1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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]

1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
ConferenceBig Four
1937 record8–2 (3–0 BFC)
Head coachBill Edwards (3rd season)
Home stadiumLeague Park

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25at Cincinnati*
W 32–6
October 2Hillsdale*
W 58–0
October 9Ohio*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 7–0
October 16Baldwin-Wallace
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 21–713,000
October 23at Boston*
W 7–06,500
October 30at Dayton*Dayton, OHL 6–18
November 6at Syracuse*
L 6–2717,000[3]
November 13Ohio Wesleyan*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 41–13
November 20at John Carroll
  • Cleveland Municipal Stadium
  • Cleveland, OH
W 20–0
November 25Case
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 6–017,000
  • *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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