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
1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 4 0 09 2 0
Drake 3 1 07 2 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 2 03 7 0
Houston 2 2 06 5 0
Detroit 2 4 04 7 0
Wichita 2 4 02 7 0
Bradley 0 3 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

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&ML 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 UniversityL 6–398,442[3]
November 23Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–95,689[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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 open access.
  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 open access.
  4. "Detroit 9, Wichita 7: A Pass Backfires". The Kansas City Times. November 23, 1951. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
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