Former University of Toledo football coach Gary Pinkel is on the 2021 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced Tuesday.
Pinkel is one of seven NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision coaches on the 2021 ballot. He is the winningest coach in both Toledo and Missouri history. He led the Rockets to the 1995 Mid-American Conference title, and between Toledo and Missouri had nine conference division titles. HIs teams played in 11 bowl games between the schools and went 7-4.
In 10 seasons at Toledo from 1991 to 2000, Pinkel racked up 73 wins and was named MAC Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1997.