1968 Toledo Rockets football team

1968 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
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 14Richmond*
W 31–1413,075[6]
September 21at Villanova*
W 45–218,134[7]
September 28Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 35–1215,231[8]
October 5at Ohio
L 31–4017,607[9]
October 12Bowling Green
T 0–018,236[10]
October 19at Western Michigan
W 30–68,700[11]
October 26at Kent State
W 28–1214,500[12]
November 2Miami (OH)
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 17–2116,276[13]
November 9Xavier*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 10–206,837[14]
November 16at Dayton*
L 3–108,852[15]
  • *Non-conference game

[16]

After the season

NFL/AFL draft

The following Rockets were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft following the season.[17]

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. ^ "Moss' four TD's help Toledo rip Villanova for 11th in row". Sunday Times & Advertiser. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Long streak". News Journal. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Skein ends". News Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bowling Green, Toledo battle to 0–0 tie". Dayton Daily News. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Toledo whips WMU, 30–6". The Saginaw News. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rockets outclass Kent State, 28–12". The Blade. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Miami thwarts TU, 21–17". The Blade. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Xavier upsets Toledo, 20–10". The Lima News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Flyers stop Toledo with 10–3 upset". The Plain Dealer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 Toledo)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  17. ^ "1969 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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