The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Assistant coaches were Dick Luther and Lou Zontini.
On October 23, Western Reserve battledKent State to a 14–14 tie, which was broadcast on television in the Cleveland-Akron area, making it Ohio’s first intercollegiate televised football game.
[1] Western Reserve lost to rival Case Tech for the first time since 1927, ending a 17-game Red Cats win streak.
220 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.