1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

The 1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented Western Reserve University in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by college football hall of fame coach Bill Edwards. Notable players included Frank "Doc" Kelker, Ray Zeh, Phil Ragazzo, Gene Myslenski, and Albie Litwak.[1] The team went undefeated beating opponents by a combined 244-28, the defense posting six shutouts.[2]

1936 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
ConferenceBig Four
1936 record10–0 (3–0 BFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLeague Park

The annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry game against Case was postponed due to heavy snow.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19vs. Findlay*
W 59–04,000
September 26vs. Bowling Green*
W 40–04,300
October 3at Akron*
W 14–09,600
October 10Ohio Wesleyan*
W 20–126,000
October 17Baldwin-Wallace
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 20–618,000
October 24at Toledo*
W 14–04,000
October 31at Dayton*
W 19–75,000
November 7John Carroll
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 19–07,500
November 14West Virginia*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 7–08,000[4]
December 5Case
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 32–315,000
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. Fame, The Summit County Sports Hall of. "The Summit County Sports Hall of Fame".
  2. "WRU Football 1936/37". case.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/100330576/
  4. "Reserve-Case Game Draws Record Sale". Plain Dealer. November 17, 1936. p. 18 – via NewsBank.
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