1948 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1948 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the Camellia Bowl, and was outscored by a total of 234 to 196.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1948 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1948 record5–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1948 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma A&M $ 2 0 0  6 4 0
Wichita 2 1 1  5 4 1
Drake 1 1 0  7 3 0
Tulsa 0 1 1  0 9 1
Saint Louis 0 2 0  4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18Oklahoma A&ML 14–27
October 2at Bradley*Peoria, ILW 27–7
October 8at DrakeW 21–20
October 16Utah State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–7
October 30Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
T 14–14
November 6Saint Louis
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–14
November 13at Miami (OH)*L 16–41
November 20Southwestern (KS)*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 39–13
November 25Nevada*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 12–42
December 30vs. Hardin–Simmons*Lafayette, LA (Camellia Bowl)L 12–49
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1948 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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