1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–5 (2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLeague Park
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Western Reserve 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Butler 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Ohio 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH) * 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Western Michigan * 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Miami and Western Michigan were not eligible to compete for the MAC championship because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.

The 1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1947 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

The team was coached by Tom Davies, who was fired and replaced by assistant coach Dick Luther beginning game six.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Western Reserve was ranked at No. 145 out of 500 college football teams.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Duquesne*
L 0–67,608[2]
October 4at Rutgers*
L 6–2110,000[3]
October 11Ohio
W 20–77,700
October 18at Wayne*
L 13–2024,375[4]
October 25Baldwin–Wallace*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
L 6–135,126
October 31at Akron*
W 18–05,278
November 8at Butler
W 6–08,000[5]
November 15Cincinnati
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
L 6–7< 2,000[6]
November 27Case*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 13–128,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Carl Hughes (September 28, 1947). "Dukes Nip Western Reserve, 6-0, for Second Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joe Burns (October 5, 1947). "Western Reserve Loses to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Marshall Dann (September 27, 1947). "24,375 See U-D Give Oklahoma Scare in Defeat". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Corky Lamm (November 9, 1947). "Western Reserve Shades Butler's Moriarty, 6 To 0". The Indianapolis Star. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dick Forbes (November 16, 1947). "Bearcats Have Close Squeak, Winning 7-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Recollections from the Archives: Case vs. WRU 1947 Thanksgiving Day Game and Activities". blog.case.edu. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "WRU Football 1947/48". case.edu. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
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