1974 Toledo Rockets football team
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The 1974 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Murphy, the Rockets compiled a 6–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 270 to 262.[1]
| 1974 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Gene Swick with 2,234 passing yards, Mike Taormina with 609 rushing yards, and John Ross with 866 receiving yards.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 14 | at Tampa* | L 13–47 | |||
| September 21 | Villanova | L 0–7 | |||
| September 28 | at Ohio | W 19–16 | |||
| October 5 | Bowling Green |
| W 24–19 | ||
| October 12 | at Western Michigan | W 31–24 | |||
| October 19 | at Dayton* | W 38–27 | |||
| October 26 | Miami (OH) |
| L 22–38 | ||
| November 2 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 44–14 | ||
| November 9 | Marshall* |
| W 45–15 | ||
| November 16 | at Kent State | L 14–35 | |||
| November 23 | Eastern Michigan* |
| L 12–28 | ||
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- ^ "1974 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "1974 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.