1954 Wichita Shockers football team
| 1954 Wichita Shockers football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1954 record | 9–1 (4–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Emporia State* | W 69–7 | |||||
| September 25 | Utah State* |
| W 32–7 | ||||
| October 1 | at Drake* | W 54–6 | |||||
| October 9 | Oklahoma State |
| W 22–13 | ||||
| October 22 | at Denver* | L 14–27 | |||||
| October 30 | Houston |
| W 9–7 | ||||
| November 6 | North Dakota State* |
| W 59–0 | [2] | |||
| November 13 | at No. 12 Cincinnati* | W 13–0 | |||||
| November 20 | Detroit |
| W 20–0 | [3] | |||
| November 25 | at Tulsa |
| W 33–19 | ||||
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References[]
- ^ "1954 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Shockers storm over ND State for 59 to 0 triumph". The Wichita Eagle. November 7, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers Shock Detroit To Take MV Title Share". Great Bend (KS) Daily Tribune. November 21, 1954. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1954 Missouri Valley Conference football season
- Wichita State Shockers football seasons
- Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons
- 1954 in sports in Kansas