| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Wichita Shockers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 2–1 |
| Head Coach: | Ralph Graham |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Veterans Field |
| Bowl: | Raisin Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 21–35 vs. Pacific (CA) |
The 1947 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the Municipal University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 against MVC opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Pacific in the Raisin Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 271 to 115.[1] The team was led on offense by halfback Linwood Sexton and fullback Anton Houlik. Sexton was one of the first African-American players in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Wichita was ranked at No. 85 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]
They played their home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.