1940 Western Reserve Red Cats football team information
American college football season
1940Western Reserve Red Cats football
Big Four champion
Sun Bowl, W 26–13 vs. Arizona State
Conference
Big Four Conference
Record
8–1 (3–0 Big Four)
Head coach
Bill Edwards (6th season)
Home stadium
League Park
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
The 1940 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1940 college football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Bill Edwards, who was assisted by Gene Myslenski and Roy A. "Dugan" Miller. Notable players included Johnny Reis,[1] Andy Logan,[2] Stan Skoczen[3]
, Steve Belichick, Dom "Mickey" Sanzotta and Dick Booth.
The season opener against the Akron officially opened their new Rubber Bowl. Western Reserve conclude the season with a win in the Sun Bowl over Arizona State.
Western Reserve was ranked at No. 113 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[4]
^"Ries, John H."
^"Andy Logan: Career Stats at NFL.com".
^"Stanley E. Skoczen was a star athlete and school superintendent".
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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