1949 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

1949 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1949 record 4–5–1 (0–3–1 MAC)
Head coach Mike Scarry (2nd season)
Home stadium League Park

The 1949 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1949 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

The team was coached by Mike Scarry, a former Cleveland Browns player who played under and learned his coaching style from Paul Brown. Assistant coaches were Dick Luther and Lou Zontini.

1949 was the last season both Western Reserve University and Case Institute of Technology used League Park for their home football games, relocating to Shaw Stadium in 1950.[1]


Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 23 at Kent State* Memorial FieldKent, OH W 23–20    
October 1 Olivet* Shaw StadiumEast Cleveland, OH W 69–7    
October 8 at Butler* Butler BowlIndianapolis, IN W 28–6    
October 15 Ohio League ParkCleveland, OH T 7–7    
October 22 at Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH L 13–21    
October 29 Brown* League Park • Cleveland, OH L 14–28    
November 5 at Miami Miami FieldOxford, OH L 7–46    
November 12 Western Michigan League Park • Cleveland, OH L 14–21    
November 19 West Virginia* League Park • Cleveland, OH L 20–28    
November 24 at Case* League Park • Cleveland, OH W 30–0   12,500[2]
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=LhrYoCJfeNsC&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=1949+league+park+western+reserve&source=bl&ots=v_zfva6Kwl&sig=v_qybLqbV2gzyNnPuh4lpYbF0kg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjA74GIisDYAhUL12MKHUUhC-4Q6AEIVzAK#v=onepage&q=1949%20league%20park%20western%20reserve&f=false
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=LYOn1xCFtpQC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=%22league+park%22+%22western+reserve%22+football+1948&source=bl&ots=DCO9vgFz3q&sig=5j8zR2pYEHp8B2L67LjOtU21mhk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCsov3psHYAhVM62MKHfLyD-QQ6AEIWzAN#v=onepage&q=%22league%20park%22%20%22western%20reserve%22%20football%201948&f=false
  3. "WRU Football 1949/50". case.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
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