1942 Wichita Shockers football team

1942 Wichita Shockers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Ralph Graham (1st season)

1942 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan			–					6	–	0	–	0
Western Michigan			–					5	–	1	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	2	–	0
Dayton			–					8	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	2
Bowling Green			–					6	–	2	–	1
Ohio			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wichita			–					5	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	3	–	2
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carthage			–					3	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					1	–	6	–	1
Akron			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ralph Graham, the Shockers compiled a 5–4 record, including its first victory over Kansas State since 1904, and outscored all opponents by a total of 125 to 106.^[1]

Wichita was ranked at No. 189 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 0–27	2,500	[3]
October 3		St. Benedict's	Wichita, KS	W 18–6
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at Washington University	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 6–27	6,000	[4][5][6]
October 16		at Washburn	Topeka, KS	W 32–0		[7]
October 24		Fort Riley	Wichita, KS	L 0–6	3,000	[8]
October 31		Kansas State	Wichita, KS	W 9–0	5,000	[9][10]
November 7		Emporia State	Wichita, KS	W 27–6		[11]
November 14		Southwestern (KS)	Wichita, KS	W 20–13
November 26		Utah State	Wichita, KS	L 3–21	4,500	[12]
All times are in Central time

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Shocker was selected in the 1943 NFL draft following the season.^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
15	139	Lyle Sturdy	Back	Chicago Bears

References

1. "1942 - Wichita St. (KS)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Arkansas Raps Wichita, 27-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "W. U. Grid Scout Warns St. Louis Squad Is Tough". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 10, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Gould, James M. (October 11, 1942). "Tevis and Hight Star as Bears Beat Wichita, 27 to 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 16A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Gould, James M. (October 11, 1942). "Tevis and Hight Star as Bears Win From Wichita, 27-6 (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 18A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Shockers Down Ichabods". The Manhattan Mercury. October 17, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fort Riley 6; Wichita University 0". The Hutchinson, Kansas, News-Herald. October 25, 1942. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Wichita Whips Wildcats, 9-0". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "K-State Drops Sixth Straight Game 9 to 0: Shockers Win For Graham". The Morning Chronicle. November 1, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wichita 27; Emporia State 6". Hutchinson News. November 8, 1942 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Utah Aggies Triumph, 21-13: Farmers Outlast Wichita, 21-13, In Turkey Fray". Salt Lake Tribune. November 27, 1942. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.