1938 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

American college football season

1938 Western Reserve Red Cats football

Big Four champion

Conference| Big Four Conference
Record| 9–0 (3–0 Big Four)
Head coach|

* Bill Edwards (4th season)

Home stadium| League Park

Seasons

← 1937

1939 →

The 1938 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1938 college football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Bill Edwards, assisted by Gene Myslenski and Roy A. "Dugan" Miller. Notable players included Johnny Wilson, Mike Rodak, Steve Belichick, and Dick Booth. The team went undefeated and outscored opponents by a total of 259 to 31.[1] Tackle Frank Crisci was selected as a second-team player on the 1938 Little All-America college football team.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| Ohio Wesleyan*|

* Shaw Stadium
* East Cleveland, OH

| W 33–0| 12,000|
October 1| at Youngstown*|

* Youngstown South High School
* Youngstown, OH

| W 33–0| 11,000|
October 8| Ohio*|

* League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| W 26–14| 12,000|
October 15| Baldwin–Wallace|

* League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| W 40–0| 8,000|
October 22| at Cincinnati*|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| W 33–0| |
October 29| Boston University*|

* League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| W 47–6| 12,000| [3]
November 5| West Virginia*|

* League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| W 7–0| 15,000| [4]
November 12| John Carroll|

* League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| W 27–8| 18,321|
November 24| Case|

* League Park
* Cleveland, OH

| W 13–3| 10,000|

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "WRU Football 1938/39". case.edu. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
2. ^ "Roeder-Padjen Named Little All-Americans". The York Dispatch. December 8, 1938. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Boston Squad Run Dizzy By Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 30, 1938. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Red Cats in 63-yard drive to down Mountaineers, 7–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1938. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Case Western Reserve Spartans football

Venues|

* League Park
* Cleveland Stadium
* Shaw Stadium
* DiSanto Field (2005–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1941 Sun Bowl
* Carnegie Mellon: Academic Bowl
* Wooster: Baird Brothers Trophy

People|

* Head coaches

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