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]
| 1968 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Richmond* | W 31–14 | 13,075 | [6] | |||
| September 21 | at Villanova* | W 45–21 | |||||
| September 28 | Marshall |
| W 35–12 | ||||
| October 5 | at Ohio | L 31–40 | |||||
| October 12 | Bowling Green |
| T 0–0 | ||||
| October 19 | at Western Michigan | W 30–6 | |||||
| October 26 | at Kent State | W 28–12 | |||||
| November 2 | Miami (OH) |
| L 17–21 | ||||
| November 9 | Xavier* |
| L 10–20 | 6,837 | [7] | ||
| November 16 | at Dayton* | L 3–10 | |||||
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After the season
editNFL/AFL Draft
editThe following Rockets were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft following the season.[8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 7 | 181 | Roland Moss | Running back | Baltimore Colts |
References
edit- ^ "1968 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. pp. 190, 197.
- ^ "1968 Toledo Rockets Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
- ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 164.
- ^ "Richmond falls at Toledo 31–14". The News and Observer. September 15, 1968. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Xavier upsets Toledo, 20–10". The Lima News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1969 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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