1976 Toledo Rockets football team

1976 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDan Simrell (4th season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at UMass*
L 14–289,500[3]
September 18at Central Michigan
L 7–918,492[4]
September 25Ball State
L 14–2715,235[5]
October 2at Ohio
L 8–3410,937[6]
October 9Bowling Green
L 28–2916,180[7]
October 16at Western Michigan
L 21–34[8]
October 23at Dayton*
L 14–17[9]
October 30Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 24–912,098[10]
November 6Northern Illinois
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 17–28,127[11]
November 13Marshall*
  • 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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