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Toledo Football Team History


Toledo Rockets
University of Toledo
 Toledo, OH
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Glass Bowl
Capacity: 26,248
Colors: Midnight Blue & Gold
Coach: Frank X. Lauterbur
Conference: Mid-American-

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1917  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights
 Frank X. Lauterbur enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Richmond  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Villanova  45   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Marshall  35   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Ohio  31   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Bowling Green State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Western Michigan  30   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Kent  28   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Miami Ohio  17   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Xavier  10   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Dayton  3   10   L       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored230
  Scoring Average23.0
  Points Allowed156
  Defense Average15.6
  Opponents Record20-19
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record3-2
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 10-1418228Lost  42-496-0205107  Bill Hess
Miami Ohio 7-324099 5-115748  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Bowling Green 6-3-1267147 3-2-1135104  Don Nehlen
Toledo 5-4-1230156 3-2-114191  Frank X. Lauterbur
Western Michigan 3-6160191 2-497121  William Doolittle
Kent State 1-9101230 1-562139  Dave Puddington
Marshall 0-9-1129358   Perry L. Moss

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.