1936 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1936 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) 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
Record2–6 (2–1 OAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Louis DiSalle
  • Clarence Palm
Home stadiumLibbey High School
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marietta $ 4 0 0 5 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 0 0 7 1 0
Muskingum 5 1 0 6 3 0
Case 4 1 0 5 4 0
Mount Union 3 1 0 7 1 1
Kent State 4 2 0 5 4 0
Toledo 2 1 0 2 6 0
Ohio Northern 4 2 1 4 2 2
Wittenberg 3 2 0 4 5 0
Capital 3 2 1 4 2 1
Bowling Green 2 1 3 4 2 3
Heidelberg 3 3 1 3 4 1
Wooster 3 4 0 3 6 0
Kenyon 1 3 0 3 4 0
Oberlin 1 3 0 3 5 0
Ashland 2 6 0 2 6 0
John Carroll 1 3 0 2 7 0
Otterbein 0 7 0 1 7 0
Findlay 0 5 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3FindlayW 32–0
October 10Boston University*
  • Libbey High School
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–6
October 17at Denison*Granville, 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
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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.