1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football team

1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–5 (2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLeague Park
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 3 1 0 7 3 0
Western Reserve 2 1 0 4 5 0
Butler 1 3 0 5 3 1
Ohio 1 3 0 3 5 1
Miami (OH) * 2 0 0 9 0 1
Western Michigan * 0 1 0 5 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Miami and Western Michigan were not eligible to compete for the MAC championship because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

The team was coached by Tom Davies, who was fired and replaced by assistant coach Dick Luther beginning game six.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Western Reserve was ranked at No. 145 out of 500 college football teams.[1]

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.