1948 Wichita Shockers football team

1948 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma A&M $ 2 0 0 6 4 0
Wichita 2 1 1 5 4 1
Drake 1 1 0 7 3 0
Tulsa 0 1 1 0 9 1
Saint Louis 0 2 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, 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 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the Camellia Bowl, and was outscored by a total of 234 to 196.[1]

Wichita was ranked at No. 101 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

  1. ^ "1948 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.