1952 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1952 Western Reserve Red Cats football Mid-American Conference MAC 5–4 1–4 Edward L. Finnigan 2nd Clarke Field The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Edward L. Finnigan, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the MAC. Wes Stevens and George Roman served as assistant coaches for the team. Schedule Eastern September 27 l y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 9–10 October 3 l y Kent State Memorial Stadium Kent, OH 19–25 5,100 October 11 l Ohio Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 7–22 October 18 3:00 p.m. w y y Washington University Francis Field St. Louis, MO 20–16 3,000 Herman Jack Reserve Favored To Slip By Bears https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127500486/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri October 18, 1952 2B July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Morrison Robert Bears' Late Drive Too Late, Western Reserve Gains 20-16 Triumph https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127500627/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 19, 1952 1B July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com October 25 w y Buffalo Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 35–13 5,117 U. B. Gridmen Rally For Game Against Undefeated Alfred Buffalo Evening News October 27, 1952 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119882877/u-b-gridmen-rally-for-game-against/ Newspapers.com November 1 l Cincinnati Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 2–41 November 8 w y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 16–13 Broncs Lose By 16-13 Tab Lansing State Journal November 9, 1952 54 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18065579/broncs_lose_by_1613_tab/ Newspapers.com November 15 w y 1952 Butler Bulldogs Butler Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 42–14 November 27 w y 1952 Case Tech Rough Riders Case Tech Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 48–7 WRU Football 1952/53 References Western Reserve Category:Case Western Reserve Spartans football seasons Western Reserve Red Cats football Category:1950s in Cleveland