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1945 Wichita Shockers football team

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1945 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Doane*Wichita, KSW 52–0
September 22at TulsaL 0–6110,000
September 29at Kansas State*L 6–13
October 6at Washburn*W 0–14
October 13Central Missouri State*Wichita, KSW 25–0
October 19vs. Fort Riley*
W 31–131,500[1]
October 27Kansas*Wichita, KSL 0–1310,000[2]
November 3at Pittsburg State*W 40–9
November 102:00 p.m.Kearney AAF*daggerWichita, KSW 34–63,500[3][4]
November 22DrakeWichita, KSW 19–13

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References

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  1. ^ Claus, Jimmy (October 20, 1945). "Shockers Defeat Ft. Riley". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 6. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Pete Lightner (October 28, 1945). "K. U. Downs Wichita, 13 to 0". The Wichita Eagle. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kearney Raiders Will Meet W. U." The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 10, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Hodge, Bill (November 11, 1945). "W. U. Shockers Wallop Kearney". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. p. 14. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "1945 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2019.