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American college football season

1963 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19621964 →
1963 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio $ 5 1 0 6 4 0
Miami (OH) 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.

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 GreenL 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 14–06,800
November 23Detroit
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
Cancelled
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1964 NFL draft following the season.

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
16 221 Wynn Lembright Tackle New York Giants

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.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  6. "1964 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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