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]
| 1948 Wichita Shockers football | |
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Camellia Bowl, L 12–49 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 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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Wichita was ranked at No. 101 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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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 | 12,500 | ||||
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Louis |
| W 21–14 | 9,000 | [3][4][5] | ||
| November 13 | at Miami (OH)* | L 16–41 | 9,000 | [6] | ||||
| November 20 | Southwestern (KS)* |
| W 39–13 | |||||
| November 25 | Nevada* |
| L 12–42 | [7] | ||||
| December 30 | vs. Hardin–Simmons* | L 12–49 | < 5,000 | [8] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1948 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers Battle St. Louis In Homecoming Attraction Today". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 6, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Lightner, Pete (November 7, 1948). "Shockers Spill Stubborn St. Louis, 21-14". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 23. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Lightner, Pete (November 7, 1948). "Big Billiken Line Bottles Wichitans' Ground Attack (continued)". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 24. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Miami Beats Wichita, 41-16". The Dayton Daily News. November 14, 1948. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada Pack Grinds Out Workmanlike 42-12 Victory Over Wichita Shockers: Heath Shatters 2 More National Grid Records". Reno Evening Gazette. November 26, 1948. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hardin-Simmons Sweeps Through Wichita In Camellia Bowl, 49-12". The Monroe News-Star. December 31, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.