1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
Conference Big Four
1937 record 8–2 (3–0 BFC)
Head coach Bill Edwards (3rd season)
Home stadium League Park

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. The team was coached by college football hall of fame coach Bill Edwards. Notable players included Frank "Doc" Kelker, Phil Ragazzo, Albie Litwak,[1] Mike Rodak, and Johnny Wilson. The Red Cats went undefeated while at home[2]

The loss to Dayton on October 30th ended a 28-game unbeaten streak stretching back to the 1934 season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 25 at Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 32–6    
October 2 Hillsdale* League Park • Cleveland, OH W 58–0    
October 9 Ohio* League Park • Cleveland, OH W 7–0    
October 16 Baldwin-Wallace League Park • Cleveland, OH W 21–7   13,000
October 23 at Boston* Fenway Park • Boston, MA W 7–0   6,500
October 30 at Dayton* Dayton, OH L 6–18    
November 6 at Syracuse* Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY L 6–27   17,000[3]
November 13 Ohio Wesleyan* League Park • Cleveland, OH W 41–13    
November 20 at John Carroll Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, OH W 20–0    
November 25 Case League Park • Cleveland, OH W 6–0   17,000
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. ↑ Fame, The Summit County Sports Hall of. "The Summit County Sports Hall of Fame".
  2. ↑ "WRU Football 1937/38". case.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  3. ↑ http://www.cuse.com/sports/2002/1/1/yrbyyrteamwonloss.aspx#1930s
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