Full back Rhys Bennett set up Rochdale for the equaliser in the 51st minute - his first appearance following three cruciate and ligament knee injuries in March.
Bennett crossed the ball over from the right and midfielder Lund opened his season's account by nodding in from two yards at the far post.
Bennett ruined the Dale physio's summer break, but the sacrifice made by both men is paying off.
Bennett returned to the team for his first game since March and celebrated his 22nd birthday one day early by setting up Matt Lund for a 51st minute equaliser. He revealed:
"I did my posterior cruciate and medial ligaments and my lateral meniscus. I've been working hard with our physio, Andy Thorpe, since and he gave up his own summer to help me. I was always positive I'd make it back, but I guess I owe him a beer now!"
Rochdale boss Keith Hill was delighted with his team and said:
"I think the points will take care of themselves if we play like that. We could've gone under when we conceded, but the lads adjusted well."
And Hill hopes to bring in two more players before the transfer window shuts today . He said:
"I'm sure of one. The other one is teasing me by text messages. I've been putting lots of hugs and kisses at the end of mine, so we'll see what happens."
Oxford hitman James Constable opened the scoring when he blasted in his second goal of the season from six yards in the 24th minute.
Winger Asa Hall nodded down a deep cross from defender David Hunt and keeper Josh Lillis did brilliantly to block Danny Rose's snap-shot, but Constable pounced to bury the rebound.
Beano's goal
Constable, 28, dedicated his 24th minute opener to ten day old baby daughter Amelia-Rose. He explained:
"She's been great so far and my girlfriend Laura has been doing the night shifts to let me get some sleep."
But Constable wants the Us to wake up after the break in games. He explained:
"For the last two or three years we seem to have a hangover from the first half. We don't start well, concede and then come out firing and get back on top. We need to try and kill teams off."
Oxford chief Chris Wilder was satisfied with the point given the build up to he game. He revealed:
"We had our top scorer Deane Smalley unavailable, and then I was woken at 7am by our physio telling me Dave Kitson was unwell with sickness and diarrhoea. But credit to Dave, he gave it a go for an hour and did well."
"I'm not angry. It was an entertaining game of football. You can't be angry after only five games. On reflection a draw was a fair result. The important thing is to keep the unbeaten run going."
In the 78th minute Lillis and skipper Olly Lancashire teamed up to shut out Oxford as they pressed for the winner.
Lillis blocked a ten yard effort from substitute Tyronne Marsh and central defender Lancashire hooked Constable's follow up shot off the line.
Striker George Donnelly came closest for Dale before the break, but keeper Ryan Clarke did well to get down and save his 25 yard strike.
Constable nearly broke the deadlock in the twelfth minute when he out-muscled two Rochdale defenders for a Rose corner before putting his shot into the side-netting from a tight angle.
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