1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
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).
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
1947 record | 4–5 (2–1 MAC) |
Head coach | Tom Davies (4th season) Richard W. Luther (1st season) |
Home stadium | League Park |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Reserve | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) * | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan * | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was coached by Tom Davies, who was fired and replaced by assistant coach Dick Luther beginning game six.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 27 | at Duquesne* | L 0–6 | 7,608[1] | |
October 4 | at Rutgers* | L 6–21[2] | ||
October 11 | Ohio | W 20–7 | ||
October 18 | at Wayne* | L 13–20 | 24,375[3] | |
October 25 | Baldwin–Wallace* |
| L 6–13 | |
October 31 | at Akron* | W 18–0 | ||
November 8 | at Butler |
| W 6–0 | 8,000[4] |
November 15 | Cincinnati |
| L 6–7 | < 2,000[5] |
November 27 | Case* |
| W 13–12 | 8,500[6] |
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References
- Carl Hughes (September 28, 1947). "Dukes Nip Western Reserve, 6-0, for Second Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- Joe Burns (October 5, 1947). "Western Reserve Loses to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- Marshall Dann (September 27, 1947). "24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- Corky Lamm (November 9, 1947). "Western Reserve Shades Butler's Moriarty, 6 To 0". The Indianapolis Star. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dick Forbes (November 16, 1947). "Bearcats Have Close Squeak, Winning 7-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Recollections from the Archives: Case vs. WRU 1947 Thanksgiving Day Game and Activities". blog.case.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- "WRU Football 1947/48". case.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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