1944 Wichita Shockers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 5–2–1 |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Notre Dame | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wayne | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Wesleyan | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1944 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its first season under head coach Melvin J. Binford, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record.[1]
The team was led on offense by halfback Linwood Sexton, one of the first African-Americans to play for Wichita.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 23 | Rockhurst | Wichita, KS | W 24–0 | [2] | ||||
September 30 | at Kansas State | T 6–6 | 3,500 | |||||
October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Olathe NAS | Olathe, KS | L 0–13 | [3][4][5] | |||
October 21 | Doane | Wichita, KS | W 14–13 | |||||
October 28 | at Rockhurst | Kansas City, MO | W 14–12 | [6] | ||||
November 4 | Kansas State | Wichita, KS | L 0–15 | |||||
November 11 | McCook AAF | Wichita, KS | W 13–7 | [7] | ||||
November 23 | Drake | Wichita, KS | W 13–12 | [8] | ||||
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References
- ↑ "Wichita St. (KS) Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Wichita University Pummels Rockhurst". The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. September 24, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The Clippers Vs. Wichita". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. October 14, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Munies Lose To Olathe Naval Crew, 13 To 0". The Wichita Sunday Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Clippers Clip Wichita U." The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 15, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rockhurst Taken By Wichita 14-12". The Manhattan Mercury-News. October 29, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wichita U. Whips McCook, Neb., AAF". The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. November 12, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wichita Nips Drake, 13-12". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. November 24, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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