1950 Wichita Shockers football team

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1950 Wichita Shockers football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Field
Seasons
←  1949
1951  →
1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Tulsa $ 3 –0 –19 –1 –1
Detroit 2 –1 –16 –3 –1
Wichita 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Drake 1 –2 –16 –2 –1
Oklahoma A&M 1 –2 –14 –6 –1
Bradley 0 –3 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, 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 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of six teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 243 to 203. [1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Utah State *
W 49–208,457 [2]
October 6at Detroit
W 21–13 [3]
October 142:00 p.m. Bradley
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 34–612,006 [4] [5]
October 21at Drake
W 17–14
October 28 Houston *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–4610,000 [6]
November 4at Miami (OH) *
L 13–3911,000 [7]
November 11 Oklahoma A&M
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 20–32
November 18at Tulsa
L 0–4811,531
November 23 Nevada *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 37–19
December 2 Kansas State *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
T 6–6

References

  1. ↑ "1950 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Wichita downs Farmers, 49–20". Deseret News. October 1, 1951. Retrieved May 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Dick Peters (October 7, 1950). "Wichita Wins, 21–13, on U-D Fumbles". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Shockers Host Bradley". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. October 14, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ Hodge, Bill (October 15, 1950). "Shockers Batter Bradley 34-6". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. p. 29. Retrieved July 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "Cougars defeat Wichita 46 to 6". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 29, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Bob Husted (November 5, 1950). "Miami Shocks Wichita By 39-13; Early Deficit Is Erased In Hurry". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
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