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1968 Toledo Rockets football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Glass Bowl
Seasons
←  1967
1969 →
1968 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Ohio $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Toledo 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Rockets compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against MAC opponents), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 230 to 156. Toledo won the first three games of the season, part of a 12-game winning streak that extended back into the 1967 season. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders on offense included Steve Jones with 1,197 passing yards, Roland Moss with 1,145 rushing yards and 84 points scored, and David Daniels with 344 receiving yards. [3] [4] Mel Tucker and Bob Pfefferle were the team captains. [5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Richmond*
W 31–1413,075 [6]
September 21at Villanova*
W 45–21
September 28 Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–12
October 5at Ohio
L 31–40
October 12 Bowling Green
T 0–0
October 19at Western Michigan
W 30–6
October 26at Kent State
W 28–12
November 2 Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 17–21
November 9 Xavier*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 10–206,837 [7]
November 16at Dayton*
L 3–10
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL/AFL Draft

The following Rockets were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft following the season. [8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 181 Roland Moss Running back Baltimore Colts

References

  1. ^ "1968 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. pp. 190, 197.
  3. ^ "1968 Toledo Rockets Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
  5. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 164.
  6. ^ "Richmond falls at Toledo 31–14". The News and Observer. September 15, 1968. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Xavier upsets Toledo, 20–10". The Lima News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1969 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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