1954 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
American college football season
| 1954 Western Reserve Red Cats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 3–4–1 (2–3 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Gordon McCarter |
| Home stadium | Clarke Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Edward L. Finnigan, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAC. Fullback Gordon McCarter was the team's captain.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 25 | at Toledo | W 13–7 | |||
| October 1 | at Kent State |
| L 0–65 | ||
| October 9 | Ohio |
| L 0–37 | ||
| October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at Washington University* |
| L 6–33 | [1][2][3] |
| October 23 | Buffalo* |
| W 34–7 | ||
| October 30 | Marshall |
| W 21–20 | ||
| November 13 | at Western Michigan | L 0–38 | [4] | ||
| November 20 | Butler* |
| T 13–13 | ||
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References
- ^ Gould, Charles (October 16, 1954). "Bears Will Take On Reserve Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3B. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ Rice, Jack (October 17, 1954). "Bears Rout Western Reserve 33 to 6, for Their Third Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1F. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Rice, Jack (October 17, 1954). "Bears Get 33 Points In Beating Reserve (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4F. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Broncos Rip Favored Foe By 38 to 0". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 14, 1954. p. 4-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WRU Football 1954/55". case.edu.
