1947 Wichita Shockers football team

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1947
Wichita Shockers football
Raisin Bowl, L 21–35 vs. Pacific (CA)
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the Municipal University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 against MVC opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Pacific in the Raisin Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 271 to 115.[1] The team was led on offense by halfback Linwood Sexton and fullback Anton Houlik. Sexton was one of the first African-American players in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Wichita was ranked at No. 85 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

They played their home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20
Central Missouri State*
W 33–0[3]
September 27at Utah State*
L 6–2110,000[4]
October 4Bradley*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–7[5]
October 11Drake
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–13[6]
October 18Abilene Christian*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 7–0[7]
October 25Arizona State–Flagstaff*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 55–7[8]
November 1at Tulsa
L 0–79,000[9]
November 8at Saint Louis
W 38–6[10]
November 15Miami (OH)*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–229,000[11]
November 27Colorado College*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 62–67,000[12]
January 1, 1948vs. Pacific (CA)*
L 14–2613,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1947 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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