1953 Wichita Shockers football team
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
| 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
- "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
. - 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.
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