1964 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season

1964 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–8 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Lauterbur (2nd season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons← 1963 1965 →

1964 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	Villanova*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 6–22
September 25	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–22	10,181
October 3	Marshall	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 0–13
October 10	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 12–21
October 17	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 14–31
October 24	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 21–13
October 31	at Kent State	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 11–14
November 7	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–35
November 14	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 27–8	8,500
November 21	Tulsa*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 16–39	15,282
*Non-conference game

After the season

NFL Draft

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

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

Notes

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

References

"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.
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.
"Dan Simrell". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
"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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