1947 Wichita Shockers football team
1947 Wichita Shockers football | |
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Raisin Bowl, L 21–35 vs. Pacific (CA) | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
1947 record | 7–4 (2–1 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the Municipal University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 against MVC opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Pacific in the Raisin Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 271 to 115.[1] They played their home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
The team was led on offense by halfback Linwood Sexton and fullback Anton Houlik. Sexton was one of the first African-American players in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | Central Missouri State* |
| W 33–0 | [2] | |||
September 27 | at Utah State* |
| L 6–21 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
October 4 | Bradley* |
| W 28–7 | [4] | |||
October 11 | Drake |
| W 21–13 | [5] | |||
October 18 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 7–0 | [6] | |||
October 25 | Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| W 55–7 | [7] | |||
November 1 | at Tulsa |
| L 0–7 | 9,000 | [8] | ||
November 8 | at Saint Louis |
| W 38–6 | [9] | |||
November 15 | Miami (OH)* |
| L 7–22 | 9,000 | [10] | ||
November 27 | Colorado College* |
| W 62–6 | 7,000 | [11] | ||
January 1, 1948 | vs. Pacific (CA)* |
| L 14–26 | 13,000 | [12] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "1947 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "CMSTC is Drenched 30-0 by Wichita U." The Sedalia Democrat. September 21, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USAC Trips Wichita in 21-6 Game". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 27, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita Wins Over Bradley". The Des Moines Register. October 5, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ George Mills (October 12, 1947). "Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13". The Des Moines Register. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita Outlasts Abilene Christian". The Austin American. October 19, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita Sails By Flagstaff". The Des Moines Register. October 26, 1947. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Drives 90 Yards to Nip Fiery Wichita Shockers, 7-0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert Morrison (November 9, 1947). "Bills Drop 38-6 Game To Wichita". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami Routs Wichita". The Dayton Daily News. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita U Smothers Colorado College 62-6". The Emporia Daily Gazette. November 28, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College of Pacific Beats Wichita in Raisin Bowl". Wilmington Morning News. January 2, 1948. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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