The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Bob Carlson, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (0–3 against conference opponents), finished last out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 235 to 159.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
| 1952 Wichita Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (0–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Houston $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Tulsa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | Boston University* | L 0–6 | 12,500 | [2] | ||||
| September 26 | at Detroit | L 7–22 | 13,521 | [3] | ||||
| October 4 | at Bradley* | Peoria, IL | W 13–0 | |||||
| October 11 | Oklahoma A&M |
| L 21–35 | |||||
| October 18 | at Miami (OH)* | L 7–56 | ||||||
| October 25 | at Tulsa | L 0–28 | 12,500 | |||||
| November 1 | Utah State* |
| T 20–20 | |||||
| November 7 | Carswell Air Force Base* |
| L 16–48 | |||||
| November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Drake* | W 41–14 | 2,500 | [4][5][6] | |||
| November 27 | New Mexico A&M* |
| W 34–6 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "1952 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Lightner, Pete (September 21, 1952). "Boston Gets Winning T.D. in Final 5 Minutes". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 31. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Dick Peters (October 5, 1952). "Villanova Squeezes Past U-D by 21-7 Margin". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilson, Brad (November 15, 1952). "Injuries Drop Drake's Hopes For Last Game". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Wilson, Brad (November 16, 1952). "Drake--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Wilson, Brad (November 16, 1952). "Wichita Soph's Passes Dazzle Drake, 41-14". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10S. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
