1951 Wichita Shockers football team

1951 Wichita Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	2–7 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach	Bob Carlson (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Field

1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Drake	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Houston	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Detroit	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wichita	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Bradley	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 Wichita Shockers football team 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 1951 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bob Carlson, the team compiled a 2–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place out of seven teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 200 to 74. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Miami (OH)*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 13–21
September 28	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–21
October 6	Bradley	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 15–6	9,300
October 13	at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 0–43
October 27	Tulsa	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 0–33	8,082
November 3	Houston*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 19–14	6,000
November 10	Drake	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 7–14
November 17	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 6–39	8,442
November 23	Detroit	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 7–9	5,689
*Non-conference game