1955 Wichita Shockers football team

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1955 Wichita Shockers football
MVC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record7–2–1 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Field
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wichita + 3 –1 –07 –2 –1
Detroit + 3 –1 –05 –3 –1
Houston 2 –2 –06 –4 –0
Tulsa 1 –3 –02 –7 –1
Oklahoma A&M 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1955 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pete Tillman, the team compiled a 9–1 record (4–0 against MVC opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 132. [1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Arizona State *
T 20–20 [2]
September 24 Utah State *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 19–0
September 30at Detroit
L 0–4112,837 [3]
October 8at Oklahoma A&M
W 14–7
October 15at South Dakota State * Brookings, SD W 33–7
October 22 Texas Western *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 12–28 [4]
October 29at Houston
W 21–718,000 [5]
November 5 Cincinnati *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–16 [6]
November 12 Drake *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 59–613,971 [7]
November 24 Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 54–013,845 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1955 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Arizona State gains 20–20 tie with Wichita". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ George Puscas (October 1, 1955). "'New' Titans Spring 41-0 Surprise on Wichita". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11–12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Texas Western rallies to beat Wichita, 28–12". Tulsa World. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cougars bow to Shockers in 21–7 tilt". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 30, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wichita Wins Thriller From Cincinnati, 20-16". The Salina Journal. November 6, 1955. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "59-6 Spree By Wichita Stuns Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1955. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Shockers Deflate Tulsa". The Manhattan Mercury. November 25, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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