| 1951 Wichita Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (2–4 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Miami (OH)* | L 13–21 | |||||
| September 28 | at Utah State* | L 7–21 | |||||
| October 6 | Bradley |
| W 15–6 | 9,300 | [2] | ||
| October 13 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 0–43 | |||||
| October 27 | Tulsa |
| L 0–33 | 8,082 | |||
| November 3 | Houston* |
| W 19–14 | 6,000 | |||
| November 10 | Drake |
| L 7–14 | ||||
| November 17 | at Boston University | L 6–39 | 8,442 | [3] | |||
| November 23 | Detroit |
| L 7–9 | 5,689 | [4] | ||
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References
- ↑ "1951 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ↑ Lightner, Pete (October 7, 1951). "Shockers Shackle Bradley 15-6". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 30. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ 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 .
- ↑ "Detroit 9, Wichita 7: A Pass Backfires". The Kansas City Times. November 23, 1951. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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