1973 Toledo Rockets football team

1973 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDan Simrell (1st season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1973 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Kent State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ohio 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Murphy, the Rockets compiled a 3–8 record (1–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 288 to 229.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Gene Swick with 2,234 passing yards, Herman Price with 595 rushing yards, and Don Seymour with 773 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 157:30 p.m.at Tampa*
L 25–3517,412[3]
September 22Central Michigan*
W 23–2113,128[4]
September 297:30 p.m.Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–812,437[5]
October 61:30 p.m.at Bowling Green
L 35–4922,684[6]
October 137:30 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 22–2412,284[7]
October 20Dayton*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 14–1012,286[8]
October 271:30 p.m.at No. 16. Miami (OH)
L 0–1615,061[9]
November 33:00 p.m.at Colorado State*
L 14–2113,798[10]
November 101:30 p.m.at Marshall*
L 14–179,500[11]
November 177:30 p.m.Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 16–5212,021[12]
November 232:00 p.m.at Xavier*
L 31–356,307[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[14]

References

  1. ^ "1973 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "1973 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Solomon, Tamps race past Toledo". The Miami Herald. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Central bows to Toledo, 23–21 after evening of frustration". The Saginaw News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Swick leads Toledo over Bobcats, 35–8". Dayton Daily News. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "BG uses fumbles to ground Toledo". The Plain Dealer. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Western Michigan stops Rockets, 24–22". The Blade. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Toledo comeback beats Dayton 14–10". The Lima News. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ David Fuselier (October 28, 1973). "Miami's Draudt Dries Out Toledo, 16–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colorado State defeats Toledo". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Herd 'boots' Toledo, 17–14". The Journal News. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Ray Yannucci (November 18, 1973). "Toledo No Match For Kent". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. E1, E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Xavier nips Toledo, bags winning season". Troy Daily News. November 24, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Toledo)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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