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1946 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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1946 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
ConferenceBig Four Conference
Record4–3–2 (2–0–1 Big Four)
Head coach
Home stadiumShaw Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →

The 1946 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1946 college football season. The team was coached by Tom Davies, assisted by Dick Luther. The featured star player, and future NFL Pro Bowler, was Warren Lahr. Two other notables players were George Roman and Stan Skoczen[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Toledo*Toledo, OHT 14–14
October 4at Youngstown*W 20–13
October 12Wayne*W 7–0[2]
October 18Baldwin–Wallace
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
T 13–13
October 26at Dayton*L 6–20
November 2Akron*
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
L 6–13[3]
November 9John Carroll
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
W 13–7
November 16at Cincinnati*L 7–34
November 28vs. Case
W 24–013,000
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

References

  1. ^ "Stanley E. Skoczen was a star athlete and school superintendent".
  2. ^ George Puscas (October 13, 1946). "Wayne Sees 7-0 Loss End Grid Dream: Western Reserve Wins in Last Minutes". Detroit Free Press. pp. IV-2, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Zippers Spill Dope, Topple Reserve, 13-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 3, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1946.htm