1938 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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 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]

1938 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
ConferenceBig Four Conference
Record9–0 (3–0 Big Four)
Head coach
Home stadiumLeague Park

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Ohio Wesleyan*
W 33–012,000
October 1at Youngstown*
W 33–011,000
October 8Ohio*
W 26–1412,000
October 15Baldwin–Wallace
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 40–08,000
October 22at Cincinnati*
W 33–0
October 29Boston University*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 47–612,000[3]
November 5West Virginia*
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 7–015,000[4]
November 12John Carroll
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 27–818,321
November 24Case
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 13–310,000
  • *Non-conference game

References
  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. "1938".


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