1965 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Villanova*
W 9–7
September 25Quantico Marines*
W 9–0
October 2at Marshall
L 0–14
October 9Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 21–7
October 16at Bowling Green
L 14–21
October 23Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–3
October 30Kent State
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 7–3
November 6at Miami (OH)
L 16–20
November 13at Xavier*
L 7–1411,239[5]
November 20Dayton*
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 21–7
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1966 NFL Draft following the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
17 246 Lurley Archambeau Center Atlanta Falcons

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.
  5. ^ "Orbiting XU leaves Rockets behind, 14–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1965. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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