1935 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1935 Toledo Rockets football Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 6–2–1 4–1 Jim Nicholson 5th Jerry Welling The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Nicholson, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, held all opponents to 32 points, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 185 to 32. The team's victories included games against Bowling Green (63–0) and Louisville (41–7).Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide University of Toledo 2015 132–133, 186 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf September 22, 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 defense held opponents to 3.6 points per game and allowed only five touchdowns and zero passing touchdowns, each of which remains a program record.2015 Media Guide, p. 200. The 63-point margin of victory over Bowling Green remains the third largest in program history.2015 Media Guide, p. 202. The Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry, dating back to 1919, was terminated after the 1935 season and was not revived until 1948.2015 Media Guide, p. 233. Jerry Welling was the team captain.2015 Media Guide, p. 164. The Rockets' 13–0 victory over Dennison was the first game in program history to be broadcast on radio.2015 Media Guide, p. 133. Jim Nicholson resigned as the team's head coach after the 1935 season. He became an "industrialist and civic leader" in Toledo.2015 Media Guide, p. 166. Schedule Eastern y y September 28 1935 Capital Crusaders Capital Toledo, OH L 0-6 October 5 2:00 p.m. at Boston University<ncg> Nickerson Field Weston, MA L 0-6 Toledo To Invade Terriers' Gridiron The Boston Globe October 5, 1935 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95496968/toledo-boston/ Newspapers.com October 12 Haskell<ncg> Toledo, OH T 0-0 October 19 at 1935 Case Scientists Case Cleveland, OH W 18-7 October 26 1935 Denison Big Red Denison Toledo, OH W 13-0 November 1 Bowling Green Toledo, OH (rivalry) W 63-0 Punch Drunk Falcons Lose To Toledo: Bee Gee Badly Battered in Night Game At Toledo U. 63 to 0 The Daily Sentinel-Tribune November 2, 1935 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119269817/punch-drunk-falcons-lose-to-toledo-bee/ Newspapers.com November 9 at Louisville<ncg> Louisville, KY W 41-7 November 16 Buffalo<ncg> Toledo, OH W 18-6 Toledo Univ. Eleven Beat Buffalo, 18-6 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 17, 1935 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54289047/toledo-univ-eleven-beats-buffalo-18-6/ Newspapers.com November 23 1935 Heidelberg Student Princes Heidelberg Toledo, OH W 31-0 References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Toledo Rockets football