1907 Fairmount Wheatshockers football team

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1907 Fairmount Wheatshockers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Willis Bates (3rd season)
Seasons ← 1906 1908 →

1907 Midwestern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Marquette		–		6	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural		–		3	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame		–		6	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)		–		6	–	1	–	0
Michigan		–		5	–	1	–	0
Mount Union		–		9	–	2	–	0
Fairmount		–		8	–	2	–	0
Iowa State		–		6	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest		–		4	–	1	–	1
South Dakota State		–		5	–	2	–	0
St. Vincent's (IL)		–		5	–	2	–	0
Wabash		–		5	–	2	–	0
Saint Louis		–		7	–	3	–	0
Michigan Agricultural		–		4	–	2	–	1
Western State Normal		–		4	–	2	–	1
Kansas State		–		5	–	3	–	0
Michigan State Normal		–		3	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg		–		5	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan		–		3	–	3	–	0
Drake		–		3	–	4	–	1
Ohio		–		3	–	4	–	1
Western Illinois		–		2	–	3	–	0
Franklin		–		3	–	5	–	1
Heidelberg		–		2	–	4	–	1
Butler		–		1	–	3	–	2
Carthage		–		2	–	5	–	0
Haskell		–		2	–	6	–	1
Chicago P&S		–		1	–	3	–	0
Detroit College		–		1	–	3	–	0
Northern Illinois State		–		1	–	4	–	1
Doane		–		1	–	5	–	0
St. Mary's (OH)		–		0	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace		–		0	–	6	–	0

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Kansas State Normal	Fairmount Athletic Field Wichita, KS	W 5–0		^[2]
October 5	at Salt City Business College	Hutchinson, KS	W 41–0
October 14	Cooper	Fairmount Athletic Field Wichita, KS	W 6–0		^[3]
October 26	Alva Normal	Fairmount Athletic Field Wichita, KS	W 51–0
November 2	at Kansas Wesleyan	Salina, KS	W 42–0
November 4	at Saint Mary's (KS)	St. Marys, KS	W 16–11
November 11	Oklahoma Christian	Fairmount Athletic Field Wichita, KS	W 111–0		^[1]
November 16	at Washburn	Topeka, KS	L 0–12	1,500	^[4]
November 18	at Kansas State	Manhattan, KS	L 6–10
November 28	Southern Kansas	New fair grounds Wichita, KS	W 18–11	1,200	^[5]

References

^ ^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.
^ "Fairmount Wins The First Game: State Normal Is Defeated, 5 to 0". The Sunflower. September 28, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wheatshockers Win From Cooper 6 to 0". The Wichita Eagle. October 15, 1907. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "Yellow and Black Conquers Winfield: Southern Kansas Defeated In Hard Fought Game". The Wichita Eagle. November 29, 1907. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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