1939 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

American college football season

1939 Western Reserve Red Cats football
Conference	Big Four Conference
Record	5–3–1 (1–2 Big Four)
Head coach	Bill Edwards (5th season)
Home stadium	League Park Shaw Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1939 college football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Bill Edwards, assisted by Gene Myslenski and Roy A. "Dugan" Miller.

Western Reserve was ranked at No. 134 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[1]

Home games were played at League Park and Shaw Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Dayton*	League Park Cleveland, OH	W 7–0	7,000
October 7	at Ohio*	Ohio Complex Athens, OH	L 12–14		^[2]
October 14	at Boston University*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 19–14	7,000	^[3]
October 20	Baldwin–Wallace	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	L 7–8	12,000
October 27	Cincinnati*	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	T 0–0	3,500
November 4	Ohio Wesleyan*	League Park Cleveland, OH	W 32–6
November 11	Kent State*	League Park Cleveland, OH	W 38–0
November 18	at John Carroll	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 0–6	16,500
November 23	Case	League Park Cleveland, OH	W 18–0	12,000
*Non-conference game

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References

^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ohio U. Upsets Reserve, 14-12". Sunday Gazette and Advertiser. October 8, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston University". fenwayparkdiaries.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
^ "WRU Football 1939/40". case.edu. Retrieved December 17, 2017.