1959 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In its third and final season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 181 to 161.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1959 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 3 1 09 2 0
Houston + 3 1 03 7 0
Tulsa 2 2 05 5 0
Wichita 1 2 15 4 1
Cincinnati 0 3 15 4 1
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Kansas State*W 19–0
September 26Hardin–Simmons*W 27–13
October 9at George Washington*W 21–0[2]
October 17Cincinnati
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
T 28–28
October 24at Oklahoma State*L 14–34
October 31at North Texas StateL 0–12
November 7Houston
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–2812,000
November 14Drake*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–7
November 21at Dayton*L 13–18
November 26Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 26–216,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1959 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. "Young puts teeth in Wichita attack". The Kansas City Times. October 10, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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