1974 Toledo Rockets football team
American college football season
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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]
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 MAC)
Headcoach
- Jack Murphy (4th season)
DefensivecoordinatorDan Simrell (2nd season)
| 1974 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–2 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dan Simrell (2nd season) |
| 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]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | at Tampa* | L 13–47 | 22,687 | [3] | |||
| September 21 | Villanova* | L 0–7 | 14,871 | [4] | |||
| September 28 | at Ohio | W 19–16 | 15,021 | [5] | |||
| October 5 | Bowling Green |
| W 24–19 | 21,007 | [6] | ||
| October 12 | at Western Michigan | W 31–24 | 23,750 | [7] | |||
| October 19 | at Dayton* | W 38–27 | 11,228 | [8] | |||
| October 26 | No. 19 Miami (OH) |
| L 22–38 | 19,583 | [9] | ||
| November 2 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 44–14 | 12,326 | [10] | ||
| November 9 | Marshall* |
| W 45–15 | [11] | |||
| November 16 | at Kent State | L 14–35 | 7,400 | [12] | |||
| November 23 | Eastern Michigan* |
| L 12–28 | 9,894 | [13] | ||
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