1975 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season

1975 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Jack Murphy (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dan Simrell (3rd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons← 1974 1976 →

1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Ball State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Ohio	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Toledo	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kent State	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Western Michigan	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Murphy, the Rockets compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 277 to 244.

The team's statistical leaders included Gene Swick with 2,487 passing yards, Tim Zimmerman with 496 rushing yards, and Scott Resseguie with 683 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	Western Carolina*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 32–31
September 13	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 28–38
September 20	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 10–14
September 27	Central Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 27–34
October 4	Dayton*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 13–24
October 11	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 17–34
October 18	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 25–7
October 25	Ohio	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 14–10
November 1	at No. 19 Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 21–35
November 8	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 24–22
November 22	Kent State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 33–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Toledo Rockets football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`18`	Gene Swick	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jack Murphy

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ron Graham – Offensive backs
Charlie Snyder – Wide receivers
Don Lewis – Offensive line
Dan Simrell – Defensive coordinator
Art Bascomb – Defensive ends/scouting coordinator
Irvin Wright – Defensive ends/tackles
Bill McConnell – Defensive mid-guards/linebackers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1976 NFL draft following the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	97	Gene Swick	Quarterback	Cleveland Browns

References

"1975 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
"1975 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
"1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

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Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)
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