Shaw Stadium is a

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, United States, mainly used for

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. The stadium was built in 1923 and is home to the Shaw High School Cardinals football team and marching band. In 1938, the

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of the

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(NFL) played three of their four home games at Shaw, winning two and losing one. The Rams earned their first home NFL victory in franchise history with a defeat of the

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, followed by a win over the

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. Both

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and

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, which later merged to create Case Western Reserve University, used Shaw Stadium at various times for their home football field. The Case Tech Rough Riders used Shaw for home football games from 1939 to 1952. Case had previously played at Shaw in the 1920s for games against rival

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, who were known as the Pioneers at the time, playing there in 1923, 1925, and 1926. Western Reserve University, later known as the Western Reserve Red Cats, held occasional games at Shaw, but used it as their home field for the 1942, 1946, and 1950 seasons.

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