1939 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1939 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) in the Central Intercollegiate Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Al Gebert, the Shockers compiled a 5–3–2 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the CIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 68.^[1][2]

1939 Wichita Shockers football
CIC champion
Conference	Central Intercollegiate Conference
Record	5–3–2 (4–0–1 CIC)
Head coach	Al Gebert (10th season)
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wichita $	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Emporia State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
St. Benedict's	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Pittsburg State	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Fort Hays State	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Southwestern (KS)	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Wichita was ranked at No. 151 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 6–23	10,000	[4]
October 7	Southwestern (KS)	Wichita, KS	W 32–0	5,000	[5]
October 13	at Saint Louis*	Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–7	4,956	[6]
October 21	at Texas Mines*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–14		[7]
October 28	Pittsburg State	Wichita, KS	T 0–0	5,000	[8]
November 4	St. Benedict's	Wichita, KS	W 33–6		[9]
November 11	at Emporia State	Emporia, KS	W 7–6		[10]
November 18	Oklahoma A&M*	Wichita, KS	T 0–0	4,000	[11]
November 24	Fort Hays State	Wichita, KS	W 26–6	2,000	[12]
November 30	Washburn*	Wichita, KS	W 7–6		[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming