1964 Toledo Rockets football team

1964 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
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]

Dan Simrell set single-season school records in passing yards (1,239), completions (115) and total offense (1,616).[a][4] Other team statistical leaders were Jim Berkey with 408 rushing yards, and Henry Burch with 412 receiving yards.[5][6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Villanova*
L 6–2211,752[7]
September 25at Detroit*
L 6–2210,181[8]
October 3Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–138,432[9]
October 10at Ohio
L 12–2113,800[10]
October 17Bowling Green
L 14–3113,330[11]
October 24at Western Michigan
W 21–1317,000[12]
October 31at Kent State
L 11–149,000[13]
November 7Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 14–358,821[14]
November 14at Southern Illinois*
W 27–88,000–8,500[15]
November 21Tulsa*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 16–395,282[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [17]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Rockets were selected in the 1965 NFL draft following the season.[18]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
14 195 Dan Simrell Quarterback Cleveland Browns
16 216 Jim Gray Back Philadelphia Eagles

Notes

  1. ^ Broke the previous total offense mark of 1,201 set by Lee Pete in 1947.[3]

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. ^ Olesky, John (November 12, 1964). "Birds of Feather in Air Together on Toledo Trail". Dayton Daily News. p. 22. Retrieved December 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dan Simrell". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "1964 Toledo Rockets Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  6. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
  7. ^ "Villanova rocks TU in opener, 22–6". The Blade. September 20, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bob Pille (September 26, 1964). "Titans Whip Toledo, 22-6". The Detroit Daily Press. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marshall blanks Rockets". The Blade. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rockets' rally is not enough". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 11, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bowling Green slashes Toledo". The Lima News. October 18, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "17,000 watch Toledo upset Western, 21–13". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 25, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gissendaner, Clements top Flashes' victory". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Ernie throws Miami bombs at Rockets". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1964. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1964 Southern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  16. ^ Mason, Wayne (November 22, 1964). "TU Rolls; Rhome Resist Freeze, Toledo In 39–16 Show". Tulsa Sunday World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. pp. 1, 6 (sports section). Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  17. ^ "Schedule/Results (1964 Toledo)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  18. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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