1893 Case football team explained

Year:1893
Team:Case
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:4–0
Head Coach:None
Captain:Alva C. Smith

The 1893 Case football team was an American football team that represented the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio, now a part of Case Western Reserve University. Playing as an independent during the 1893 college football season, the team compiled a 4–0 record, outscoring opponents by a total of 120 to 8.[1] [2]

Case snapped a 13-game win streak of Oberlin, whose win streak dated back to their undefeated 1892 season. Notably, Case defeated Coach John Heisman of Buchtel, handing him his first ever career coaching loss, who ironically was the coach of the undefeated 1892 Oberlin team the prior season.

Charley Gleason was the star halfback, who also previously played on the 1889 Georgetown football team.[3] Captain Alva C. Smith played quarterback.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Case Football 1893/94 Season Record. CWRU. July 30, 2020.
  2. News: . Something About the Case Men. They Had No Coach but They Played Good Football--Seventeen Men Are on the Cleveland Reserve List. . . . December 10, 1893 . 13.
  3. News: . Trampled Upon. Case Simply Made a Show of the Big Blue Diamonds. . . . November 12, 1893 . 3.