The 1977 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 2–9 record (2–7 against MAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 287 to 112.[1]
| 1977 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–7 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dan Simrell (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Hepinstall with 359 passing yards, Mike Alston with 772 rushing yards, and Frank Jarm with 204 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | Ball State | L 3–43 | [3] | ||||
| September 17 | East Carolina* |
| L 9–22 | 12,127 | [4] | ||
| September 24 | at Marshall* | L 0–24 | 16,724 | [5] | |||
| October 1 | at Eastern Michigan | L 7–17 | [6] | ||||
| October 8 | at Bowling Green | L 13–21 | [7] | ||||
| October 15 | Western Michigan |
| L 7–28 | [8] | |||
| October 22 | Ohio |
| W 31–29 | [9] | |||
| October 29 | at Miami (OH) | L 3–27 | 17,006 | [10] | |||
| November 5 | at Northern Illinois | W 27–9 | [11] | ||||
| November 12 | Central Michigan |
| L 0–44 | [12] | |||
| November 19 | Kent State |
| L 12–23 | 6,782 | [13] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "1977 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ "1977 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Ball State smashes Toledo". The South Bend Tribune. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "East Carolina 22–9 victor". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Marshall shuts out Toledo 24–0". The Sun Herald. September 25, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hurons top Toledo, 17–7". The Journal News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bowling Green wins". Quad-City Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Persell leads Broncos to win over Toledo". The Times Herald. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Toledo jolts OU, 31 to 29". The Plain Dealer. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bill Ford (October 30, 1977). "Fortner Again Has Answer As Miami Topples Toledo". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Punchless Northern tumbles to Toledo". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "C. Michigan stomps Toledo". The Muskegon Chronicle. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Flashes flash big smiles after victory over Toledo". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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