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1953 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma A&M + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Detroit + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wichita 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Houston 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Tulsa 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 110.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Utah State*
L 7–14
September 26Tulsa
W 19–1010,500
October 3Bradley*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 55–0
October 10at Oklahoma A&M
L 7–14
October 178:00 p.m.Drake*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 27–08,592[2][3]
October 24at Kansas State*
L 0–21
November 7Denver*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
T 12–126,775[4]
November 14South Dakota State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 39–13
November 26Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–269,985[5]

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Shockers at Home to Drake Eleven Tonight". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 17, 1953. p. 3B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Henry (October 18, 1953). "Shocks Shell Drake 27-0". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 6B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Pete Lightner (November 8, 1953). "Shockers Strike Back in Second Half To Notch 12-12 stalemate with Denver". The Wichita Eagle. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dick Peters (November 27, 1953). "U-D Gets Piece of MVC Title". Detroit Free Press. pp. 43, 47 – via Newspapers.com.
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