1946 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1946 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented the Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored opponents by a total of 135 to 119.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium. The 1946 season was the first for Wichita after being classified as a "major college" football program.[2]
| 1946 Wichita Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1946 record | 5–5 (2–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Tulsa | L 13–33 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | at Dayton |
| L 0–21 | 9,000 | [4] |
| October 5 | at Kansas | L 7–14 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Drake | W 12–6 | |||
| October 19 | Oklahoma City |
| L 0–28 | [6] | |
| November 2 | at Washburn |
| W 21–0 | ||
| November 9 | at Saint Louis |
| W 13–0 | ||
| November 15 | at West Texas State | Canyon, TX | L 6–7 | ||
| November 23 | Toledo |
| W 13–7 | ||
| November 28 | Arizona State |
| W 34–19 |
References
- "1946 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- "unknown" (PDF). NCAA. p. 471. Retrieved August 20, 2020. Cite uses generic title (help)
- "Tulsa Thrashes Wichita, 33-13". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1946. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dayton U. Resumes Football With Victory Over Wichita". Dayton Daily News. September 29, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jayhawks Edge Wichita U., 14-7". The Manhattan Mercury. October 6, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
- "O.C.U. Chiefs Drub Wichita, 28-0". Miami News Record. Miami, Oklahoma. Associated Press. October 20, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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