1951 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
| 1951 Western Reserve Red Cats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (1–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Clarke Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Edward L. Finnigan, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MAC. Wes Stevens served as the team's line coach.
As the new home stadium, the expanded Clarke Field officially opened October 6, 1951 against the Kent State Golden Flashes. The new stadium had a capacity of 10,000 and the press box accommodated 100.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Butler* | L 6–7 | 3,000 | [1] | |
| October 6 | Kent State |
| L 20–42 | [2] | |
| October 13 | Colgate* |
| L 7–28 | 6,500 | [3] |
| October 20 | at Cincinnati | L 0–41 | |||
| October 27 | at Washington University* | W 15–12 | 7,000 | [4] | |
| November 3 | at West Virginia* | L 7–35 | 5,000 | [5] | |
| November 10 | Western Michigan |
| W 27–26 | 4,100 | |
| November 17 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–34 | |||
| November 22 | vs. Case Tech* | T 13–13 | 7,263 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ Lamm, Corky (September 30, 1951). "Bulldogs Shade Western Reserve". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 49. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Kent Rolls Over Reserve". Akron Beacon Journal. October 7, 1951. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate 11 Trims Western Reserve". The Coshocton Tribune. Coshocton, Ohio. United Press. October 14, 1951. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Herman, Jack (October 28, 1951). "Bears' Loud Growls in Second Half Fail to Scare Off Reserve, 15-12". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2E. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Crack pass offense gives Mounties easy victory over Reserve". The Raleigh Register. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WRU Football 1951/52".
