1939 Wichita Shockers football team

1939 Wichita Shockers football
CIC champion
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Conference
Record5–3–2 (4–0–1 CIC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita $ 4 0 1 5 3 2
Emporia State 3 2 0 6 3 0
St. Benedict's 3 2 0 5 3 0
Pittsburg State 2 1 2 3 4 2
Fort Hays State 1 3 1 2 5 2
Southwestern (KS) 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) in the Central Intercollegiate Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Al Gebert, the Shockers compiled a 5–3–2 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the CIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 68.[1][2]

Wichita was ranked at No. 151 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

  1. ^ "1939 - Wichita St. (KS)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Pete Lightner (December 1, 1939). "The Morning After". The Wichita Eagle. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.