1891 Western Reserve football team

American college football season

1891 Western Reserve football
1891 Western Reserve football team
OIAA champion
Conference	Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–1 (4–0 OIAA)
Head coach	William Rhodes & Edward M. Tillinghast (1st season)
Seasons ← 1890 1892 →

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 31	at Oberlin*	Oberlin, OH	L 6–12
November 11	at Ohio State	Recreation Park Columbus, OH	W 58–6
November 12	at Denison	Granville, OH	W 14–10
November 21	Oberlin*	C. A. C. Park Cleveland, OH	W 18–8	300	^[3]
November 26	Kenyon	YMCA Park Cleveland, OH	W 42–6	1,200	^[3]
December 1	Buchtel	Cleveland, OH	W forfeit
December 20	Case*	YMCA Park Cleveland, OH	W 22–0	1,000	^[4]
*Non-conference game

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References

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