1939 Toledo Rockets football team

1939 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (1–0 OAC)
Head coach	Clarence Spears (4th season)
Captain	Frank Maher
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  1938 1940  →

1939 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Muskingum $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Toledo	1	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Capital	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Case	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Findlay	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Denison	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
John Carroll	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio Northern	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Marietta	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Mount Union	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Wooster	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Heidelberg	2	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Ashland	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Kent State	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Kenyon	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
Oberlin	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Otterbein	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Clarence Spears, the team compiled a 7–3 record, shut out four of ten opponents, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 180 to 59. ^[1] The defense held opponents to 5.9 points per game and allowed only nine touchdowns, both of which remain program records. The team allowed zero passing touchdowns, which is tied for the program record. ^[2]

Frank Maher, who later played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, was the team captain. He returned a kickoff 92 yards in a game against Long Island. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Valparaiso *	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 39–0		[4]
September 30	Detroit Tech *	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 19–6		[5]
October 7	St. Mary's (TX) *	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 20–12		[6]
October 14	North Dakota *	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 26–7	5,000	[7]
October 20	at Scranton *	Scranton, PA	L 6–7	5,000	[8]
October 28	Western State Teachers (MI) *	University Stadium Toledo, OH	W 6–0		[9]
November 4	at John Carroll	Cleveland, OH	W 20–0		[10]
November 11	at Marshall *	Huntington, WV	L 12–14		[11]
November 18	Long Island *	University Stadium Toledo, OH	L 12–13		[12]
November 23	at Xavier	Cincinnati, OH	W 20–0	5,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 187.
2. 2015 Media Guide, p. 200.
3. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 164, 211.
4. "Valparaiso Bows". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. September 24, 1939. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Toledo Completes Two Long Passes to Trim Detroit Tech, 19 to 6". The Detroit Free Press. October 1, 1939. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Toledo Comes Through To Maul St. Mary's Of San Antonio -- Score, 20-12". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1939. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Nash's Passes, Runs Set Pace As Toledo Slaps Nodaks, 26-7". Akron Beacon Journal. October 15, 1939. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tomcats Score 7-6 Win Over Rockets". The Scranton Times. October 21, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Toledo Defeats Western State: Scores with Only 15 Seconds to Play". The Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1939. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Rockets Bump Carroll, 20-0". The Sandusky Register. November 5, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Dick Boyd (November 12, 1939). "Marshall Wins Over Toledo, 14-12". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Two Markers Made In Final Period Brings Victory To Long Island Over Toledo By Margin Of One Point". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 19, 1939. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Jimmy Miner (November 24, 1939). "Musketeer Team Overpowered In Losing to Rockets, 20-0". The Cincinnati Post. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.