1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1947 record4–5 (2–1 MAC)
Head coachTom Davies (4th season)
Richard W. Luther (1st season)
Home stadiumLeague Park
1947 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cincinnati $ 3 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Western Reserve 2 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Butler 1 –3 –0  5 –3 –1
Ohio 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –1
Miami[1] 2 –0 –0  9 –0 –1
Western Michigan[1] 0 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was coached by Tom Davies, who was fired and replaced by assistant coach Dick Luther beginning game six.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 27at Duquesne*
L 0–67,608[2]
October 4at Rutgers*
L 6–21[3]
October 11Ohio
W 20–7
October 18at Wayne*
L 13–2024,375[4]
October 25Baldwin–Wallace*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
L 6–13
October 31at Akron*
W 18–0
November 8at Butler
W 6–08,000[5]
November 15Cincinnati
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
L 6–7< 2,000[6]
November 27Case*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 13–128,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. Miami and Western Michigan were admitted to the MAC in July 1947. However, they were not eligible to compete for the 1947 MAC championship, because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.
  2. Carl Hughes (September 28, 1947). "Dukes Nip Western Reserve, 6-0, for Second Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Joe Burns (October 5, 1947). "Western Reserve Loses to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Marshall Dann (September 27, 1947). "24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Corky Lamm (November 9, 1947). "Western Reserve Shades Butler's Moriarty, 6 To 0". The Indianapolis Star. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Dick Forbes (November 16, 1947). "Bearcats Have Close Squeak, Winning 7-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Recollections from the Archives: Case vs. WRU 1947 Thanksgiving Day Game and Activities". blog.case.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  8. "WRU Football 1947/48". case.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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