American college football season
The 1940 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University ) as an independent during the 1940 college football season . In their 11th season under head coach Al Gebert , the Shockers compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 102 to 72.[ 1]
Wichita was ranked at No. 159 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[ 2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 27 at Dayton W 9–07,500 [ 3] [ 4]
October 5 St. Benedict's Wichita, KS W 33–0
October 12 at Oklahoma A&M L 6–264,500 [ 5]
October 19 Pittsburg State Wichita, KS W 12–6
October 25 at Washburn Topeka, KS W 14–6
November 1 at Saint Louis Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO L 0–136,358 [ 6]
November 9 Emporia State Wichita, KS L 7–14
November 16 Wyoming Wichita, KS W 2–04,500 [ 7]
November 22 North Dakota Agricultural Wichita, KS W 19–0[ 8]
November 28 Creighton Wichita, KS L 0–7[ 9]
References
^ "1940 - Wichita St. (KS)" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings" . The Boston Globe . p. 22 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Si Burick (November 10, 1940). "Moran Paces U. D. To 13-0 Victory Over Xavier Eleven: Flyers Do All Their Scoring In First Half" . Dayton Daily News . p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bob Smith (September 28, 1940). "Wichita Hands Flyers 9 to 0 Loss in Opener" . Dayton Journal . pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cowboys Defeat Shockers: Wheatshockers Are Threshed By Aggies" . The Daily O'Collegian . October 13, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Aussieker Stands Out As Billikens Win From Wichita, 13 to 0" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . November 2, 1940. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pete Lightner (November 17, 1940). "Safety Wins for Wichita U: Fumbles and Bad Passing Is Costly to Wichita Club" . The Wichita Sunday Eagle . p. 24 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Shockers good mudders" . The Wichita Eagle . November 23, 1940. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Creighton Player Beats Harmon Mark: Knolla Scores To Lead Nation For Yardage Totals" . The Wichita Eagle . November 29, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
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