The 1952 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University—now known as

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—as a member of the

Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twel ...

(MAC) during the

1952 college football season The 1952 college football season ended with the unbeaten Michigan State Spartans (9–0) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12–0) each claiming a national championship from different polls. Michigan State finished first according to two of the "w ...

. Led by second-year head coach

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, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the MAC. Wes Stevens and

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served as assistant coaches for the team.

Schedule

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References

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Case Western Reserve Spartans football seasons

Western Reserve Red Cats football The Case Western Reserve Spartans football team is the varsity intercollegiate football team representing the Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...