| Year: | 1954 |
| Team: | Western Reserve Red Cats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 3–4–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Gordon McCarter |
| Stadium: | Clarke Field |
The 1954 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Edward L. Finnigan, the Red Cats compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAC. Fullback Gordon McCarter was the team's captain.