1966 Toledo Rockets football team

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1966 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1966 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 + 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17XavierW 9–0
September 24at VillanovaL 11–20
October 1MarshallW 23–7
October 8at OhioL 6–21
October 15Bowling GreenL 13–14
October 22at Western MichiganL 13–14
October 29at Kent StateL 20–28
November 5Miami (OH)L 12–24
November 12Quantico MarinesT 14–14
November 19at DaytonL 16–20

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.


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