1951 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1951 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University during the 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coaches Don Greenwood (games 1–7) and Claire Dunn (games 8–10), the Rockets compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 178.[1][2]

1951 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan State     9 0 0
Xavier     9 0 1
Wabash     7 0 1
No. 13 Notre Dame     7 2 1
Dayton     7 3 0
Toledo     6 4 0
Washington University     5 4 0
Wayne     5 4 0
Bowling Green     4 4 1
Marquette     4 6 1
Baldwin–Wallace     3 5 0
John Carroll     3 6 0
Rose Poly     2 5 0
Youngstown     2 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders (through nine games) included Steve Piskach with 493 passing yards and A. C. Jenkins with 899 rushing yards.[3]

Toledo was ranked at No. 100 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[4]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Davis & ElkinsW 88–0
September 22at DetroitL 32–3417,391[5]
September 29Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 6–14
October 6John Carroll
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 26–12
October 13at DaytonDayton, OHL 7–47
October 20Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 32–14
October 27at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OH (rivalry)W 12–6
November 3Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 13–6
November 10Bradley
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 38–134,800[6]
November 22at XavierCincinnati, OHL 6–32

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References edit

  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 188. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Toledo Yearly Results (1950–1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218–219.
  4. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dick Peters (September 24, 1951). "Clark Can See Light in U-D Gridiron Cloud". Detroit Free Press. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Toledo Grabs Glass Bowl From Bradley". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. November 11, 1951. p. 46. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.