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1972 Toledo Rockets football team

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1972 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Strahm (3rd season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Tampa*L 0–21
September 16at Eastern Michigan*W 16–016,300[3]
September 23Texas–Arlington*W 38–2417,128[4]
September 30at OhioL 22–38
October 7Bowling Green
L 8–19
October 14at Western MichiganW 20–13
October 21at Dayton*W 20–17
October 28Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–7
November 4Northern Illinois*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 7–30
November 11Marshall*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 21–0
November 28at Kent StateL 9–27
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Rocket was selected in the 1973 NFL draft following the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
14 350 Joe Schwartz Running back New York Jets

References

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  1. ^ "1972 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 190.
  3. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "UTA falls as 2nd half wholly Toledo". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1972. p. B3. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.