1976 Toledo Rockets football team

1976 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Jack Murphy (6th season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

1976 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ball State $	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kent State	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ohio	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Miami (OH)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Toledo	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1976 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Jack Murphy, the Rockets compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 232 to 185.

The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Hepinstall with 1,299 passing yards, Skip McCulley with 578 rushing yards, and Scott Resseguie with 530 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at UMass*	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–28	9,500
September 18	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7–9
September 25	Ball State	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–27
October 2	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 8–34
October 9	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 28–29
October 16	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 21–34
October 23	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	L 14–17
October 30	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 24–9
November 6	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 17–2
November 13	Marshall*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 29–8
November 20	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 9–35
*Non-conference game