The 1950 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by Richard W. Luther in his second and final season as head coach, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MAC. Lou Zontini served as an assistant coach for the team.
| 1950 Western Reserve Red Cats football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Shaw Stadium |
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| Miami (OH) $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Al Morhard led all college football with 26 interceptions thrown during the 1950 college football season. He completed 75 of 215 passes for a .349 completion percentage.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at West Virginia* | L 13–38 | [1] | |||
| September 30 | 8:15 p.m. | Washington University* | W 24–20 | 5,684 | [2][3] | |
| October 7 | at Colgate* | L 6–47 | 4,000 | [4] | ||
| October 14 | at Ohio | L 0–35 | ||||
| October 21 | at Cincinnati | L 6–48 | ||||
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Butler* |
| L 14–25 | 6,000 | [5][6][7] |
| November 4 | at Toledo* | L 7–27 | ||||
| November 11 | at Western Michigan | W 26–0 | ||||
| November 18 | Miami (OH) |
| L 14–69 | |||
| November 23 | Case Tech* |
| L 7–20 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Mountaineers run over WRU, 38–13". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Herman, Jack (September 29, 1950). "Bears, in Role of Underdogs, Off for Western Reserve". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4C. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Herman, Jack (October 1, 1950). "Bears' Pass Defense Crumbles to Let Cats Win, 24 to 20". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 22A. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Colgate Scores by 47-6 over Western Reserve". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Reserve Favored To Beat Butler Fourth Time". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. October 28, 1950. p. 26. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Jones, Harry (October 29, 1950). "Butler Spills Reserve, 25-14". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. 1B. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Jones, Harry (October 29, 1950). "Butler Spills Reserve, 25-14 (continued)". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. 8B. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "WRU Football 1950/51". case.edu. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
