1973 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season

1973 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–8 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach	Jack Murphy (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dan Simrell (1st season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons← 1972 1974 →

1973 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Tampa*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 25–35
September 22	Central Michigan*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 23–21	13,128
September 29	Ohio	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 35–8
October 6	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 35–49
October 13	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 22–24
October 20	Dayton*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 14–10
October 27	at No. 16. Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 0–16
November 3	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 14–21	13,798
November 10	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 14–17
November 17	Kent State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 16–52	12,021
November 23	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 31–35	6,307
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.
"Colorado State defeats Toledo". The Spokesman-Review. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Ray Yannucci (November 18, 1973). "Toledo No Match For Kent". pp. E1, E6 – 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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Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)
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