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1975 Toledo

5–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jack Murphy.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1975, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 32–31; lost at Ball State 28–38; lost at Villanova 10–14; lost vs. Central Michigan 27–34; lost vs. Dayton 13–24; lost at Bowling Green 17–34; won vs. Western Michigan 25–7; won vs. Ohio 14–10; lost at No. 19 Miami (OH) 21–35; won at Northern Illinois 24–22; won vs. Kent State 33–28+18−17Won 32–31 vs. Western Carolina+1Western CarolinaLost 28–38 at Ball State-10Ball StateLost 10–14 at Villanova-4VillanovaLost 27–34 vs. Central Michigan-7Central MichiganLost 13–24 vs. Dayton-11DaytonLost 17–34 at Bowling Green-17Bowling GreenWon 25–7 vs. Western Michigan+18Western MichiganWon 14–10 vs. Ohio+4OhioLost 21–35 at No. 19 Miami (OH)-14No. 19 Miami (OH)Won 24–22 at Northern Illinois+2Northern Illino…Won 33–28 vs. Kent State+5Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsWestern CarolinaW 32–⁠3185%
Sep 13atBall StateL 28–⁠3850%
Sep 20atVillanovaL 10–⁠1453%
Sep 27vsCentral MichiganL 27–⁠3472%
Oct 4vsDaytonL 13–⁠2470%
Oct 11atBowling GreenL 17–⁠3415%
Oct 18vsWestern MichiganW 25–⁠761%
Oct 25vsOhioW 14–⁠1035%
Nov 1at19Miami (OH)L 21–⁠359%
Nov 8atNorthern IllinoisW 24–⁠2247%
Nov 22vsKent StateW 33–⁠2849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kent State 33–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1975.

Led the nationGene Swick: total offense (2,706 yds), total offense per game (246.0)

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
244–⁠277
Coach
Jack Murphy
Elo
1388 −47 this season
SP+ rating
0.7 No. 72 of 132; offense No. 40, defense No. 98
SRS
−6.8 No. 101 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dan Simrell

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 4Gene Swick QBCleveland Browns

1975 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)6–⁠011–⁠112
Central Michigan4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State4–⁠29–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠3
Toledo4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Illinois2–⁠33–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠64–⁠7
Western Michigan0–⁠71–⁠10

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