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1949 Wichita Shockers football team

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The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth out of seven teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 212 to 211.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Record3–6–1 (2–3–1 MVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumVeterans Field
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1949 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
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1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Detroit $4–0–05–4–0
Drake3–1–06–2–1
Oklahoma A&M2–1–14–4–2
Wichita2–3–13–6–1
Tulsa1–2–15–5–1
Bradley1–3–05–5–0
Saint Louis0–3–12–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Miami (OH)*L 6–23
October 1at Houston*L 6–268,000[2]
October 8Bradley
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–13
October 15at Nevada*L 7–20
October 22Northern State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 91–0
October 29at TulsaW 27–21
November 5at Saint Louis
T 21–21
November 12Drake
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–7
November 19at Oklahoma A&ML 20–47
November 24Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–338,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
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