1934 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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1934 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
Conference Big Four Conference
Record7–1–1 (3–0 Big Four)
Head coach
Home stadium League Park
Seasons
 1933
1935  

The 1934 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1934 college football season. The team was led by Sam Willaman, in his first and only hear as head coach. His staff included assistant coach Bill Edwards. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Akron *
T 7–7
October 6at Toledo *W 7–0
October 13at Buffalo *
W 33–0
October 20at Mount Union *
W 25–0
October 27at Baldwin–Wallace
W 8–6
November 3 Ohio State *
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–7611,890 [2]
November 17at Case
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 21–1310,000
November 24 Oberlin *
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 51–7
November 29 John Carroll
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 14–013,000 [3]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "WRU Football 1934/35". case.edu. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  2. "Bettridge scores twice as State wallops Reserve, 76–0". The Sandusky Register. November 4, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Krsolovic & Fritz. "League Park, Historic Home of Cleveland Baseball 1891–1946", McFarland & Co., 2013, p. 144