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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: Clarence W. Doc Spears
Conference: Ohio Athletic-

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1917 <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024

1939 Season Highlights

Clarence W. Doc Spears enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Toledo.

1939 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Valparaiso (IN)	39	0	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Detroit Tech	19	6	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Saint Marys (TX)	20	12	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. North Dakota	26	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Scranton (PA)	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Western Michigan	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ John Carroll (OH)	20	0	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Marshall	12	14	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Long Island-Brooklyn (NY)	12	13	L
Thu., Nov. 23	@ Xavier	20	0	W

1939 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	59
Defense Average	5.9
Opponents Record	11-8
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-2

1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1939 Ohio Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Toledo	7-3	180	59					Clarence W. Doc Spears
Bowling Green	6-1-1	159	46					Harry Ockerman
Akron	4-4	89	126					Thomas W. Tommy Dowler
Kent State	3-4-1	66	140					Donald Starn

1939 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1939 All Ohio Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.