1951 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1951 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University during the 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coaches Don Greenwood (games 1–7) and Clair Dunn (games 8–10), the Rockets compiled a 6–4 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 178.^[1][2]

1951 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Don Greenwood (1st season; first 7 games) Clair Dunn (1st season, final 3 games)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
Xavier			–					9	–	0	–	1
Wabash			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 13 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					7	–	3	–	0
Toledo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green			–					4	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	6	–	1
Baldwin–Wallace			–					3	–	5	–	0
John Carroll			–					3	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	5	–	0
Youngstown			–					2	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders (through nine games) included Steve Piskach with 493 passing yards and A. C. Jenkins with 899 rushing yards.^[3]

Toledo was ranked at No. 100 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Davis & Elkins	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 88–0
September 22	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 32–34	17,391	^[5]
September 29	Western Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 6–14
October 6	John Carroll	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 26–12
October 13	at Dayton	Dayton, OH	L 7–47
October 20	Marshall	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 32–14
October 27	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	W 12–6
November 3	Ohio	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 13–6
November 10	Bradley	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 38–13	4,800	^[6]
November 22	at Xavier	Cincinnati, OH	L 6–32

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References

1. "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 188. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
3. 2015 Media Guide, pp. 218–219.
4. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Dick Peters (September 24, 1951). "Clark Can See Light in U-D Gridiron Cloud". Detroit Free Press. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Toledo Grabs Glass Bowl From Bradley". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. November 11, 1951. p. 46. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.