1949 Wichita Shockers Football Team
The 1949 Wichita Shockers football team 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 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth out of seven teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 212 to 211. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium. Schedule References {{Wichita State Shockers football navbox Wichita Wichita State Shockers football seasons Wichita Shockers football The Wichita State Shockers football team was the college football program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 1986. They played their home games at Cessna Stadium and were members of the Misso ...

Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the midwest. History The MVC was established in 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) was a college athletic conference and the second college conference formed upon its foundation on January 12, 1907.David A. Campaigne and John R. Thelin, "Big Twelve Conference", in ... or MVIAA, 12 years after the Big Ten, the only Division I conference that is older. It is the third oldest college athletic conference in the United States, after the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Division III Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). The MVIAA split in 1928, with most of the larger schools forming a conference that retained the MVIAA name; this conference evolved into the Big Eight Conference ...
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1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Team
The 1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1949 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5–1 record, 1–2–1 against conference opponents, and finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference. Schedule After the season 1950 NFL Draft The following Golden Hurriane player was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season. References Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane football seasons Tulsa Golden Hurricane football The Tulsa Golden Hurricane football program represents the University of Tulsa in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. Tulsa has competed in the American Athletic Conference (The American) since the 2014 ...

1949 Missouri Valley Conference Football Season
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ...
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Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ...
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1949 Detroit Titans Football Team
The 1949 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1949 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Chuck Baer, the Titans compiled a 5–4 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 179 to 165. The 1949 season was Detroit's first in the MVC. In addition to head coach Chuck Baer, the team's coaching staff included Bob Ivory (line coach, second year), Eddie Barbour (freshman coach and chief scout), Bill Hintz (freshman coach), and Dr. Raymond D. Forsyth (trainer). Fullback James E. Massey was the team captain.Detroit vs. San Francisco program, p. 9. Schedule See also * 1949 in Michigan References External links 1949 University of Detroit football programs {{Missouri Valley Conference football champions Detroit Detroit Titans football seasons Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons Detroit ...
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Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater ( iow, Ñápinⁿje, ''meaning: "Water quiet"'') is a city in, and the county seat of, Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. Route 177 and State Highway 51. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688, making it the tenth-largest city in Oklahoma. The Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 78,399 according to the 2012 census estimate. Stillwater was part of the first Oklahoma Land Run held on April 22, 1889, when the Unassigned Lands were opened for settlement and became the core of the new Oklahoma Territory. The city charter was adopted on August 24, 1889, and operates under a council-manager government system. Stillwater has a diverse economy with a foundation in aerospace, agribusiness, biotechnology, optoelectronics, printing and publishing, and software and standard manufacturing. Stillwater is home to the main campus of Oklahoma State University (the city's lar ...
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Boone Pickens Stadium
Boone Pickens Stadium (previously known as Lewis Field) has been home to the Oklahoma State University Cowboys football team in rudimentary form since 1919, and as a complete stadium since 1920. Aligned in an east-west direction since 1920, the field is the oldest in the Big 12 Conference. With the resurgence of Cowboy football, sparked by the 2001 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the annual Bedlam Series game and the subsequent 2002 Houston Bowl season, interest grew for a major overhaul of Lewis Field. An ambitious fund-raising project for the renovation dubbed "The Next Level" became the flagship effort of the Oklahoma State athletic department. The stadium has a capacity of 55,509. The "Lewis Field" era Oklahoma State, then known as Oklahoma A&M, first began playing at what would become the original Lewis Field in 1901. Located just north of Morrill Hall and originally known simply as "Athletic Field," it was renamed Lewis Field in 1914 after Lowery Laymon Lewis, a f ...
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1949 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Football Team
The 1949 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (later renamed Oklahoma State University–Stillwater) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their 11th and final year under head coach Jim Lookabaugh, the Cowboys compiled a 4–4–2 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 223 to 212. On offense, the 1949 team averaged 22.3 points, 151.5 rushing yards, and 177.7 passing yards per game. On defense, the team allowed an average of 21.2 points, 158.3 rushing yards and 213.3 passing yards per game. The team's statistical leaders included halfback Ken Roof with 466 rushing yards, Jack Hartman with 1,278 passing yards, Alex Loyd with 657 receiving yards, and Don Van Pool with 36 points scored. Four Oklahoma A&M players received first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 1949: tackle Charl ...
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1949 Drake Bulldogs Football Team
The 1949 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach Warren Gaer, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (3–1 against MVC opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 202 to 95. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake halfback Johnny Bright led the nation in total offense in both 1949 and 1950. See List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders. He was the second Africa-American athlete to lead the country in this category after Kenny Washington did so in 1939. Bright later played 11 seasons in the Canadian Football League and was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Schedule References {{Drake Bulldogs football navbox Drake Drake Bulldogs football seasons ...
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1949 Saint Louis Billikens Football Team
The 1949 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Joe Maniaci, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 214 to 172. The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis. Schedule References {{Saint Louis Billikens football navbox Saint Louis Saint Louis Billikens football seasons Saint Louis Billikens football The Saint Louis Billikens football team represented Saint Louis University in the sport of college football. The university fielded an intercollegiate squad from 1899 to 1949, going undefeated in 1901, 1904 and 1906. The final home game for the ...

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 1,023,988 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties. Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe and most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Historically, a robust energy sector fueled Tulsa's economy; however, today the city has diversified and leading sectors include finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology. Two institutions of higher education within the city have sports teams at the NCAA Division I level: Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa. As well, the University of Oklaho ...
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Skelly Field At H
Skelly may refer to: People * Skelly (surname) * Skelly Alvero (born 2002), French footballer *Sam McCrory (loyalist) (1965–2022), Northern Ireland paramilitary member and gay activist nicknamed "Skelly" * J. Skelly Wright (1911–1988), United States circuit judge Fictional characters *Skelly, a character in the video game ''Chrono Cross'' *Skelly, a character in the video game ''I Spy Spooky Mansion'' *Skelly, a character in the video game ''Hades'' Other uses *Skelly Oil, a defunct oil company *Skellytown, Texas, a town originally named Skelly after the founder of Skelly Oil * Skelly Peak, Antarctica * Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, at University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. See also * Skelley (other) *Skellyville, Kansas *Skully (game) Skully (also called skelly, skellies, skelsy, skellzies, scully, skelzy, scummy top, tops, loadies or caps) is a children's game played on the streets of New York City and other urban areas. Sketched on the street usually in ...
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