The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. All member institutions are located in Ohio. Formed in 1902, it is the third oldest athletic conference in the United States. In its history, 31 schools have been members of the OAC. The enrollments of the current ten member institutions range from around 1,000 to 4,500. Its current commissioner is Sarah Otey. Former commissioners include Mike Cleary, who was the first General Manager of a professional basketball team to hire an African American head coach, and would later run the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Xenophon Cole "Xen" Scott was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and a sportswriter. He served as the head football coach at Western Reserve University in 1910, at the Case School of Applied Science from 1911 to 1913—both Western Reserve and Case are now part of Case Western Reserve University—and at the University of Alabama from 1919 to 1922, compiling a career college football record of 49–26–4.
The Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops are the sports and other competitive teams at Ohio Wesleyan University. The men's and women's Bishops teams are NCAA Division III teams that compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference and the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference. The university sponsors 25 varsity sports, as well as several intramural and club teams.
Samuel Stienneck Willaman was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Iowa State University (1922–1925), Ohio State University (1929–1933), and Western Reserve University (1934), compiling a career college football record of 47–26–9. At Iowa State, Willaman integrated the team by playing Jack Trice.
William John Laub was the Mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1916–17, and an early professional American football player-coach. Laub was the first head coach of the Canton Bulldogs and a player-coach for the Akron East Ends.
Joseph Graham Fogg was an American football player for the Wisconsin Badgers and the Akron East Ends. Born in Mount Vernon, Iowa, he was also the founder and president of the Cleveland Touchdown Club as well as prominent attorney in Cleveland, Ohio. From 1909 until his death in 1946, he was a law partner at Calfee & Fogg, today known as Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP.
The Case Western Reserve Spartans are the varsity intercollegiate athletic teams of Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Case Western Reserve University competes at the NCAA Division III level. The Spartans compete in the University Athletic Association (UAA), except in football where the team competes as an associate member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). The university offers 19 sports—10 men's sports and 9 women's sports.
The 1941 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Arizona State Bulldogs from Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe in Tempe, Arizona, and the Western Reserve Red Cats from Western Reserve University in Cleveland, known today as Case Western Reserve University.
The Case Western Reserve Spartans football team is the varsity intercollegiate football team representing the Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division III level and hold dual membership in both the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and the University Athletic Association (UAA). They are coached by Greg Debeljak. Home games are played at DiSanto Field. The team in its current form was created in 1970 after the federation of Western Reserve University and Case Institute of Technology.
Greg Debeljak is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Case Western Reserve University, a position he has held since 2004. Debeljak and his Spartans compete at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference and University Athletic Association.
Joseph "Little Joe" Wentworth was an American college football player, coach, and lawyer.
William Bryson "Budget" Seaman was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg College by—now known as Waynesburg University–in 1897, Washington & Jefferson College from 1900 to 1904, and Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—from 1906 to 1909. His Western Reserve team won two Ohio Athletic Conference titles, in 1907 and 1908, during his four-year tenure.
Jimmy Dale Chapman was a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Case Western Reserve University from 1982 to 1986 and at Mercyhurst College—now known as Mercyhurst University—from 1990 to 1992, compiling a career college football coaching record of 47–23–2.
Ray A. Ride was an American football player, coach, and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Case Institute of Technology—now known as Case Western Reserve University—from 1930 to 1949, compiling record of 80–77–8. Case honored Ride by changing their fight name from Scientists to Rough Riders in 1940.
The 1903 Case football team represented the Case School of Applied Science, now a part of Case Western Reserve University, during the 1903 college football season. The team's head coach was Joseph Wentworth. Case won its second consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference title.
The 1905 Case football team represented the Case School of Applied Science in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now a part of Case Western Reserve University, during the 1905 college football season. The team's head coach was Joseph Wentworth. Case won its fourth consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference title.
The 1904 Case football team represented the Case School of Applied Science, now a part of Case Western Reserve University, during the 1904 college football season. The team's head coach was Joseph Wentworth. Case won its third consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference title.
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).
The 1891 Western Reserve football team represented Adelbert College of Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1891 college football season. The team outscored opponents by a combined 160–42, led by star players Billy Stage and Tug Wilson. Also playing end for the team was Scott Stewart. In the short lived conference, the team was a perfect 4–0 in the Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Robert H. Fletcher was an American football player and coach.
