A few weeks ago, more than 28,000 fans packed the Glass Bowl as the University of Toledo football team hosted Miami, Fla., in a nationally televised game.
What a difference eight decades make.
The Glass Bowl is in its eighth decade of hosting football games on Toledo’s campus. On Oct. 23, 1935, an 8,000 seat stadium was among the Works Progress Administration projects announced by UT president Phillip C. Nash. The project, which included a swimming pool in the adjacent fieldhouse, totaled $300,000.