1952 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1952
| team = Western Reserve Red Cats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 5–4
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Edward L. Finnigan
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Clarke Field
}}
{{1952 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Edward L. Finnigan, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the MAC. Wes Stevens and George Roman served as assistant coaches for the team.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 9–10
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 19–25
| attend = 5,100
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Clarke Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 7–22
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Washington University
| site_stadium = Francis Field
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 20–16
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Herman |first=Jack |title=Reserve Favored To Slip By Bears |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127500486/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 18, 1952 |page=2B |access-date=July 2, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Morrison |first=Robert |title=Bears' Late Drive Too Late, Western Reserve Gains 20-16 Triumph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127500627/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=October 19, 1952 |page=1B |access-date=July 2, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Clarke Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 35–13
| attend = 5,117
| source = {{cite news|title=U. B. Gridmen Rally For Game Against Undefeated Alfred|newspaper=Buffalo Evening News|date=October 27, 1952|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119882877/u-b-gridmen-rally-for-game-against/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Clarke Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 2–41
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 16–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Broncs Lose By 16-13 Tab|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=November 9, 1952|page=54|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18065579/broncs_lose_by_1613_tab/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
| site_stadium = Clarke Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 42–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Case Tech Rough Riders|title=Case Tech}}
| site_stadium = Clarke Field
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 48–7
| attend =
}}
}}
[https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1952.htm WRU Football 1952/53]
References
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{{Case Western Reserve Spartans football navbox}}