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Toledo Football Team History


Toledo Rockets
University of Toledo
 Toledo, OH
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Glass Bowl
Capacity: 26,248
Colors: Midnight Blue & Gold
Coach: John A. Murphy
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 John A. Murphy enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 The Rockets won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ East Carolina  45   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Villanova  10   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Texas-Arlington  23   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Ohio  31   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Bowling Green State  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Western Michigan  35   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Dayton  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Miami Ohio  45   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Northern Illinois  23   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Marshall  43   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Kent  41   6   W       
 Tue., Dec. 28   Richmond  28   3   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record12-0
  Points Scored383
  Scoring Average31.9
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average8.0
  Opponents Record30-30
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record6-0
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
1412-0-0 AP
1311-0-0 Coaches
1311-0-0 UPI
  
1971 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 12-038396Won  28-35-017671  John A. Murphy
Bowling Green 6-4263207 4-112989  Don Nehlen
Miami Ohio 7-3207117 2-35087  Bill Mallory
Western Michigan 7-3228124 2-39579  William Doolittle
Ohio 5-5240173 2-3101100  Bill Hess
Kent State 3-8169304 0-560185  Don James

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.