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1974 Toledo

6–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jack Murphy.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1974, game by game: lost at Tampa 13–47; lost vs. Villanova 0–7; won at Ohio 19–16; won vs. Bowling Green 24–19; won at Western Michigan 31–24; won at Dayton 38–27; lost vs. No. 19 Miami (OH) 22–38; won vs. Northern Illinois 44–14; won vs. Marshall 45–15; lost at Kent State 14–35; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 12–28+30−34Lost 13–47 at Tampa-34TampaLost 0–7 vs. Villanova-7VillanovaWon 19–16 at Ohio+3OhioWon 24–19 vs. Bowling Green+5Bowling GreenWon 31–24 at Western Michigan+7Western MichiganWon 38–27 at Dayton+11DaytonLost 22–38 vs. No. 19 Miami (OH)-16No. 19 Miami (OH)Won 44–14 vs. Northern Illinois+30Northern Illino…Won 45–15 vs. Marshall+30MarshallLost 14–35 at Kent State-21Kent StateLost 12–28 vs. Eastern Michigan-16Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atTampaL 13–⁠4729%
Sep 21vsVillanovaL 0–⁠761%
Sep 28atOhioW 19–⁠1629%
Oct 5vsBowling GreenW 24–⁠1937%
Oct 12atWestern MichiganW 31–⁠2439%
Oct 19atDaytonW 38–⁠2768%
Oct 26vs19Miami (OH)L 22–⁠3826%
Nov 2vsNorthern IllinoisW 44–⁠1473%
Nov 9vsMarshallW 45–⁠1580%
Nov 16atKent StateL 14–⁠3534%
Nov 23vsEastern MichiganL 12–⁠2891%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Michigan 28–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Led the nationGene Swick: total offense (2,450 yds)

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠270
Coach
Jack Murphy
Elo
1402 −26 this season
SP+ rating
-3.1 No. 81 of 124; offense No. 40, defense No. 105
SRS
−5.9 No. 86 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dan Simrell

1974 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠010–⁠0–⁠110
Toledo3–⁠26–⁠5
Ohio3–⁠26–⁠5
Kent State2–⁠37–⁠4
Bowling Green2–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Ball State0–⁠02–⁠0
Western Michigan0–⁠53–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.