1966 Toledo Rockets football team

1966 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–7–1 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Western Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ohio 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kent State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Marshall 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Rockets compiled a 2–7–1 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), tied for sixth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 162 to 137.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Schneider with 1,537 passing yards, Roland Moss with 443 rushing yards and 38 points scored, and Henry Burch with 480 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Xavier*
W 9–017,252[5]
September 24at Villanova*
L 11–20
October 1Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 23–7
October 8at Ohio
L 6–21
October 15Bowling Green
L 13–14
October 22at Western Michigan
L 13–14
October 29at Kent State
L 20–28
November 5Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 12–24
November 12Quantico Marines*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
T 14–14
November 19at Dayton*
L 16–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1966 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 189.
  3. ^ "1966 Toledo Rockets Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.
  5. ^ "Rockets soar". News-Journal. September 18, 1966. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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