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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1917  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
1942 Season Highlights
 Clarence W. Doc Spears enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Toledo.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Kent State  26   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Illinois Wesleyan  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Western Michigan  0   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ John Carroll (OH)  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Marshall  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Manhatten Beach Coast Guard (NY)  0   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Butler  0   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Youngstown State  12   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Bradley  14   13   W       
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored91
  Scoring Average10.1
  Points Allowed114
  Defense Average12.7
  Opponents Record11-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record0-2 -1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1942 Ohio Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 6-2-113555   Robert Whittaker
Kent State 5-3114113   Donald Starn
Toledo 4-4-191114   Clarence W. Doc Spears
Akron 0-7-226186   Otis Douglas

1942 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1942 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.