Wikipedia

1947 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1947 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the Municipal University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 against MVC opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Pacific in the Raisin Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 271 to 115.[1] The team was led on offense by halfback Linwood Sexton and fullback Anton Houlik. Sexton was one of the first African-American players in the Missouri Valley Conference.

1947 Wichita Shockers football
Raisin Bowl, L 21–35 vs. Pacific (CA)
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Wichita was ranked at No. 85 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

They played their home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Central Missouri State*
W 33–0[3]
September 27at Utah State*
L 6–2110,000[4]
October 4Bradley*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–7[5]
October 11Drake
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–13[6]
October 18Abilene Christian*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 7–0[7]
October 25Arizona State–Flagstaff*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 55–7[8]
November 1at Tulsa
L 0–79,000[9]
November 8at Saint Louis
W 38–6[10]
November 15Miami (OH)*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–229,000[11]
November 27Colorado College*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 62–67,000[12]
January 1, 1948vs. Pacific (CA)*
L 14–2613,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1947 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "CMSTC is Drenched 30-0 by Wichita U." The Sedalia Democrat. September 21, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USAC Trips Wichita in 21-6 Game". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 27, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wichita Wins Over Bradley". The Des Moines Register. October 5, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ George Mills (October 12, 1947). "Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13". The Des Moines Register. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wichita Outlasts Abilene Christian". The Austin American. October 19, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wichita Sails By Flagstaff". The Des Moines Register. October 26, 1947. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Drives 90 Yards to Nip Fiery Wichita Shockers, 7-0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Robert Morrison (November 9, 1947). "Bills Drop 38-6 Game To Wichita". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Miami Routs Wichita". The Dayton Daily News. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wichita U Smothers Colorado College 62-6". The Emporia Daily Gazette. November 28, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "College of Pacific Beats Wichita in Raisin Bowl". Wilmington Morning News. January 2, 1948. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1947_Wichita_Shockers_football_team&oldid=1170765163"