1955 Wichita Shockers football team
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MVC co-champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 7–2–1 (3–1 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 17 | Arizona State* | T 20–20 | |||||
September 24 | Utah State* |
| W 19–0 | ||||
September 30 | at Detroit | L 0–41 | 12,837 | [2] | |||
October 8 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 14–7 | |||||
October 15 | at South Dakota State* | Brookings, SD | W 33–7 | ||||
October 22 | Texas Western* |
| L 12–28 | ||||
October 29 | at Houston | W 21–7 | |||||
November 5 | Cincinnati*![]() |
| W 20–16 | [3] | |||
November 12 | Drake* |
| W 59–6 | 13,971 | [4] | ||
November 24 | Tulsa |
| W 54–0 | 13,845 | [5] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1955 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ George Puscas (October 1, 1955). "'New' Titans Spring 41-0 Surprise on Wichita". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11–12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita Wins Thriller From Cincinnati, 20-16". The Salina Journal. November 6, 1955. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "59-6 Spree By Wichita Stuns Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1955. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers Deflate Tulsa". The Manhattan Mercury. November 25, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.