1947 Wichita Shockers football team

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1947 Wichita Shockers football
Raisin Bowl, L 21–35 vs. Pacific (CA)
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Field
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 3 –0 –05 –5 –0
Wichita 2 –1 –07 –4 –0
Saint Louis 1 –1 –04 –6 –0
Drake 1 –3 –01 –7 –1
Oklahoma A&M 0 –2 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Central Missouri State *
W 33–0 [3]
September 27at Utah State *
L 6–2110,000 [4]
October 4 Bradley *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–7 [5]
October 11 Drake
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–13 [6]
October 18 Abilene Christian *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 7–0 [7]
October 25 Arizona State–Flagstaff *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 55–7 [8]
November 1at Tulsa
L 0–79,000 [9]
November 8at Saint Louis
W 38–6 [10]
November 15 Miami (OH) *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–229,000 [11]
November 27 Colorado College *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 62–67,000 [12]
January 1, 1948vs. Pacific (CA) *
L 14–2613,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1947 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "CMSTC is Drenched 30-0 by Wichita U." The Sedalia Democrat. September 21, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "USAC Trips Wichita in 21-6 Game". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 27, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wichita Wins Over Bradley". The Des Moines Register. October 5, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ George Mills (October 12, 1947). "Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13". The Des Moines Register. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wichita Outlasts Abilene Christian". The Austin American. October 19, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wichita Sails By Flagstaff". The Des Moines Register. October 26, 1947. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tulsa Drives 90 Yards to Nip Fiery Wichita Shockers, 7-0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Robert Morrison (November 9, 1947). "Bills Drop 38-6 Game To Wichita". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Miami Routs Wichita". The Dayton Daily News. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Wichita U Smothers Colorado College 62-6". The Emporia Daily Gazette. November 28, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "College of Pacific Beats Wichita in Raisin Bowl". Wilmington Morning News. January 2, 1948. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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