1937 Toledo Rockets football team

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1937 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (0–0 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainMarty Slovak
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baldwin–Wallace $ 4 0 0 6 2 0
Case 4 1 0 6 2 1
Marietta 4 1 0 4 4 0
Ohio Northern 4 1 2 4 1 3
Wooster 4 2 0 6 2 0
Muskingum 3 2 2 4 3 2
Heidelberg 4 3 1 4 4 1
Mount Union 2 2 2 3 3 3
Kent State 3 3 1 3 4 1
Kenyon 1 1 1 2 4 1
Capital 3 4 0 4 4 0
Bowling Green 2 3 1 3 4 1
Oberlin 1 2 1 2 3 3
John Carroll 1 2 0 3 5 0
Wittenberg 2 4 0 2 7 0
Ashland 2 5 0 2 6 0
Findlay 1 4 1 3 4 1
Otterbein 1 6 0 2 6 0
Toledo 0 0 0 6 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Rockets compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Bluffton*W 26–0[2]
October 2Georgetown (KY)*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 19–0
October 9at Ohio Wesleyan*Delaware, OHW 6–0
October 16Akron
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
L 7–21[3]
October 23Miami (OH)*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 13–7[4]
October 30at Wayne*
W 39–19> 6,000[5]
November 6Dayton*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 12–7[6]
November 13at West Virginia*L 0–346,000[7]
November 25at Xavier*
L 6–88,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 187. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Toledo U. Rockets, Under Wraps, Defeat Bluffton". The Fremont Messenger. September 28, 1937. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Zippers Knock Rockets From Undefeated Ranks By Taking 21-7 Verdict: Victory Is 10th Straight Scored By Akron Over Toledo Eleven". Sports 2. The Springfield News-Sun. October 17, 1937 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Toledo Beats Miami". The Dayton Daily News. October 24, 1937. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John N. Sabo (October 31, 1937). "Toledo's Powerhouse Smothers Lighter Wayne Team, 39-19". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harold Boian (November 7, 1937). "Toledo U. Defeats Flyers, 12 To 7: Blocking Of Punts Gives Rockets Win". Dayton Daily News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Max Fullerton (November 14, 1937). "West Virginia Crushes Toledo Team 34-0". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Xavier boosts state ranking with 8–6 win over Toledo". The Cincinnati Post. November 26, 1937. Retrieved May 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.