1942 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–0–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Ligibel
Home stadiumSwayne Field
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Northern $ 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
John Carroll 3 – 0 – 1 3 – 2 – 3
Oberlin 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Toledo 1 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Wooster 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Kent State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Findlay 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Heidelberg 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wittenberg 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Kenyon 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Case 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Muskingum 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
Capital 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Mount Union 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Ashland 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Otterbein * 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Marietta * 1 – 0 – 0 2 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

The 1942 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1942 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Rockets compiled a 4–4–1 record.[1][2]

The team's key players included freshman Emlen Tunnell, an African-American halfback who was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In the opening game against Kent State, Tunnell ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more.[3] Tunnell sustained a broken neck in the October 24 game against Marshall.[4] Tunnell joined the Coast Guard in 1943 and did not return to Toledo after the war.

Toledo was ranked at No. 226 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Kent State
W 26–14[3]
October 3Illinois Wesleyan*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 26–0[6]
October 10Western Michigan*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–105,300[7]
October 16at John CarrollCleveland, OHT 6–6[8]
October 24Marshall*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 7–03,000[9]
October 31Manhattan Beach Coast Guard*
  • Swayne Field
  • Toledo, OH
L 0–26[10]
November 7at Butler*
L 0–122,500[11]
November 14at Youngstown*Youngstown, OHL 12–394,500[12]
November 21Bradley Tech*
  • University Stadium
  • Toledo, OH
W 14–13[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 188. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Toledo Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Toledo Downs Kent By 26-14". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 27, 1942. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Broken Neck Sustained By Toledo Freshman In Game With Marshall". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Toledo Rolls Up 26-0 Win Over Wesleyan". The Pantagraph. October 4, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Toledo Beaten By Western Michigan". Dayton Daily News. October 11, 1942. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Toledo, Carroll Tie". Dayton Journal. October 17, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Toledo Is Winner On Blocked Kick". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 25, 1942. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Coast Guard Rips Toledo By 26-0". Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1942. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Butler Turns Back Toledo Eleven, 12 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1942. pp. 37, 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Youngstown Rips Toledo By 39-12". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1942. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Toledo Victor". Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1942. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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