1948 Toledo Rockets football team

The 1948 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Skip Stahley, the Rockets compiled a 5–6 record, were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 225 to 206, and defeated Oklahoma City, 27–14, in the third postseason Glass Bowl game.[1][2]

1948 Toledo Rockets football
Glass Bowl, W 27–14 vs. Oklahoma City
Conference	Independent
1948 record	5–6
Head coach	Skip Stahley (1st season)
Captains	Mardo Hamilton Mike Carman
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

1948 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	1
Bowling Green			–					8	–	0	–	1
Washington University			–					9	–	1	–	0
Ball State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	2	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace			–					5	–	2	–	2
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Valparaiso			–					4	–	5	–	0
Toledo			–					5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

On October 2, 1948, Chuck Hardy set a Toledo school record that still stands with a 100-yard kickoff return against John Carroll.[3] On October 9, 1948, the Rockets renewed the Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry after a 13-year hiatus.[4] Toledo lost to Bowling Green, 21-6, in the 1948 game.[1] During the 1948 season, a Toledo football game was televised for the first time on WSPD-TV13 (later WTVG).[5] The 1948 team captains were Mardo Hamilton and Mike Carman.[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Bates	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 42–0
September 24	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–36	20,741	[7]
October 2	John Carroll	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 20–46
October 9	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 6–21
October 16	Dayton	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 0–20
October 23	at Springfield (MA)	Springfield, MA	W 21–14
October 30	Baldwin–Wallace	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–20
November 6	Wayne	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 27–14
November 13	Canisius	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 21–26
November 20	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH	W 28–14
December 4	Oklahoma City	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Glass Bowl)	W 27–14

References

1. "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 188. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
2. "Toledo Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2016 – via Wayback Machine.
3. 2015 Media Guide, p. 211.
4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 233.
5. 2015 Media Guide, p. 134.
6. 2015 Media Guide, p. 164.
7. Marshall Dann (September 25, 1948). "Titans Turn Toledo Fumbles into 36-0 Rout". Detroit Free Press. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.