1907 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

The 1907 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team was an American football team that represented Fairmount College (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In its third season under head coach Willis Bates, the team compiled an 8–2 record, shut out six of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 296 to 44.

1907 Fairmount Wheatshockers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Marquette  600
North Dakota Agricultural  300
Notre Dame  601
Miami (OH)  610
Michigan  510
Mount Union  920
Fairmount  820
Iowa State  620
Lake Forest  411
South Dakota State  520
St. Vincent's (IL)  520
Wabash  520
Saint Louis  730
Michigan Agricultural  421
Western State Normal  421
Kansas State  530
Michigan State Normal  320
Wittenberg  540
Central Michigan  330
Drake  341
Ohio  341
Western Illinois  230
Franklin  351
Heidelberg  241
Butler  132
Carthage  250
Haskell  261
Chicago P&S  130
Detroit College  130
Northern Illinois State  141
Doane  150
St. Mary's (OH)  040
Baldwin–Wallace  060

On November 11, 1907, the team tallied the largest point total in school history, defeating the team from the newly-formed Oklahoma Christian University by a score of 111 to 0. In a game lasting only 45 minutes (25-minute first half and 20-minute second half), the Wheatshockers averaged 2.5 points per minute.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Kansas State Normal
W 5–0[2]
October 5at Salt City Business CollegeHutchinson, KSW 41–0
October 14Cooper
  • Fairmount Athletic Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 6–0[3]
October 26Alva Normal
  • Fairmount Athletic Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 51–0
November 2at Kansas WesleyanSalina, KSW 42–0
November 4at Saint Mary's (KS)St. Marys, KSW 16–11
November 11Oklahoma Christian
  • Fairmount Athletic Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 111–0[1]
November 16at WashburnTopeka, KSL 0–121,500[4]
November 18at Kansas StateManhattan, KSL 6–10
November 28Southern Kansas
  • New fair grounds
  • Wichita, KS
W 18–111,200[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Was Walk-Way For Fairmount: Hill Boys Make Largest Score in History". The Wichita Eagle. November 12, 1907. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fairmount Wins The First Game: State Normal Is Defeated, 5 to 0". The Sunflower. September 28, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wheatshockers Win From Cooper 6 to 0". The Wichita Eagle. October 15, 1907. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blues Erase Stigma of Old Defeat: Beat Fairmount Handily By 12 to 0 Score". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 17, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Yellow and Black Conquers Winfield: Southern Kansas Defeated In Hard Fought Game". The Wichita Eagle. November 29, 1907. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.