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1951 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In its first season under head coach Robert S. Carlson, the team compiled a 2–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 200 to 74.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1951 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–7 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Drake 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Houston 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Detroit 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wichita 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Bradley 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Miami (OH)*
L 13–21
September 28at Utah State*
L 7–21
October 6Bradley
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 15–69,300[2]
October 13at Oklahoma A&M
L 0–43
October 27Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–338,082
November 3Houston*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 19–146,000
November 10Drake
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–14
November 17at Boston University
L 6–398,442[3]
November 23Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–95,689[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1951 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Lightner, Pete (October 7, 1951). "Shockers Shackle Bradley 15-6". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 30. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Birtwell, Roger (November 18, 1951). "Agganis and Gastall Lead B. U. Over Wichita, 39 to 6". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 56. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Detroit 9, Wichita 7: A Pass Backfires". The Kansas City Times. November 23, 1951. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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