1946 Wichita Shockers football team

1946 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Tulsa $ 3 0 0 9 1 0
Wichita 2 1 0 5 5 0
Saint Louis 1 1 0 4 6 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 1 0 3 7 1
Drake 0 4 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented the Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored opponents by a total of 135 to 119.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium. The 1946 season was the first for Wichita after being classified as a "major college" football program.[2]

  1. ^ "1946 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Conference Standings and Champions" (PDF). NCAA. 1999. p. 471. Retrieved August 20, 2020.