1939 Toledo Rockets football team

1939 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (1–0 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Maher
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1939 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Toledo 1 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Capital 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Case 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Findlay 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Denison 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
John Carroll 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wittenberg 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Ohio Northern 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Marietta 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Mount Union 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Wooster 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Heidelberg 2 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Ashland 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Kent State 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Oberlin 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Kenyon 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
Otterbein 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 7–3 record, shut out four of ten opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 180 to 59.[1] The defense held opponents to 5.9 points per game and allowed only nine touchdowns, both of which remain program records. The team allowed zero passing touchdowns, which is tied for the program record.[2]

Frank Maher, who later played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, was the team captain. He returned a kickoff 92 yards in a game against Long Island.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Valparaiso*
W 39–0[4]
September 30Detroit Tech*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 19–6[5]
October 7St. Mary's (TX)*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 20–12[6]
October 14North Dakota*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 26–75,000[7]
October 20at Scranton*Scranton, PAL 6–75,000[8]
October 28Western State Teachers (MI)*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 6–0[9]
November 4at John CarrollCleveland, OHW 20–0[10]
November 11at Marshall*Huntington, WVL 12–14[11]
November 18Long Island*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
L 12–13[12]
November 23at XavierCincinnati, OHW 20–05,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 187.
  2. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 200.
  3. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 164, 211.
  4. ^ "Valparaiso Bows". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. September 24, 1939. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Toledo Completes Two Long Passes to Trim Detroit Tech, 19 to 6". The Detroit Free Press. October 1, 1939. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Toledo Comes Through To Maul St. Mary's Of San Antonio -- Score, 20-12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1939. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nash's Passes, Runs Set Pace As Toledo Slaps Nodaks, 26-7". Akron Beacon Journal. October 15, 1939. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tomcats Score 7-6 Win Over Rockets". The Scranton Times. October 21, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Toledo Defeats Western State: Scores with Only 15 Seconds to Play". The Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1939. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rockets Bump Carroll, 20-0". The Sandusky Register. November 5, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dick Boyd (November 12, 1939). "Marshall Wins Over Toledo, 14-12". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Two Markers Made In Final Period Brings Victory To Long Island Over Toledo By Margin Of One Point". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 19, 1939. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Jimmy Miner (November 24, 1939). "Musketeer Team Overpowered In Losing to Rockets, 20-0". The Cincinnati Post. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
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