1966 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–7–1 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
1966 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) + 5 1 09 1 0
Western Michigan + 5 1 07 3 0
Bowling Green 4 2 06 3 0
Ohio 3 3 05 5 0
Kent State 2 4 04 6 0
Toledo 1 5 02 7 1
Marshall 1 5 02 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 OhioL 6–21
October 15Bowling Green
L 13–14
October 22at Western MichiganL 13–14
October 29at Kent StateL 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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