1957 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1957 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, 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 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 1–9 record (0–3 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 250 to 66.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
| 1957 Wichita Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Houston $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Arizona State* | L 0–28 | |||||
| September 28 | Cincinnati |
| L 13–19 | ||||
| October 5 | at Oklahoma State* | L 0–26 | |||||
| October 12 | Detroit* |
| L 0–28 | [2] | |||
| October 19 | at Hardin–Simmons* |
| L 14–27 | 4,500 | [3] | ||
| November 2 | Dayton* |
| L 13–40 | ||||
| November 9 | Drake* |
| W 14–7 | ||||
| November 16 | Houston |
| L 6–27 | 6,000 | |||
| November 23 | at Villanova* | L 6–24 | |||||
| November 30 | Tulsa |
| L 0–24 | 4,844 | |||
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References
- "1957 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Titans Clobber Wichita, 28 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1957. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Fred Sanner (October 20, 1957). "Cowboys Whack Wichita, 27-14: Ken Ford Passes For Three TD's". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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