1917 Toledo Blue and Gold football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Toledo Blue and Gold football Independent 0–3 John Brandeberry 1st Ken Keller none The 1917 Toledo Blue and Gold football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In their first season fielding a varsity football team, the Blue and Gold were coached by engineering professor John Brandeberry, compiled a 0–3 record, failed to score a point, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 262 to 0.Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide University of Toledo 2015 133, 182, 186 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf September 21, 2016 February 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160210044115/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf dead The school losses to the University of Detroit and Ohio Northern by scores of 145 to 0 and 90 to 0, respectively, remain the worst defeats in program history.2015 Media Guide, p. 202. The team's 13 members were required to purchase their own uniforms and had no practice scrimmages before the first game against Detroit.2015 Media Guide, p. 133. Ken Keller was the team captain.2015 Media Guide, p. 164. Schedule y y October 10 at Detroit University of Detroit athletic field Detroit, MI L 0-145 U. of D. Runs Over Toledo Ruthlessly Detroit Free Press October 11, 1917 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15836880/u_of_d_runs_over_toledo_ruthlessly/ Newspapers.com October 20 at 1917 Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern Ada, OH L 0-90 October 30 at 1917 Findlay Oilers Findlay Findlay, OH L 0-27 References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Toledo Blue and Gold football