1975 Toledo Rockets football team

1975 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDan Simrell (3rd season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
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
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.[1]

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.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Western Carolina*
W 32–31
September 13at Ball State
L 28–38
September 20at Villanova*
L 10–14
September 27Central Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 27–34
October 4Dayton*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 13–24
October 11at Bowling Green
L 17–34
October 18at Western Michigan
W 25–7
October 25Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 14–10
November 1at No. 19 Miami (OH)
L 21–35
November 8at Northern Illinois
W 24–22
November 22Kent 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
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.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "1975 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "1975 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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