1940 Wichita Shockers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Wichita Shockers football Independent 6–4 Al Gebert 11th 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 72.1940 - Wichita St. (KS) College Football Data Warehouse August 25, 2020 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=3552&year=1940 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910233905/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=3552&year=1940 2015-09-10 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.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 at Dayton University of Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH W 9-0 7,500 Moran Paces U. D. To 13-0 Victory Over Xavier Eleven: Flyers Do All Their Scoring In First Half Dayton Daily News Si Burick November 10, 1940 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120912280/moran-paces-u-d-to-13-0-victory-over/ Newspapers.comWichita Hands Flyers 9 to 0 Loss in Opener Dayton Journal Bob Smith September 28, 1940 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94492761/wichita-hands-flyers-9-to-0-loss-in/ Newspapers.com October 5 1940 St. Benedict's Ravens St. Benedict's Wichita, KS W 33-0 October 12 at Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field Stillwater, OK L 6-26 4,500 Cowboys Defeat Shockers: Wheatshockers Are Threshed By Aggies The Daily O'Collegian October 13, 1940 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120911880/cowboys-defeat-shockers-wheatshockers/ Newspapers.com October 19 1940 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State Wichita, KS W 12-6 October 25 at 1940 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Topeka, KS W 14-6 November 1 at Saint Louis Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO L 0-13 6,358 Aussieker Stands Out As Billikens Win From Wichita, 13 to 0 St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 2, 1940 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120910983/aussieker-stands-out-as-billikens-win/ Newspapers.com November 9 1940 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State Wichita, KS L 7-14 November 16 Wyoming Wichita, KS W 2-0 4,500 Safety Wins for Wichita U: Fumbles and Bad Passing Is Costly to Wichita Club The Wichita Sunday Eagle Pete Lightner November 17, 1940 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120911357/safety-wins-for-wichita-u-fumbles-and/ Newspapers.com November 22 North Dakota Agricultural Wichita, KS W 19-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86831994/shockers-good-mudders/ The Wichita Eagle Shockers good mudders November 23, 1940 October 10, 2021 Newspapers.com November 28 Creighton Wichita, KS L 0-7 Creighton Player Beats Harmon Mark: Knolla Scores To Lead Nation For Yardage Totals The Wichita Eagle November 29, 1940 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120535660/creighton-player-beats-harmon-mark/ Newspapers.com References Wichita Category:Wichita State Shockers football seasons Wichita Shockers football