1946 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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1946 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Conference Mid-America Conference
Record4–3–2 (1–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Shaw Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1947  →
1946 Mid-America Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cincinnati $ 2 –0 –09 –2 –0
Western Reserve 1 –1 –04 –3 –2
Ohio 0 –1 –06 –3 –0
Wayne 0 –1 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, in the Mid-America Conference during the 1946 college football season. The team was coached by Tom Davies, assisted by Dick Luther. The featured star player, and future NFL Pro Bowler, was Warren Lahr. Two other notables players were George Roman and Stan Skoczen [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Toledo * Toledo, OH T 14–14
October 4at Youngstown *
W 20–13
October 12 Wayne
W 7–0 [2]
October 18 Baldwin–Wallace *
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
T 13–13
October 26at Dayton *
L 6–208,000 [3]
November 2 Akron *
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
L 6–13 [4]
November 9 John Carroll *
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
W 13–7
November 16at Cincinnati
L 7–347,500 [5]
November 28vs. Case *
W 24–013,000
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stanley E. Skoczen was a star athlete and school superintendent". 14 May 2010.
  2. ↑ George Puscas (October 13, 1946). "Wayne Sees 7-0 Loss End Grid Dream: Western Reserve Wins in Last Minutes". Detroit Free Press. pp. IV-2, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Bill Barton (October 27, 1946). "Dayton Conquers Reserve: Flyers Take Alumni day Game, 20-6; Don Pinciotti Races 78 Yards For Score". Dayton Daily News. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Zippers Spill Dope, Topple Reserve, 13-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 3, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Dick Forbes (November 17, 1946). "Burly Bearcats Hammer Red Cats, 34-7: Air Play Nets Two Scores; Attack On Ground Also Befuddles Opposition; UC Takes Lead In Opening Minutes On Will Williams's Aerial Toss To Stargel". The Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "WRU Football 1946/47".


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