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American college football season

1972 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Strahm (3rd season)
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19711973 →
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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Tampa*L 0–21
September 16at Eastern Michigan*W 16–016,300
September 23Texas–Arlington*W 38–2417,128
September 30at OhioL 22–38
October 7Bowling GreenL 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

NFL Draft

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

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

References

  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. [REDACTED]
  5. "1973 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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