1934 Wichita Shockers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1934
| team = Wichita Shockers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Central Intercollegiate Conference
| short_conf = CIC
| record = 5–3–1
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Al Gebert
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Wichita University Stadium
}}
{{1934 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
The 1934 Wichita Shockers football team represented the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as Wichita State University—as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Conference (CIC) during the 1934 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Al Gebert, the Shockers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CIC.{{cite book |editor1-last=Okeson |editor1-first=Walter R. |editor1-link=Walter R. Okeson |date=1935 |title=Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide 1935 |location=New York, New York |publisher=American Sports Publishing Co. |pages=98, 181–207}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Friends Quakers|title=Friends}}
| site_stadium = Wichita University Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 45–0
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Drilled |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117016/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=September 27, 1934 |page=8 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Run Up Record Count In Beating Quakers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117086/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=September 29, 1934 |page=6 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oklahoma City
| site_stadium = Wichita University Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 13–0
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Shocker Coach Expects Close Battle Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon/129109818/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=October 5, 1934 |page=10 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Beat Sooner Rivals After Comeback |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129109720/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=October 6, 1934 |page=3 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Emporia Teachers Hornets|title=Emporia Teachers}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Emporia, KS
| score = 19–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=W. U. Wins in Final Quarter Drive |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117177/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=October 13, 1934 |page=6 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Fort Hays State Tigers|title=Fort Hays State}}
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Hays, KS
| score = 7–12
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |last=Cory |first=Virgil |title=Fort Hays Shows Swift Offensive To Beat Shockers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117371/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=October 20, 1934 |page=6 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Pittsburg State Gorillas|title=Pittsburg State}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Pittsburg, KS
| score = 7–12
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Pittsburg Passes And W. U. Fumbles Lead To Defeat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117454/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 4, 1934 |page=24 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Southwestern Moundbuilders|title=Southwestern (KS)}}
| site_stadium = Wichita University Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 27–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Shockers-Builders Evenly Matched in Various Ways |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129116888/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 9, 1934 |page=8 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Primed For Hard Battle With Old Rivals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon/129116526/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 10, 1934 |page=2 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Swamp Old Rivals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129116708/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 11, 1934 |page=26 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Gonzaga
| site_stadium = Wichita University Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 0–0
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Gonzaga Plays Here Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117614/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 17, 1934 |page=6 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Play to Tie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117574/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 18, 1934 |page=18 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Gonzaga, Wichita in Scoreless Grid Game|newspaper=San Bernardino Daily Sun|date=November 18, 1934|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23009875/gonzaga_wichita_in_scoreless_grid_game/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Dakota State
| site_stadium = Wichita University Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 19–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Play Final Home Game Against Fast Jackrabbits |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117665/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 23, 1934 |page=6 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Win Over Dakotans |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117707/|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 24, 1934 |page=2 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Washburn Ichabods|title=Washburn}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Topeka, KS
| score = 0–6
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Emrich The Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/129117812/ |newspaper=The Kansas City Times |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=November 30, 1934 |page=15 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
References
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