1890 Western Reserve football team

1890 Western Reserve football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–3
Head coach	None
Captain	Charles W. Stage

1890 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska			–					2	–	0	–	0
Washington University			–					2	–	0	–	0
Minnesota			–					5	–	1	–	1
Michigan			–					4	–	1	–	0
Northwestern			–					4	–	1	–	1
Missouri			–					2	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					2	–	1	–	1
Lake Forest			–					5	–	3	–	0
Baker			–					1	–	1	–	0
Iowa			–					1	–	1	–	0
Illinois			–					1	–	2	–	0
Kansas			–					1	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					1	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin			–					1	–	3	–	0
Ohio State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Doane			–					0	–	1	–	0
Washburn			–					0	–	1	–	0
Western Reserve			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1890 Western Reserve football team was the first football team fielded by Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1890 college football season. The team was also known by the name Adelbert. In its inaugural season, the team was completely shut out by opponents and outscored by a combined 0–82. Some notable players on the team included Billy Stage and Tug Wilson.^[1]

The Wooster football team was the best team in the state of Ohio, defeating the 1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team in its first ever home football game 64–0.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 4	Clevelands		L 0–6
November 11	Clevelands		L 0–26
November 26	Wooster[3]	Wooster, Ohio	L 0–50

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References

1. "Reserve 1892 | Kelvin Smith Library". digital.case.edu.
2. "1890 Wooster-Ohio State football game". Tyrone Daily Herald. November 5, 1890. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
3. https://openworks.wooster.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=voice1890-1900
4. "WRU Football 1890/91". case.edu.