1921 Toledo Blue and Gold football team

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1921 Toledo Blue and Gold football
Conference Northwest Ohio League
Record3–5 (?–? NOL)
Head coach
Seasons
  1920
1922  
1921 Northwest Ohio League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $ 3 0 03 1 1
Toledo   3 5 0
Findlay 0 3 00 3 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1921 Toledo Blue and Gold football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) during the 1921 college football season. This was the team's first season in the Northwest Ohio League. Led by second-year coach Joseph Dwyer, Toledo compiled a 3–5 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at Cincinnati *L 0-20
October 8at Findlay * Findlay, OH W 46-0
October 15 Defiance * Toledo, OH W 40-0
October 22at Adrian * Adrian, MI L 0-1 Forfeit
October 29 Bowling Green Toledo, OH (rivalry)L 7-20
November 5 Baldwin Wallace *Toledo, OHW 1-0 Forfeit
November 11at Bluffton * Bluffton, OH L 0-14
November 19 Detroit Junior College *Toledo, OHL 0-13
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "2015 Toledo Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. p. 186.