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The 1891 Western Reserve football team represented Adelbert College of Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1891 college football season. The team outscored opponents by a combined 160–42, led by star players Billy Stage and Tug Wilson. Also playing end for the team was Scott Stewart.[1] In the short lived conference, the team was a perfect 4–0 in the Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

During the final game of the season, in the first ever match up against rival Case School of Applied Science, William Rhodes of Yale and Edward M. Tillinghast of the Cleveland Athletic Club, were the team's first ever coaches.[2]

Schedule

1891 Ohio college football conference standings.
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 31at Oberlin*Oberlin, OHL 6–12
November 11at Ohio State
W 58–6
November 12at DenisonGranville, OHW 14–10
November 21Oberlin*
W 18–8300[3]
November 26Kenyon
  • YMCA Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 42–61,200[3]
December 1BuchtelCleveland, OHW forfeit
December 20Case*
  • YMCA Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 22–01,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Library Log in". sciron.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Reserve Weekly 19 November 1935 — Case Western Reserve University". newspapers.case.edu.
  3. ^ a b "The Adelbert 1 December 1891 — Case Western Reserve University". newspapers.case.edu.
  4. ^ "The Adelbert 1 January 1892 — Case Western Reserve University". newspapers.case.edu.
  5. ^ "WRU Football 1891/92". case.edu.
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