1981 Wichita State Shockers football team
The 1981 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 4–6–1 record.[1]
| 1981 Wichita State Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–6–1 (3–3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Cessna Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Missouri Southern* | W 38–6 | 19,541 | [2] | |
| September 12 | at Southern Illinois | W 13–7 | 9,500 | [3] | |
| September 19 | at No. 18 Arizona State* | L 21–33 | 61,100 | [4] | |
| September 26 | at Indiana State | T 14–14 | 12,283 | [5] | |
| October 3 | at New Mexico State | W 24–20 | 14,255 | [6] | |
| October 10 | Drake |
| L 23–24 | 24,914 | [7] |
| October 17 | West Texas State |
| L 17–23 | 17,000 | [8] |
| October 24 | at Tulsa | L 21–52 | 17,022 | [9] | |
| October 31 | Illinois State |
| W 38–7 | 8,120 | [10] |
| November 7 | at Tennessee* | L 21–24 | 94,155 | [11] | |
| November 14 | No. 2 (D-II) Northern Michigan* |
| L 30–32 | 7,103 | [12] |
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References
- "1981 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- "Wichita State rolls past Mo. Southern". The Kansas City Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Victory slips from Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. September 13, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wichita falls to Sun Devils". Arizona Republic. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sycamores, Wichita St. tie". The Indianapolis Star. September 27, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Interception destroys NMSU comeback bid". El Paso Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Another big finish lifts unbeaten Drake, 24–23". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "WSU's 23–17 loss upsets coach". The Wichita Eagle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tulsa shreds Shocker defense, 52–21". The Wichita Eagle. October 25, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Prince paces Wichita by ISU". The Pantagraph. November 1, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee dodges a Shock(er)". The Tennessean. November 8, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Shockers end season with a whimper". The Wichita Eagle. November 15, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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