1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
ConferenceBig Four Conference
Record10–0 (3–0 Big Four)
Head coach
Home stadiumLeague Park

The 1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1936 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Bill Edwards, assisted by Roy A. "Dugan" Miller and George Brown. Notable players included Frank "Doc" Kelker, Ray Zeh, Phil Ragazzo, Gene Myslenski, and Albie Litwak.[1] The team went undefeated beating opponents by a combined 244-28, the defense posting six shutouts.[2]

The annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry game against Case was postponed due to heavy snow.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. Findlay*
W 59–04,000
September 26vs. Bowling Green*
W 40–03,000[4][5]
October 3at Akron*
W 14–09,600[6]
October 10Ohio Wesleyan*
W 20–126,000
October 17Baldwin–Wallace
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 20–618,000
October 24at Toledo*
W 14–04,000
October 31at Dayton*
W 19–75,000
November 7John Carroll
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 19–07,500
November 14West Virginia*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 7–08,000[7]
December 5Case
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 32–315,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ Fame, The Summit County Sports Hall of. "The Summit County Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "WRU Football 1936/37". case.edu. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio on December 6, 1936 · Page 38
  4. ↑ "Falcons Do Well Against Reserve". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 28, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Ken Hartwick (September 27, 1936). "Grid Game Here Won By Western Reserve". The Evening Independent. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Akron Loses to Western Reserve". The Coshocton Tribune. October 4, 1936. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Reserve-Case Game Draws Record Sale". Plain Dealer. November 17, 1936. p. 18 – via NewsBank.


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