1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
ConferenceBig Four (college football)|Big Four
Record8–2 (3–0 BFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLeague Park
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →

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]

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 32–63,500
October 2Hillsdale*W 58–05,000
October 9Ohio*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 7–012,000
October 16Baldwin-Wallace
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 21–713,000
October 23at Boston*W 7–06,500
October 30at Dayton*
L 6–1812,000
November 6at Syracuse*L 6–2717,000[3]
November 13Ohio Wesleyan*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 41–13
November 20at John CarrollW 20–03,500
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