1950 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

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
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–8 (1–3 MAC)
Head coach	Richard W. Luther (2nd season)
Home stadium	Shaw Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 13–38		^[1]
September 30	8:15 p.m.	Washington University*	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	W 24–20	5,684	^[2]^[3]
October 7		at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 6–47	4,000	^[4]
October 14		at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–35
October 21		at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–48
October 28		Butler*	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	L 14–25
November 4		at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 7–27
November 11		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 26–0
November 18		Miami (OH)	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	L 14–69
November 23		Case Tech*	Shaw Stadium East Cleveland, OH	L 7–20
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Mountaineers run over WRU, 38–13". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. 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  .
3. 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  .
4. "Colgate Scores by 47-6 over Western Reserve". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
5. "WRU Football 1950/51". case.edu. Retrieved January 5, 2018.