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1955 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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1955 Western Reserve Red Cats football
PAC champion
ConferencePresidents' Athletic Conference
Record5–1–1 (3–0 PAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClarke Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve $ 3 0 0 5 1 1
John Carroll 2 2 1 3 3 1
Case Tech 2 3 0 3 3 0
Wayne 1 3 1 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University— as a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) during the 1955 college football season. It was the inaugural season for the conference. In their fifth season under head coach Edward L. Finnigan, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 5–1–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the PAC title. The team was led by senior quarterback Flory Mauriocourt and fullback Hal "Candy" Carroll.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Mount Union*
T 6–6
October 15Washington University*
  • Clarke Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 9–61,200[2][3]
October 22at Buffalo*W 32–13
October 29at Wayne
W 7–6[4]
November 5John Carroll
  • Clarke Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 19–7
November 12Western Michigan*
  • Clarke Field
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–13[5]
November 19at Case Tech
  • Clarke Field
  • Cleveland, OH
W 26–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Harold Candy Carroll".
  2. ^ Rice, Jack (October 16, 1955). "Bears Beaten, 9 to 6, By Misguided Missiles". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1D. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Rice, Jack (October 16, 1955). "Reserve Beats Bears On Pass Interceptions". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2D. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan on October 30, 1955 · Page 55".
  5. ^ "Western Wins". Lansing State Journal. November 13, 1955. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "WRU Football 1955/56".