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.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 3–6–1 (2–3–1 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | Miami (OH)* | L 6–23 | |||||
October 1 | at Houston* | L 6–26 | 8,000 | ||||
October 8 | Bradley |
| W 21–13 | ||||
October 15 | at Nevada* | L 7–20 | |||||
October 22 | Northern State* |
| W 91–0 | ||||
October 29 | at Tulsa | W 27–21 | |||||
November 5 | at Saint Louis |
| T 21–21 | ||||
November 12 | Drake |
| L 6–7 | ||||
November 19 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 20–47 | |||||
November 24 | Detroit |
| L 7–33 | 8,000 | [2] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1949 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Dick Peters (November 25, 1949). "Titans Win; Take Crown: Detroiters Roll Over Wichita, 33-7". Detroit Free Press. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.