1956 Wichita Shockers football team

1956 Wichita Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–6 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach	Pete Tillman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Field
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Houston $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Tulsa	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Wichita	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Detroit	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Pete Tillman, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 198 to 117. ^[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	BYU *	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 13–0	14,302	[2]
September 22	at Arizona State *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 9–37	16,000	[3]
September 29	Hardin–Simmons *	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 7–20	12,800–12,806	[4]
October 6	Oklahoma A&M	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 6–32	16,941
October 13	Detroit	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 19–13	9,724	[5]
October 20	Drake *	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 27–14	13,132
November 3	Houston	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 16–41	11,193	[6]
November 10	at Cincinnati *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–21	16,000
November 17	at Dayton *	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	W 14–6	6,150
November 24	at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 6–14	13,121
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "1956 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
2. "Wichita rolls past BYU by 13–0 margin". The Times-News. September 16, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tempe routs Wichita, 37–9". The Arizona Daily Star. September 23, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Baugh's Cowboys rope Wichita Shockers, 20–7". Pampa Daily News. September 30, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Klisanin Leads Wichita In Upset Over Detroit". Grand Bend (KS) Tribune. October 14, 1956. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cougars edge nearer title, belt Wichita". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 4, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "1956-57 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 13, 2025.