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1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
ConferenceBig Four Conference
Record8–2 (3–0 Big Four)
Head coach
Home stadiumLeague Park
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →

The 1937 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1937 college football seasonThe team was led by third-year head coach Bill Edwards, assisted by Gene Myslenski and Roy A. "Dugan" Miller. Notable players included Frank "Doc" Kelker, Phil Ragazzo, Albie Litwak,[1] Mike Rodak, and Johnny Wilson.

The Red Cats went undefeated while at home.[2] The loss to Dayton on October 30 ended a 28-game unbeaten streak stretching back to the 1934 season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Cincinnati*W 32–63,500
October 2Hillsdale*W 58–05,000
October 9Ohio*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 7–012,000
October 16Baldwin–Wallace
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 21–713,000
October 23at Boston University*W 7–05,000[3]
October 30at Dayton*
L 6–1812,000
November 6at Syracuse*L 6–2717,000[4]
November 13Ohio Wesleyan*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 41–13
November 20at John CarrollW 20–03,500
November 25Case
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 6–017,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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 1937/38". case.edu. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Western Reserve Goes On: Victory No. 28 in a Row Comes Over Boston U., 7 to 0". The Kansas City Star. October 24, 1937. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Year-by-Year Team Won-Loss Records".