1976 Toledo Rockets football team

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1976 Toledo Rockets football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dan Simrell (4th season)
Home stadium Glass Bowl
Seasons
←  1975
1977  →
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 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]

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 Michigan
L 7–918,492 [4]
September 25 Ball State
L 14–2715,235 [5]
October 2at Ohio
L 8–3410,937 [6]
October 9 Bowling Green
L 28–2916,180 [7]
October 16at Western Michigan
L 21–34 [8]
October 23at Dayton *
L 14–17 [9]
October 30 Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 24–912,098 [10]
November 6 Northern Illinois
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–28,127 [11]
November 13 Marshall *
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 29–87,289 [12]
November 20at Kent State
L 9–353,636 [13]
  • *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.
  4. ↑ "Central Michigan nips Toledo". The Muskegon Chronicle. September 19, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cards 'D'-fuse Rockets for 10th straight win". The Indianapolis Star. September 26, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ohio whips TU, 34–8". The Blade. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Falcons winners over Rockets, 29–28". The Blade. October 10, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Defense fires WMU triumph". The Grand Rapids Press. October 17, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rockets misfire for seventh time". The Blade. October 24, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Toledo thumps Miami tricks for first victory, 24–9". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Wurst punts aid Rockets". The Blade. November 7, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Rockets hammer the Herd". The Blade. November 14, 1976. Retrieved September 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Kent earns high praise after romp". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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