1965 Toledo Rockets football team
American college football season
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The 1965 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division 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]
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 MAC)
Headcoach
- Frank Lauterbur (3rd season)
HomestadiumGlass Bowl
| 1965 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–4 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) + | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | at Villanova* | W 9–7 | 8,200 | [5] | |||
| September 25 | Quantico Marines* | W 9–0 | [6] | ||||
| October 2 | at Marshall | L 0–14 | 9,000 | [7] | |||
| October 9 | Ohio |
| W 21–7 | 10,530 | [8] | ||
| October 16 | at Bowling Green |
| L 14–21 | 14,983 | [9] | ||
| October 23 | Western Michigan |
| L 0–3 | 8,100 | [10] | ||
| October 30 | Kent State |
| W 7–3 | 13,500 | [11] | ||
| November 6 | at Miami (OH) | L 16–20 | 14,183 | [12] | |||
| November 13 | at Xavier* | L 7–14 | 11,239 | [13] | |||
| November 20 | Dayton* |
| W 21–7 | 7,480 | [14] | ||
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After the season
NFL draft
The following Rocket was selected in the 1966 NFL draft following the season.[16]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 17 | 246 | Lurley Archambeau | Center | Atlanta Falcons |
