1964 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Villanova*
L 6–22
September 25at Detroit*
L 6–2210,181[5]
October 3Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–13
October 10at Ohio
L 12–21
October 17Bowling Green
L 14–31
October 24at Western Michigan
W 21–13
October 31at Kent State
L 11–14
November 7Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 14–35
November 14at Southern Illinois*
W 27–88,500[6]
November 21Tulsa*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 16–3915,282
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL Draft

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

  1. ^ "1964 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. ^ "1964 Toledo Rockets Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
  5. ^ Bob Pille (September 26, 1964). "Titans Whip Toledo, 22-6". The Detroit Daily Press. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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