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Western Reserve Red Cats football

Case Western Reserve Spartans football
2016 Case Western Reserve Spartans football team
Case Western Reserve University Spartans logo mascot.png
First season 1890
Head coach Greg Debeljak
13th year, 91–42 (.684)
Stadium DiSanto Field
Seating capacity 2,400
Field surface FieldTurf
Location University Circle, Cleveland, OH
NCAA division Division III
Conference Presidents' Athletic Conference
Bowl record 1–0 (1.000)
Conference titles 20
Colors Navy, White, and Gray
              
Fight song Fight On
Mascot Spartie
Outfitter Nike
Rivals Carnegie Mellon Tartans
Website athletics.case.edu

The Case Western Reserve Spartans football team is the varsity intercollegiate football team representing the Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division III level and hold dual membership in both the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and the University Athletic Association (UAA). They are coached by Greg Debeljak. Home games are played at DiSanto Field. The team in its current form was created in 1970 after the federation of Western Reserve University and Case Institute of Technology.

Case, originally known as Case School of Applied Science, carried the name Scientists from 1918–1939. In 1940, the mascot was changed to the Rough Riders, in honor of their head coach Ray A. Ride. Case formally updated their school name in 1947 to Case Institute of Technology. Western Reserve originally used the mascot Pioneers from 1921–1927, until being forced to change by Marietta College, who claimed earlier usage of the namesake. The famous Red Cats mascot was then used beginning in 1928. Upon the merger of the two schools, the Spartans name was adopted in 1970, as the team is now presently known.

Western Reserve played its first season in 1890 and Case began the following year in 1891. Physically bordering each other, the two schools became instant rivals. From 1894–1953, the rivalry game was played mostly on Thanksgiving Day, creating a Cleveland tradition. Due to high civic interest and large crowds, the games were often held at larger Cleveland city venues, such as League Park and Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Western Reserve led the all-time series 49–20–5.


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