Joe Hernandez threw a touchdown pass to Wayne Pitts to narrow the lead, though the extra point was no good.
The Red Cats jumped back into the lead when Willis Waggle recovered a blocked punt and returned it to the endzone for a touchdown.
The Bulldogs only seriously threatened again once, when they drove all the way to the 14-yard line of the Red Cats, but they failed to convert on 4th down at the 12, as the Reserve held on to win the game.
[2][3] Howell left the Bulldogs after the game to join the Navy after World War II started.
The new team, the Case Western Reserve Spartans, became part of NCAA Division III when it was created in 1973.