1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
Conference Big Four
1936 record 10–0 (3–0 BFC)
Head coach Bill Edwards (2nd season)
Home stadium League Park

The 1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by college football hall of fame coach Bill Edwards. Notable players included Frank "Doc" Kelker, Ray Zeh, Phil Ragazzo, Gene Myslenski, and Albie Litwak.[1] The team went undefeated beating opponents by a combined 244-28, the defense posting six shutouts.[2]

The annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry game against Case was postponed due to heavy snow.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 19 vs. Findley* Warren, OH W 59–0    
September 26 vs. Bowling Green* Massillon Field • Massillon, OH W 40–0    
October 3 at Akron* Buchtel Field • Akron, OH W 14–0   9,600
October 10 Ohio Wesleyan* League Park • Cleveland, OH W 20–12    
October 17 Baldwin-Wallace League Park • Cleveland, OH W 20–6   18,000
October 24 at Toledo* Libbey Field Stadium • Toledo, OH W 14–0    
October 31 at Dayton* Dayton, OH W 19–7    
November 7 John Carroll League Park • Cleveland, OH W 19–0    
November 14 West Virginia* League Park • Cleveland, OH W 7–0    
December 5 Case League Park • Cleveland, OH W 32–3   15,000
*Non-conference game.


References

  1. ↑ Fame, The Summit County Sports Hall of. "The Summit County Sports Hall of Fame".
  2. ↑ "WRU Football 1936/37". case.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  3. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/100330576/
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