1951 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

1951 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–6–1 (1–3 MAC)
Head coach	Edward L. Finnigan (1st season)
Home stadium	Clarke Field

1951 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cincinnati $	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kent State	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	2
Ohio	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Western Reserve	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Western Michigan	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

The team was coached by Edward L. Finnigan and assisted by Wes Stevens.

As the new home stadium, the expanded Clarke Field officially opened October 6, 1951 against the Kent State Golden Flashes. The new stadium had a capacity of 10,000 and the press box accommodated 100.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	at Butler*	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 6–7
October 6	Kent State	Clarke Field Cleveland, OH	L 20–42
October 13	Colgate*	Clarke Field Cleveland, OH	L 7–28
October 20	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–41
October 27	at Washington U.*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 15–12
November 3	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–35
November 10	Western Michigan	Clarke Field Cleveland, OH	W 27–26
November 17	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 7–34
November 22	vs. Case*	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	T 13–13	7,263
*Non-conference game