1950 Wichita Shockers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (3–2 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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No. 19 Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of six teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 243 to 203.[1] 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 30 | Utah State* | W 49–20 | ||||||
October 6 | at Detroit | W 21–13 | [2] | |||||
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Bradley |
| W 34–6 | 12,006 | [3][4] | ||
October 21 | at Drake | W 17–14 | ||||||
October 28 | Houston* |
| L 6–46 | 10,000 | ||||
November 4 | at Miami (OH)* | L 13–39 | 11,000 | [5] | ||||
November 11 | Oklahoma A&M |
| L 20–32 | |||||
November 18 | at Tulsa | L 0–48 | 11,531 | |||||
November 23 | Nevada* |
| W 37–19 | |||||
December 2 | Kansas State* |
| T 6–6 | |||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1950 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Dick Peters (October 7, 1950). "Wichita Wins, 21–13, on U-D Fumbles". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers Host Bradley". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 14, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hodge, Bill (October 15, 1950). "Shockers Batter Bradley 34-6". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 29. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Bob Husted (November 5, 1950). "Miami Shocks Wichita By 39-13; Early Deficit Is Erased In Hurry". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.