1940_Toledo_Rockets_football_team

1940 Toledo Rockets football team

1940 Toledo Rockets football team

American college football season

The 1940 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Rockets compiled a 6–3 record.[1][2]

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Toledo was ranked at No. 162 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

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NFL Draft

The following Rockets were selected in the 1941 NFL Draft following the season.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Toledo. 2015. p. 187. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. [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. [3]
    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Toledo Beats Marshall, 7-6, For Herd's First Setback". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1940. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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