1965 Wichita State Shockers football team

The 1965 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach George Karras, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 170 to 120.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1965 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–7 (0–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1965 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Tulsa $ 4 0 08 3 0
Louisville 2 1 06 4 0
North Texas State 2 2 03 7 0
Cincinnati 1 2 05 5 0
Wichita State 0 4 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Montana State*L 6–178,000[2]
October 2at CincinnatiL 6–14
October 9at Arizona State*L 6–8
October 16New Mexico State*L 20–45[3]
October 23Southern Illinois*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 27–0
October 30at LouisvilleL 10–30
November 6at North Texas StateL 21–2414,000[4]
November 13Utah State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–197,266
November 20Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 3–1312,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1965 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  3. Abe J. Perilman (October 17, 1965). "Aggies Stomp Shockers 45-20: Locals Produce Best Offensive Punch Of Year". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "NTS hits late to jar Wichita". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 7, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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