1891 Western Reserve football team
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. In the short lived conference, the team was a perfect 4–0 in the Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
1891 Western Reserve football | |
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![]() 1891 Western Reserve football team | |
OIAA champion | |
Conference | Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
1891 record | 6–1 (4–0 OIAA) |
Head coach | William Rhodes & Edward M. Tillinghast (1st season) |
During the final game of the season, in the first ever match up against rival Case School of Applied Science, William Rhodes of Yale and Edward M. Tillinghast of the Cleveland Athletic Club, were the team's first ever coaches.[1]
Schedule

1891 Ohio college football conference standings.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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October 31 | at Oberlin* | Oberlin, OH | L 6–12 | |
November 11 | at Ohio State | W 58–6 | ||
November 12 | at Denison | Granville, OH | W 14–10 | |
November 21 | Oberlin* |
| W 18–8 | 300[2] |
November 26 | Kenyon |
| W 42–6 | 1,200[3] |
December 1 | Buchtel | Cleveland, OH | W forfeit | |
December 20 | Case* |
| W 22–0 | 1,000[4] |
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References
- https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=TRW19351119-01.2.54&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22al+newell%22------
- https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=TA18911201-01.2.20&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Tillinghast------
- https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=TA18911201-01.2.20&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Tillinghast------
- https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=TA18920101-01.2.15&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-Tillinghast------
- https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1891.htm
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