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Toledo Football Team History


Toledo Rockets
University of Toledo
 Toledo, OH
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Glass Bowl
Capacity: 26,248
Colors: Midnight Blue & Gold
Coach: Frank X. Lauterbur
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights
 Frank X. Lauterbur enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Dayton  19   22   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Villanova  14   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Marshall  18   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Ohio  18   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Bowling Green State  20   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Western Michigan  7   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Kent  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Miami Ohio  8   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Southern Illinois  14   0   W       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Points Scored118
  Scoring Average13.1
  Points Allowed176
  Defense Average19.6
  Opponents Record18-18
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record0-4
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1963 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 6-4135103 5-111041  Bill Hess
Bowling Green 8-2201116 4-28981  Doyt Perry
Miami Ohio 5-3-2208178 4-1-114274  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Western Michigan 2-7111201 2-490109  Merle Schlosser
Kent State 3-5-1107122 1-551108  Trevor J. Rees
Toledo 2-7118176 1-571136  Frank X. Lauterbur
Marshall 5-4-1139139   Charlie Snyder

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.