1973 Toledo Rockets football team
American college football season
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 3–8 (1–4 MAC) |
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Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 15 | at Tampa* |
| L 25–35 | ||||
September 22 | Central Michigan* | W 23–21 | 13,128 | [3] | |||
September 29 | Ohio |
| W 35–8 | ||||
October 6 | at Bowling Green | L 35–49 | |||||
October 13 | Western Michigan |
| L 22–24 | ||||
October 20 | Dayton* |
| W 14–10 | ||||
October 27 | at No. 16. Miami (OH) | L 0–16 | [4] | ||||
November 3 | at Colorado State* | L 14–21 | 13,798 | ||||
November 10 | at Marshall* | L 14–17 | |||||
November 23 | at Xavier* | L 31–35 | 6,307 | [5] | |||
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References
- ^ "1973 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "1973 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ David Fuselier (October 28, 1973). "Miami's Draudt Dries Out Toledo, 16-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Xavier nips Toledo, bags winning season". Troy Daily News. November 24, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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