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1951 Toledo Rockets football team

1951 Toledo Rockets football
Independent
6–4
Don Greenwood (1st season; first 7 games)Claire Dunn (1st season, final 3 games)
Glass Bowl

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.

The team's statistical leaders (through nine games) included Steve Piskach with 493 passing yards and A. C. Jenkins with 899 rushing yards.

Toledo was ranked at No. 100 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Davis & Elkins	Glass BowlToledo, OH	W 88–0
September 22	at Detroit	University of Detroit StadiumDetroit, MI	L 32–34	17,391
September 29	Western Michigan	Glass BowlToledo, OH	L 6–14
October 6	John Carroll	Glass BowlToledo, OH	W 26–12
October 13	at Dayton	Dayton, OH	L 7–47
October 20	Marshall	Glass BowlToledo, OH	W 32–14
October 27	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	W 12–6
November 3	Ohio	Glass BowlToledo, OH	W 13–6
November 10	Bradley	Glass BowlToledo, OH	W 38–13	4,800
November 22	at Xavier	Xavier StadiumCincinnati, OH	L 6–32	6,500

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