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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (1–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Oklahoma A&M + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1953 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 110.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | atUtah State* |
| L 7–14 | ||||
| September 26 | Tulsa |
| W 19–10 | 10,500 | |||
| October 3 | Bradley* |
| W 55–0 | ||||
| October 10 | atOklahoma A&M |
| L 7–14 | ||||
| October 17 | Drake* |
| W 27–0 | ||||
| October 24 | atKansas State* |
| L 0–21 | ||||
| November 7 | Denver* |
| T 12–12 | 6,775 | [2] | ||
| November 14 | South Dakota State* |
| W 39–13 | ||||
| November 26 | Detroit |
| L 6–26 | 9,985 | [3] | ||
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