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The 1893 Case football team was an American football team that represented the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio, now a part of Case Western Reserve University. Playing as an independent during the 1893 college football season, the team compiled a 4–0 record, outscoring opponents by a total of 120 to 8.Case Football 1893/94 Season Record CWRU July 30, 2020 https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/cfoot1893.htm Something About the Case Men. They Had No Coach but They Played Good Football--Seventeen Men Are on the Cleveland Reserve List. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eresources.cuyahogalibrary.org/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-132B81DED20E49FB%402412808-132B33155B07A4DD%4012-138F4EBFE3C7983A%40Beyond%2BRelief.%2BCranks%2BWant%2Bto%2Bbe%2BConvinced%2BThat%2Bthe%2BClub%2Bis%2BGoing.%2BSomething%2BAbout%2Bthe?p=EANX-NB&hlterms=case%3B%20football Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio December 10, 1893 13
thumb|left|150px|Plain Dealer sports section on November 19, 1893
Case snapped a 13-game win streak of Oberlin, whose win streak dated back to their undefeated 1892 season. Notably, Case defeated Coach John Heisman of Buchtel, handing him his first ever career coaching loss, who ironically was the coach of the undefeated 1892 Oberlin team the prior season.
Charley Gleason was the star halfback, who also previously played on the 1889 Georgetown football team. Trampled Upon. Case Simply Made a Show of the Big Blue Diamonds. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eresources.cuyahogalibrary.org/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-132B81AD8ED4D30C%402412780-132B331330C54588%402-138F4DE7AC6ADB24%40Trampled%2BUpon.%2BCase%2BSimply%2BMade%2Ba%2BShow%2Bof%2Bthe%2BBig%2BBlue%2BDiamonds.%2BDetroit%2Bis%2BFinancially?p=EANX-NB&hlterms=football%3B%20case%3B%20smith Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio November 12, 1893 3 Captain Alva C. Smith played quarterback.
Schedule
October 21 w 1893 Western Reserve Western Reserve Cleveland, OH 34–0 October 28 w y Buchtel Akron, OH 36–0 November 11 w y Cleveland Athletic Club C.A.C Field Cleveland, OH 28–0 November 18 w y Oberlin Oberlin, OH 22–8 2,000 Oberlin's Great Record Broken The Inter Ocean November 19, 1893 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21151411/oberlins_great_record_broken/ Newspapers.com
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