1891 Western Reserve football team

1891 Western Reserve football
Conference
Conference	Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1891 record	6–1 (4–0 OIAA)
Seasons

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. 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, Billy Rhodes of Yale and Coach Edward M. Tillinghast of the Cleveland Athletic Club, were the team's first ever coaches.

Schedule

File:Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association college football 1891 standings.png

1891 Ohio college football conference standings.

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

References

Template:Case Western Reserve Spartans football navbox