1950 Wichita Shockers football team

1950 Wichita Shockers football
1950 Wichita Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach	Jim Trimble (3rd season);
Home stadium	Veterans Field
	Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

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.

1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 19 Tulsa $	3	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Detroit	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Wichita	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Drake	1	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Bradley	0	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		Utah State*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 49–20
October 6		at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 21–13		^[2]
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Bradley	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 34–6	12,006	^[3]^[4]
October 21		at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 17–14
October 28		Houston*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 6–46	10,000
November 4		at Miami (OH)*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 13–39	11,000	^[5]
November 11		Oklahoma A&M	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 20–32
November 18		at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 0–48	11,531
November 23		Nevada*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 37–19
December 2		Kansas State*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	T 6–6
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

References

^ "1950 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ Dick Peters (October 7, 1950). "Wichita Wins, 21–13, on U-D Fumbles". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Shockers Host Bradley". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 14, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hodge, Bill (October 15, 1950). "Shockers Batter Bradley 34-6". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 29. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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.

[1] "1950 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[2] Dick Peters (October 7, 1950). "Wichita Wins, 21–13, on U-D Fumbles". Detroit Free Press. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Shockers Host Bradley". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 14, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] Hodge, Bill (October 15, 1950). "Shockers Batter Bradley 34-6". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 29. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] 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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