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1976 Toledo Rockets football team

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1976 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 4 1 0 8 3 0
Kent State 6 2 0 8 4 0
Ohio 6 2 0 7 4 0
Western Michigan 6 3 0 7 4 0
Central Michigan 4 3 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 4 3 0 6 5 0
Miami (OH) 2 4 0 3 8 0
Toledo 2 6 0 3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 5 0 2 9 0
Northern Illinois 0 6 0 1 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11at UMassL 14–28
September 18at Central MichiganL 7–9
September 25Ball StateL 14–27
October 2at OhioL 8–34
October 9Bowling GreenL 28–29
October 16at Western MichiganL 21–34
October 23at DaytonL 14–17
October 30Miami (OH)W 24–9
November 6Northern IllinoisW 17–2
November 13MarshallW 29–8
November 20at Kent StateL 9–35

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.