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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 in conference games) and finished in fifth place in the MAC.[1]

Record3–7 (2–4 MAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumGlass Bowl
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1961 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
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1961 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $5–1–08–2–0
Western Michigan4–1–15–4–1
Miami (OH)3–2–06–4–0
Ohio3–2–15–3–1
Toledo2–4–03–7–0
Marshall1–4–02–7–1
Kent State1–5–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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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.[2] Yenrick was selected as the quarterback for the 1961 All-MAC football team.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Wichita*L 7–129,200[3]
September 23Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 6–109,200–10,100[4]
September 30at Youngstown*Youngstown, OHL 12–147,200
October 7Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 33–67,800[5]
October 14at Bowling Green
L 6–1712,243[6]
October 21Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–75,500[7]
October 28Kent Statedagger
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 31–226,800[8][9]
November 4at Miami (OH)L 14–4013,500[10][11]
November 11at Bradley*
L 22–28[12]
November 18at Temple*W 15–145,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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