1946 Wichita Shockers football team

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1946 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1946 record5–5 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Drake 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented the Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored opponents by a total of 135 to 119.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium. The 1946 season was the first for Wichita after being classified as a "major college" football program.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Tulsa
L 13–33[3]
September 28at Dayton
L 0–219,000[4]
October 5at Kansas
L 7–14[5]
October 11at Drake
W 12–6
October 19Oklahoma City
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–28[6]
November 2at Washburn
W 21–0
November 9at Saint Louis
W 13–0
November 15at West Texas StateCanyon, TXL 6–7
November 23Toledo
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 13–7
November 28Arizona State
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 34–19

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "unknown" (PDF). NCAA. p. 471. Retrieved August 20, 2020. Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ "Tulsa Thrashes Wichita, 33-13". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1946. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dayton U. Resumes Football With Victory Over Wichita". Dayton Daily News. September 29, 1946. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jayhawks Edge Wichita U., 14-7". The Manhattan Mercury. October 6, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "O.C.U. Chiefs Drub Wichita, 28-0". Miami News Record. Miami, Oklahoma. Associated Press. October 20, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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