1944_Wichita_Shockers_football_team

1944 Wichita Shockers football team

1944 Wichita Shockers football team

American college football season

The 1944 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its first season under head coach Melvin J. Binford, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record.[1]

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The team was led on offense by halfback Linwood Sexton, one of the first African-Americans to play for Wichita.

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References

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    "Wichita St. (KS) Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 9, 2019.[permanent dead link]
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    "Wichita University Pummels Rockhurst". The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. September 24, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "The Clippers Vs. Wichita". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. October 14, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Munies Lose To Olathe Naval Crew, 13 To 0". The Wichita Sunday Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. Associated Press. October 15, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Clippers Clip Wichita U." The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. October 15, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Rockhurst Taken By Wichita 14-12". The Manhattan Mercury-News. October 29, 1944. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Wichita U. Whips McCook, Neb., AAF". The Manhattan Mercury-Chronicle. November 12, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Wichita Nips Drake, 13-12". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. November 24, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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