In their seventh season under head coach Frank Lauterbur, the Rockets compiled an 11–0 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), outscored all opponents by a combined total of 385 to 160, and won the MAC championship.
[1][2] The defense led the way for the 1969 team, allowing only eight rushing touchdowns and intercepting 22 passes in eleven games.
[7][8] Eight Toledo players received first-team All-MAC honors: Curtis Johnson, quarterback Chuck Ealey, tailback Tony Harris, defensive tackles Mel Long and Jim Rance, defensive end Jim Tyler, linebacker John Niezgoda, and placekicker Ken Krots.
[10] Ken Crots, who converted six of 18 field goal attempts,[11] won the Jim Nicholson Award as the player contributing the most to the team's success.
[12] The team captains were Curtis Johnson, Dave Penn, and Jim Rance.