1965 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1965 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 college football season. In their third season under head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Rockets compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), tied for fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 104 to 96.[1][2]

1965 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1965 record5–5 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1965 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bowling Green + 5 1 0  7 2 0
Miami + 5 1 0  7 3 0
Western Michigan 3 2 1  6 2 1
Kent State 3 2 1  5 4 1
Marshall 2 4 0  5 5 0
Toledo 2 4 0  5 5 1
Ohio 0 6 0  0 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included John Schneider with 598 passing yards, Jim Berkey with 440 rushing yards, and Henry Burch with 325 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18at VillanovaW 9–7
September 25Quantico MarinesW 9–0
October 2at MarshallL 0–14
October 9OhioW 21–7
October 16at Bowling GreenL 14–21
October 23Western MichiganL 0–3
October 30Kent StateW 7–3
November 6at Miami (OH)L 16–20
November 13at XavierL 7–14
November 20DaytonW 21–7

References

  1. "1965 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. "1965 Toledo Rockets Statistics". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.


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