1948 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The 1948 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 1948 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
| 1948 Western Reserve Red Cats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1948 record | 1–8–1 (1–4 MAC) |
| Head coach | Mike Scarry (1st season) |
| Home stadium | League Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
On October 23, 1948, Western Reserve battled Kent State to a 14-14 tie, which was broadcast on television in the Cleveland-Akron area, making it Ohio’s first intercollegiate televised football game.[1]
Western Reserve lost to rival Case Institute of Technology for the first time since 1927, ending a seventeen-game Red Cats win streak.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | at Western Michigan |
| L 0–26 |
| October 2 | Miami |
| L 0–49 |
| October 9 | Butler |
| W 6–0 |
| October 16 | at Ohio |
| L 7–37 |
| October 23 | Kent State* |
| T 14–14 |
| October 30 | Pittsburgh* |
| L 0–20 |
| November 6 | at Brown* |
| L 0–36 |
| November 13 | at Cincinnati |
| L 13–26 |
| November 20 | at West Virginia* |
| L 0–20 |
| November 25 | Case* |
| L 7–15 |
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References
- "Mid-American Conference Football History" (PDF). publish.netitor.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- "Case vs. WRU Thanksgiving Day football game". blog.case.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- "WRU Football 1948/49". case.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-04.