Oberlin Football Trounces CWRU to Open Season

September 16, 2013

Mike Mancini

In its season opener on Sunday, Oberlin defeated Case Western Reserve for the first time since 1982, snapping a 28-game losing streak to the Spartans in the process.

A dominating defensive performance propelled the Oberlin College football team to a historic, 19-2, season-opening win over the Case Western Reserve University Spartans on Sunday afternoon at Savage Stadium.

The victory for the Yeomen snapped a 28-game skid against the Spartans with the team's last win against the cross-town foe coming back in 1982. ...

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