1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football Mid-American Conference MAC 4–5 2–1 Tom Davies 4th first 5 games Richard W. Luther last 4 games League Park 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). The team was coached by Tom Davies, who was fired and replaced by assistant coach Dick Luther beginning game six. In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Western Reserve was ranked at No. 145 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 27 l y y Duquesne Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA 0–6 7,608 Dukes Nip Western Reserve, 6-0, for Second Victory The Pittsburgh Press Carl Hughes September 28, 1947 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28000767/dukes_nip_western_reserve_60_for/ Newspapers.com October 4 l y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 6–21 10,000 Western Reserve Loses to Rutgers The Sunday Times Joe Burns October 5, 1947 1, 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28222354/western_reserve_loses_to_rutgers/ Newspapers.com October 11 w Ohio League Park Cleveland, OH 20–7 7,700 October 18 l y y Wayne University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI 13–20 24,375 24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat Detroit Free Press Marshall Dann September 27, 1947 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15745041/24375_see_ud_give_oklahoma_scare_in/ Newspapers.com October 25 l y 1947 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace League Park Cleveland, OH 6–13 5,126 October 31 w y y Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 18–0 5,278 November 8 w y Butler Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN 6–0 8,000 Western Reserve Shades Butler's Moriarty, 6 To 0 The Indianapolis Star Corky Lamm November 9, 1947 41 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28326361/western_reserve_shades_butlers/ Newspapers.com November 15 l Cincinnati League Park Cleveland, OH 6–7 < 2,000 Bearcats Have Close Squeak, Winning 7-6 The Cincinnati Enquirer Dick Forbes November 16, 1947 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199712/bearcats_have_close_squeak_winning_76/ Newspapers.com November 27 w y 1947 Case Scientists Case League Park Cleveland, OH 13–12 8,500 http://blog.case.edu/archives/2017/11/22/case_vs_wru_1947_thanksgiving_day_game_and_activities https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013710/http://blog.case.edu/archives/2017/11/22/case_vs_wru_1947_thanksgiving_day_game_and_activities dead January 4, 2018 blog.case.edu Recollections from the Archives: Case vs. WRU 1947 Thanksgiving Day Game and Activities 2018-01-03 https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1947.htm case.edu WRU Football 1947/48 2018-01-03 References Western Reserve Category:Case Western Reserve Spartans football seasons Western Reserve Red Cats football Category:1940s in Cleveland