1945 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1945 Wichita Shockers football team represented the Municipal University of Wichita in the 1945 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Melvin J. Binford, the Shockers compiled a 6–2 record during the season. The Shockers participated in their first year in the Missouri Valley Conference and compiled a 1–1 conference record en route to a third-place finish in conference play.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (1–1 MVC) |
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| No. 5 Oklahoma A&M $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Doane* | Wichita, KS | W 52–0 | |||
| September 22 | at Tulsa | L 0–61 | 10,000 | |||
| September 29 | at Kansas State* | L 6–13 | ||||
| October 6 | at Washburn* | W 0–14 | ||||
| October 13 | Central Missouri State* | Wichita, KS | W 25–0 | |||
| October 19 | vs. Fort Riley* |
| W 31–13 | 1,500 | [1] | |
| October 27 | Kansas* | Wichita, KS | L 0–13 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| November 3 | at Pittsburg State* | W 40–9 | ||||
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Kearney AAF* | Wichita, KS | W 34–6 | 3,500 | [3][4] |
| November 22 | Drake | Wichita, KS | W 19–13 | |||
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References
- Claus, Jimmy (October 20, 1945). "Shockers Defeat Ft. Riley". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 6. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - Pete Lightner (October 28, 1945). "K. U. Downs Wichita, 13 to 0". The Wichita Eagle. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kearney Raiders Will Meet W. U." The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 10, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Hodge, Bill (November 11, 1945). "W. U. Shockers Wallop Kearney". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 14. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "1945 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
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