1948 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 Western Reserve Red Cats football Mid-American Conference MAC 1–8–1 1–4 Mike Scarry 1st League Park The 1948 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 1948 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by Mike Scarry, a former Cleveland Browns player who played under and learned his coaching style from Paul Brown. Assistant coaches were Dick Luther and Lou Zontini. On October 23, Western Reserve battled Kent State to a 14–14 tie, which was broadcast on television in the Cleveland-Akron area, making it Ohio’s first intercollegiate televised football game.http://publish.netitor.com/photos/schools/mac/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/05_084-160_History.pdf publish.netitor.com Mid-American Conference Football History 2018-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20130816011003/http://publish.netitor.com/photos/schools/mac/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/05_084-160_History.pdf 2013-08-16 usurped Western Reserve lost to rival 1948 Case Tech Rough Riders Case Tech for the first time since 1927, ending a 17-game Red Cats win streak.http://blog.case.edu/archives/2010/11/15/case_vs_wru_thanksgiving_day_football_game blog.case.edu Case vs. WRU Thanksgiving Day football game 2018-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20180213172744/http://blog.case.edu/archives/2010/11/15/case_vs_wru_thanksgiving_day_football_game 2018-02-13 dead Western Reserve was ranked at No. 220 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 25 l y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 0–26 October 2 l Miami (OH) League Park Cleveland, OH 0–49 Miami Trounces Reserve: Redskins Score At Will In Winning Third, 49-0 The Dayton Daily News October 3, 1948 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92619162/miami-trounces-reserve-redskins-score/ Newspapers.com October 9 w Butler League Park Cleveland, OH 6–0 Butler Opens Mid-American Schedule At Western Reserve https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/139971888/ The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana October 9, 1948 19 January 31, 2024 Newspapers.com Western Reserve Conquers Butler In Conference Engagement, 6 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star/139971993/ The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana October 10, 1948 2, section 7 January 31, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 l y Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH 7–37 October 23 t y Kent State League Park Cleveland, OH 14–14 October 30 l y Pittsburgh League Park Cleveland, OH 0–20 12,000 Becker Leads Pitt in 20-to-0 Victory October 31, 1948 New York Times S3 ... before 12,000 fans at League Park. November 6 l y y Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI 0–36 November 13 l y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 13–26 November 20 l y y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 0–20 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/cumberland-sunday-times-wvu-triumphs-20/151629667/ Cumberland Sunday Times WVU triumphs 20 to 0; May play in bowl November 21, 1948 July 19, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 l y 1948 Case Tech Rough Riders Case Tech League Park Cleveland, OH 7–15 https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1948.htm case.edu WRU Football 1948/49 2018-01-04 References Western Reserve Category:Case Western Reserve Spartans football seasons Western Reserve Red Cats football Category:1940s in Cleveland