1948 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of five teams in the MVC, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the Camellia Bowl, and was outscored by a total of 234 to 196.^[1]

1948 Wichita Shockers football
Camellia Bowl, L 12–49 vs. Hardin–Simmons
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach	Jim Trimble (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Field
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma A&M $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wichita	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Drake	1	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulsa	0	–	1	–	1			0	–	9	–	1
Saint Louis	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Wichita was ranked at No. 101 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		Oklahoma A&M	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 14–27
October 2		at Bradley*	Peoria, IL	W 27–7
October 8		at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 21–20
October 16		Utah State*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 20–7	9,000	[3]
October 30		Tulsa	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	T 14–14	12,500
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 21–14	9,000	[4][5][6]
November 13		at Miami (OH)*	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 16–41	9,000	[7]
November 20		Southwestern (KS)*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 39–13
November 25		Nevada*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 12–42		[8]
December 30		vs. Hardin–Simmons*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Camellia Bowl)	L 12–49	< 5,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time