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1894 Case football team

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1894 Case football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
  • None
CaptainAlva C. Smith
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve     7 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 0 0
Baldwin–Wallace     1 0 0
Buchtel     1 0 0
Michigan     9 1 1
Iowa Agricultural     5 1 0
Notre Dame     3 1 1
Minnesota     3 1 0
Washburn     3 1 0
Wittenberg     6 2 0
Doane     5 2 0
Wisconsin     5 2 0
Chicago     14 7 1
Beloit     6 3 0
Washington University     2 1 0
Ohio State     6 5 0
Case     4 3 0
Illinois     4 3 0
Oberlin     4 3 1
Cincinnati     3 3 0
Drake     2 2 0
Mount Union     4 5 0
Lake Forest     3 4 0
Miami (OH)     1 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan     1 3 0
Rush Medical     3 6 0
Northwestern     1 5 0
Ohio     0 1 0
South Dakota     0 2 0

The 1894 Case football team was an American football team that represented the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio, now a part of Case Western Reserve University. Playing as an independent during the 1894 college football season, the team compiled a 4–3 record, outscoring opponents by a total of 138 to 62.[1][2]

Charley Gleason was the star halfback, who also previously played on the 1889 Georgetown football team.[3] Captain Alva C. Smith played quarterback.

The 38–0 victory over Ohio State was the biggest point differential loss faced by the Buckeyes that season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at Cleveland Athletic ClubCleveland, OHW 20–0
October 20at HiramHiram, OHW 34–0
October 27Michigan
L 8–18[4]
November 3OberlinCleveland, OHL 6–20
November 10Ohio StateCleveland, OHW 38–0
November 17at KenyonGambier, OHW 32–0
November 22Western Reserve
  • League Park
  • Cleveland, OH
L 0–24

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Case Football 1894/95 Season Record". CWRU. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ https://digital.case.edu/islandora/object/ksl:2006231095
  3. ^ "Trampled Upon. Case Simply Made a Show of the Big Blue Diamonds". Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. November 12, 1893. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Ann Arbor Wins a Well-Played Game". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1894. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.