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 | |
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Camellia Bowl, L 12–49 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1948 record | 5–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 18 | Oklahoma A&M | L 14–27 | |||
| October 2 | at Bradley* | Peoria, IL | W 27–7 | ||
| October 8 | at Drake | W 21–20 | |||
| October 16 | Utah State* |
| W 20–7 | ||
| October 30 | Tulsa |
| T 14–14 | ||
| November 6 | Saint Louis |
| W 21–14 | ||
| November 13 | at Miami (OH)* | L 16–41 | |||
| November 20 | Southwestern (KS)* |
| W 39–13 | ||
| November 25 | Nevada* |
| L 12–42 | ||
| December 30 | vs. Hardin–Simmons* | Lafayette, LA (Camellia Bowl) | L 12–49 | ||
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References
- "1948 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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