1891 Western Reserve football team

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.

1891 Western Reserve football
1891 Western Reserve football team
OIAA champion
ConferenceOhio Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1891 record6–1 (4–0 OIAA)
Head coach

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.
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
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[4]
December 1BuchtelCleveland, OHW forfeit
December 20Case*
  • YMCA Park
  • Cleveland, OH
W 22–01,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

References
  1. https://0-infoweb-newsbank-com.sciron.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40EANX-NB-125FCEE3F0983419%402414208-125AD88579D96363%409-1384BC042688E5D4%40Football%2Bat%2BW.%2BR.%2BU.%2Band%2BC.%2BS.%2BA.%2BS.?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22ollie+smith%22%3B+football
  2. https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=TRW19351119-01.2.54&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22al+newell%22------
  3. https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=TA18911201-01.2.20&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Tillinghast------
  4. https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=TA18911201-01.2.20&srpos=2&e=-------en-20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Tillinghast------
  5. https://newspapers.case.edu/?a=d&d=TA18920101-01.2.15&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-Tillinghast------
  6. https://case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1891.htm
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