1949 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

The 1949 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1949 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

1949 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–5–1 (1–3–1 MAC)
Head coach	Mike Scarry (2nd season)
Home stadium	League Park
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cincinnati $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Western Reserve	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Butler	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team was coached by Mike Scarry, a former Cleveland Browns player who played under and learned his coaching style from Paul Brown. Assistant coaches were Dick Luther and Lou Zontini.

1949 was the last season both Western Reserve University and Case Institute of Technology used League Park for their home football games, relocating to Shaw Stadium in 1950.^[1] In fact, the Thanksgiving Day rivalry game on November 24, 1949 was the final football game ever played at League Park.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		at Kent State*	Memorial Field Kent, OH		W 23–20
October 1		Olivet*	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH		W 69–7
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	WFBM-TV	W 28–6	5,000	[3][4][5]
October 15		Ohio	League Park Cleveland, OH		T 7–7
October 22		at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 13–21
October 29		Brown*	League Park Cleveland, OH		L 14–28	6,000	[6]
November 5		at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH		L 7–46
November 12		Western Michigan	League Park Cleveland, OH		L 14–21	3,500	[7]
November 19		West Virginia*	League Park Cleveland, OH		L 20–28	1,000	[8]
November 24		at Case Tech*	League Park Cleveland, OH		W 30–0	12,500	[9]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Krsolovic, Ken; Fritz, Bryan (February 27, 2013). League Park: Historic Home of Cleveland Baseball, 1891-1946. ISBN 9780786468263.
2. @LeagueParkCle (November 24, 2019). "70 yrs ago today (Nov 24, 1949), in what turned out as the last football game at League Park, Western Reserve coach…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. Collins, Bob (October 8, 1949). "Improved Red Cats At Butler". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 29. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Collins, Bob (October 9, 1949). "Butler Thumped In Loop Tilt By Reserve, 28 To 6". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 1, section 6. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Collins, Bob (October 9, 1949). "Butler Thumped, 28-6, By Cats In MAC Start (continued)". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 4, section 6. Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Brown Wins, 28-14, with Early Drive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 30, 1949. p. S6.
7. "Broncos Upset Western Reserve Club, 21 to 14". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 13, 1949. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Reserve edged by W. Virginia, 28–20". The Plain Dealer. November 20, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Krsolovic, Ken; Fritz, Bryan (March 5, 2013). League Park: Historic Home of Cleveland Baseball, 1891-1946. ISBN 9780786493289.
10. "WRU Football 1949/50". case.edu. Retrieved January 4, 2018.