1948 Wichita Shockers football | |
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Camellia Bowl, L 12–49 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the Camellia Bowl, and was outscored by a total of 234 to 196.[1]
Wichita was ranked at No. 101 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 18 | Oklahoma A&M | L 14–27 | ||||||
October 2 | at Bradley* | Peoria, IL | W 27–7 | |||||
October 8 | at Drake | W 21–20 | ||||||
October 16 | Utah State* |
| W 20–7 | |||||
October 30 | Tulsa |
| T 14–14 | 12,500 | ||||
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Saint Louis |
| W 21–14 | 9,000 | [3][4][5] | ||
November 13 | at Miami (OH)* | L 16–41 | 9,000 | [6] | ||||
November 20 | Southwestern (KS)* |
| W 39–13 | |||||
November 25 | Nevada* |
| L 12–42 | [7] | ||||
December 30 | vs. Hardin–Simmons* | L 12–49 | < 5,000 | [8] | ||||
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