1955 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1955 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pete Tillman, the team compiled a 9–1 record (4–0 against MVC opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 132.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1955 Wichita Shockers football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–2–1 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wichita + 3 1 07 2 1
Detroit + 3 1 05 3 1
Houston 2 2 06 4 0
Tulsa 1 3 02 7 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 3 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Arizona State*T 20–20
September 24Utah State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 19–0
September 30at DetroitL 0–4112,837[2]
October 8at Oklahoma A&MW 14–7
October 15at South Dakota State*Brookings, SDW 33–7
October 22Texas Western*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 12–28
October 29at HoustonW 21–7
November 5Cincinnati*dagger
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–16[3]
November 12Drake*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 59–613,971[4]
November 24Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 54–013,845[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "1955 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. George Puscas (October 1, 1955). "'New' Titans Spring 41-0 Surprise on Wichita". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11–12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wichita Wins Thriller From Cincinnati, 20-16". The Salina Journal. November 6, 1955. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "59-6 Spree By Wichita Stuns Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1955. pp. 1S, 7S via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Shockers Deflate Tulsa". The Manhattan Mercury. November 25, 1955. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.