1945 Wichita Shockers football team

1945 Wichita Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–4 (1–1 MVC)
Head coach	Melvin J. Binford (2nd season)

1945 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M $	1	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Tulsa	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wichita	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Drake	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Saint Louis	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Wichita Shockers football team represented the Municipal University of Wichita in the 1945 college football season. In their second and final year under head coach Melvin J. Binford, the Shockers compiled a 6–2 record during the season. The Shockers participated in their first year in the Missouri Valley Conference and compiled a 1–1 conference record en route to a third-place finish in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		Doane*	Wichita, KS	W 52–0
September 22		at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 0–61	10,000
September 29		at Kansas State*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 6–13
October 6		at Washburn*	Moore Bowl Topeka, KS	W 0–14
October 13		Central Missouri State*	Wichita, KS	W 25–0
October 19		vs. Fort Riley*	El Dorado football field El Dorado, KS	W 31–13	1,500
October 27		Kansas*	Wichita, KS	L 0–13	10,000
November 3		at Pittsburg State*	Brandenburg Stadium Pittsburg, KS	W 40–9
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Kearney AAF*	Wichita, KS	W 34–6	3,500
November 22		Drake	Wichita, KS	W 19–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time