1955 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Western Reserve Red Cats football Presidents' Athletic Conference PAC 5–1–1 3–0 Edward L. Finnigan 5th Clarke Field PAC champion The 1955 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University— as a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) during the 1955 college football season. It was the inaugural season for the conference. In their fifth season under head coach Edward L. Finnigan, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 5–1–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the PAC title. The team was led by senior quarterback Flory Mauriocourt and fullback Hal "Candy" Carroll.http://www.ahsalumnifoundation.org/harold-candy-carroll.html Harold Candy Carroll Schedule October 8 t y Mount Union Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 6–6 October 15 w y Washington University Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 9–6 1,200 Rice Jack Bears Beaten, 9 to 6, By Misguided Missiles https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91726977/st-louis-post-dispatch/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 16, 1955 1D January 2, 2022 Newspapers.com Rice Jack Reserve Beats Bears On Pass Interceptions https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91726927/st-louis-post-dispatch/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 16, 1955 2D January 2, 2022 Newspapers.com October 22 w y y Buffalo Rotary Field Buffalo, NY 32–13 October 29 w y Wayne Tartar Field Detroit, MI 7–6 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/97608224/ Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan on October 30, 1955 · Page 55 November 5 w 1955 John Carroll Blue Streaks John Carroll Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 19–7 November 12 l y Western Michigan Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 0–13 Western Wins Lansing State Journal November 13, 1955 68 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18086167/western_wins/ Newspapers.com November 19 w y 1955 Case Tech Rough Riders Case Tech Clarke Field Cleveland, OH 26–0 https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1955.htm WRU Football 1955/56 References Western Reserve Category:Case Western Reserve Spartans football seasons Category:Presidents' Athletic Conference football champion seasons Western Reserve Red Cats football Category:1950s in Cleveland