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American college football season

1965 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons← 19641966 →
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.

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Villanova*W 9–7
September 25Quantico Marines*W 9–0
October 2at MarshallL 0–14
October 9Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 21–7
October 16at Bowling GreenL 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
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.

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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