1969 Wichita State Shockers football team

The 1969 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Ben Wilson, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth out of six teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 273 to 121.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1969 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–8 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State $ 4 0 08 2 0
North Texas State 4 1 07 3 0
Louisville 2 3 05 4 1
Cincinnati 2 3 04 6 0
Wichita State 1 3 02 8 0
Tulsa 1 4 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 13Utah State*W 17–7
September 20at Florida State*L 0–24
September 27at Colorado State*L 21–50
October 4West Texas State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 14–24
October 11New Mexico State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–23
October 18at CincinnatiL 14–21
October 25at No. 4 Arkansas*L 14–52
November 8at North Texas StateL 0–47[2]
November 15at LouisvilleL 7–13
November 22Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1969 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. "Yup, the gun was loaded; Shocks killed by rifle fire". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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