1954 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1954 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1954 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the team compiled a 9–1 record (4–0 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 325 to 86.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1954 Wichita Shockers football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1954 record9–1 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1954 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wichita $ 4 0 0  9 1 0
Houston 3 1 0  5 5 0
Oklahoma A&M 2 2 0  5 4 0
Detroit 1 3 0  2 7 0
Tulsa 0 4 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Emporia State*W 69–7
September 25Utah State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 32–7
October 1at Drake*W 54–6
October 9Oklahoma State
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 22–13
October 22at Denver*L 14–27
October 30Houston
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 9–7
November 6North Dakota State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 59–0
November 13at No. 12 Cincinnati*W 13–0
November 20Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–0[2]
November 25at TulsaW 33–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1954 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. "Shockers Shock Detroit To Take MV Title Share". Great Bend (KS) Daily Tribune. November 21, 1954. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
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