1948 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1948 Toledo Rockets football Independent 5–6 Skip Stahley 1st Mardo Hamilton Mike Carman Glass Bowl Glass Bowl W 27–14 vs. Oklahoma City The 1948 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Skip Stahley, the Rockets compiled a 5–6 record, were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 225 to 206, and defeated Oklahoma City, 27–14, in the third postseason Glass Bowl game.Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide University of Toledo 2015 188 September 23, 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf 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 deadToledo Yearly Results (1945-1949) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse September 23, 2016 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/toledo/1945-1949_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150905184046/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/toledo/1945-1949_yearly_results.php September 5, 2015 Wayback Machine On October 2, 1948, Chuck Hardy set a Toledo school record that still stands with a 100-yard kickoff return against John Carroll.2015 Media Guide, p. 211. On October 9, 1948, the Rockets renewed the Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry after a 13-year hiatus.2015 Media Guide, p. 233. Toledo lost to Bowling Green, 21-6, in the 1948 game. During the 1948 season, a Toledo football game was televised for the first time on WSPD-TV13 (later WTVG).2015 Media Guide, p. 134. The 1948 team captains were Mardo Hamilton and Mike Carman.2015 Media Guide, p. 164. Lee Pete earned most valuable player honors in the Glass Bowl contest after completing 22 of 27 passes for three touchdowns.Lee C. Pete Joins Green Bay Packers August 16, 1950 The La Crosse Tribune 16 AP https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune/160997109/ Newspapers.com December 16, 2024 Toledo was ranked at No. 139 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 18 1948 Bates Bobcats Bates Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 42-0 September 24 at Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 0-36 20,741 Titans Turn Toledo Fumbles into 36-0 Rout Detroit Free Press Marshall Dann September 25, 1948 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15899764/titans_turn_toledo_fumbles_into_360/ Newspapers.com October 2 John Carroll Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 20-46 October 9 Bowling Green Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry) L 6-21 October 16 Dayton Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 0-20 October 23 at 1948 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield Springfield, MA W 21-14 October 30 1948 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 14-20 November 6 Wayne Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 27-14 November 13 Canisius Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 21-26 Canisius Trips Toledo, 26-21 The Akron Beacon Journal November 14, 1948 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54365559/canisius-trips-toledo-26-21/ Newspapers.com November 20 at New Hampshire Lewis Field Durham, NH W 28-14 December 4 1948 Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Glass Bowl) W 27-14 References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Toledo Rockets football