1976 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1976 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Jack Murphy, the Rockets compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 232 to 185.[1]

1976 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ball State $ 4 1 08 3 0
Kent State 6 2 08 4 0
Ohio 6 2 07 4 0
Western Michigan 6 3 07 4 0
Central Michigan 4 3 07 4 0
Bowling Green 4 3 06 5 0
Miami (OH) 2 4 03 8 0
Toledo 2 6 03 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 5 02 9 0
Northern Illinois 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Hepinstall with 1,299 passing yards, Skip McCulley with 578 rushing yards, and Scott Resseguie with 530 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at UMass*L 14–289,500[3]
September 18at Central MichiganL 7–9
September 25Ball StateL 14–27
October 2at OhioL 8–34
October 9Bowling Green
L 28–29
October 16at Western MichiganL 21–34
October 23at Dayton*L 14–17
October 30Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 24–9
November 6Northern Illinois
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–2
November 13Marshall*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 29–8
November 20at Kent StateL 9–35
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1976 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. "1976 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  3. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.


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