1961 Toledo Rockets football team
American college football season
1961 Toledo Rockets football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 3–7 (2–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1961 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clive Rush, the Rockets compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against MAC opponents) and finished in fifth place in the MAC.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Phil Yenrick with 563 passing yards, Frank Baker with 739 rushing yards, and Pete Jollif with 330 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | Wichita* |
| L 7–12 | 9,200 | |||
September 23 | Ohio |
| L 6–10 | 10,100 | |||
September 30 | at Youngstown* | Youngstown, OH | L 12–14 | 7,200 | |||
October 7 | Marshall |
| W 33–6 | 7,800 | |||
October 14 | at Bowling Green |
| L 6–17 | 12,243 | |||
October 21 | Western Michigan |
| L 0–7 | 5,500 | [4] | ||
October 28 | Kent State |
| W 31–22 | ||||
November 4 | at Miami (OH) | L 14–40 | |||||
November 11 | at Bradley* |
| L 22–28 | [5] | |||
November 18 | at Temple* | W 15–14 | |||||
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References
- ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "Toledo Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Bradley Scores Four TD Passes To Beat Toledo". Journal Courier. November 12, 1961. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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