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Toledo Football Team History


Toledo Rockets
University of Toledo
 Toledo, OH
Founded: 1872
Stadium: Glass Bowl
Capacity: 26,248
Colors: Midnight Blue & Gold
Coach: John Brandeberry
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1917 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 John Brandeberry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 This was the first season Toledo fielded a team.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Wed., Oct. 10  @ Detroit  0   145   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Ohio Northern  0   90   L       
   @ Findlay (OH)  0   27   L       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record0-3
  Points Scored0
  Scoring Average0.0
  Points Allowed262
  Defense Average87.3
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-3
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 1-247129   Frank Worth
Pittsburgh 10-026031   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Jacksonville State 8-0-13509   Ben Harris
Syracuse 8-1-119761   Frank J. Buck ONeill
Army 7-120324   Geoffrey Keyes
Middle Tennessee State 7-02010   Johnny Red Floyd
Navy 7-144323   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Rutgers 7-1-129528   George Foster Sanford
Boston College 6-220832   Charles E. Brickley
North Texas 6-114642   J.W. St. Clair
Notre Dame 6-1-11419   Jesse C. Harper
West Virginia 6-3-116150   Mont H. McIntire
Akron 5-314384   Fred Sefton
Penn State 5-426761   Richard C. Dick Harlow
Arkansas State 4-2-115854   Earl Brannon
Buffalo 4-412559   Art Powell
Hawaii 4-0-1886   Dave Crawford
Maryland 4-3-189159   H.C. Curley Byrd
New Mexico State 4-223175   John G. Pinky Griffith
Western Michigan 4-3203105   William H. Bill Spaulding
Arizona 3-211841   James F. Pop McKale
Louisiana State 3-511294   Wayne Sutton
Memphis 3-24867   V.M. Bic Campbell
Central Michigan 1-2771   Frederick Fred Johnson
Marshall 1-7-18345   Carl Shipley
Nevada 1-350155   Jack Glascock
Sam Houston State 1-313102   Gene Berry
Wake Forest 1-6-159215   Edwin T. MacDonnell
Michigan State 0-923179   Chester L. Brewer
Stanford 0-000   No Team
Temple 0-6-1612   Elwood Geiges
Texas El Paso 0-0-100   Tommy Dwyer
Toledo 0-30262   John Brandeberry

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.