1950 Western Reserve Red Cats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–8 (1–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumShaw Stadium
1950 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $ 4 0 09 1 0
Cincinnati 3 1 08 4 0
Ohio 2 2 06 4 0
Western Reserve 1 3 02 8 0
Western Michigan 1 3 05 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by Richard W. Luther in his second and final season as head coach, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MAC. Lou Zontini served as an assistant coach for the team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at West Virginia*L 13–38[1]
September 308:15 p.m.Washington University*W 24–205,684[2][3]
October 7at Colgate*L 6–474,000[4]
October 14at OhioL 0–35
October 21at CincinnatiL 6–48
October 28Butler*
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
L 14–25
November 4at Toledo*L 7–27
November 11at Western MichiganW 26–0
November 18Miami (OH)
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
L 14–69
November 23Case Tech*
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
L 7–20

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References

  1. "Mountaineers run over WRU, 38–13". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Herman, Jack (September 29, 1950). "Bears, in Role of Underdogs, Off for Western Reserve". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4C. Retrieved July 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. Herman, Jack (October 1, 1950). "Bears' Pass Defense Crumbles to Let Cats Win, 24 to 20". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 22A. Retrieved July 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Colgate Scores by 47-6 over Western Reserve". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 3D via Newspapers.com.
  5. "WRU Football 1950/51". case.edu. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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