The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 110.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
| 1953 Wichita Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (1–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Oklahoma A&M + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | at Utah State* | L 7–14 | ||||||
| September 26 | Tulsa | W 19–10 | 10,500 | |||||
| October 3 | Bradley* |
| W 55–0 | |||||
| October 10 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 7–14 | ||||||
| October 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Drake* |
| W 27–0 | 8,592 | [2][3] | ||
| October 24 | at Kansas State* | L 0–21 | ||||||
| November 7 | Denver* |
| T 12–12 | 6,775 | [4] | |||
| November 14 | South Dakota State* |
| W 39–13 | |||||
| November 26 | Detroit |
| L 6–26 | 9,985 | [5] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "1953 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Shockers at Home to Drake Eleven Tonight". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 17, 1953. p. 3B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Jacobs, Henry (October 18, 1953). "Shocks Shell Drake 27-0". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 6B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Pete Lightner (November 8, 1953). "Shockers Strike Back in Second Half To Notch 12-12 stalemate with Denver". The Wichita Eagle. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Peters (November 27, 1953). "U-D Gets Piece of MVC Title". Detroit Free Press. pp. 43, 47 – via Newspapers.com.
