1953 Wichita Shockers football team

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1953 Wichita Shockers football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Field
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma A&M + 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Detroit + 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Wichita 1 –2 –04 –4 –1
Houston 1 –2 –04 –4 –1
Tulsa 1 –3 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 110. [1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Utah State *
L 7–14
September 26 Tulsa
W 19–1010,100–10,500
October 3 Bradley *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 55–08,600
October 10at Oklahoma A&M
L 7–1411,000
October 178:00 p.m. Drake *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 27–08,592 [2] [3]
October 24at Kansas State *
L 0–2115,000
November 7 Denver *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
T 12–126,775 [4]
November 14 South Dakota State *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 39–13
November 26 Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–269,585–9,985 [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "1953 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Shockers at Home to Drake Eleven Tonight". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. October 17, 1953. p. 3B. Retrieved July 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ Jacobs, Henry (October 18, 1953). "Shocks Shell Drake 27-0". The Wichita Eagle . Wichita, Kansas. p. 6B. Retrieved July 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ Pete Lightner (November 8, 1953). "Shockers Strike Back in Second Half To Notch 12-12 stalemate with Denver". The Wichita Eagle. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Dick Peters (November 27, 1953). "U-D Gets Piece of MVC Title". Detroit Free Press. pp. 43, 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1953-54 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
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