1940 Toledo Rockets football team explained

Year:	1940
Team:	Toledo Rockets
Sport:	football
Conference:	Ohio Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	OAC
Record:	6–3
Conf Record:	1–1
Head Coach:	Clarence Spears
Hc Year:	5th
Captain:	Warren Densmore

The 1940 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University in the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Rockets compiled a 6–3 record.^{[1] [2]}

Toledo was ranked at No. 162 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[3]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Rockets were selected in the 1941 NFL draft following the season.^[4]

15	134	Warren Desmore	Center	Cleveland Rams
19	177	Bob Hayes	End	Green Bay Packers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toledo Football 2015 Media Guide. University of Toledo. 2015. 187. August 23, 2019.
2. Web site: Toledo Yearly Results (1940-1944). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. August 23, 2019. December 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151226090809/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/toledo/1940-1944_yearly_results.php. dead.
3. News: Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings. The Boston Globe. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 19, 1940. 22. Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: 1941 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 29, 2023.