1938 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1938 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Rockets compiled a 6–3–1 record.[1]

1938 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–3–1 (0–0–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainTony Popp
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
John Carroll $ 4 0 1 6 2 1
Wooster 4 0 2 5 0 3
Ohio Northern 6 1 1 6 1 1
Capital 5 1 1 6 1 1
Muskingum 4 1 1 5 3 1
Mount Union 4 2 0 5 3 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 1 0 3 5 0
Kent State 3 2 0 6 2 0
Wittenberg 3 2 0 4 4 0
Toledo 0 0 1 6 3 1
Bowling Green 2 2 2 3 2 3
Case 2 2 1 2 4 2
Oberlin 1 3 0 3 4 1
Kenyon 1 3 0 1 5 0
Marietta 1 3 0 1 6 0
Findlay 1 4 0 3 5 0
Otterbein 1 6 0 2 6 0
Heidelberg 1 6 0 1 8 0
Ashland 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24West Liberty State Teachers*W 13–0[2]
October 1Saint Joseph's (IN)*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 26–0
October 8Ohio Wesleyan*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 26–0
October 15at Dayton*Dayton, OHL 13–17
October 22Marshall*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 13–7
October 29at Wayne*
W 39–20[3]
November 5John Carroll
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
T 6–6
November 12at Akron*
L 7–13
November 24at Xavier*
L 0–137,000[4]
December 2at St. Mary's (TX)*San Antonio, TXW 13–7
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

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The 1939 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1938. The following Rocket was selected.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
5 185 Tony Popp End Brooklyn Dodgers

References

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  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 187. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Toledo Impressive". Dayton Daily News. September 25, 1938. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spears Battles Wayne Coaches in Lockerrom". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1938. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Musketeers On Top, 13-0: Season Is Huge Success; Xavier Trims Toledo To Place". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1938. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.