1939 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season February 2026 1939 Toledo Rockets football Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 7–3 1–0 Clarence Spears 4th Frank Maher University Stadium The 1939 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 7–3 record, shut out four of ten opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 180 to 59.Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide University of Toledo 2015 187 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf 2016-09-22 2016-02-10 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 defense held opponents to 5.9 points per game and allowed only nine touchdowns, both of which remain program records. The team allowed zero passing touchdowns, which is tied for the program record.2015 Media Guide, p. 200. Frank Maher, who later played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, was the team captain. He returned a kickoff 92 yards in a game against Long Island.2015 Media Guide, pp. 164, 211. Schedule y y September 23 1939 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso<ncg> University Stadium Toledo, OH W 39-0 Valparaiso Bows The Indianapolis Sunday Star September 24, 1939 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122056900/valparaiso-bows/ Newspapers.com September 30 1939 Detroit Tech Dynamics Detroit Tech<ncg> University Stadium Toledo, OH W 19-6 Toledo Completes Two Long Passes to Trim Detroit Tech, 19 to 6 The Detroit Free Press October 1, 1939 Sport 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122056972/toledo-completes-two-long-passes-to/ Newspapers.com October 7 1939 St. Mary's Rattlers St. Mary's (TX)<ncg> University Stadium Toledo, OH W 20-12 Toledo Comes Through To Maul St. Mary's Of San Antonio -- Score, 20-12 The Cincinnati Enquirer October 8, 1939 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122057046/toledo-comes-through/ Newspapers.com October 14 North Dakota<ncg><hc> University Stadium Toledo, OH W 26-7 5,000 Nash's Passes, Runs Set Pace As Toledo Slaps Nodaks, 26-7 Akron Beacon Journal October 15, 1939 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122057132/nashs-passes-runs-set-pace-as-toledo/ Newspapers.com October 20 at Scranton<ncg> Scranton, PA L 6-7 5,000 Tomcats Score 7-6 Win Over Rockets The Scranton Times October 21, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54505898/tomcats-score-7-6-win-over-rockets/ Newspapers.com October 28 Western State Teachers (MI)<ncg> University Stadium Toledo, OH W 6-0 Toledo Defeats Western State: Scores with Only 15 Seconds to Play The Detroit Free Press October 29, 1939 Sport 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122056208/toledo-defeats-western-state-scores/ Newspapers.com November 4 at John Carroll Cleveland, OH W 20-0 4,000 Rockets Bump Carroll, 20-0 The Sandusky Register November 5, 1939 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122058291/rockets-bump-carroll-20-0/ Newspapers.com November 11 at Marshall<ncg> Huntington, WV L 12-14 Marshall Wins Over Toledo, 14-12 Akron Beacon Journal Dick Boyd November 12, 1939 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122058340/marshall-wins-over-toledo-14-12/ Newspapers.com November 18 1939 Long Island Blackbirds Long Island<ncg> University Stadium Toledo, OH L 12-13 Two Markers Made In Final Period Brings Victory To Long Island Over Toledo By Margin Of One Point The Cincinnati Enquirer November 19, 1939 36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122058408/two-markers-made-in-final-period-brings/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Xavier Cincinnati, OH W 20-0 5,000 Musketeer Team Overpowered In Losing to Rockets, 20-0 The Cincinnati Post Jimmy Miner November 24, 1939 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122039645/musketeer-team-overpowered-in-losing-to/ Newspapers.com References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Toledo Rockets football