1940 Case Rough Riders football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1940 Case Rough Riders football Big Four Conference Big Four Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 6–2 2–1 3–0 Ray A. Ride 11th Shaw Stadium The 1940 Case Rough Riders football team represented the Case School of Applied Science—later merged into Case Western Reserve University—as a member of the Big Four Conference and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1940 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Ray A. Ride, the Rough Riders compiling an overall record of 6–2. Case played second in the Big Four with a record of 2–1 and third in the OAC with a mark of 3–0. 2020 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Record Book https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/l/3/eox4u5ouxxwna4/FBRecordBook2020.pdf Ohio Athletic Conference 2020 46 September 12, 2021 The team played home games at Shaw Stadium in Cleveland. Schedule Eastern September 28 w y Miami (OH) Miami Field Oxford, OH 10–0 Wright Gilson Alert Foe—Downs Redskins, 10-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/177717805/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio September 29, 1940 35 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 2:00 p.m. w y y Lehigh Shaw Stadium Cleveland, OH 25–6 2,200 Case Favored to Turn Back Lehigh Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177717946/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio October 5, 1940 17–18 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com Peters George Case Rolls Over Lehigh, 25 To 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177718054/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio October 6, 1940 1C, 3C July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com October 12 2:00 p.m. w 1940 Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster Shaw Stadium Cleveland, OH 7–0 4,000 Case And Reserve Gridders Bid to Keep Slates Clean Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177718191/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio October 12, 1940 18 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com Peters George Riders Roll 51 Yards To Bag Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177718304/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio October 13, 1940 1C, 3C July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com October 18 8:15 p.m. w 1940 John Carroll Blue Streaks John Carroll Shaw Stadium Cleveland, OH 31–12 7,300 Carroll Starts 6 Sophs Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177718410/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio October 18, 1940 18 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com Cobbledick Gordon Gordon Cobbledick Case Smashes Carroll, 31-12, for 4th Straight https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177718571/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio October 19, 1940 17–18 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com October 26 2:00 p.m. l y y Carnegie Tech Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 0–14 7,212 Tech Slight Favorite To Defeat Case https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/177719034/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 26, 1940 12 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com Hopkins Tom Tech Hits Comeback Stride, Jolts Case, 14 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/177719168/ Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 27, 1940 3, part 3 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com November 2 2:00 p.m. w 1940 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace Shaw Stadium Cleveland, OH 20–0 5,600 Cobbledick Gordon Gordon Cobbledick Reserve Faces Boston Invasion https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177701273/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio November 2, 1940 17 July 28, 2025 Newspapers.com Cobbledick Gordon Gordon Cobbledick Schupska Scores On 58-Yard Dash https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177718649/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio November 3, 1940 1C–2C July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 2:15 p.m. w y 1940 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops Ohio Wesleyan Shaw Stadium Cleveland, OH 18–10 3,000 Cobbledick Gordon Gordon Cobbledick Reserve, Case and Carroll Rate Edges in Today's Battle https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177701715/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio November 9, 1940 16 July 28, 2025 Newspapers.com Peters George Long Runs Win For Riders, 18-10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177718816/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio November 10, 1940 1C–2C July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com November 21 10:30 a.m. l y Western Reserve League Park Cleveland, OH 14–15 15,000 Cobbledick Gordon Gordon Cobbledick Reserve's Star Backs Rate Edge Over Case https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177702145/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio November 21, 1940 45, 47 July 28, 2025 Newspapers.com Cobbledick Gordon Gordon Cobbledick Reserve Field Goal Beats Case, 15-14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/177702233/ Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio November 21, 1940 1, 14 July 28, 2025 Newspapers.com University Archives; Case Football 1940/41 Season Record https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/cfoot1940.htm Case Western Reserve University July 29, 2025 References Case Category:Case Western Reserve Spartans football seasons Case Rough Riders football