1972 Toledo Rockets football team
American college football season
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The 1972 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Murphy, the Rockets compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 210 to 196.[1][2]
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 MAC)
Headcoach
- Jack Murphy (2nd season)
DefensivecoordinatorDick Strahm (3rd season)
| 1972 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–3 MAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dick Strahm (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | 8:11 p.m. | at Tampa* | L 0–21 | 23,806 | [3] | |||
| September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan* | W 16–0 | 16,300 | [4][5] | |||
| September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | UT Arlington* | W 38–24 | 17,128 | [6] | |||
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Ohio | L 22–38 | 15,021 | [7] | |||
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Bowling Green |
| L 8–19 | 22,109 | [8] | ||
| October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan | W 20–13 | 19,000 | [9] | |||
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dayton* | W 20–17 | 6,130 | [10] | |||
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| W 35–7 | 14,281 | [11] | ||
| November 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois* |
| L 7–30 | 12,741 | [12] | ||
| November 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Marshall* |
| W 21–0 | 12,102 | [13] | ||
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kent State | L 9–27 | 20,715 | [14] | |||
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After the season
NFL draft
The following Rocket was selected in the 1973 NFL draft following the season.[16]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 14 | 350 | Joe Schwartz | Running back | New York Jets |
