1939 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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1939
Western Reserve Red Cats football
ConferenceBig Four Conference
Record5–3–1 (1–2 Big Four)
Head coach
Home stadiumLeague Park
Shaw Stadium
Seasons

The 1939 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the

Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1939 college football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Bill Edwards
, assisted by Roy A. "Dugan" Miller.

Western Reserve was ranked at No. 134 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Home games were played at League Park and Shaw Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Dayton*W 7–07,000
October 7at Ohio*L 12–14[2]
October 14at Boston University*W 19–147,000[3]
October 20
Baldwin–Wallace
L 7–812,000
October 27Cincinnati*
  • Shaw Stadium
  • East Cleveland, OH
T 0–03,500
November 4
Ohio Wesleyan
*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 32–6
November 11
Kent State
*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 38–0
November 18at
Municipal Stadium
  • Cleveland, OH
  • L 0–616,500
    November 23
    Case
    • League Park
    • Cleveland, OH
    W 18–012,000
    • *Non-conference game

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    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    2. Newspapers.com
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    3. ^ "Boston University". fenwayparkdiaries.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
    4. ^ "WRU Football 1939/40". case.edu. Retrieved December 17, 2017.