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1968 Toledo

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Lauterbur.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1968, game by game: won vs. Richmond 31–14; won at Villanova 45–21; won vs. Marshall 35–12; lost at Ohio 31–40; tied vs. Bowling Green 0–0; won at Western Michigan 30–6; won at Kent State 28–12; lost vs. Miami (OH) 17–21; lost vs. Xavier 10–20; lost at Dayton 3–10+24−10Won 31–14 vs. Richmond+17RichmondWon 45–21 at Villanova+24VillanovaWon 35–12 vs. Marshall+23MarshallLost 31–40 at Ohio-9OhioTied 0–0 vs. Bowling Green0Bowling GreenWon 30–6 at Western Michigan+24Western MichiganWon 28–12 at Kent State+16Kent StateLost 17–21 vs. Miami (OH)-4Miami (OH)Lost 10–20 vs. Xavier-10XavierLost 3–10 at Dayton-7Dayton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsRichmondW 31–⁠1480%
Sep 21atVillanovaW 45–⁠2158%
Sep 28vsMarshallW 35–⁠1290%
Oct 5atOhioL 31–⁠4053%
Oct 12vsBowling GreenT 0–⁠067%
Oct 19atWestern MichiganW 30–⁠660%
Oct 26atKent StateW 28–⁠1275%
Nov 2vsMiami (OH)L 17–⁠2158%
Nov 9vsXavierL 10–⁠2078%
Nov 16atDaytonL 3–⁠1056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dayton 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠156
Coach
Frank Lauterbur
Elo
1539 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.5 No. 73 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 7Roland Moss RBBaltimore Colts

1968 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio6–⁠010–⁠120
Miami (OH)5–⁠17–⁠3
Bowling Green3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Toledo3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Western Michigan2–⁠43–⁠6
Kent State1–⁠51–⁠9
Marshall0–⁠60–⁠9–⁠1

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