1961 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1961 Toledo Rockets football Mid-American Conference MAC 3–7 2–4 Clive Rush 2nd Glass Bowl 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 in conference games) and finished in fifth place in the MAC.Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide University of Toledo 2015 189 September 23, 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf February 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160210044115/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf dead 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.2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221. Yenrick was selected as the quarterback for the 1961 All-MAC football team. Schedule y y September 16 Wichita<ncg> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 7-12 9,200 Wichita Sneaks Past Toledo, 12-7 The Plain Dealer September 17, 1961 6C https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-wichita-sneaks-past-tol/154566796/ Newspapers.com September 23 Ohio Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 6-10 9,200–10,100 Bobcats Whip Toledo, 10-6, In Downpour Springfield News-Sun September 24, 1961 1 (sports) https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-bobcats-whip-toledo/154813766/ Newspapers.com September 30 at Youngstown<ncg> Youngstown, OH L 12-14 7,200 October 7 Marshall Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 33-6 7,800 Toledo 33 Marshall 6 The Lima News October 8, 1961 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-toledo-33-marshall-6/154814009/ Newspapers.com October 14 at Bowling Green University Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry) L 6-17 12,243 B-G Wins 4th, Sails by Toledo The Plain Dealer Hal Lebovitz October 15, 1961 1C, 6C https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-b-g-wins-4th-sails-by/154813952/ Newspapers.com October 21 Western Michigan Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 0-7 5,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Western Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/774/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 October 28 Kent State<hc> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 31-22 6,800 Toledo Rocks Kent, 31-22 The Lima Citizen October 29, 1961 E3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-citizen-toledo-rocks-kent-31-2/154813879/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Kent State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/331/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 November 4 at Miami (OH) Miami Field Oxford, OH L 14-40 13,500 Miami Sets Air Record In Victory The Cincinnati Post & Times-Star November 6, 1961 24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-miami-sets-air-recor/154813818/ Newspapers.com Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MFB1/1961/414_H_709_19611104_40_14.pdf National Collegiate Athletic Association May 21, 2025 November 11 at Bradley<ncg> Bradley Stadium Peoria, IL L 22-28 Bradley Scores Four TD Passes To Beat Toledo Journal Courier November 12, 1961 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/jacksonville-journal-courier-bradley-sco/151681143/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Temple<ncg> Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 15-14 5,000 Yenrick-Paced Toledo Beats Temple with Fourth-Period Comeback, 15-14 John Dell November 19, 1961 S2 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68465472/1961-temple-toledo/ Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Toledo) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/709/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Toledo Rockets football