1963 Toledo Rockets football team

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1963 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio $ 5 1 0 6 4 0
Miami 4 1 1 5 3 2
Bowling Green 4 2 0 8 2 0
Marshall 3 2 1 5 4 1
Western Michigan 2 4 0 2 7 0
Kent State 1 5 0 3 5 1
Toledo 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Rockets compiled a 2–7 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 176 to 118.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dan Simrell with 610 passing yards, Jim Gray with 645 rushing yards, and Tom Nolan with 169 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21at Dayton*L 19–22
September 28VillanovaL 14–18
October 5at MarshallL 18–19
October 12Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 18–17
October 19at Bowling Green
L 20–22
October 26Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 7–18
November 2Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–20
November 9at Miami (OH)L 8–40
November 16Southern Illinois
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 14–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1963 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189.
  3. ^ "1963 Toledo Rockets Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.