1964 Toledo Rockets football team
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| 1964 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–5 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Rockets compiled a 2–8 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 218 to 127.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Dan Simrell with 1,239 passing yards, Jim Berkey with 408 rushing yards, and Henry Burch with 412 receiving yards.[3][4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Villanova* | L 6–22 | |||||
| September 25 | at Detroit* | L 6–22 | 10,181 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | Marshall |
| L 0–13 | ||||
| October 10 | at Ohio | L 12–21 | |||||
| October 17 | Bowling Green |
| L 14–31 | ||||
| October 24 | at Western Michigan | W 21–13 | |||||
| October 31 | at Kent State | L 11–14 | |||||
| November 7 | Miami (OH) |
| L 14–35 | ||||
| November 14 | at Southern Illinois* | W 27–8 | 8,500 | [6] | |||
| November 21 | Tulsa* |
| L 16–39 | 15,282 | |||
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After the season
[edit]NFL Draft
[edit]The following Rockets were selected in the 1965 NFL draft following the season.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 195 | Dan Simrell | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns |
| 16 | 216 | Jim Gray | Back | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
[edit]- ^ "1964 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189.
- ^ "1964 Toledo Rockets Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
- ^ Bob Pille (September 26, 1964). "Titans Whip Toledo, 22-6". The Detroit Daily Press. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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