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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
← 1938
1940 →

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 Gene Myslenski and 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

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

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References

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  1. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ohio U. Upsets Reserve, 14-12". Sunday Gazette and Advertiser. October 8, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston University". fenwayparkdiaries.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "WRU Football 1939/40". case.edu. Retrieved December 17, 2017.