1955 Wichita Shockers football team
| 1955 Wichita Shockers football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pete Tillman, the team compiled a 9–1 record (4–0 against MVC opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 132.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Arizona State* | T 20–20 | 13,806 | [2] | |||
| September 24 | Utah State* |
| W 19–0 | 12,116 | |||
| September 30 | at Detroit | L 0–41 | 12,800–12,837 | [3] | |||
| October 8 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 14–7 | 14,500 | ||||
| October 15 | at South Dakota State* | Brookings, SD | W 33–7 | 4,500 | |||
| October 22 | Texas Western* |
| L 12–28 | 11,175 | [4] | ||
| October 29 | at Houston | W 21–7 | 18,000 | [5] | |||
| November 5 | Cincinnati* |
| W 20–16 | 12,805 | [6] | ||
| November 12 | Drake* |
| W 59–6 | 13,971 | [7] | ||
| November 24 | Tulsa |
| W 54–0 | 13,845 | [8] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1955 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Arizona State gains 20–20 tie with Wichita". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ George Puscas (October 1, 1955). "'New' Titans Spring 41-0 Surprise on Wichita". Detroit Free Press. pp. 11–12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Western rallies to beat Wichita, 28–12". Tulsa World. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars bow to Shockers in 21–7 tilt". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 30, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita Wins Thriller From Cincinnati, 20-16". The Salina Journal. November 6, 1955. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "59-6 Spree By Wichita Stuns Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1955. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers Deflate Tulsa". The Manhattan Mercury. November 25, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1955-56 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 12, 2025.