1986 Wichita State Shockers football team

The 1986 Wichita State Shockers football team represented Wichita State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Shockers competed as an independent program and played their home games at Cessna Stadium. It was the Shockers 90th and final season. The team, coached by Ron Chismar, went 3–8 and announced on December 2 that the team's 1986 season would be its last. University officials cited financial issues and lack of success as two of many factors leading to the program's termination. The 1970 plane crash involving the Shockers football team, in which only nine of 37 passengers survived, also played a role in the shuttering of the program.

1986 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 20 Virginia Tech   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 19 Boston College   –  – 9 –3 –0
Tulsa   –  – 7 –4 –0
Florida State   –  – 7 –4 –1
Army   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 6 –5 –0
Temple   –  – 6 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 5 –5 –1
Rutgers   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 5 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 3 –6 –2
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  – 4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Wichita State   –  – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  – 2 –9 –0
Northern Illinois   –  – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6San Francisco State
W 69–618,836[2]
September 13at Toledo
L 13–3019,146[3]
September 20Morehead State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 35–3613,252[4]
September 27at Iowa State
L 14–3635,212[5]
October 4at Tulane
W 21–2024,481[6]
October 11UCF
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 9–64,167[7]
October 18at Florida State
L 3–5956,222[8]
October 25Cincinnati
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 19–248,411[9]
November 1at Tulsa
L 10–3812,437[10]
November 8Illinois State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, Kansas
L 10–174,233[11]
November 15at No. 5 Arizona State
L 6–5265,333[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1986 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. "Gators' long trip will be longer coming home". The San Francisco Examiner. September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Generous WSU loses to Toledo". The Wichita Eagle. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Breen's plea lifts Morehead". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Espinoza, Cyclone defense manhandle Shockers, 36–14". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wichita State jars Wave". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UCF's upset bid booted by 3 field goals in rain". The Orlando Sentinel. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Shock-proof, FSU routs Wichita State 59–3". Tallahassee Democrat. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bearcats just happy to win, 24–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tulsa relay team buries Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "ISU tops Shockers for another road win". The Pantagraph. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Devils stay intense, pound Shockers". Arizona Republic. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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