1907 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1907 Fairmount Wheatshockers football Independent 8–2 Willis Bates 3rd The 1907 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team was an American football team that represented Fairmount College (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In its third season under head coach Willis Bates, the team compiled an 8–2 record, shut out six of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 296 to 44. On November 11, 1907, the team tallied the largest point total in school history, defeating the team from the newly formed Oklahoma Christian University by a score of 111 to 0. In a game lasting only 45 minutes (25-minute first half and 20-minute second half), the Wheatshockers averaged 2.5 points per minute. Schedule y y September 27 1907 Kansas State Normal Normals Kansas State Normal Fairmount Athletic Field Wichita, KS W 5-0 Fairmount Wins The First Game: State Normal Is Defeated, 5 to 0 The Sunflower September 28, 1907 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30488600/fairmount_wins_the_first_game/ Newspapers.com October 5 at Salt City Business College Hutchinson, KS W 41-0 October 14 1907 Cooper Barrelmakers Cooper Fairmount Athletic Field Wichita, KS W 6-0 Wheatshockers Win From Cooper 6 to 0 The Wichita Eagle October 15, 1907 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30488987/wheatshockers_win_from_cooper_6_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 26 1907 Alva Normal Alva Normal Fairmount Athletic Field Wichita, KS W 51-0 November 2 at 1907 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes Kansas Wesleyan Salina, KS W 42-0 November 4 at Saint Mary's (KS) St. Marys, KS W 16-11 November 11 1907 Oklahoma Christian Oklahoma Christian Fairmount Athletic Field Wichita, KS W 111-0 Was Walk-Way For Fairmount: Hill Boys Make Largest Score in History The Wichita Eagle November 12, 1907 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30489151/was_walkway_for_fairmount_hill_boys/ Newspapers.com November 16 at 1907 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Topeka, KS L 0-12 1,500 Blues Erase Stigma of Old Defeat: Beat Fairmount Handily By 12 to 0 Score The Topeka Daily Capital November 17, 1907 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30488824/washburn_defeats_fairmount/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Kansas State Manhattan, KS L 6-10 November 28 1907 Southwestern Moundbuilders Southern Kansas New fair grounds Wichita, KS W 18-11 1,200 Yellow and Black Conquers Winfield: Southern Kansas Defeated In Hard Fought Game The Wichita Eagle November 29, 1907 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30488761/yellow_and_black_conquers_winfield/ Newspapers.com References Fairmount Category:Wichita State Shockers football seasons Fairmount Wheatshockers football