1923 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1923 Toledo Rockets football Northwest Ohio League NOL 6–4 3–0 Pat Dwyer 1st NOL champion 1922 The 1923 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) during the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach Pat Dwyer, the team compiled a 6–4 record, the first winning season in program history, won the Northwest Ohio League championship, and shut out its opponents in all six victories.2017 Media Guide https://utrockets.com/documents/2018/8/14/2018_Toledo_Media_Guide.pdf utrockets.com Toledo Athletics PDF 196 The team's 87 points against Findlay established the program's single game scoring record and remains the second highest point total in program history.http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf 2015 Toledo Football Media Guide University of Toledo 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 dead202 Gib Stick's 30 point tally in the Findlay game also remains tied for the second highest single game scoring total in program history.210 The team captain was James Pierce, the first African-American to hold the position. Pierce became a professor after graduation.133,164 According to the Toledo media guide, the program's nickname dates to the 1923 season. The 1923 season opened with a game against Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh. According to the media guide, the Pittsburgh reporters in the press box were surprised to learn that the Toledo team did not have a nickname and asked a Toledo student, James Neal, to come up with a nickname. Neal suggested the team be called the Skyrockets, and the sportswriters shortened the name to Rockets. The Rockets nickname has been in use since 1923.133, 231 Schedule y y September 29 at Carnegie Tech<ncg> Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA L 12-32 October 6 Michigan State Normal<ncg> Toledo, OH W 13-0 October 13 at Akron<ncg> Buchtel Field Akron, OH L 3-10 October 19 1923 Defiance Yellow Jackets Defiance<ncg> Toledo, OH W 26-0 October 27 Bowling Green Toledo, OH (rivalry) W 27-0 Toledo U. Downs Local Collegians The Daily Sentinel-Tribune October 29, 1923 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119740231/toledo-u-downs-local-collegians/ November 3 1923 Findlay Oilers Findlay<ncg> Toledo, OH W 87-0 November 10 Grand Rapids<ncg> Toledo, OH W 32-0 November 17 1923 Detroit Junior College Detroit Junior College<ncg> Toledo, OH W 38-0 November 24 at 1923 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale<ncg> Hillsdale, MI L 19-32 December 1 Notre Dame reserves<ncg> L 0-31 References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets football seasons Category:Northwest Ohio League football champion seasons Toledo Rockets football