1952 Toledo Rockets football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1952

| team = Toledo Rockets

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 4–5

| conf_record = 1–4

| head_coach = Claire Dunn

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Glass Bowl

}}

{{1952 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 1952 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1952 college football season. In their second season under head coach Claire Dunn, the Rockets compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 151 to 132.{{cite web|title=Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide|publisher=University of Toledo|year=2015|pages=188|accessdate=September 23, 2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/utrockets.com/documents/2015/8/17/Toledo_Football_Media_Guide_2015b.pdf}}{{cite web|title=Toledo Yearly Results (1950-1954)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=September 23, 2016|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/toledo/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220081919/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/toledo/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Andrzejewski with 582 passing yards and Bob Carson with 322 rushing yards and 428 receiving yards.2015 Media Guide, pp. 218-221.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|September 20||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|L 6-7

|September 27||Western Reserve|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 10-9

|October 4|at|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|L 20-22

|October 11||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 6-3

|October 18|at|Western Michigan|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 14-19

|October 25||Bowling Green|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH (rivalry)|L 19-29

|November 1|at|Miami (OH)|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|L 13-27

|November 8||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|W 20-14

|November 15|at|{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Youngstown Penguins|title=Youngstown}}||Youngstown, OH|W 24-21

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Toledo) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/709/stats/13012 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}

After the season

=NFL draft=

The following Rocket was selected in the 1953 NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1953/draft.htm|title=1953 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=July 29, 2023}}

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References

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