1949 Wichita Shockers football team

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1949 Wichita Shockers football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Field
Seasons
  1948
1950  
1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Detroit $ 4 0 05 4 0
Drake 3 1 06 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 1 14 4 2
Wichita 2 3 13 6 1
Tulsa 1 2 15 5 1
Bradley 1 3 05 5 0
Saint Louis 0 3 12 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1949 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth out of seven teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 212 to 211. [1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Miami (OH) *L 6–23
October 1at Houston *L 6–268,000 [2]
October 8 Bradley
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–13
October 15at Nevada *L 7–20
October 22 Northern State *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 91–0
October 29at Tulsa W 27–21
November 5at Saint Louis
T 21–21
November 12 Drake
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–7
November 19at Oklahoma A&M L 20–47
November 24 Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–338,000 [3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1949 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. "Houston's last half power crushes Shockers 26 to 6". The Wichita Eagle. October 2, 1949. Retrieved March 25, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dick Peters (November 25, 1949). "Titans Win; Take Crown: Detroiters Roll Over Wichita, 33-7". Detroit Free Press. p. 36 via Newspapers.com.