1953 Toledo Rockets football team
American college football season
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The 1953 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1953 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Claire Dunn, the Rockets compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 305 to 113.[1][2]
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–6 (2–3 MAC)
Headcoach
- Claire Dunn (3rd season)
HomestadiumGlass Bowl
| 1953 Toledo Rockets football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (2–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Dave Andrzejewski with 403 passing yards, Mel Triplett with 479 rushing yards, and Rick Kaser with 189 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Ohio | L 0–26 | |||||
| September 26 | at Western Reserve |
| L 20–21 | ||||
| October 3 | Fort Belvoir* |
| L 13–62 | ||||
| October 10 | at Cincinnati* | L 7–41 | 15,000 | ||||
| October 17 | Western Michigan |
| W 19–7 | [4] | |||
| October 24 | at Bowling Green |
| W 20–19 | ||||
| October 31 | Miami (OH) |
| L 0–81 | [5] | |||
| November 7 | at Bradley* | Peoria, IL | W 27–12 | ||||
| November 14 | John Carroll* |
| L 7–36 | ||||
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After the season
NFL draft
The following Rockets were selected in the 1954 NFL draft following the season.[6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 6 | 72 | Asa Jenkins | Back | Cleveland Browns |
| 17 | 205 | Richard Kaser | Back | Detroit Lions |
