1949 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
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).
| 1949 Western Reserve Red Cats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1949 record | 4–5–1 (1–3–1 MAC) |
| Head coach | Mike Scarry (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | League Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 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.
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] In fact, the Thanksgiving Day rivalry game on November 24, 1949 was the final football game ever played at League Park.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | at Kent State* |
| W 23–20 | |
| October 1 | Olivet* |
| W 69–7 | |
| October 8 | at Butler |
| W 28–6 | |
| October 15 | Ohio |
| T 7–7 | |
| October 22 | at Cincinnati |
| L 13–21 | |
| October 29 | Brown* |
| L 14–28 | |
| November 5 | at Miami |
| L 7–46 | |
| November 12 | Western Michigan |
| L 14–21 | |
| November 19 | West Virginia* |
| L 20–28 | |
| November 24 | at Case* |
| W 30–0 | 12,500[3] |
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References
- Krsolovic, Ken; Fritz, Bryan (2013-02-27). League Park: Historic Home of Cleveland Baseball, 1891-1946. ISBN 9780786468263.
- https://twitter.com/LeagueParkCle/status/1198595593444175873
- Krsolovic, Ken; Fritz, Bryan (2013-03-05). League Park: Historic Home of Cleveland Baseball, 1891-1946. ISBN 9780786493289.
- "WRU Football 1949/50". case.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-04.