1954 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1954 Western Reserve Red Cats football Mid-American Conference MAC 3–4–1 2–3 Edward L. Finnigan 4th Gordon McCarter Clarke Field The 1954 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Edward L. Finnigan, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAC. Fullback Gordon McCarter was the team's captain. Schedule Eastern September 25 w y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 13–7 October 1 l y Kent State Memorial Stadium Kent, OH 0–65 October 9 l Ohio Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 0–37 October 16 3:00 p.m. l y y Washington University Francis Field St. Louis, MO 6–33 Gould Charles Bears Will Take On Reserve Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127544802/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri October 16, 1954 3B July 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Rice Jack Bears Rout Western Reserve 33 to 6, for Their Third Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127545043/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 17, 1954 1F July 3, 2023 Newspapers.com Rice Jack Bears Get 33 Points In Beating Reserve (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127545162/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 17, 1954 4F July 3, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 w y Buffalo Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 34–7 October 30 w Marshall Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 21–20 November 13 l y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 0–38 Broncos Rip Favored Foe By 38 to 0 Battle Creek Enquirer November 14, 1954 4-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18078811/broncos_rip_favored_foe_by_38_to_0/ Newspapers.com November 20 t y 1954 Butler Bulldogs Butler Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 13–13 https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1954.htm WRU Football 1954/55 case.edu References Western Reserve Category:Case Western Reserve Spartans football seasons Western Reserve Red Cats football Category:1950s in Cleveland