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-
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
Record 12-0
Points Scored 383
Scoring Average 31.9
Points Allowed 96
Defense Average 8.0
Opponents Record 30-30
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 6-0
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 12-0-0
AP
13 11-0-0
Coaches
13 11-0-0
UPI
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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.