1953 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
| 1953 Western Reserve Red Cats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1953 record | 5–3–1 (1–2–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Clarke Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
The team was coached by Edward L. Finnigan and assisted by Wes Stevens. A notable player was captain fullback Gordon McCarter.
The final Thanksgiving Day rivalry game against Case Tech was played this season.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Toledo |
| W 21–20 | ||
| October 3 | Kent State |
| L 0–27 | ||
| October 10 | at Ohio | L 0–39 | [2] | ||
| October 17 | at Buffalo* |
| W 26–6 | ||
| October 24 | at Cincinnati* | L 0–66 | |||
| October 31 | Washington University* |
| W 20–14 | ||
| November 7 | Western Michigan |
| T 14–14 | < 200 | [3] |
| November 14 | at Butler* |
| W 21–20 | 5,000 | [4] |
| November 26 | Case Tech* |
| W 35–19 | 7,500 | |
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References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ohio U. Romps Over Reserve". Dayton Daily News. October 11, 1953. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Reserve, Broncos Tie". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1953. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio on November 15, 1953 · Page 61
- ^ WRU Football 1953/54
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- 1953 Mid-American Conference football season
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