The 1960 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Clive Rush, the Rockets compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 against MAC opponents) and finished in seventh place in the MAC.[1][2]
| 1960 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–6 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Ohio $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Bowling Green | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Stoltz with 277 passing yards, John Murray with 608 rushing yards, and Bob Smith with 268 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Youngstown State* | W 34–30 | 7,500 | ||||
| September 24 | at Ohio | L 7–48 | 9,000–12,000 | [4][5] | |||
| October 1 | at Marshall | L 0–14 | 6,000 | ||||
| October 8 | Hillsdale* |
| L 25–31 | 6,500 | |||
| October 15 | Bowling Green |
| L 3–14 | 9,500 | |||
| October 22 | at Western Michigan | L 3–7 | 12,000 | ||||
| October 29 | at Kent State | L 13–18 | 9,500 | ||||
| November 5 | Miami (OH) |
| L 13–30 | 6,531–6,600 | [6] | ||
| November 12 | Bradley* |
| W 28–0 | 3,400 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ohio U. Too Much for Toledo, 48-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 25, 1960. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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