniversity of Toledo in theMid-American Conference (MAC). The Rockets compete as part of theNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 27 head coaches since it began play during the1917 season. Since December 2015,Jason Candle has served as head coach at Toledo.[1]
Eleven coaches have led Toledo in postseasonbowl 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 wonconference championships:Pat Dwyer captured one andBoni Petcoff two as a member of theNorthwest Ohio League; Murphy, Stobart, Simrell,Nick Saban, and Pinkel each captured one; Amstutz and Candle two; and Lauterbur three as a member of theMid-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 theCollege Football Hall of Fame.
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theCollege Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overallwinning percentage[A 4] | ||||
| No. | 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 | 123 | 79 | 44 | — | 0.642 | 51 | 25 | — | 0.671 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — |