1968 Toledo Rockets football team

1968 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass 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]

  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.