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 |
| 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] 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.
Wichita was ranked at No. 85 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]
They played their home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | Central Missouri State* | W 33–0 | [3] | ||||
| September 27 | at Utah State* |
| L 6–21 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | Bradley* |
| W 28–7 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | Drake |
| W 21–13 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 7–0 | [7] | |||
| October 25 | Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| W 55–7 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | at Tulsa | L 0–7 | 9,000 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | at Saint Louis |
| W 38–6 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | Miami (OH)* |
| L 7–22 | 9,000 | [11] | ||
| November 27 | Colorado College* |
| W 62–6 | 7,000 | [12] | ||
| January 1, 1948 | vs. Pacific (CA)* | L 14–26 | 13,000 | [13] | |||
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References
- ^ "1947 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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