1950 Wichita Shockers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1950
| team = Wichita Shockers
| sport = football
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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| short_conf = MVC
| record = 5–4–1
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Jim Trimble
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Veterans Field
}}
{{1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of six teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 243 to 203.{{cite web|title=1950 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=August 20, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wichita-state/1950-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
Schedule
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|September 30|||Utah State
|October 6||at|Detroit|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 21-13||{{cite news|title=Wichita Wins, 21–13, on U-D Fumbles|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Dick Peters|date=October 7, 1950|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15666959/wichita_wins_2113_on_ud_fumbles/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14|2:00 p.m.||Bradley|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 34-6|12,006|{{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Host Bradley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/128675364/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=October 14, 1950 |page=8 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Hodge |first=Bill |title=Shockers Batter Bradley 34-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/128675233/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=October 15, 1950 |page=29 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 21||at|Drake|Drake Stadium|Des Moines, IA|W 17-14||
|October 28|||Houston
|November 4||at|Miami (OH)
|November 11|||Oklahoma A&M|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|L 20-32||
|November 18||at|Tulsa|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|L 0-48|11,531|
|November 23|||Nevada
|December 2|||Kansas State
}}
References
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