1936 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1936 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Rockets compiled a 2–6 record.[1] While the university new football stadium was under construction, the team played its 1936 home games at Libbey High School.[2]

1936 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
1936 record2–6 (1–1 OAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Louis DiSalle
  • Clarence Palm
Home stadiumLibbey High School

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3FindlayW 32–0
October 10Boston University
  • Libbey High School
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–6
October 17at DenisonGranville, OHL 6–9
October 24Western Reserve
  • Libbey High School
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–14
October 31Wayne
  • Libbey High School
  • Toledo, OH
L 6–9[3]
November 7at Miami (OH)Oxford, OHL 0–13[4]
November 14at HeidelbergTiffin, OHL 0–7
November 21Otterbein
  • Libbey High School
  • Toledo, OH
W 50–0

References

  1. "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 187. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. 2015 Media Guide, p. 141.
  3. John N. Sabo (November 1, 1936). "Gembis Leads Tartar Victory: His Field Goal Beats Toledo, 9 to 6". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 5 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Toledo Weakens In Last Half, And Miami Registers, 13 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1936. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.


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