1966 Toledo

2–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Lauterbur.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1966, game by game: won vs. Xavier 9–0; lost at Villanova 11–20; won vs. Marshall 23–7; lost at Ohio 6–21; lost vs. Bowling Green 13–14; lost at Western Michigan 13–14; lost at Kent State 20–28; lost vs. Miami (OH) 12–24; tied vs. Quantico Marines 14–14; lost at Dayton 16–20+16−15Won 9–0 vs. Xavier+9XavierLost 11–20 at Villanova-9VillanovaWon 23–7 vs. Marshall+16MarshallLost 6–21 at Ohio-15OhioLost 13–14 vs. Bowling Green-1Bowling GreenLost 13–14 at Western Michigan-1Western MichiganLost 20–28 at Kent State-8Kent StateLost 12–24 vs. Miami (OH)-12Miami (OH)Tied 14–14 vs. Quantico Marines0Quantico MarinesLost 16–20 at Dayton-4Dayton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dayton 20–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1966.

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
137–⁠162
Coach
Frank Lauterbur
Elo
1374 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.1 No. 93 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1966 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠19–⁠1
Western Michigan5–⁠17–⁠3
Bowling Green4–⁠26–⁠3
Ohio3–⁠35–⁠5
Kent State2–⁠44–⁠6
Toledo1–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Marshall1–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.