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- ↑ "1951 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ↑ Lightner, Pete (October 7, 1951). "Shockers Shackle Bradley 15-6". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. p. 30. Retrieved January 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Birtwell, Roger (November 18, 1951). "Agganis and Gastall Lead B. U. Over Wichita, 39 to 6". Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 56. Retrieved June 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Detroit 9, Wichita 7: A Pass Backfires". The Kansas City Times. November 23, 1951. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
