1944 Wichita Shockers football team

1944 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1942
1945 →
1944 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
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.

  1. ^ "Wichita St. (KS) Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 9, 2019.[permanent dead link]