1949 Toledo Rockets football team

1949 Toledo Rockets football
Glass Bowl, L 13–33 vs. Cincinnati
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Skip Stahley (2nd season)
Captains	Ed Burrus George Miley
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

1949 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					10	–	0	–	0
Ball State			–					8	–	0	–	0
Xavier			–					10	–	1	–	0
Valparaiso			–					8	–	1	–	1
Washington University			–					7	–	2	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	0
John Carroll			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Michigan State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Toledo			–					6	–	4	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green			–					4	–	5	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					1	–	9	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University during the 1949 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Skip Stahley, the Rockets compiled a 6–4 record, outscored their opponents by a combined total of 318 to 210, and lost to Mid-American Conference champion Cincinnati, 33–13, in the fourth postseason Glass Bowl game.^[1][2]

During the 1949 season, Toledo back Emerson Cole, who later played in the NFL, rushed 160 times for 1,172 yards, an average of 7.26 yards per carry. On November 12, 1949, Cole rushed for 230 yards against North Dakota.^[3] Cole's 1,172 rushing yards stood as a Toledo single-season record until 1984.^[4] The 1939 Toledo team averaged 253.8 rushing yards per game.^[5] Ed Burrus and George Miley were the team captains.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Loras	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 26–35
October 1	John Carroll	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–28
October 8	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	W 20–19
October 15	at Dayton	University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH	L 14–47	6,500	[7]
October 22	Springfield	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 42–14
October 29	Oklahoma City	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 48–7
November 5	at Wayne	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 37–7
November 12	North Dakota	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 56–6
November 19	at New Hampshire	Lewis Stadium Durham, NH	W 48–14	8,000	[8]
December 3	Cincinnati	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (Glass Bowl)	L 13–33

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rocket was selected in the 1950 NFL draft following the season.^[10]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
12	156	Emerson Cole	Back	Cleveland Browns

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. 72.
4. 2015 Media Guide, p. 204.
5. 2015 Media Guide, p. 200.
6. 2015 Media Guide, p. 164.
7. Joe Burns (October 16, 1949). "Flyers Fell Rockets 47 To 14". Dayton Daily News. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "New Hampshire Wildcats Routed By Toledo, 48-14". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 20, 1949. p. C7. Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
10. "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.