1894 Western Reserve football team

The 1894 Western Reserve football team represented Western Reserve University—known as Case Western Reserve University—in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1894 college football season. The team's coach was Charles O. Jenkins and captain was H. Scott Stewart.[1] One notable player was Tug Wilson. Another member for the team was Charles N. Crosby.[2]

1894 Western Reserve football
1894 Western Reserve football team
ConferenceIndependent
1894 record7–0
Head coachCharles O. Jenkins (1st season)
CaptainH. Scott Stewart
1894 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Reserve      7 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural      2 0 0
Baldwin–Wallace      1 0 0
Buchtel      1 0 0
Michigan      9 1 1
Iowa Agricultural      5 1 0
Notre Dame      3 1 1
Minnesota      3 1 0
Washburn      3 1 0
Wittenberg      6 2 0
Doane      5 2 0
Wisconsin      5 2 0
Chicago      14 7 1
Beloit      6 3 0
Washington University      2 1 0
Ohio State      6 5 0
Illinois      4 3 0
Oberlin      4 3 1
Cincinnati      3 3 0
Drake      2 2 0
Mount Union      4 5 0
Lake Forest      3 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan      1 3 0
Rush Medical      3 6 0
Northwestern      1 5 0
Ohio      0 1 0

The team outscored opponents by a combined 232–8, including defeating John Heisman's Oberlin Yeomen.[3] The football rivalry against Case began with the first ever match up on Thanksgiving and the first time the game was played at League Park.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 13at HiramHiram, OHW 30–0
October 20at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 32–0
October 27at Ohio StateW 24–4
November 7OberlinCleveland, OHW 22–4
November 17at Cleveland Athletic ClubCleveland, OHW 60-0
November 24Kenyon
  • Clarke Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 40–0
November 29Case
W 24–0

References

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