1946 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1946 Toledo Rockets football Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 6–2–2 4–0 Bill Orwig 1st Bill Gall Glass Bowl Glass Bowl champion Glass Bowl W 21–12 vs. Bates 1942 The 1946 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Orwig, the Rockets compiled a 6–2–2 record, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 200 to 132, and defeated Bates, 21–12, in the first 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 September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905184046/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/toledo/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead The 1946 season was the first for the Toledo Rockets since 1942. In 1946, the University of Toledo rebuilt University Stadium using glass blocks throughout the stadium, installing lights for night games and a glass electric scoreboard, and building a two-level press box out of blue vitrolite and glass blocks. The renovated stadium was named the Glass Bowl with the dedication game being played on December 7, 1946, against Bates.2015 Media Guide, p. 139. The Toledo team captain in 1946 was Bill Gall.2015 Media Guide, p. 164. Schedule y y September 28 Western Reserve<ncg> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH T 14-14 October 5 1946 Case Tech Rough Riders Case Tech Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 42-14 October 12 at Marshall<ncg> Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV T 14-14 October 19 Dayton<ncg> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH L 13-20 14,000 Dayton Wins, 20-13: Art Bok Runs 40 Yards For Winning Score Dayton Daily News Bill Barton October 20, 1946 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102135477/dayton-wins-20-13-art-bok-runs-40/ October 26 at Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH W 33-19 6,875 Toledo's backfield Wealth Overwhelms Zippers, 33-13 The Akron Beacon Journal Lincoln Hackim October 27, 1946 1C, 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85177799/toledos-backfield-wealth-overwhelms/ Newspapers.com November 2 John Carroll Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 28-19 Toledo Rallies, Downs Carroll Springfield News-Sun November 3, 1946 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102299844/toledo-rallies-downs-carroll/ Newspapers.com November 11 Wayne<ncg> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH W 14-6 10,000 Toledo Tags Wayne with 14-6 Defeat Detroit Free Press November 12, 1946 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55408461/toledo-tags-wayne-with-14-6-defeat/ Newspapers.com November 16 at 1946 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin-Wallace Berea, OH W 14-7 4,500 Toledo Beats B-W On Long Pass The Akron Beacon Journal November 17, 1946 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102300326/toledo-beats-b-w-on-long-pass/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Wichita<ncg> Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS L 7-13 7,000 Wichita Wins Wide Open Game: Munies Uncork Two Drives To Win 13-7 Game; Wichita Has All the Better of Things Until Last Five Minutes The Wichita Eagle Pete Lightner November 24, 1946 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102193197/wichita-wins-wide-open-game-munies/ Newspapers.com December 7 Bates<ncg> Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Glass Bowl) W 21-12 12,000 Toledo Victor In Glass Bowl: Ohioans Defeat Gates, 21 to 12 The Pittsburgh Press United Press December 8, 1946 36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102299373/toledo-victor-in-glass-bowl-ohioans/ Newspapers.com References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Toledo Rockets football