Toledo Football Team History
Toledo Rockets
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Founded: 1872 Stadium: Glass Bowl Capacity: 26,248 Colors: Midnight Blue & Gold Coach: Clarence W. Doc Spears Conference: Ohio Athletic-
1940 Season Highlights
Clarence W. Doc Spears enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Toledo.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Detroit Tech
21
3
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Davis & Elkins (WV)
34
12
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Marshall
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Scranton (PA)
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Western Michigan
12
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. John Carroll (OH)
33
12
W
Fri., Nov. 8 @ Baldwin-Wallace
12
14
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Butler
20
6
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Long Island-Brooklyn (NY)
7
19
L
1940 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 146
Scoring Average 16.2
Points Allowed 78
Defense Average 8.7
Opponents Record 10-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-2
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.