1951 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1951 Wichita Shockers football team 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 1951 college football season. In its first season under head coach Robert S. Carlson, the team compiled a 2–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 200 to 74.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1951 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1951 record2–7 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 4 0 0  9 2 0
Drake 3 1 0  7 2 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 2 0  3 7 0
Houston 2 2 0  6 5 0
Detroit 2 4 0  4 7 0
Wichita 2 4 0  2 7 0
Bradley 0 3 0  4 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Miami (OH)*L 13–21
September 28at Utah State*L 7–21
October 6Bradley
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 15–6
October 13at Oklahoma A&ML 0–43
October 27Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–33
November 3Houston*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 19–14
November 10Drake
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–14
November 17at Boston UniversityL 6–39
November 23Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–9
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1951 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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