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{{1941 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The '''1941 Wichita Shockers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented Wichita University (now known as [[Wichita State University]]) as an independent during the [[1938 college football season]]. In their 12th and final season under head coach [[Al Gebert]], the Shockers compiled a 1–6–1 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wichita St. (KS) Yearly Results (1940-1944)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=September 14, 2019|url=https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/w/wichita_state/1940-1944_yearly_results.php}}</ref>
The '''1941 Wichita Shockers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented Wichita University (now known as [[Wichita State University]]) as an independent during the [[1941 college football season]]. In their 12th and final season under head coach [[Al Gebert]], the Shockers compiled a 1–6–1 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wichita St. (KS) Yearly Results (1940-1944)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=September 14, 2019|url=https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/w/wichita_state/1940-1944_yearly_results.php}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Wichita was ranked at No. 149 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score System]] for 1941.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|September 26|at|{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Southwestern Moundbuilders|title=Southwestern (KS)}}||[[Winfield, Kansas|Winfield, KS]]|L 13-16||<ref>{{cite news|title=Builders Upset Wichita 16-13|newspaper=The Emporia Daily Gazette|date=September 27, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980152/builders_upset_wichita_1613/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 26|at|{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Southwestern Moundbuilders|title=Southwestern (KS)}}||[[Winfield, Kansas|Winfield, KS]]|L 13-16||<ref>{{cite news|title=Builders Upset Wichita 16-13|newspaper=The Emporia Daily Gazette|date=September 27, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980152/builders_upset_wichita_1613/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 3||{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Benedictine Ravens|title=St. Benedict's}}||[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]]|L 0-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=St. Benedict Wins|newspaper=The Manhattan Mercury|date=October 4, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980689/st_benedict_wins/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 3||{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=St. Benedict's Ravens|title=St. Benedict's}}||[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]]|L 0-7||<ref>{{cite news|title=St. Benedict Wins|newspaper=The Manhattan Mercury|date=October 4, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980689/st_benedict_wins/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 18||{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Washburn Ichabods|title=Washburn}}||Wichita, KS|T 7-7|3,600|<ref>{{cite news|title=Battle To 7-7 Tie|newspaper=The Morning Chronicle|date=October 19, 1941|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980632/battle_to_77_tie/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 18||{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Washburn Ichabods|title=Washburn}}||Wichita, KS|T 7-7|3,600|<ref>{{cite news|title=Battle To 7-7 Tie|newspaper=The Morning Chronicle|date=October 19, 1941|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980632/battle_to_77_tie/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|November 1|at|[[1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]|[[Skelly Field]]|Tulsa, OK|L 7-13||<ref>{{cite news|title=Tulsa Smacks Wichita, 13-7|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 2, 1941|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980370/tulsa_smacks_wichita_137/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 1|at|[[1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]|[[Skelly Field]]|Tulsa, OK|L 7-13||<ref>{{cite news|title=Tulsa Smacks Wichita, 13-7|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 2, 1941|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980370/tulsa_smacks_wichita_137/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 8|at|{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Kansas State Teachers Hornets|title=Kansas State Teachers}}||[[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia, KS]]|W 27-13||<ref>{{cite news|title=Hornets Rally Forces After a 27-13 Trimming|newspaper=The Emporia Daily Gazette|date=November 10, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980244/hornets_rally_forces_after_a_2713/}via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 8|at|{{cfb link |year=1941 |team=Kansas State Teachers Hornets|title=Kansas State Teachers}}||[[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia, KS]]|W 27-13||<ref>{{cite news|title=Hornets Rally Forces After a 27-13 Trimming|newspaper=The Emporia Daily Gazette|date=November 10, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980244/hornets_rally_forces_after_a_2713/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 22|at|[[1941 Saint Louis Billikens football team|Saint Louis]]|Walsh Stadium|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]|L 6-7|1,129|<ref>{{cite news|title=Billikens Beat Wichita On Blocked Punt, 7-6|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=J. Roy Stockton|date=November 23, 1941|page=1F|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35687495/billikens_beat_wichita_on_blocked_punt/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 22|at|[[1941 Saint Louis Billikens football team|Saint Louis]]|Walsh Stadium|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]|L 6-7|1,129|<ref>{{cite news|title=Billikens Beat Wichita On Blocked Punt, 7-6|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=J. Roy Stockton|date=November 23, 1941|page=1F|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35687495/billikens_beat_wichita_on_blocked_punt/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 27||[[1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team|Oklahoma A&M]]|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|L 13-33||<ref>{{cite news|title=Cowboys Crush Wichita, 33-13|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 28, 1941|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980495/cowboys_crush_wichita_3313/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|November 27||[[1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team|Oklahoma A&M]]||Wichita, KS|L 13-33||<ref>{{cite news|title=Cowboys Crush Wichita, 33-13|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 28, 1941|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980495/cowboys_crush_wichita_3313/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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==After the season==
===NFL Draft===
The following Shocker was selected in the [[1942 NFL draft]] following the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1942/draft.htm|title=1942 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Wichita State Shockers|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL club}}
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|16||148||Keith Doggett||[[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]]||[[New York Giants]]
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:49, 8 June 2024

1941 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Michigan   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Notre Dame   –   8 – 0 – 1
Youngstown   –   7 – 0 – 1
Xavier   –   9 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ohio   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dayton   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 3 – 0
Akron   –   5 – 3 – 1
Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Marquette   –   4 – 5 – 0
Carthage   –   1 – 5 – 2
Wayne   –   2 – 6 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Western Ontario   –   1 – 4 – 0
Wichita   –   1 – 6 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   0 – 5 – 2
Detroit Tech   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1941 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their 12th and final season under head coach Al Gebert, the Shockers compiled a 1–6–1 record.[1]

Wichita was ranked at No. 149 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Southwestern (KS)Winfield, KSL 13–16[3]
October 3St. Benedict'sWichita, KSL 0–7[4]
October 18WashburnWichita, KST 7–73,600[5]
October 25DaytonWichita, KSL 6–14[6]
November 1at Tulsa
L 7–13[7]
November 8at Kansas State TeachersEmporia, KSW 27–13[8]
November 22at Saint Louis
L 6–71,129[9]
November 27Oklahoma A&MWichita, KSL 13–33[10]

After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Shocker was selected in the 1942 NFL draft following the season.[11]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
16 148 Keith Doggett Tackle New York Giants

References

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  1. ^ "Wichita St. (KS) Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 14, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Builders Upset Wichita 16-13". The Emporia Daily Gazette. September 27, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Benedict Wins". The Manhattan Mercury. October 4, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Battle To 7-7 Tie". The Morning Chronicle. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jake Frong (October 26, 1941). "Joe Quinn's 80-Yard Run Breaks Wichita Team". Dayton Sunday Journal-Herald. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa Smacks Wichita, 13-7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1941. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hornets Rally Forces After a 27-13 Trimming". The Emporia Daily Gazette. November 10, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ J. Roy Stockton (November 23, 1941). "Billikens Beat Wichita On Blocked Punt, 7-6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys Crush Wichita, 33-13". The Daily Oklahoman. November 28, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1942 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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