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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 Claire 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]

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Headcoach
HomestadiumGlass Bowl
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1951 Toledo Rockets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumGlass Bowl
Seasons
 1950
1952 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1951 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Michigan State  900
Xavier  901
Wabash  701
No. 13 Notre Dame  721
Dayton  730
Michigan Tech  421
Toledo  640
Washington University  540
Wayne  540
Bowling Green  441
Marquette  461
Baldwin–Wallace  350
John Carroll  360
Rose Poly  250
Youngstown  261
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Davis & ElkinsW 88–0
September 22at DetroitL 32–3417,391[5]
September 29Western Michigan
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
L 6–14
October 6John Carroll
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 26–12
October 13at DaytonDayton, OHL 7–47
October 20Marshall
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 32–14
October 27at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OH (rivalry)W 12–6
November 3Ohio
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 13–6
November 10Bradley
  • Glass Bowl
  • Toledo, OH
W 38–134,800[6]
November 22at XavierL 6–326,500[7]
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