1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
Conference Big Four Conference
Record10–0 (3–0 Big Four)
Head coach
Home stadium League Park
Seasons
  1935
1937  

The 1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1936 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Bill Edwards, assisted by Roy A. "Dugan" Miller and George Brown. Notable players included Frank "Doc" Kelker, Ray Zeh, Phil Ragazzo, Gene Myslenski, and Albie Litwak. [1] The team went undefeated beating opponents by a combined 244-28, the defense posting six shutouts. [2]

The annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry game against Case was postponed due to heavy snow. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. Findlay *
W 59–04,000
September 26vs. Bowling Green *
W 40–03,000 [4] [5]
October 3at Akron *
W 14–09,600 [6]
October 10 Ohio Wesleyan *W 20–126,000
October 17 Baldwin–Wallace
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 20–618,000
October 24at Toledo *
W 14–04,000
October 31at Dayton *
W 19–75,000
November 7 John Carroll
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 19–07,500
November 14 West Virginia *
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 7–08,000 [7]
December 5 Case
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 32–315,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  7. "Reserve-Case Game Draws Record Sale". Plain Dealer. November 17, 1936. p. 18 via NewsBank.